A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Alphomelon Mason with the description of 30 new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)

The parasitoid wasp genus Alphomelon Mason, 1981 is revised, based on a combination of basic morphology (dichotomous key and brief diagnostic descriptions), DNA barcoding, biology (host data and wasp cocoons), and distribution data. A total of 49 species is considered; the genus is almost entirely N...

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Main Authors: Jose L. Fernandez-Triana, Eduardo M. Shimbori, James B. Whitfield, Angelica M. Penteado-Dias, Scott R. Shaw, Caroline Boudreault, Jayme Sones, Kate Perez, Allison Brown, Ramya Manjunath, John M. Burns, P. D. N. Hebert, M. Alex Smith, Winnifred Hallwachs, Daniel H. Janzen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023-08-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/105068/download/pdf/