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- Title
The genus Macroteleia Westwood (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae s. l., Scelioninae) from China.
- Authors
Hua-yan Chen; Johnson, Norman F.; Masner, Lubomír; Zai-fu Xu
- Abstract
The genus Macroteleia Westwood (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae s. l., Scelioninae) from China is revised. Seventeen species are recognized based on 502 specimens, all of which are new records for China. Seven new species are described: M. carinigena sp. n. (China), M. flava sp. n. (China), M. gracilis sp. n. (China), M. salebrosa sp. n. (China), M. semicircula sp. n. (China), M. spinitibia sp. n. (China) and M. striatipleuron sp. n. (China). Ten species are redescribed: M. boriviliensis Saraswat (China, India, Thailand), M. crawfordi Kiefer, stat. n. (China, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam), M. dolichopa Sharma (China, India, Vietnam), M. emarginata Dodd (China, Malaysia), M. indica Saraswat & Sharma (China, India, Vietnam), M. lamba Saraswat & Sharma (China, India, Thailand, Vietnam), M. livingstoni Saraswat (China, India), M. peliades Kozlov & Lê (China, Vietnam), M. rufa Szelényi (China, Egypt, Georgia, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine) and M. striativentris Crawford (China, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam). The following five new synonyms are proposed: M. crates Kozlov & Lê syn. n. and M. demades Kozlov & Lê syn. n. of M. crawfordi Kieffer; M. cebes Kozlov & Lê syn. n. and M. dones Kozlov & Lê syn. n. of M. indica Saraswat & Sharma; M. dores Kozlov & Lê syn. n. of M. lamba Saraswat & Sharma. A key to the Chinese species of the genus is provided.
- Subjects
CHINA; HYMENOPTERA; PLATYGASTRIDAE; BROOD parasitism; BIOLOGICAL classification; TRITELEIA
- Publication
ZooKeys, 2013, Issue 300, p1
- ISSN
1313-2989
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/zookeys.300.4934