Revision of the Paridris nephta species group (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae)

By

Talamas, Elijah
Masner, Lubomir
Johnson, Norman F.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

133

Pages

49-94

Subjects

Egg-parasitoid , key , Platygastroidea , species description , taxonomic revision

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.133.1613

 

Abstract

The Paridris nephta group is revised (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae). Fifteen species are described, 14 of which are new: Paridris atrox Talamas, sp. n. (Yunnan Province, China), P. bunun Talamas, sp. n. (Taiwan), P. ferus Talamas, sp. n. (Thailand), P. kagemono Talamas, sp. n. (Japan), P. minator Talamas, sp. n. (Laos, Thailand), P. mystax Talamas, sp. n. (Laos, Thailand), P. nephta (Kozlov) (Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Far Eastern Russia), P. nilaka Talamas, sp. n. (Thailand), P. reptilis Talamas, sp. n. (Taiwan), P. rugulosus Talamas, sp. n. (Laos, Vietnam), P. solaris Talamas, sp. n. (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam), P. teres Talamas, sp. n. (Vietnam), P. toketoki Talamas, sp. n. (Taiwan), P. verrucosus Talamas, sp. n. (Guangdong Province, China), P. yak Talamas, sp. n. (Thailand).