A photographic catalog of Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera) in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Authors: Talamas, Elijah; THOMPSON, JOSEPH - Smithsonian Institute; CUTLER, AMY - Smithsonian Institute; FITZSIMMONS-SCHOENBE, RGER SAMANTHA - Smithsonian Institute; CUMINALE, ANTHONY - Smithsonian Institute; JUNG, TRENTON - Smithsonian Institute; JOHNSON, NORMAN - The Ohio State University; VALERIO, ALEJANDRO - Smithsonian Institute; SMITH, ASHTON - Smithsonian Institute; HALTERMANN, VICTORIA - Smithsonian Institute; ALVAREZ, ELIZABETH - Smithsonian Institute; SCHWANTES, COLLIN - Smithsonian Institute; BLEWER, CATHERINE - Smithsonian Institute; BODENREIDER, COLINE - Smithsonian Institute; SAZVERG, ANNIKA - Smithsonian Institute; LUO, PEI - Smithsonian Institute; MEISLIN, DEBORAH - Smithsonian Institute; Buffington, Matthew

Submitted to: Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/11/2017
Publication Date: 5/31/2017
Citation: Talamas, E.J., Thompson, J., Cutler, A., Fitzsimmons-Schoenbe, R., Cuminale, A., Jung, T., Johnson, N., Valerio, A., Smith, A., Haltermann, V., Alvarez, E., Schwantes, C., Blewer, C., Bodenreider, C., Sazverg, A., Luo, P., Meislin, D., Buffington, M.L. 2017. A photographic catalog of Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera) in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution . Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 56:3-40.

Interpretive Summary: Parasitoid wasps are potent natural enemies of many species of pest insect and are critical elements in biological control research. Identification of parasitoid wasp species is a key to the success of biological control. This summarizes in both text and photographs all of the species of parasitoid wasp housed in the National Museum of Natural History that are potential biological control agents of stink bug and their relatives. Biological control workers, extension agents, and APHIS cooperators worldwide will find this research product essential for their own work.

Technical Abstract: A photographic catalog of all determined species of Platygastroidea, including primary types, in the National Insect Collection, National Museum of Natural History, is here made available online. Following examination of this collection we make the following taxonomic acts: Leptacis piniellaMacGown syn. n. is treated as a junior synonym of Leptacis pinicola MacGown; Sacespalus indicusMani is transferred to Platygaster Latreille and given the replacement name Platygaster chaos Talamassp. n.; Synopeas rugiceps (Ashmead) comb. n. is transferred from Leptacis Förster; Axea atriclava(Kieffer) comb. n. is transferred from Psilanteris Kieffer; Chakra pachmarhica (Sharma) comb. n. istransferred from Paridris Kieffer; Chakra dubeyi (Sharma) comb. n., syn. n. is transferred from Paridris and treated as a junior synonym of Chakra pachmarhica; Holoteleia indica (Mani) is transferred to Opisthacantha Ashmead and given a replacement name, Opisthacantha nomados Talamas sp. n.; Psilanteris nigriclavata (Ashmead) comb. n. is transferred from Anteris Förster; Probaryconus grenadensis (Ashmead) comb. n. is transferred from Monoteleia Kieffer; Monoteleia syn.n. is treated as a junior synonym of Probaryconus Kieffer; Probaryconus karnatakensis (Sharma) comb. n, syn. n is transferred from Paridris and treated as a junior synonym of Probaryconus cauverycus Saraswat; Probaryconus punctatus (Ashmead) comb. n. is transferred from Oxyteleia Kieffer; Triteleia bengalensis (Saraswat) comb. n. is transferred from Alloteleia Kieffer; Trimorus varius Fouts syn. n. and Trimorus pulchricornis Fouts syn. n. are treated as junior synonyms of Trimorus annulicornis (Ashmead); Neotypes are designated for Gryon leptocorisae (Howard), Idris seminiger (Ashmead), Telenomus graptae Howard, Telenomus persimilis Ashmead, and Telenomus rileyi Howard; lectotypes are designated for Oethecoctonus insularis (Ashmead), Oethecoctonus laticinctus (Ashmead), Baryconus philippinensis (Kieffer) and Probaryconus punctatus.