The first record of the family Embolemidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) in Réunion, with description of a new species of Embolemus Westwood

Authors

  • Massimo Olmi Tropical Entomology Research Center, Via De Gasperi 10, 01100 Viterbo, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5953-5075
  • Alessandro Marletta Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Animal Biology section, University of Catania, Via Androne 81, Catania, 95124 Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7516-7871
  • Adalgisa Guglielmino Department of Agriculture and Forest Science (DAFNE), Tuscia University, Via San Camillo de Lellis, I-01100 Viterbo, Italy.

Keywords:

Biodiversity, Aculeata, Chrysidoidea, Embolemus, parasitoids, Afrotropical, France, identification key, new species

Abstract

A new species, Embolemus reunionensis n. sp., is described from Réunion. Changes to the key to the Afrotropical species of the genus Embolemus are provided.

Résumé
Une nouvelle espèce, Embolemus reunionensis, est décrite de l’Île de la Réunion. La clé des espèces Afrotropicales du genre Embolemus est changée.

MOTS-Clés: Les hyménoptères, Chrysidoidea, Embolemus, parasitoïdes, région Afrotropicale, la France, clé d’identification, espèce nouvelle.

To cite: Olmi, M., Marletta, A. & Guglielmino, A. 2020. The first record of the family Embolemidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) in Réunion, with description of a new species of Embolemus Westwood. Israel Journal of Entomology 50(1): 40–48.

http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3928171
http://zoobank.org/References/4B7207F7-0669-4FF4-A912-1DF591419F1E

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Published

2020-07-02

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Vol. 50 No. 1 (2020)

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