Vol. 42 No. 2, 2003

Preliminary Cladistics and Review of Hemiptarsenus Westwood and Sympiesis Förster (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) in Hungary

Chao-Dong Zhu and Da-Wei Huang*

Parasitoid Group, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China

Chao-Dong Zhu and Da-Wei Huang (2003) A cladistic analysis of known species of both Hemiptarsenus Westwood and Sympiesis Förster (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in Hungary was carried out based on 176 morphological characters from adults. Three most-parsimonious trees (MPTs) were produced, strictly consensused, and rerooted. Monophyly of Sympiesis was supported by all 3 MPTs. A review of the genera Hemiptarsenus Westwood and Sympiesis Förster was made based on the results of the cladistic analysis. Sympiesis petiolata was transferred into Hemiptarsenus. Several other species in both Hemiptarsenus and Sympiesis were removed from the synonymy lists of different species and reinstated.

Key words: Taxonomy, Cladistics, Hemiptarsenus, Sympiesis, Hungary

*Correspondence: E-mail: huangdw@pands.ioz.ac.cn; sea@panda.ioz.ac.cn