Revision of the afrotropical mayrellinae (cynipoidea, liopteridae), with the first record of paramblynotus from madagascar

Abstract

The liopterid subfamily Mayrellinae is revised for the Afrotropical region including the description of the following nine new species of Paramblynotus Cameron: Paramblynotus alexandriensis Buffingtonandvan Noort sp. n.; Paramblynotus bayangensis van NoortandBuffington sp. n.; Paramblynotus behara van NoortandBuffington sp. n.; Paramblynotus dzangasangha van NoortandBuffington sp. n.; Paramblynotus matele van NoortandBuffington sp. n.; Paramblynotus parinari Buffingtonandvan Noort sp. n.; Paramblynotus ruvubuensis van NoortandBuffington sp. n.; Paramblynotus seyrigi van NoortandBuffington sp. n.; Paramblynotus zohy van NoortandBuffington sp. n. The genus Paramblynotus is recorded from Madagascar for the first time, with representatives of two species-groups being present on the island: the Paramblynotus yangambicolous species-group and the new Paramblynotus seyrigi species-group, which we erect here to accommodate a single, but highly distinctive new species possessing apomorphic character states. The latter species-group is possibly endemic to Madagascar. We provide identification keys to the species-groups and species occurring in the Afrotropical region.