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Original Articles

First focused survey of Eupelmidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) in Morocco with four new records

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Pages 211-218 | Accepted 14 May 2017, Published online: 07 Jun 2017
 

Summary

The fauna of Eupelmidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Morocco has been reviewed for the first time. The study of this family revealed a new genus, Merostenus Walker, 1837, represented by M. bolivari (Kalina, 1988), and three new species, Eupelmus schmiedeknechti Ruschka, 1921, E. seculatus (Ferrière, 1954) and E. hartigi (Förster, 1841). These species were identified for the first time in the Maâmora forest in a study carried out between 2012 and 2014, bringing the total number of species for this family to 21. The number of genera and species of Eupelmidae in Morocco is compared with that of neighbouring countries with similar climates.

Résumé

Première étude focalisée sur les Eupelmidae (Hymenoptera : Chalcidoidea) au Maroc avec quatre nouvelles données. La faune des Eupelmidae (Hymenoptera : Chalcidoidea) du Maroc a été revue pour la première fois. L’étude de cette famille a révélé un genre nouveau, Merostenus Walker, 1837, représenté par M. bolivari (Kalina, Citation1988) et trois nouvelles espèces, Eupelmus schmiedeknechti Ruschka, 1921, E. seculatus (Ferrière, Citation1954) and E. hartigi Förster, 1841. Ces espèces ont été identifiées pour la première fois dans la subéraie de la forêt Maâmora au cours d’une étude menée entre 2012 et 2014, ce qui porte à 21 le nombre total des espèces actuellement connues. Le nombre de genres et d’espèces d’Eupelmidae au Maroc est comparé à celui des pays voisins aux climats similaires.

Acknowledgements

We are very grateful to Dr Claire Villemant (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, France) for proposing the research on Hymenoptera (parasitoids) in Morocco. Also, we would like to thank Dr Gérard Delvare (CIRAD, Montpellier, France) for identification and validation of the species. We would like to warmly thank Mr Mustapha Kissayi for devoting his time to reading the article and for suggestions and helpful comments. We thank Mr Samir El Moudni, Manager Labo Photo, Témara, Morocco, for enhancing the photos.

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