Aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) from Thailand

Original information on aphidiine braconids from Thailand is presented. Collections of specimens from 2006 through 2008 using Malaise traps and yellow pan traps yielded 7 new species records for the country, i.e., Binodoxys indicus Subba Rao et Sharma, Bioxys japonicus Starý et Schlinger, Diaeretus leucopterus (Haliday), Ephedrus lacertosus (Haliday), Fissicaudus thailandicus Starý et Rakshshani, Indaphidius curvicaudatus Starý and Parabioxys songbaiensis Shi et Chen. The new records demonstrate faunal connections with India, Vietnam, the eastern Palaearctic, and more interestingly disjunct connections with the western Palaearctic, i.e. Ephedrus lacertosus (Haliday), Diaeretus leucopterus (Haliday), Lipolexis gracilis Forster, and afrotropical regions, i.e. Aphidius autriquei Starý. In all, 11 species belonging to 10 genera are presented.

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