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Published October 17, 2018 | Version v1
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The family Ismaridae Thomson (Hymenoptera, Diaprioidea): first record for the Afrotropical region with description of fourteen new species

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  • 1. Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, Korea, South
  • 2. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya|U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, United States of America
  • 3. Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom

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The family Ismaridae Thomson, 1858 is reported from the Afrotropical region for the first time. A total of 15 species are recognised, 14 of which are described as new: Ismarus africanus sp. n. from Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa; I. apertus sp. n. from Kenya; I. bicolor sp. n. from Cameroon, Kenya; I. goodrichi sp. n. from Kenya; I. kakamegensis sp. n. from Kenya; I. kenyensis sp. n. from Kenya; I. laevigatus sp. n. from South Africa; I. madagascariensis sp. n. from Madagascar; I. minutus sp. n. from Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe; I. nigrofasciatus sp. n. from Malawi, Uganda; I. notaulicus sp. n. from Kenya; I. rawlinsi sp. n. from Kenya, Malawi; I. steineri sp. n. from Madagascar; I. watshami sp. n. from Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe. Ismarus halidayi Förster is reported for continental Africa from South Africa (new record). We provide an identification key to all species in Afrotropical region.

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