Published December 19, 2016 | Version v1
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Revision of New World Helava Masner & Huggert (Platygastridae, Sceliotrachelinae)

  • 1. USDA/SEL, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States of America
  • 2. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Description

Nine new species of Helava are described: H. acutiventris sp. n., H. allomera sp. n., H. aureipes sp. n., H. carinata sp. n., H. microptera sp. n., H. pygmea sp. n., H. reducta sp. n., H. simplex sp. n., and H. samanthae sp. n., and Helava alticola Masner & Huggert is redescribed. New characters are presented to supplement the generic description of Masner and Huggert (1989) and the genus is diagnosed from similar genera in Sceliotrachelinae: Aphanomerus Dodd and Austromerus Masner & Huggert.

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