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<mods:title>Two new species of Braconidae (Hymenoptera) from the foothills of western Himalayas, India, with a key to Oriental species of Pambolus Haliday and an update to the key to world species of Paroplitis Mason</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Gupta, Ankita</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Post Bag No. 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka, India</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:namePart>Van Achterberg, Cornelis</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, Netherlands & Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:namePart>Fernandez-Triana, Jose L.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Canadian National Collection of Insects, 960 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON K 1 A 0 C 6, Canada</mods:affiliation>
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/1FB9B1E9-5CF1-47C6-AEC0-C04D5AF96C5D" authority="Gupta & Fernández-Triana" authorityName="Gupta & Fernandez-Triana" authorityYear="2022" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Paroplitis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Paroplitis khajjiarensis" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="59" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="khajjiarensis" status="sp. nov.">
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Paroplitis khajjiarensis Gupta &
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="59">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Paroplitis khajjiarensis Gupta & Fernandez-Triana sp. nov. A male in habitus (lateral view) B female fore wing C female (in dorsal aspect) D female F 10 - F 15 E female F 1 - F 3 F female head in frontal view G female vertex H female antenna I female propodeum J female T 1 and T 2 K ovipositor sheaths." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.90.81886.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/677656" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Figs 3</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Male Paratype of Paroplitis khajjiarensis Gupta & Fernandez-Triana sp. nov. A head and mesosoma (in dorsal aspect) B propodeum and metasoma C wings." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.90.81886.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/677657" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">, 4</figureCitation>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="59" type="type material">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Type material.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Holotype.</emphasis>
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India. ♀; Himachal Pradesh, Chamba District, Khajjiar,
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<geoCoordinate degrees="32.555795" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="32.555794">32.555795°N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate degrees="76.0655834" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="76.06558">76.0655834°E</geoCoordinate>
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, 24 Sept. 2014; Ankita Gupta leg; (NIM), code-NBAIR/Brac/Micg/Paro/24914A (NIM).
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Paratype.</emphasis>
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India. one ♂, same data as holotype, code-NBAIR/Brac/Micg/Paro/24914B (NIM).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="59">The species epithet is derived from the collection locality.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="59" type="description">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Description.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Female.</emphasis>
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Body length 3.16 mm; fore wing length 3.30 mm.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Head</emphasis>
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1.57
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as wide as long; face sparsely setose, frons bare and eyes densely setose; clypeus 2.46
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as wide as long. OOL/OD: 2.7
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; POL/OD: 2.2
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. Scape 1.82
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as wide as long; pedicel 1.27
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as wide as long; F2 2.6
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as long as wide; F14 1.7
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as long as wide; F15 1.8
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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as long as wide; F2 L/F14 L: 1.6
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.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Mesosoma</emphasis>
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1.33
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longer than wide; mesoscutum sparsely setose and shallowly punctate. Fore wing length: 3.30 mm. Fore wing with vein 3-Cu1 entirely nebulous; vein 1-R1 (0.58) shorter than pterostigma length (0.74) and a little longer than distance delimited between end of vein 1-R1 and end of vein SR1 (0.47). Fore wing with areolet triangular and relatively small, its maximum height 0.33
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vein r length, its maximum width 0.72
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vein r length. Length of veins M+Cu1: 1-M: 1.03: 0.33; 1Cu1: 2Cu1:m-cu: 0.19: 0.21:0.18. Propodeum rugose, with rugosity along median transverse area, with trace of some transverse carina; median longitudinal carina complete; propodeal areola absent. Metafemur L/W: 3.6
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.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Metasoma.</emphasis>
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T1 parallel sided and strongly longitudinally striate, T2 longitudinally striate on lateral sides and basal half, remaining tergites smooth and shiny. T1 median length 2
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its width at posterior margin; T2 width at posterior margin 2.29
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its median length. Hind tibia L: 1.14 mm. Ovipositor sheath L: 0.44 mm. Hind tibia length 2.59
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length of ovipositor sheath. Maximum length of setae on ovipositor sheath (0.09) at most slightly longer than maximum width of ovipositor sheath (0.06). Hypopygium sclerotized.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="59">
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Colour.</emphasis>
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Female (Fig.
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) Body dark brown to black and eyes grey in colour. Palpi yellow brown to pale yellow. Antenna dark brown except basal tip of scape and apical portion of pedicel yellowish brown. Ocelli off white. Clypeus dark brown. Mandibles yellowish brown, darker at apical tips. Legs in general dark brown except basal and apical tip of femora, tibiae and basitarsi.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Figure 3.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Paroplitis khajjiarensis</emphasis>
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Gupta &
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sp. nov.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">A</emphasis>
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male in habitus (lateral view)
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">B</emphasis>
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female fore wing
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">C</emphasis>
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female (in dorsal aspect)
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">D</emphasis>
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female F10-F15
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">E</emphasis>
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female F1-F3
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">F</emphasis>
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female head in frontal view
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">G</emphasis>
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female vertex
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">H</emphasis>
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female antenna
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">I</emphasis>
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female propodeum
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">J</emphasis>
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female T1 and T2
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">K</emphasis>
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ovipositor sheaths.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="59">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Male.</emphasis>
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Paratype (Fig.
