Published August 31, 2022 | Version v1
Journal article Open

Revision of the Palearctic species of Fidiobia Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea)

  • 1. Al. I. Cuza' University of Iasi, Iaşi, Romania
  • 2. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Canada
  • 3. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Columbus, United States of America
  • 4. Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, United States of America

Description

The Palearctic species of the genus Fidiobia are revised, seventeen new species are described (F. bohemica sp. nov.; F. brevialis sp. nov.; F. communis sp. nov.; F. gallica sp. nov.; F. hirta sp. nov.; F. insoonae sp. nov.; F. lisenchiae sp. nov.; F. longiclava sp. nov.; F. nipponica sp. nov.; F. platystasioides sp. nov.; F. politoides sp. nov.; F. pronotatoides sp. nov.; F. roatai sp. nov.; F. rugosifronsoides sp. nov.; F. sashai sp. nov.; F. tripotini sp. nov.; F. vladlubomiri sp. nov.), and eleven species (F. brevinotaula Veenakumari et al., 2018; F. filicornis Buhl, 2014; F. flaviabdominalis Veenakumari et al., 2018; F. hispanica Popovici & Buhl, 2010; F. hofferi Kozlov, 1978; F. polita Buhl, 1998; F. pronotata Szabó, 1958; F. rugosifrons Crawford, 1916; F. striatitergitis (Szabó, 1962); F. synergorum (Kieffer, 1921); F. vanharteni Buhl, 2010) are redescribed. A key for identification of females and distributional data for each species are provided. Brachypterous specimens are reported for F. rugosifrons and F. hofferi. Fidiobia gordoni Popovici & Buhl, 2010 is treated as a junior synonym of Fidiobia striatitergitis (Szabó, 1962).

Files

JHR_article_85040.pdf

Files (81.0 MB)

Name Size Download all
md5:f7c937c643a30f6f6dacebaab4835375
81.0 MB Preview Download

System files (699.3 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:d39efa3570d8ba8e530dc7d3b7abad3a
699.3 kB Download

Linked records

Additional details