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- Title
World species of the genus Platyscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae).
- Authors
Taekul, Charuwat; Johnson, Norman F.; Masner, Lubomír; Polaszek, Andrew; K., Rajmohana
- Abstract
Thee genus Platyscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae, Scelioninae) is a widespread group in the Old World, found from West Africa to northern Queensland, Australia. Thee species concepts are revised and a key to world species is presented. Thee genus is comprised of 6 species, including 2 known species which are redescribed: P. africanus Risbec (Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory, Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe); and P. pulchricornis Kieffer (Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Theailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam). Five species-group names are considered to be junior synonyms of P. pulchricornis: P. abnormis Crawford syn. n., P. dunensis Mukerjee syn. n., P. mirabilis Dodd syn. n., P. punctatus Kieffer syn. n. and P. wilcoxi Fullaway. Thee following species are hypothesized and described as new taxa: P. arcuatus Taekul & Johnson, sp. n. (Western Australia); P. mysterium Taekul & Johnson, sp. n. (Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa); P. striga Taekul & Johnson, sp. n. (Western Australia); and P. mzantsi Taekul & Johnson, sp. n. (South Africa).
- Subjects
HYMENOPTERA; INSECT reproduction; PLATYGASTRIDAE; ANIMAL species; ANIMAL classification; INSECT anatomy
- Publication
ZooKeys, 2010, Vol 50, Issue Spec, p97
- ISSN
1313-2989
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/zookeys.50.485