A revision of Thai Agathidinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), with descriptions of six new species Author Sharkey, Michael J. Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, S 225 Agricultural Science Center North, Lexington, KY 40546 - 0091, USA Author Clutts, Stephanie A. Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, S 225 Agricultural Science Center North, Lexington, KY 40546 - 0091, USA text Journal of Hymenoptera Research 2011 2011-09-28 22 69 132 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.22.1299 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.22.1299 1314-2607-22-69 CBB615E698AA4965B07968D65D885604 A150FFE0492B5B4BFFF3BA274968FFD3 574752 Biroia fuscicornis (Cameron) Figs 3 5 Disophrys fuscicornis Cameron 1903 [BMNH, examined], Malaysia (Sarawak). Cremnops satapensis Cameron 1907 [BMNH, examined], Malaysia (Sarawak). Isopronotum seminigripenne Enderlein 1920 , syn. n.[MZPW, examined], Indonesia (Sumatra). Isopronotum tricolor Enderlein 1920 , syn. n.[MZPW, examined], Indonesia (Sumatra). Biroia soror van Achterberg and Long 2010 , syn. n.[RMNH, examined], Vietnam. Diagnosis. There is only one species of Biroia in Thailand though it is extreme in its color variation. The head and pro- and mesothorax vary from entirely black to orange. In Thailand there is little variation between these two extremes, although several of the orange forms have the vertex black. One specimen from Brunei has the head mostly black and the mesoscutum black in the posterior 2/3. The wings are melanic-infuscate basally and milky white distally. 28S sequence data for four specimens of the melanic form and one specimen of the orange and black form are identical ( Fig. 2 ). Biroia fuscicornis Cameron 1903 , Cremnops satapensis Cameron 1907 , Isopronotum seminigripenne Enderlein 1920 , Isopronotum tricolor Enderlein 1920 , and Biroia soror van Achterberg and Long 2010 are all considered here as junior synonyms of Biroia fuscicornis . The major differences between these nominal species are in coloration and it is noteworthy that all three of the taxa described by Enderlein are from the same locality, Sarawak, and presumably from similar dates. Biroia abdominalis ( Enderlein 1920 ) is also very similar and may represent the same species but until sequence data are available we choose to keep it separate, in agreement with van Achterberg and Long (2010) . . Figure 3. Biroia fuscicornis Cameron, dark morph a lateral habitus b fore wing. . Figure 4. Biroia fuscicornis Cameron, light morph a lateral habitus b fore wing c hind wing. Figure 5. Biroia fuscicornis Cameron, light morph a lateral head b dorsal head c lateral mesosoma d dorsal mesosoma e dorsal metasoma. GenBank accessions. H0030: #HQ667945 (black form). H0018: #HQ667942. H0020: #HQ667943. H0049: #HQ667944. H0082: #HQ667941 Distribution. Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei), Indonesia (Sumatra), Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam. Distribution maps can be found at http://purl.org/thaimaps/bfuscicornis. Examined specimens are deposited in the following collection: MZPW, BMNH, HIC, USNM, UKM, QSBG, RMNH. Braunsia . Key to Thai species of Braunsia Only two species are known from Thailand; however three species from Peninsular Malaysia are included due to their likelihood of occurring in southern Thailand.
1a Dorsal head and mesoscutum entirely yellow 2
1b Dorsal head and mesoscutum entirely reddish brown Braunsia sumatrana Enderlein
1c Dorsal head black and mesoscutum melanic or mostly melanic 3
1d Dorsal head black, mesoscutum yellowish orange Braunsia fumipennis (Cameron)
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2a Apex of antenna yellow, hind tibia with 13 or more spines Braunsia chaweewanae Sharkey, sp. n.
2b Apex of antenna melanic, hind tibia with 12 or fewer spines Braunsia smithii Dalla Torre
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3a Mesosoma with many infusions of yellow color especially on pronotum and propodeum Braunsia comosa Enderlein
3b Mesosoma mostly melanic with the lateral lobes of scutellum sometimes deep reddish black; pronotum and propodeum melanic Braunsia burmensis Bhat & Gupt a
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