Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Abstract
A new genus of the braconid subfamily Cardiochilinae, Ophiclypeus gen. nov., is described and illustrated based on three new species: O. chiangmaiensis Kang, sp. nov. type species (type locality: Chiang Mai, Thailand), O. dvaravati Ghafouri Moghaddam, Quicke & Butcher, sp. nov. (type locality: Saraburi, Thailand), and O. junyani Kang, sp. nov. (type locality: Dalin, Taiwan). We provide morphological diagnostic characters to separate the new genus from other cardiochiline genera. A modified key couplet (couplet 5) and a new key couplet (couplet 16) are provided with detailed imag-es for Dangerfield’s key to the world cardiochiline genera to facilitate recognition of Ophiclypeus gen. nov.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
ZooKeys
First Page
67
Last Page
79
Recommended Citation
Kang, I., Moghaddam, M., Sharkey, M., Quicke, D., Butcher, B., & Carlton, C. (2023). Ophiclypeus, a new genus of Cardiochilinae Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the Oriental region with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys, 1180, 67-79. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1180.100106