The genus Spathius Nees (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) in Mexico: Occurrence of a highly diverse Old World taxon in the Neotropics

Abstract

Two new species of the parasitoid wasp genus Spathius Nees (Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Mexico, S. mexicanus sp. n. and S. chamelae sp. n., are described and illustrated. These represent the second and third described species of this highly diverse Old World genus in the Neotropics, and the first described species recorded for the Mexican territory. © S.A. Belokobylskij, A. Zaldívar-Riveron.