title: New records of the genus Polysphincta Gravenhorst, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from the Oriental region.
abstract: A new species, Polysphincta punctigaster Varga & Reshchikov sp. n., the second known species of the genus from the Oriental region, is described from Thailand. Polysphincta asiatica Kusigemati, 1984 is considered to be a junior synonym of P. boops Tschek, 1869 (syn. nov.). Polysphincta longa Kasparyan, 1976 is recorded from the Oriental region for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine.; Email: Sancho.Varga@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Oleksandr
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Varga
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, 104 05 Stockholm, Sweden.; Email: alexey.reshchikov@nrm.se.
authors.forename: Alexey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reshchikov
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D013785:Thailand; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development