First record of the genus Brachyzapus Gauld Dubois, 2006 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from the Afrotropical region, with descriptions of two new species

Brachyzapus Gauld Dubois, 2006 is a small genus belonging to the Polysphincta genus-group of the subfamily Pimplinae, with nine known species worldwide (Uchida Momoi, 1958; Yu et al., 2012; Pham et al., 2012). The genus can be recognized by twisted mandibles, a very weakly convex and rather long cly...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 4377; no. 4; p. 581
Main Authors Varga, Oleksandr, Reshchikov, Alexey, Giovanni, Filippo di
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 05.02.2018
Subjects
Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae
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Summary:Brachyzapus Gauld Dubois, 2006 is a small genus belonging to the Polysphincta genus-group of the subfamily Pimplinae, with nine known species worldwide (Uchida Momoi, 1958; Yu et al., 2012; Pham et al., 2012). The genus can be recognized by twisted mandibles, a very weakly convex and rather long clypeus with quite well-defined angulation laterally, elongate lower face, sparse pubescence on the eyes, hind coxal cavities separated from the metasoma insertion by a very strong sclerotized bridge, and the lack of a basal lobe on the ovipositor (Gauld Dubois, 2006).
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4377.4.8