Orwellium, a new Valdivian genus of Platygastridae (Hymenoptera)

By

Johnson, Norman F.
Masner, Lubomir
Musetti, Luciana

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2009

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

20

Pages

21-30

Subjects

parasitoid wasp , systematics

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.20.204

 

Abstract

Orwellium enigmaticum is described as a new genus and species. This species is endemic to the Valdivian forests of Chile. The genus is hypothesized to be the sister-group of the subfamily Platygastrinae sensu lato (i.e., including both Platygastrinae and Sceliotrachelinae).