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. 2012:(173):79-108.
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.173.2653. Epub 2012 Mar 2.

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

Christer Hansson  1
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Achrysocharoides Girault (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) new to tropical America, with eight new species

Christer Hansson. Zookeys. 2012.

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.

Keywords: Chalcidoidea; Entedoninae; Gliricidia sepium; Gracillariidae; Kratoysma; Neotropical; identification key; junior synonym; leafminer parasitoids; recombination.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Achrysocharoides gliricidiae (Hansson & Cave), female.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Achrysocharoides infuscus sp. n., female.
Figures 3–7.
Figures 3–7.
Achrysocharoides asperulus sp. n., female. 3 Head, frontal 4 Vertex 5 Thoracic dorsum 6 Head, frontal 7 Thoracic dorsum.
Figures 8–12.
Figures 8–12.
Achrysocharoides callisetosus sp. n., female. 8 Head, frontal 9 Vertex 10 Thoracic dorsum 11 Thoracic dorsum 12 Head, frontal.
Figures 13–17.
Figures 13–17.
Achrysocharoides cuspidatus sp. n., female. 13 Head, frontal 14 Vertex 15 Thoracic dorsum 16 Head, frontal 17 Thoracic dorsum.
Figures 18–22.
Figures 18–22.
Achrysocharoides ecuadorensis (Hansson), female. 18 Head, frontal 19 Vertex 20 Thoracic dorsum 21 Head, frontal 22 Thoracic dorsum.
Figures 23–26.
Figures 23–26.
Achrysocharoides gliricidiae (Hansson & Cave). 23 Head, frontal, female 24 Head, frontal, male 25 Thoracic dorsum, female 26 Wings, showing wing interference patterns (WIPs).
Figures 27–31.
Figures 27–31.
Achrysocharoides gliricidiae (Hansson & Cave). 27 Head, frontal, female 28 Head, frontal, male 29 Vertex, male 30 Vertex, female 31 Thoracic dorsum, female.
Figures 32–34.
Figures 32–34.
Achrysocharoides infuscus sp. n. 32 Head, frontal, female 33 Head, frontal, male 34 Thoracic dorsum.
Figures 35–39.
Figures 35–39.
Achrysocharoides infuscus sp. n. 35 Head, frontal, female 36 Head, frontal, male 37 Vertex, male 38 Vertex, female 39 Thoracic dorsum, female.
Figures 40–44.
Figures 40–44.
Achrysocharoides mediocarinatus sp. n., female. 40 Head, frontal 41 Vertex 42 Thoracic dorsum 43 Head, frontal 44 Thoracic dorsum.
Figures 45–49.
Figures 45–49.
Achrysocharoides purpureus sp. n., female. 45 Head, frontal 46 Vertex 47 Thoracic dorsum 48 Head, frontal 49 Thoracic dorsum.
Figures 50–54.
Figures 50–54.
Achrysocharoides sulcatus sp. n., female. 50 Head, frontal 51 Vertex 52 Thoracic dorsum 53 Head, frontal 54 Thoracic dorsum.
Figures 55–59.
Figures 55–59.
Achrysocharoides foveatus sp. n., female. 55 Head, frontal 56 Vertex 57 Thoracic dorsum 58 Head, frontal 59 Thoracic dorsum.
Figures 60–63.
Figures 60–63.
Achrysocharoides spp., females, lateral part of pronotum, arrow points at longitudinal carina. 60 Achrysocharoides zwoelferi (Delucchi), type species for Enaysma Delucchi 61 Achrysocharoides usticrus (Bouček), type species for Kratoysma 62 Achrysocharoides infuscus sp. n. 63 Achrysocharoides ecuadorensis (Hansson).
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