Afrotropical Dirrhopinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with description of three new species

By

Zheng, Beibei
Xian, Zeqiu
Liu, Zhen
Polaszek, Andrew

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-11-12

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1259

Pages

381--392

Subjects

Dirrhope , identification key , Madagascar , new taxon , South Africa , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1259.172473

 

Abstract

<br> The rare braconid subfamily Dirrhopinae van Achterberg is formally recorded for the first time from the Afrotropical region. Three new species of<br> Dirrhope<br> Foerster:<br> D. albobasalis<br> Liu &amp; Polaszek,<br> sp. nov.<br> ,<br> D. nixoni<br> Liu &amp; Polaszek,<br> sp. nov.<br> and<br> D. ocellimacula<br> Liu &amp; Polaszek,<br> sp. nov.<br> are described, and an illustrated key to these species is provided.<br>