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The genus Aerophilus Szépligeti, 1902 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) in China

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The genus Aerophilus Szépligeti, 1902 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) is distributed throughout the globe, attacking caterpillars from multiple families within the Lepidoptera. Two species of Aerophilus were recorded from China prior to this study. Four Chinese species of Aerophilus Szépligeti, 1902 are recognised. Two new species, A. brevicaudis sp. nov. and A. convexus sp. nov., are described and illustrated. A species, A. rufipes (Nees, 1812), is recorded from China for the first time. A new synonym is proposed, A. ebulus (Nixon, 1950) with A. romani (Shestakov, 1940). A key to Chinese species of the genus Aerophilus is provided.

Source: Biodiversity Data Journal

DOI: 10.3897/bdj.13.e157012

Authors: Qiong Wu, Pu Tang, Yu Fang, Cornelis van Achterberg, Xue-xin Chen

Institutions: State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Zhejiang University

Language: English

Topic: Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $485

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities