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. 2013 Sep 16:(1):e987.
doi: 10.3897/BDJ.1.e987. eCollection 2013.

Chinese species of egg-parasitoids of the genera Oxyscelio Kieffer, Heptascelio Kieffer and Platyscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Platygastridaes.l., Scelioninae)

Norman F Johnson  1 , Roger Burks  2 , Andrew Austin  3 , Xu Zaifu  4
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Chinese species of egg-parasitoids of the genera Oxyscelio Kieffer, Heptascelio Kieffer and Platyscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Platygastridaes.l., Scelioninae)

Norman F Johnson et al. Biodivers Data J. .

Abstract

To date, the known Chinese fauna of egg-parasitoids of the genus Oxyscelio Kieffer encompasses two species from the mainland - Oxysceliodoumao Burks and Oxyscelionubbin Burks. Here we record eighteen species of Oxyscelio from collections in mainland China: Oxyscelioarvi Burks, Oxyscelioceylonensis (Dodd), Oxyscelioconvergens Burks, Oxysceliocordis Burks, Oxysceliocrebritas Burks, Oxysceliocuculli Burks, Oxysceliodermatoglyphes Burks, Oxysceliodoumao Burks, Oxyscelioflorus Kononova, Oxysceliogranorum Burks, Oxysceliointermedietas Burks, Oxysceliojugi Burks, Oxysceliokramatos Burks, Oxysceliolongiventris Burks, Oxyscelionaraws Kozlov & Lê, Oxyscelioperpensus Kononova, Oxyscelioplanocarinae Burks, and Oxysceliostriarum Burks. Oxyscelio is primarily found in the tropics, and most of these species are shared with Taiwan and southeast Asia. Three species previously known only from Japan, Oxyscelioarvi, Oxyscelioflorus, Oxyscelioperpensus, are shared. The Chinese species are recorded from Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hebei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and Zhejiang as well as additional material from Taiwan. Heptasceliohamatus Masner & Johnson and Platysceliopulchricornis Kieffer are both recorded from Hainan and Guangdong, as well as records of Platysceliopulchricornis from Sarawak and Thailand.

Keywords: Oriental region; Orthoptera; Palearctic region; Scelioninae; parasitoid.

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