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). Body length 2.74 mm. Darker than female. T1 relatively less striated and T2 nearly smooth.
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</paragraph>
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<caption doi="10.3897/jhr.90.81886.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/677657" pageId="0" pageNumber="59" start="Figure 4" startId="F4">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="59">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Figure 4.</emphasis>
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Male Paratype of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Paroplitis khajjiarensis</emphasis>
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Gupta &
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sp. nov.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">A</emphasis>
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head and mesosoma (in dorsal aspect)
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">B</emphasis>
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propodeum and metasoma
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">C</emphasis>
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wings.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="59">
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India (Himachal Pradesh). Besides the type locality (Khajjiar),
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<bibRefCitation author="Ahmed, I" pageId="0" pageNumber="59" refId="B1" refString="Ahmed, I, 2017. Taxonomic Studies on Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Insecta) from Jammu Division of the State Jammu and Kashmir, India. Doctoral dissertation, Aligarh Muslim University." title="Taxonomic Studies on Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Insecta) from Jammu Division of the State Jammu and Kashmir, India. Doctoral dissertation, Aligarh Muslim University." year="2017">Ahmed (2017)</bibRefCitation>
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also reported the species from the localities of Samba and Poonch (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Collection localities of Pambolus (Phaenodus) infuscatus Gupta & van Achterberg sp. nov. (in red colour) and Paroplitis khajjiarensis Gupta & Fernandez-Triana sp. nov. (in blue colour)." figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.90.81886.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/677658" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">5A, B</figureCitation>
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), in the Jammu and Kashmir state. The type locality (Khajjiar) is approximately 160 kms away from Samba (J&K). Both these states share borders and have a lot of similarity in climate and vegetation.
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<caption doi="10.3897/jhr.90.81886.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/677658" pageId="0" pageNumber="59" start="Figure 5" startId="F5">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Figure 5.</emphasis>
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Collection localities of
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Gupta & van Achterberg" authorityYear="2022" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Pambolus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pambolus (Phaenodus) infuscatus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="59" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="infuscatus" subGenus="Phaenodus">Pambolus (Phaenodus) infuscatus</taxonomicName>
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Gupta & van Achterberg sp. nov. (in red colour) and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Paroplitis khajjiarensis</emphasis>
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Gupta &
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sp. nov. (in blue colour).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Remarks.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="59">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="59">Paroplitis khajjiarensis</emphasis>
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was keyed out (as an undescribed species) in
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<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.68.59641" author="Fujie, S" journalOrPublisher="Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift" pageId="0" pageNumber="59" pagination="33 - 43" refId="B9" refString="Fujie, S, Japoshvili, G, Fernandez-Triana, J, 2021. Review of the world species of Paroplitis Mason, 1981 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), with description of three new species. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 68 (1): 33 - 43, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.68.59641" title="Review of the world species of Paroplitis Mason, 1981 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), with description of three new species." url="https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.68.59641" volume="68" year="2021">Fujie et al. (2021)</bibRefCitation>
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. Those authors were only able to see some images of that species in
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<bibRefCitation author="Ahmed, I" pageId="0" pageNumber="59" refId="B1" refString="Ahmed, I, 2017. Taxonomic Studies on Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Insecta) from Jammu Division of the State Jammu and Kashmir, India. Doctoral dissertation, Aligarh Muslim University." title="Taxonomic Studies on Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Insecta) from Jammu Division of the State Jammu and Kashmir, India. Doctoral dissertation, Aligarh Muslim University." year="2017">Ahmed (2017</bibRefCitation>
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, Plate 32). Our specimens and the one illustrated in
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are very similar and we consider them to represent the same species.
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Here we propose a correction to the first couplet of the key by
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<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.68.59641" author="Fujie, S" journalOrPublisher="Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift" pageId="0" pageNumber="59" pagination="33 - 43" refId="B9" refString="Fujie, S, Japoshvili, G, Fernandez-Triana, J, 2021. Review of the world species of Paroplitis Mason, 1981 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), with description of three new species. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 68 (1): 33 - 43, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.68.59641" title="Review of the world species of Paroplitis Mason, 1981 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), with description of three new species." url="https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.68.59641" volume="68" year="2021">Fujie et al. (2021)</bibRefCitation>
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based on the specimens we have examined, as we found that T2 is not entirely sculptured (as considered by those authors) but there is a smooth area on most of the apical half of the tergite. Thus, the first half of that couplet should be amended to "T1 entirely sculptured and T2 mostly sculptured (with longitudinal striae on lateral sides and basal half of tergite)". The rest of the key remains the same as in
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