Two new Oriental genera of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from termite nests
- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Natural History
- Vol. 36 (8) , 953-962
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930110048927
Abstract
Two new genera of the subfamily Doryctinae collected in termite nests are described and illustrated: Termitospathius gen. n. from Sumatra (type species T. sumatranus sp. n.) and Ceylonspathius gen. n. from Sri Lanka (type species C. nixoni sp. n.). It is the first record of the braconids from termite nests in the Old World. The biological features of the Doryctinae species and phylogenetic positions of the new genera are discussed.Keywords
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