Review of the Palaearctic (and Oriental) Allurus (Braconidae, Euphorinae) based on material from Sweden

By

Stigenberg, Julia
Achterberg, C. van

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-3-9

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

4

Pages

1--13

Subjects

Allurus , Braconidae , DNA , Euphorinae , parasitic wasp

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e7853

 

Abstract

The tribe Centistini includes three genera, Allurus, Centistes and Centistoides (Stigenberg et al. 2015). They are solitary endoparasitoids of adults and final instar larvae of beetles from the family Curculionidae (Jackson 1920, Aeschlimann 1980, Tobias 1986)<br> In this paper we present a key, molecular data (standard DNA barcode, CO1) and images of the two species of Allurus occurring in the Western Palaearctic. A third Oriental species described from China (Taiwan) is also included in the key. Allurus is a Holarctic genus with three known species (A. choui, A. lituratus, A. muricatus). Our sequence data confirms that A. muricatus and A. lituratus are two distinct and separate species and this paper points out good and easy characters to separate them.