Three new species and one new record of Wilkinsonellus Mason (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the Australo-Oriental region

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Borneo · Topics: Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

The small microgastrine braconid genus Wilkinsonellus Mason was known previously from parts of the Australo-Oriental region, but it has never been reported from Borneo (Brunei and Sarawak), Peninsular Malaysia, Seram, or the Solomon Islands before this study. Here we describe three new species, namely, Wilkinsonellus carinatus Liu & Polaszek, sp. nov. from Brunei, Sarawak, and Seram; Wilkinsonellus paracorpustriacolor Liu & Polaszek, sp. nov. from Sarawak; and Wilkinsonellus rugiscutum Liu & Polaszek, sp. nov. from Peninsular Malaysia. We also present a new distribution record of Wilkinsonellus amplus Austin & Dangerfield from the Solomon Islands, along with a key to 21 species known from the Australo-Oriental region.

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