Afrotropical Dirrhopinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with description of three new species
The rare braconid subfamily Dirrhopinae van Achterberg is formally recorded for the first time from the Afrotropical region. Three new species of <i>Dirrhope</i> Foerster: <i>D. albobasalis</i> Liu & Polaszek, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>D. nixoni</i> Liu & Polaszek, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>D. ocellimacula</i> Liu & Polaszek, <b>sp. nov.</b> are described, and an illustrated key to these species is provided.
Authors
- Zhen Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8670-0205)
- Binbin Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7159-1467)
- Andrew Polaszek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7171-3353)
- Zhen-Hua Xian
Institutions
- Natural History Museum (GB)
- Hunan University of Arts and Science (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1259.172473
- Primary Topic
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- China Scholarship Council