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Published: 2006-11-27
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Aulacid wasps (Hymenoptera: Aulacidae) of New Guinea, with descriptions of five new species

Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, and School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, and School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
Hymenoptera Evanioidea Aulacus Pristaulacus taxonomy parasitic wasps

Abstract

The little known aulacid fauna of New Guinea comprises six geographically isolated, endemic species. Previously known from a single species, Aulacus pterostigmatus (Szépligeti), three new species of Aulacus are described: A. enarotadi, A. sedlaceki and A. wau. In addition, Pristaulacus is recorded from New Guinea for the first time with the descriptions of P. kiunga sp. nov. and P. laloki sp. nov. A key to the New Guinea species is provided.

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