Vol. 44 No. 4, 2005

First Record of Charipinae from Taiwan: Alloxysta mara sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae)

Jordi Paretas-Martínez* and Juli Pujade-Villar

Departament de Biologia Animal, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda, Diagonal 645, E-08028-Barcelona, Spain

Jordi Paretas-Martínez and Juli Pujade-Villar (2005) Alloxysta mara Paretas-Martínez and Pujade-Villar sp. nov. is described, being the first record of the Charipinae from Taiwan and the first record of this genus from the Oriental biogeographical region. Its morphological features and diagnostic characters are discussed and illustrated. A new combination is given: Alloxysta ishizawai (Watanabe) comb. nov., from Japan.

Key words: Hymenoptera, Figitidae, Charipinae, Alloxysta, Taiwan

*Correspondence: Tel: 34-93-4021444. Fax: 34-93-4035740. E-mail: jordi.paretas.martinez@gmail.com