Revision of the Barbotin's Charipinae collection with description of a new Alloxysta species (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae)

Abstract

The Barbotin's Charipinae collection has been revised and all the specimens have been identified to species level. A total of 1011 specimens have been studied and grouped in 24 species: Alloxysta arcuata, A. basimacula, A. brachycera, A. brachyptera, A. brevis, A. castanea, A. citripes, A. consobrina, A. crassa, A. fuscipes, A. fracticornis, A. glebaria, A. halterata, A. kovilovica, A. macrophadna, A. mullensis, A. pilipennis, A. pleuralis, A. pusilla, A. ramulifera, A. sawoniewiczi, A. semiaperta, A. victrix and Phaenoglyphis villosa. The information present on the labels of each specimen is given. Additionally, one new species has been found in this collection, which is described in this paper: Alloxysta barbotini Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Villar n. sp. A complete description and illustrative plate are given for this new species.