The genus Phasgonophora Westwood, 1832 (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae) in Saudi Arabia: re-evaluation of its limits and description of three new species

By

Gul, Muhammad Athar
Soliman, Ahmed
Gadallah, Neveen
Al Dhafer, Hathal
Delvare, Gérard

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

76

Pages

1--38

Subjects

Al-Baha , Asir , Buprestidae , new species , Phasgonophora , Phasgonophorini , Phylogeny , Riyadh

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.76.38340

 

Abstract

A phylogenetic study based on 25 species of Phasgonophorinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) and 36 characters was carried out for ensuring the generic placement of three new species from Saudi Arabia. As a result of this study, the generaTrigonuraSichel, 1866,BactrochalcisKieffer, 1912,CentrochalcisCameron, 1913,CentrochalcidiaGahan & Fagan, 1923,ChalcidelliaGirault, 1924,UrochalcisNikol’skaya, 1952,TrigonurellaBouček, 1988, andMuhabbetellaKoçak & Kemal, 2008 are synonymized withPhasgonophoraWestwood, 1832. This genus is recorded in Saudi Arabia for the first time, represented here byP. rubens(Klug), and newly described speciesP. baiocchiiSoliman & Gul,sp. nov.,P. granulisDelvare,sp. nov., andP. magnaniiGadallah & Gul,sp. nov.An illustrated key to species of the Arabian Peninsula is provided. The relevant specimens were mostly reared from buprestid species infestingAcaciasp. andDodonaea viscosain Al-Baha, Asir and Riyadh regions, Saudi Arabia.