A new species of genus Monoctonus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) from South Korea

Sangjin Kim; Jelisaveta Čkrkić; Željko Tomanović; Ju-Hyeong Sohn; Jongok Lim; Hyojoong Kim

doi:10.3897/BDJ.12.e119476

A new species of genus Monoctonus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) from South Korea

Biodivers Data J. 2024 Apr 15:12:e119476. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e119476. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Sangjin Kim¹, Jelisaveta Čkrkić^{2

3}, Željko Tomanović^{2

4}, Ju-Hyeong Sohn¹, Jongok Lim⁵, Hyojoong Kim¹

Affiliations

¹ Kunsan National University, Gunsan, Republic of Korea Kunsan National University Gunsan Republic of Korea.
² University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia University of Belgrade Belgrade Serbia.
³ Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph Guelph Canada.
⁴ Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Belgrade Serbia.
⁵ Wonkwang University, Iksan, Republic of Korea Wonkwang University Iksan Republic of Korea.

Abstract

Background: The genus Monoctonus Haliday, 1833 is a small group which consists of 24 species worldwide. In South Korea, Chang and Youn (1983) recorded one species, M.similis Starý & Schlinger, 1967, but the evidence for identification of this species is doubtful and further confirmation is required (personal communication with Prof. Jong-Cheol Paik).

New information: An additional Monoctonus species is recorded as new to science from South Korea. Descriptions and illustrations of the new species -Monoctonuskoreanus sp. nov. - are provided, together with its mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) data and phylogenetic position. A key to the female of the two species present in Korea is provided.

Keywords: DNA barcoding; parasitoid wasps; systematics; taxonomy.

Sangjin Kim, Jelisaveta Čkrkić, Željko Tomanović, Ju-Hyeong Sohn, Jongok Lim, Hyojoong Kim.