First African and Malagasy records of Miropotes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), with three new species and a revised key to all known species
Hovorka Tomáš, Boudreault Caroline, Fernandez-Triana Jose
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 65(2): 301-312, 2025
Published online: 10th December 2025
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Abstract: Three new species of the rarely collected genus Miropotes Nixon, 1965 (Hymeno-
ptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) are described: Miropotes klaseriensis sp.
nov. from South Africa, and Miropotes perditohabitatus sp. nov. and Miropotes
malagasifragilis sp. nov. from Madagascar. These are the first confirmed records
of the genus from sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, significantly expanding the
known distribution range of Miropotes within the Afrotropical Region beyond the
single species previously documented in the Arabian Peninsula. An updated key to
all currently 18 recognized species of Miropotes including those in the
Oriental and Australasian Regions is also provided.
Key words: Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae, key, new species, new record,
taxonomy, Madagascar, South Africa, Afrotropical Region
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