2007•Annals of the Entomological Society of AmericaOpen access

The Genera Aspidobracon and Philomacroploea (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Braconinae) in China, with Descriptions of Two New Species

Yi-Ping Wang, Xue‐Xin Chen, He Junhua

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The species of the genera Aspidobraconvan Achterberg, 1984 and PhilomacroploeaCameron, 1905 in China are revised. Five species are recognized, and two new species, Aspidobracon flavithorax sp. nov. and Aspidobracon longyanensis sp. nov., are described and illustrated. The genus Philomacroploea Cameron and the species Aspidobracon hesperivorus van Achterberg and Philomacroploea basimacula Cameron are reported from China for the first time. A key to the species of the genus Aspidobracon van Achterberg is provided.

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The species of the genera Aspidobraconvan Achterberg, 1984 and PhilomacroploeaCameron, 1905 in China are revised. Five species are recognized, and two new species, Aspidobracon flavithorax sp. nov. and Aspidobracon longyanensis sp. nov., are described and illustrated. The genus Philomacroploea Cameron and the species Aspidobracon hesperivorus van Achterberg and Philomacroploea basimacula Cameron are reported from China for the first time. A key to the species of the genus Aspidobracon van Achterberg is provided.

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The species of the genera Aspidobraconvan Achterberg, 1984 and PhilomacroploeaCameron, 1905 in China are revised. Five species are recognized, and two new species, Aspidobracon flavithorax sp. nov. and Aspidobracon longyanensis sp. nov., are described and illustrated. The genus Philomacroploea Cameron and the species Aspidobracon hesperivorus van Achterberg and Philomacroploea basimacula Cameron are reported from China for the first time. A key to the species of the genus Aspidobracon van Achterberg is provided.

Key concepts: Braconidae, Biology, Hymenoptera, Genus, China, Key (lock), Zoology, Botany

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