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A review of Paroplitis (Braconidae, Microgastrinae), and description of a new genus from New Zealand, Shireplitis, with convergent morphological traits

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Fernández-Triana, J., Ward, D. F., Cardinal, S., Achterberg, C. Van (2013): A review of Paroplitis (Braconidae, Microgastrinae), and description of a new genus from New Zealand, Shireplitis, with convergent morphological traits. Zootaxa 3722 (4): 549-568, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3722.4.6

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