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Taxonomic review of A frotropical W atshamia B ouček ( H ymenoptera: P teromalidae), with description of a new species
Author(s) -
Mitroiu MirceaDan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
entomological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1479-8298
pISSN - 1343-8786
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2012.00554.x
Subject(s) - biology
W atshamia B ouček, 1974 ( H ymenoptera: P teromalidae) has three known world species described by B ouček: W . versicolor and W . turneri ( A frotropical), and W . malaica ( O riental). In this paper, W atshamia gero sp. nov. is described from K enya. It is the only known species in which females have hyaline fore wings. Wing interference pattern ( WIP ) is used for the first time in the taxonomy of P teromalidae as a differential feature. An illustrated key to females and males of A frotropical W atshamia is given and the first indications of the biology of the A frotropical species are presented. W atshamia versicolor is newly reported from the D emocratic R epublic of C ongo.