A new species of genus Chorebus haliday (Hymenoptera, Alysiinae) parasitising hexomyza caraganae Gu (Diptera, ugromyzidae) from NW China

Abstract

Chorebus (Stiphrocera) hexomyzae sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae, Dacnusini) is described and illustrated. It was reared from twig galls of Hexomyza caraganae Gu (Diptera, Agromyzidae) on Caragana korshinskii Kom. f. (Fabaceae) in Ningxia and Inner Mongolia (NW China). A partial key to related or similar Chorebus species is provided.