A synopsis of the Brazilian Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) fauna: an annotated checklist of the family in the country, with a revised key for the New World genera

Author(s)

Silva, Thiago S. R. ^[1] ; Silva-Freitas, Juliana M. ^[2] ; Schoeninger, Karine ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Fed Parana, Dept Zool, Ave Coronel Francisco Heraclito Santos Sn, BR-81531980 Curitiba, Parana - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Espirito Santo, Dept Ciencias Biol, Lab Biodiversidade Insetos, Predio Ciencias Biol, Ave Fernando Ferrari 514, Bloco A, Sala 213, BR-29075910 Vitoria, ES - Brazil

^[3] PInst Nacl Pesquisas Amazon, Ave Andre Araujo 2936, Campus 2, POB 478, BR-69011970 Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4564, n. 2, p. 347-366, MAR 6 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

The current work provides a revised and updated key to the genera of Eucharitidae occurring in the New World, with the major traits of genera illustrated through high-resolution photomicrography. We provide an annotated list of genera and species currently known from Brazil, with a new record for a genus previously unknown for the country. Additionally, we provide a literature revision of the biology and cuticular hydrocarbon profile for the Eucharitidae. The lack of knowledge on the eucharitid Brazilian fauna is briefly discussed. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 08/57949-4 - Institute to Studies of the Parasitic Hymenoptera at the Brazilian Southeastern Region – HYMPAR
• Grantee: Angélica Maria Penteado Martins Dias
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 10/16063-3 - Qualification, organization and divulgence of the Hymenoptera parasitic collection of the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo
• Grantee: Carlos Roberto Ferreira Brandão
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants