Venifurca, a new genus of neotropical Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), and its phylogenetic placement

By

Souza Gadelha, Sian
Nunes, Juliano
Zaldivar-Riverón, Alejandro
Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

51

Pages

91-100

Subjects

cyclostome braconids , Ichneumonoidea , parasitoid wasps , Phylogeny , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.51.9634

 

Abstract

A new genus belonging to the braconid wasp subfamily Doryctinae, Venifurca gen. n., is described containing one species, Venifurca leiosoma sp. n. The new genus is morphologically similar to Johnsonius Marsh and Semirhytus Szépligeti. A phylogenetic analysis based on one nuclear (28S) and one mitochondrial (COI) gene marker supported the close affinity of these three genera + Bolivar Zaldívar-Riverón & Rodríguez-Jiménez and Parallorhogas Marsh. All these genera are mainly characterized by having vein m-cu of the hind wing slightly curved distally.