Open AccessRevision of the new world genus Crassomicrodus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae), with an identification key to species
Author(s) -
José Isaac Figueroa,
Michael Sharkey,
Jesús Romero,
José Moya Sánchez,
Ana Carla Osorio Martínez,
Víctor LópezMartínez,
Samuel Pineda
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
zookeys
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1313-2989
pISSN - 1313-2970
DOI - 10.3897/zookeys.142.1709
Subject(s) - braconidae , hymenoptera , key (lock) , identification key , biology , taxonomy (biology) , genus , taxonomic key , zoology , identification (biology) , botany , parasitoid , ecology
A key to species and descriptions are presented for 14 species of the New World genus Crassomicrodus Ashmead. Seven new species, Crassomicrodus azteca, Crassomicrodus clypealis, Crassomicrodus costaricensis, Crassomicrodus jalisciensis, Crassomicrodus mariae, Crassomicrodus oaxaquensis,and Crassomicrodus olgae are described. Crassomicrodus fenestratus (Viereck) is synonymized with Crassomicrodus nigriceps (Cresson). Crassomicrodus melanopleurus (Ashmead) is recognized as a valid species.
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