Discovery of the rare genus Blacometeorus Tobias, 1976 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Blacinae) in the Oriental part of China, with description of a new species

By

Chai, Hong-Fei
He, Junhua
Chen, Xuexin.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2010

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

65

Pages

63-67

Subjects

Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Blacinae, Blacometeorus s

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.65.451

 

Abstract

The rare genus Blacometeorus Tobias, 1976 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Blacinae)is discovered in Yunnan, China, and a new species, Blacometeorus sinicus Chai & Chen, sp. n. is described and illustrated. It represents the first record of this genus both for China and Oriental region. A key to genus Blacometeorus is updated.