A review of unusual species of Cotesia (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) with the first tergite narrowing at midlength.
The unusual species of Cotesia (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) with the first tergite narrowing at midlength are reviewed. One new species, Cotesia trabalae sp. n. is described from India and compared with Cotesia pistrinariae (Wilkinson) from Africa, the only other species sharing the same character of all the described species worldwide. The generic placement of these two species, based on molecular and morphological analyses as well as parasitoid biology is discussed.
ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P. B. No. 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore,560 024, India.
Ankita
A
Gupta
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Mark
M
Shaw
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Ottawa, Canada.
Sophie
S
Cardinal
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Ottawa, Canada.
Jose
J
Fernandez-Triana
Africa; Cotesia pistrinariae; Cotesia trabalae; India; Mylothris chloris; Trabala vishnou; new species