The species of genus Ablerus Howard (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Azotidae) from China, with description of a new species

Authors

  • Zhu Hong Wang Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management for Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
  • Jian Huang Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management for Fujian-Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
  • Andrew Polaszek Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK

Keywords:

Aleyrodidae, Diaspididae, hyperparasitoid

Abstract

The Chinese species of the genus Ablerus Howard (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Azotidae) are recorded, including 10 described species, Ablerus atomon (Walker), A. calvus (Huang), A. chionaspidis (Howard), A. connectens Silvestri , A. floccosus (Huang), A. macrochaeta Silvestri, A. perspeciosus Girault, A. pexus (Huang), A. promacchiae Viggiani & Ren, A. williamsi (Annecke & Insley), and 1 new species, Ablerus fasciarius Wang, Huang & Polaszek sp. nov. A key to the females of Chinese Ablerus species is provided.

 

Resumen

Se registran las especies chinas del género Ablerus Howard (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Azotidae), incluyendo 10 especies descritas, Ablerus atomon (Walker), A. calvus (Huang), A. chionaspidis (Howard), A. connectens Silvestri, A. floccosus (Huang), A. macrochaeta Silvestri, A. perspeciosus Girault, A. pexus (Huang), A. promacchiae Viggiani y Ren, A. williamsi (Annecke y Insley), y 1 especie nueva, Ablerus fasciarius Wang, Huang y Polaszek sp. nov. Se provee una clave de las hembras de las especies de Ablerus en China.

 

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Published

2016-06-07

Issue

Vol. 99, No. 3 (September 2016)

Section

Research Papers

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