Review of the Palaearctic species of Apsilocera Bouček, 1956 (Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae), with descriptions of the eight new species

Palaearctic species of the genus <i>Apsilocera</i> Bouček, 1956 are reviewed. Twelve Palaearctic species are recognized based on females, of which eight new species are described: <i>Apsilocerabradburyi</i> Tselikh, Lee & Ku, <b>sp. nov.</b> (Republic of Korea), <i>A.budai</i> Tselikh, Lee & Ku, <b>sp. nov.</b> (Republic of Korea), <i>A.eleganta</i> Tselikh, Haas & Ku, <b>sp. nov.</b> (Republic of Korea, Sweden), <i>A.grandistigma</i> Tselikh, Lee & Ku, <b>sp. nov.</b> (Republic of Korea), <i>A.jejuensis</i> Tselikh, Lee & Ku, <b>sp. nov.</b> (Republic of Korea), <i>A.marina</i> Tselikh, Lee & Ku, <b>sp. nov.</b> (Republic of Korea), <i>A.totoroi</i> Tselikh, Haas & Ku, <b>sp. nov.</b> (Germany, Japan, Sweden), and <i>A.triapitzini</i> Tselikh, Haas & Ku, <b>sp. nov.</b> (Russia, Republic of Korea, Sweden). The female of <i>A.verticillata</i> Bouček, 1956 is described for the first time. <i>Apsiloceradupla</i> Mitroiu & Achterberg, 2013 and <i>A.elongata</i> Mitroiu & Achterberg, 2013 are recorded from the Palaearctic region for the first time. An identification key to females of all Palaearctic species of <i>Apsilocera</i> is given.