A taxonomic study in Spalangia Latr. (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea)
Bouček Z.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 35: 429-512, 1963
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Abstract: The present paper brings, in separate chapters, 1) a revision of the Holarctic
species of the genus Spalangia Latr., 2) a review of, with a ten-tative key to,
the African and Oriental species, 3) a review of the species known in Australia
and the Pacific Islands, and 4) a review accompanied by a tentative key, of the
Neotropical species. In additional chapters the species misplaced in Spalangia
are delt with (with redescription of the genus: Platecrizotes Ferr.) and the
known host-parasite relations are listed. Seven species and one subspecies are
described as new to science and many names are dropped as new synonyms, mostly
after previous studies of the types in question. All the species well known to
the author are redescribed. The data at each species contain information on the
type material, discussions of the synonymy, systematic position of the species,
review of its host-relations, our knowledge of the developmental stages,
life-history and behaviour, then geographical distribution and information on
the material examined by the author.
Key words: new species, key, taxonomic, Spalangia, Chalcidoidea, Hymenoptera, Holarctic, Afrotropical, Oriental, Palaearctic, Nearctic, Australian, Pacific islands, Neotropical, host, new synonym, new combination,