Revision Of The Subfamily Opiinae Hymenoptera Braconidae From Hunan China Including Thirty Six New Species And Two New Genera

Download or read book Revision of the subfamily Opiinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from Hunan (China), including thirty-six new species and two new genera written by Xi-Ying Li and published by PenSoft Publishers LTD. This book was released on 2013-02-13 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The large subfamily Opiinae (Braconidae), with about 2,000 valid species is a common group containing mainly small (2-5 mm) parasitoid wasps of mainly mining or fruit-infesting dipterous larvae. Several species are potentially of importance for biocontrol of dipterous pests, and some have been used successfully. For the first time the opiine fauna of a large area is fully illustrated by colour photographs and all known species are keyed. Thirty-six new species (out of 42) and two new gen-era are described from Hunan province (Oriental China). Thirty species have been sequenced and the results are discussed. In additionÿ three species are re-named and 27 new combinations are proposed.