A review of unusual species of Cotesia (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) with the first tergite narrowing at midlength

By

Gupta, Ankita
Shaw, Mark
Cardinal, Sophie
Fernandez-Triana, Jose

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

580

Pages

29-44

Subjects

Africa , Cotesia pistrinariae , Cotesia trabalae , India , Mylothris chloris , new species , Trabala vishnou

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.580.8090

 

Abstract

The unusual species of Cotesia (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) with the first tergite narrowing at midlength are reviewed. One new species, Cotesia trabalae sp. n. is described from India and compared with Cotesia pistrinariae (Wilkinson) from Africa, the only other species sharing the same character of all the described species worldwide. The generic placement of these two species, based on molecular and morphological analyses as well as parasitoid biology is discussed.