A new species of Aulacus (Hymenoptera, Aulacidae) from Hokkaido, Japan

By

Kuroda, Keita
Kikuchi, Namiki
Konishi, Kazuhiko

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

53

Pages

171-180

Subjects

Aulacidae , Aulacus , Evanioidea , Hymenoptera , new species , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.53.11027

 

Abstract

Aulacus machaerophorus sp. n. is described from females collected in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. This new species has some interesting characteristics such as a very short ovipositor, absence of a ventral lobe and ovipositor guide on hind coxa, and smooth and shiny axillula, and is considered to be closely related to Nearctic species, A. schiffi. A key to three Japanese species of Aulacus is given.