Monday, November 27, 2023

[Entomology • 2023] Pseudorhadinobracon luteus, Rhadinobracon levigatus & R. nitidus • A New Genus and Two New Species of Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Oriental Region


Pseudorhadinobracon luteus (Szépligeti) Ranjith & van Achterberg,  
Rhadinobracon levigatus Ranjith, 
R. nitidus Ranjith

in Ranjith, van Achterberg, Kumar & Priyadarsanan, 2023. 
 
Abstract
A new genus of Braconinae, Pseudorhadinobracon Ranjith & van Achterberg, is described based on the species (P. luteus (Szépligeti) gen. et. comb. nov.) earlier classified under the genus Rhadinobracon Szépligeti. Additionally, the genus Rhadinobracon is newly reported from the Oriental region with the description of two new species from India, R. levigatus Ranjith and R. nitidus Ranjith. A taxonomic key to separate Pseudorhadinobracon from Rhadinobracon is provided. The generic diagnosis of Rhadinobracon is revised along with a taxonomic key to the extant species.

Hymenoptera, Atanycolus, India, new species, taxonomic key, revised generic diagnosis 





A.P. Ranjith, Cornelis van Achterberg, P. Girish Kumar and Dharma Rajan Priyadarsanan. 2023. A New Genus and Two New Species of Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Oriental Region.  Zootaxa. 5374(2); 196-210. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5374.2.2