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RESEARCH PRODUCT

First Record ofAlloxystaFörster from Madagascar, with Descriptions of Two New Species (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae: Charipinae)

Jesús SelfaMar Ferrer-suayJuli Pujade-villar

subject

CharipinaeSubfamilybiologyCynipoideaZoologyFigitidaeMorphology (biology)Hymenopterabiology.organism_classificationGenusInsect ScienceTaxonomy (biology)Agronomy and Crop ScienceEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics

description

The genus Alloxysta is recorded for the first time from Madagascar, with the description of two new species: Alloxysta antananarivoi Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Villar sp. n. and Alloxysta antsirananae Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Villar sp. n. Their morphological features and diagnostic characters are discussed and illustrated. This is the second genus of the subfamily Charipinae recorded from Madagascar.

https://doi.org/10.4001/003.020.0208