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  • A key for identifying East Palaearctic and northern Oriental species of the Rhysipolis genus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) has been created.
  • Rhysipolis longicaudatus, a species described in 1994, is being redefined and is reported for the first time in China along with new host records.
  • This species was reared from specific moths (Taleporia sp. and Bazaria turensis), found in Inner Mongolia and Qinghai Province, respectively.

Article Abstract

Background: A key to the East Palaearctic and northern Oriental species of Rhysipolis Foerster, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rhysipolinae) is presented. Rhysipolis longicaudatus Belokobylskij, 1994 (stat. nov.) is redescribed, the first host records are given and it is reported new for China.

New Information: Rhysipolis longicaudatus was reared from Taleporia sp. (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and from Bazaria turensis Ragonot (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Qinghai Province.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4867699PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e7944DOI Listing

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