A new genus and species of Braconinae from far south Thailand (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with two strong facial protuberances

Authors

  • Donald L.J. Quicke Integrative Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
  • Buntika A. Butcher Integrative Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND

Keywords:

Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae, Southeast Asia, Plaxopsis, Latana

Abstract

Bilamellibracon giudicii gen. et sp. nov. from the far south of Thailand is described and illustrated. The new genus differs from all other genera of the Oriental and Indo-Australian regions in having two horizontal lamelliform projections from the face. It is differentiated from Malagopsis van Achterberg which appears to be its closest relative.

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2023-03-09

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Quicke, D.L. and Butcher, B.A. 2023. A new genus and species of Braconinae from far south Thailand (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with two strong facial protuberances. Tropical Natural History. 23, 1 (Mar. 2023), 1–5.

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