Three new species and one new record of Wilkinsonellus Mason (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the Australo-Oriental region

By

Li, Huan
Meng, Yuhao
Lu, Geng
Liu, Zhen
Polaszek, Andrew

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-06-05

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1240

Pages

177--193

Subjects

Borneo , key , Microgastrinae , Solomon Islands

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1240.153121

 

Abstract

The small microgastrine braconid genus Wilkinsonellus Mason was known previously from parts of the Australo-Oriental region, but it has never been reported from Borneo (Brunei and Sarawak), Peninsular Malaysia, Seram, or the Solomon Islands before this study. Here we describe three new species, namely, Wilkinsonellus carinatus Liu & Polaszek, sp. nov. from Brunei, Sarawak, and Seram; Wilkinsonellus paracorpustriacolor Liu & Polaszek, sp. nov. from Sarawak; and Wilkinsonellus rugiscutum Liu & Polaszek, sp. nov. from Peninsular Malaysia. We also present a new distribution record of Wilkinsonellus amplus Austin & Dangerfield from the Solomon Islands, along with a key to 21 species known from the Australo-Oriental region.