Revision of New World Helava Masner & Huggert (Platygastridae, Sceliotrachelinae)

Nine new species of Helava are described: Helava acutiventris sp. n. , Helava allomera sp. n. , Helava aureipes sp. n. , Helava carinata sp. n. , Helava microptera sp. n. , Helava pygmea sp. n. , Helava reducta sp. n. , Helava simplex sp. n. , and Helava samanthae sp. n. , and Helava alticola Masner...

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Published in:Journal of Hymenoptera research 2016-12, Vol.53 (53), p.1-24
Main Authors: Talamas, Elijah J, Masner, Lubomír
Format: Article
Language:English
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Helava
New species
Physical characteristics
Sceliotrachelinae
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Summary:Nine new species of Helava are described: Helava acutiventris sp. n. , Helava allomera sp. n. , Helava aureipes sp. n. , Helava carinata sp. n. , Helava microptera sp. n. , Helava pygmea sp. n. , Helava reducta sp. n. , Helava simplex sp. n. , and Helava samanthae sp. n. , and Helava alticola Masner & Huggert is redescribed. New characters are presented to supplement the generic description of Masner and Huggert (1989) and the genus is diagnosed from similar genera in Sceliotrachelinae: Aphanomerus Dodd and Austromerus Masner & Huggert.
ISSN:1070-9428
1314-2607
DOI:10.3897/jhr.53.10217