Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Braconidae.

Gavin R Broad,H Charles J Godfray,Mark R Shaw

doi:10.3897/bdj.4.e8151

Abstract

BackgroundThe checklist of British and Irish Braconidae is revised, based in large part on the collections of the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, and the Natural History Museum, London. Distribution records are provided at the country level together with extensive synonymy and bibliography.New informationOf the 1,338 species regarded as valid, presumed native and certainly identified, 83 are here recorded for the first time from the British Isles. One new synonym is established (Dyscritus suffolciensis Morley, 1933 = Syntretus splendidus (Marshall, 1887) syn. nov.)

Highlights

The Braconidae is one of two families of the superfamily Ichneumonoidea, along with the Ichneumonidae
The bases for the taxonomy are Fauna Europaea and Taxapad (Yu et al 2012) but we have not relied on these sources for data on species occurrence in Britain
Shaw) b: Acampsis alternipes (Nees) larva emerging from its larval host Alsophila aescularia (D. & S.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) to complete its feeding externally

Summary

Background

The checklist of British and Irish Braconidae is revised, based in large part on the collections of the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, and the Natural History Museum, London. Distribution records are provided at the country level together with extensive synonymy and bibliography. Of the 1,338 species regarded as valid, presumed native and certainly identified, 83 are here recorded for the first time from the British Isles. One new synonym is established (Dyscritus suffolciensis Morley, 1933 = Syntretus splendidus (Marshall, 1887) syn.

Introduction

Materials and methods