A New Genus of Hover Wasps from Southeast Asia (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Stenogastrinae)

A New Genus of Hover Wasps from Southeast Asia (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Stenogastrinae)

Chalogaster spatulata, new genus and species, is described from Viet Nam and northern Thailand. The genus belongs to the subfamily Stenogastrinae, a group of social wasps endemic to the Oriental Region. Cladistic analysis indicates that Chalogaster is the sister-group of the genus Metischnogaster va...

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Veröffentlicht in:American Museum novitates
Hauptverfasser: CARPENTER, JAMES M, STARR, CHRISTOPHER K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Chalogaster spatulata
Hymenoptera
Insects
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Stenogastrinae
Vespidae
Wasps
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Zusammenfassung:Chalogaster spatulata, new genus and species, is described from Viet Nam and northern Thailand. The genus belongs to the subfamily Stenogastrinae, a group of social wasps endemic to the Oriental Region. Cladistic analysis indicates that Chalogaster is the sister-group of the genus Metischnogaster van der Vecht. A revised key to the genera of Stenogastrinae is presented.
ISSN:0003-0082
1937-352X
DOI:10.1206/0003-0082(2000)291<0001:ANGOHW>2.0.CO;2