A review of Psilochalcis Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Chalcididae) from the western United States with descriptions of three new species from Utah and surrounding states

Authors

Mark J. Petersen, Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602Follow
Robert L. Johnson, Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, 3115A Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Provo, UT 84602Follow
Val Jo Anderson, Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, 5025 LSB, Provo, UT 84602Follow

Abstract

A review of Psilochalcis Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) species in the western United States is presented, with the addition of 3 new species: Psilochalcis adenticulata Petersen, new species; Psilochalcis minuta Petersen, new species; and Psilochalcis quadratis Petersen, new species. Morphological diagnoses and distributions are given for each species. A dichotomous key to the Psilochalcis species of North America is presented.


Se presenta una revisión de las especies de Psilochalcis Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) en el oeste de los Estados Unidos, con la incorporación de tres nuevas especies: una nueva especie de Psilochalcis adenticulata Petersen, una nueva especie de Psilochalcis minuta Petersen y una nueva especie de Psilochalcis quadratis Petersen. En este trabajo se presentan diagnósticos morfológicos y distribuciones para cada especie. Además, se ofrece una clave dicotómica de las especies de Psilochalcis de Norteamérica.

Recommended Citation

Petersen, Mark J.; Johnson, Robert L.; and Anderson, Val Jo (2022) "A review of Psilochalcis Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Chalcididae) from the western United States with descriptions of three new species from Utah and surrounding states," Western North American Naturalist: Vol. 82: No. 4, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol82/iss4/6