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Issue: Vol. 5862 No. 2: 5 Aug. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-08-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5862.2.1
Page range: 201-231
Abstract views: 231
PDF downloaded: 98

Taxonomic review of Brachyscleroma Cushman, 1940 (Hymenoptera; Ichneumonidae) including eight new species from India and Thailand

Center of Excellence in Insect Ecology Research Unit; Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Chulalongkorn University; Bangkok; Thailand; 2 Kālinga Foundation; Agumbe; Karnataka; India; 3 Centre for Biodiversity Genomics; Guelph; ON N1G 2W1; Canada
Center of Excellence in Insect Ecology Research Unit; Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Chulalongkorn University; Bangkok; Thailand
Center of Excellence in Insect Ecology Research Unit; Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Chulalongkorn University; Bangkok; Thailand
Hymenoptera Sisyrostolinae Oriental region taxonomic key Southeast Asia

Abstract

The sisyrostoline genus Brachyscleroma Cushman is reviewed from India and Thailand with the description of eight new species, one from India (B. suriyai sp. nov.) and seven from Thailand (B. chadchawanae sp. nov., B. chavanichae sp. nov., B. emmaolsenae sp. nov., B. livalvernae sp. nov., B. malaivijitnondae sp. nov., B. voraveehoveniae sp. nov. and B. vangnaiae sp. nov.). We report the genus from Thailand for the first time. The new species are fully described and illustrated photographically. A taxonomic key is provided for the extant species of the genus.

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How to Cite

Ranjith, A., Quicke, D.L. & Butcher, B.A. (2026) Taxonomic review of Brachyscleroma Cushman, 1940 (Hymenoptera; Ichneumonidae) including eight new species from India and Thailand. Zootaxa, 5862 (2), 201–231. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5862.2.1