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Issue: Vol. 1001 No. 1: 30 May. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-05-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1001.1.1
Page range: 1–16
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 4

First record of Stephanidae (Hymenoptera) from New Caledonia, with descriptions of four new species of Parastephanellus Enderlein

Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Nazaré 481, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 04263–000
Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, and School of Agriculture and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond SA 5000, Australia
Hymenoptera Taxonomy Profoenatopus parasitoids Pacific Australia

Abstract

The parasitoid wasp family Stephanidae is recorded for the first time from New Caledonia, and four new species are described: Parastephanellus delicatus Aguiar, n. sp., P. khogis Aguiar, n. sp., P. mouensis Aguiar, n. sp., P. sarramea Jennings, n. sp. Although recorded from just a few specimens, these species appear to be restricted to the moist evergreen rainforest areas of the main island of Grande Terre. A key is provided to distinguish the species, as well as information on their distribution and possible relationships. A brief discussion on the generic limits of Parastephanellus is presented.

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