A new record of the genus <i>Mesocrina</i> Foerster and a newly-recorded species of genus <i>Alloea</i> Haliday (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) from Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The subfamily Alysiinae is a relatively large group within the family Braconidae, comprising more than 2,440 valid species worldwide. It is divided into two tribes, Alysiini and Dacnusini and is characteried by koinobiont endoparasitoidism of dipteran larvae. In South Korea, 286 species from 21 genera have been recorded to date. Despite this diversity, genus Mesocrina have not previously been reported from the Korean Peninsula. Mesocrina includes species are parasitoids of cyclorrhaphan Diptera inhabiting fungi, while Alloea species are known as parasitoids of Lonchoptera species. For the genus Alloea, only one species has been recorded in Korea. These genera can be distinguished by specific morphological traits, such as wing venation a

SUBMITTER: Sohn J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12405938 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature