Venifurca, a new genus of neotropical Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), and its phylogenetic placement

Sian de Souza Gadelha, Juliano Fiorelini Nunes, Alejandro Zaldivar-Riveron, Marcio Luiz de Oliveira
2016 Journal of Hymenoptera Research  
A new genus belonging to the braconid wasp subfamily Doryctinae, Venifurca gen. n., is described containing one species, Venifurca leiosoma sp. n. The new genus is morphologically similar to Johnsonius Marsh and Semirhytus Szépligeti. A phylogenetic analysis based on one nuclear (28S) and one mitochondrial (COI) gene marker supported the close affinity of these three genera + Bolivar Zaldívar-Riverón & Rodríguez-Jiménez and Parallorhogas Marsh. All these genera are mainly characterized by
more » ... vein m-cu of the hind wing slightly curved distally.
doi:10.3897/jhr.51.9634 fatcat:hgffhjb5szavhgir5sjpxhmsiq