Abstract
Coeliniaspis Fischer, 2010 (Braconidae, Alysiinae, Dacnusini) is recorded from China and Russia for the first time. Coeliniaspis insularis (Tobias, 1998) is reported from China (Fujian), redescribed and illustrated. A key to the species of the genus Coeliniaspis Fischer is added. Coeliniaspis insularis (Tobias, 1998) and C. rufiventris (Tobias, 1998) are new combinations.
Highlights
The genus Coeliniaspis Fischer, 2010 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae, Dacnusini) is a monotypic genus described from Cambodia, with C. kohkongensis Fischer, 2010, as type species
According to Griffith’s (1964) diagnosis, this genus belongs to the Coelinius genus-group
The Chinese specimens were collected in Fujian by sweep-netting in August 2001
Summary
The genus Coeliniaspis Fischer, 2010 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae, Dacnusini) is a monotypic genus described from Cambodia, with C. kohkongensis Fischer, 2010, as type species. According to Griffith’s (1964) diagnosis, this genus belongs to the Coelinius genus-group. But related genera contain (ovo-) larval parasitoids of Chloropidae (Diptera). Coeliniaspis is reported here for the first time from China and Far Eastern Russia; it is the first record outside Cambodia. The species found in China, C. insularis comb. Keys to the genera of Coelinius genus-group and the species of Coeliniaspis Fischer are provided
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