Achrysocharoides Girault (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) new to tropical America, with eight new species

Abstract

The genus Achrysocharoides Girault is here reported for the first time from tropical America. Included are ten species, eight newly described: Achrysocharoides asperulus, Achrysocharoides callisetosus, Achrysocharoides cuspidatus, Achrysocharoides foveatus, Achrysocharoides infuscus, Achrysocharoides mediocarinatus, Achrysocharoides purpureus, Achrysocharoides sulcatus, and two already known: Achrysocharoides ecuadorensis (Hansson) and Achrysocharoides gliricidiae (Hansson & Cave). All species are included in an identification key, diagnosed, described and illustrated. Only one of the species, Achrysocharoides gliricidiae, has a host record, an endoparasitoid in a leafmining Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) on Gliricidia sepium (Fabaceae), thus conforming to the biology of extralimital Achrysocharoides species. The genus Kratoysma Bouček is here established as a junior synonym of Achrysocharoides, and the following species previously in Kratoysma are here recombined to Achrysocharoides: Kratoysma citri Bouček, Kratoysma ecuadorensis Hansson, Kratoysma gliricidiae Hansson & Cave, Kratoysma longifacies Hansson, Kratoysma nepalensis Hansson, Derostenus usticrus Erdös.

Significance of wing interference patterns as taxonomic characters in Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

“…Qualitative examination of WIPs of all species revealed the presence of a uniformly colored area in the apical part of wing that was discussed by Kangasniemi (2012) for the tribe Meteorini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). It may be a characteristic of the family Braconidae, as it was not observed in the chalcidoid families Eurytomidae (Hosseini et al, 2019) or Eulophidae (Hansson, 2011(Hansson, , 2012Hansson & Shevtsova, 2012;Hosseini et al, 2020).…”

“…These patterns are regarded as reliable characters for species recognition (Butterworth et al, 2021;Hansson, 2011Hansson, , 2012Hosseini et al, 2019;Hosseini et al, 2020;. They can also be used to differentiate sexes (Butterworth et al, 2021;Hosseini et al, 2019Hosseini et al, , 2020 and geographical biotypes (Hosseini et al, 2019(Hosseini et al, , 2020 and may even help in the identification of cryptic species in some genera (Hansson, 2012;. They can also be useful criteria in phylogenetic studies (Buffington & Sandler, 2011;Kangasniemi, 2012).…”

The Hymenopterous Parasitoids of the Lime Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter issikii (Kumata) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from Its Native and Invaded Regions in Asian Russia

“…The specimens of the genus Achrysocharoides were identified using the keys from different sources [43,51,53,57,62,[64][65][66]72].…”