Revision of the genus Vadumasonium Kammerer (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Brachistinae)

The genus Vadumasonium Kammerer, 2006 (Braconidae: Brachistinae: Diospilini), formerly known only from the Nearctic region, is revised and a second species is described from England and Germany: V. vardyorum sp. n. The genus is new to the Palaearctic region and we report the first host record for th...

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Main Authors: Kees van Achterberg, Gavin Broad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-08-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:http://jhr.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1639
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Summary:The genus Vadumasonium Kammerer, 2006 (Braconidae: Brachistinae: Diospilini), formerly known only from the Nearctic region, is revised and a second species is described from England and Germany: V. vardyorum sp. n. The genus is new to the Palaearctic region and we report the first host record for the genus. A key to similar genera of the Diospilini and to both species is given.
ISSN:1070-9428
1314-2607