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A KEY TO AND NOTES ON THE GENERA OF BRACONINAE (HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE) FROM AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW GENERA AND THREE NEW SPECIES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Donald L.J. Quicke  and
Michael J. Sharkey
Donald L.J. Quicke
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
Michael J. Sharkey
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Centre, Agriculture Canada, C.E.F., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
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Abstract

An illustrated key to the genera of Braconinae from America north of Mexico is provided. Lapicida aquatica Quicke gen.nov. and sp.nov. from Ontario and Iowa, and Compsobraconoides robustus Quicke gen.nov. and sp.nov. from Texas, Florida, and Mexico are described and illustrated. Bracon albispina Cameron is transferred to Compsobraconoides and a key is provided to enable its separation from Compsobraconoides rufus Quicke sp.nov. Chartobracon van Achterberg is recorded from the New World for the first time and a new species, C. canadensis Quicke sp.nov. from Canada, is described, illustrated, and distinguished from C. huggerti van Achterberg from Europe. Seliodus Brèthes is synonymized with Bracon Fabricius on the authority of C. van Achterberg. Relationships of the new genera are briefly discussed and notes are provided on all of the Nearctic genera.

Résumé

L’ouvrage présente une clef d’identification illustrée des genres de braconinae de la partie de l’Amérique située au nord du Mexique. Il décrit et illustre Lapicida aquatica Quicke, nouveau genre et nouvelle espèce de l’Ontario et de l’Iowa, et Compsobraconoides robustus Quicke, nouveau genre et nouvelle espèce du Texas, de la Floride et du Mexique. Bracon albispina Cameron est transférée au genre Compsobraconoides et l’ouvrage fournit une clef pour la distinguer de l’espèce Compsobraconoides rufus Quicke, nouvelle espèce. Chartobracon van Achterberg est signalée pour la première fois dans le Nouveau Monde, et une nouvelle espèce du Canada, C. canadensis Quicke, est décrite, illustrée et distinguée de C. huggerti van Achterberg d’Europe. Seliodus Brèthes devient synonyme de Bracon Fabricius selon C. van Achterberg. Les auteurs examinent brièvement les rapports qui existent entre les nouveaux genres et fournissent des notes sur tous les genres néarctiques.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 121 , Issue 4-5 , April 1989 , pp. 337 - 361
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1989

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