Aspilota ajara sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae), the first species of the genus Aspilota Foerster from caves

By

Peris Felipo, Francisco Javier
Garcia Becerra, Rafael
Belokobylʹskiĭ, S. A. (Sergeĭ Aleksandrovich), 1958-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

52

Pages

153-162

Subjects

Alysiinae , Aspilota , Braconidae , Caves , Description , La Palma , parasitoid

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.52.10067

 

Abstract

Aspilota ajara sp. n., a new species of the A. miraculosa (fasciatae) species group with very short upper tooth, was collected in a cave on La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. This is the first Aspilota species known to occur in caves as well as the first record of Aspilota for the Canary Islands. The new species is described, illustrated and compared with related taxa.