Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Revision of Argentinian species of Hexacola Foerster (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Eucoilinae)

Authors
1 Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata
2 Researcher CICDivisión Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Paseo del Bosque, 1900 La Plata, Argentina.
Abstract
The eucoiline genus Hexacola Foerster, 1869 is present in the Afrotropical, Neotropical, Holarctic and Ethiopian regions, as well as Oceania. In this paper, three species are reported for the first time in Argentina: Hexacola hexatoma (Hartig 1841), Hexacola bifarium Quinlan, 1986 and Hexacola bonaerensis Reche, nom. nov. proposed to replace Hexacola fuscipes (Kieffer 1908) by homonymy with Hexacola fuscipes (Kieffer 1907). Their redescriptions are provided. Species from Argentina are parasitoids of Ephydridae and Chloropidae (Diptera). New distribution data, new host records and a key for Argentinian species are provided. Photographs of diagnostic characters and georeference of locality of collections are included. The material examined is deposited in the collection of the División Entomología, Museo de La Plata (Argentina).

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Revision of Argentinian species of Hexacola Foerster (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Eucoilinae)
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Volume 1, Issue 1
Summer 2015
Pages 77-86

  • Receive Date 05 December 2015
  • Revise Date 26 December 2015
  • Accept Date 08 January 2016
  • Publish Date 10 January 2016