Taxonomic notes on Exetastes fukuchiyamanus Uchida, 1928 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Banchinae), with description of a new species from Japan and China

Abstract

Exetastes fukuchiyamanus Uchida, 1928 (Ichneumonidae, Banchinae) is redescribed and its taxonomic status and distribution in Japan and China is reviewed. A new species, E. compressus sp. nov., is described based on specimens collected from China and Japan.

A remarkable rediscovery and range extension from Australia to South India with the description of two new species of the genus Shortia Gauld, 1984 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)

“…The subfamily is divided into three tribes, Banchini Wesmael, 1845, Glyptini Cushman & Rohwer, 1920and Atrophini Seyrig, 1932(Gauld 1984aBroad et al 2018). Only 205 species of banchines in 20 genera are known from the Oriental region (Yu et al 2016;Sheng et al 2018;Watanabe & Sheng 2018;Riedel 2022) and among these, 15 genera and 82 species have been reported from India (Yu et al 2016). Several banchine genera such as Glypta Gravenhorst, 1829 (454 spp.…”

Two new species of Exetastes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Banchinae) from the Peruvian Andes

“…Exetastes Gravenhorst, 1829(Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758, Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802, Banchinae Wesmael, 1845, Banchini Wesmael, 1845) is a rather large banchine genus, currently comprising 169 species (Yu et al 2016;Watanabe & Sheng 2018;Watanabe 2020). They are koinobiont endoparasitoids of Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Fitton 1978;Townes & Townes 1978;Slovak 1983;Gauld et al 2002;Khalaim & Ruiz-Cancino 2012), present worldwide except the Australasian region (Gauld 1984).…”