Abstract
Based on cladistic analyses recently conducted by Sharkey and Chapman, the genus Zosteragathis Sharkey is revised. Twenty-two species are reported from Thailand, three previously described species, Z. samensis, Z. contrasta and Z. nuichuaensis, and 19 new species, i.e., Z. chaiyaphumensis, Z. eukos, Z. hinensis, Z. hongensis, Z. inthanonensis, Z. krachanensis, Z. lampangensis, Z. lampooensis, Z. luangensis, Z. ngamensis, Z. perknos, Z. petchaburiensis, Z. phahompokensis, Z. phuphanensis, Z. sakaeratensis, Z. sakonensis, Z. samensis, Z. surinensis, Z. taemensis, Z. tonensis. Members of Zosteragathis are known from the Australian, Ethiopian, Oceania, Oriental, and eastern Palaearctic regions.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-14-2018
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.65.25772
Funding Information
Funding was provided by NSF grants DEB-0542864 and EF-0337220 and by Hatch projects KY008041 and KY008065 (to MJS).
Related Content
ZooBank: http://zoobank.org/5A043F9D-93FA-4DD7-873A-1A0101C849FE
The information reported in this paper (No. 18-08-052) is part of a project of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station and is published with the approval of the Director.
Repository Citation
Sharkey, Michael J. and Chapman, Eric G., "Revision of Zosteragathis Sharkey of Thailand (Hymonoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae, Agathidini)" (2018). Entomology Faculty Publications. 157.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/entomology_facpub/157
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, issue 65, no. 2, p. 225-253.
© 2018 Michael J. Sharkey, Eric G. Chapman
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