Whartonstigma subgen. nov., a new subgenus of the genus Orthostigma Ratzeburg, 1844 from Australasia (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae)

Francisco Javier Peris-Felipo; Sergey A Belokobylskij

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4845.3.6

Whartonstigma subgen. nov., a new subgenus of the genus Orthostigma Ratzeburg, 1844 from Australasia (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae)

Zootaxa. 2020 Sep 3;4845(3):zootaxa.4845.3.6. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4845.3.6.

Authors

Francisco Javier Peris-Felipo¹, Sergey A Belokobylskij

Affiliation

¹ Bleichestrasse 15, Basel CH-4058, Switzerland.. peris.felipo@gmail.com.

PMID: 33056766
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4845.3.6

Abstract

The new subgenus Whartonstigma subgen. nov., with type species Orthostigma gallowagi Wharton 2000, of the genus Orthostigma Ratzeburg, 1844 is described and illustrated. Two new species: Orthostigma (Whartonstigma) longipede sp. nov. and O. (W.) papuae sp. nov. are described from Papua New Guinea. A key to all known species of the subgenus Whartonstigma is provided.

Keywords: Hymenoptera, Braconidae, parasitoid of Diptera, Aspilota-complex, Orthostigma, Papua New Guinea, new subgenus, new species, key.

MeSH terms

Animals
Australasia
Wasps*