ZooKeys 648: New World Species of the Genus Calliscelio Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Scelioninae)

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The wasp genus Calliscelio Ashmead is presumed to be a diverse group of parasitoids of the eggs of crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae). A least one species has been found to be an important factor in depressing cricket pest populations. Here, the New World species of Calliscelio are revised. Forty-two species are recognized, 3 are redescribed and 38 are described as new. Four species are treated as junior synonyms of Calliscelio rubriclavus (Ashmead).

Contents

Introduction   3
Materials and methods   4
Taxonomy   5
      Calliscelio Ashmead   5
      Calliscelio absconditum Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   18
      Calliscelio absum Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   20
      Calliscelio alcoa Chen & Masner, sp. n.   22
      Calliscelio amadoi Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   27
      Calliscelio armila Chen & Masner, sp. n.   30
      Calliscelio bidens Chen & Masner, sp. n.   32
      Calliscelio bisulcatus (Kieffer)   34
      Calliscelio brachys Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   37
      Calliscelio brevinotaulus Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   39
      Calliscelio brevitas Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   42
      Calliscelio carinigena Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   45
      Calliscelio crater Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   49
      Calliscelio crena Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   52
      Calliscelio eboris Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   55
      Calliscelio elegans (Perkins)   57
      Calliscelio extenuatus Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   58
      Calliscelio flavicauda Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   60
      Calliscelio foveolatus Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   63
      Calliscelio gatineau Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   65
      Calliscelio glaber Chen & Masner, sp. n.   66
      Calliscelio granulatus Chen & Masner, sp. n.   69
      Calliscelio laticinctus Ashmead   71
      Calliscelio latifrons Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   74
      Calliscelio levis Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   76
      Calliscelio longius Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   78
      Calliscelio magnificus Chen & Masner, sp. n.   80
      Calliscelio migma Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   83
      Calliscelio minutia Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   87
      Calliscelio paraglaber Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   89
      Calliscelio pararemigio Chen & Masner, sp. n.   91
      Calliscelio prolixus Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   93
      Calliscelio punctatifrons Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   95
      Calliscelio remigio Chen & Masner, sp. n.   98
      Calliscelio rubriclavus (Ashmead), comb. n.   100
      Calliscelio ruga Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   108
      Calliscelio rugicoxa Chen & Masner, sp. n.   110
      Calliscelio sfina Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   112
      Calliscelio storea Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   115
      Calliscelio suni Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   117
      Calliscelio telum Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   123
      Calliscelio torqueo Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   125
      Calliscelio virga Chen & Johnson, sp. n.   128
Acknowledgments   130
References   131
Appendix 1   135

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