The Doryctinae (Braconidae) of Costa Rica: genera and species of the tribe Heterospilini Author Marsh, Paul M. Author Wild, Alexander L. Author Whitfield, James B. text ZooKeys 2013 347 1 474 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.347.6002 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.347.6002 1313-2970-347-1 52232D18DD784A84882CACA428B4A9D2 52232D18DD784A84882CACA428B4A9D2 Genus Neoheterospilus Belokobylskij Neoheterospilus Belokobylskij, 2006: 151. Type species. Heterospilus falcatus Marsh. Diagnosis. Small size, 2.5-3.0 mm; ovipositor curved up and modified apically with valves expanded and sickle-shaped and sheaths expanded; fore wing vein 2RS absent, vein r slightly longer than vein 3RSa, first subdiscal cell open at apex and bottom, vein 2-1A absent; hind wing vein SC+R absent, hind wing of male with stigma. Distribution. Neotropical, Palaearctic, Oriental, Australian and Afrotropical Regions. Biology. One species has been reared from Scolytidae . Comments. This genus is distinguished from all other heterospiline braconids by the unusual shape of the ovipositor that is curved up and sickle-shaped at the tip. Belokobylskij 2006 presents a key and descriptions to the world species and separates them into two subgenera. The Neotropical Region contains one described species occurring in Costa Rica (new record), Venezuela and Brazil.