Ten new genera of Agathidini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) from Southeast Asia

By

Sharkey, Michael J.
Chapman, Eric G. (Eric George)

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

660

Pages

107-150

Subjects

Agathigma , Asperagathis , Chimaeragathis , Cymagathis , Leuroagathis , Liragathis , Scabagathis , systematics , taxonomy , Trochantagathis , Xanthagathis , Zosteragathis

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.660.12390

 

Abstract

The Agathidini (Braconidae: Agathidinae) genera of Southeast Asia are revised based on a phylogenetic analysis of COI and 28S. Ten new genera are proposed, i.e., Agathigma, Asperagathis, Chimaeragathis, Cymagathis, Liragathis, Leuroagathis, Scabagathis, Trochantagathis, Xanthagathis, and Zosteragathis. An illustrated key to the Southeast Asian genera of this tribe is presented. Species from Thailand are keyed and described for all genera of Agathidini except Bassus and Zosteragathis which have too many species for this publication and will be dealt with separately. The phylogenetic analyses indicate that Bassuss.s. is polyphyletic. However, there are no morphological characters to support this and we have retained the current concept of Bassus, which is basically those Agathidini with simple tarsal claws. Numerous new combinations are proposed based on species that are moved to the newly erected genera.