taxonID	type	description	language	source
039CE477FFFA92153DA858FD6F27FD84.taxon	description	(Figure 1)	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFFA92153DA858FD6F27FD84.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality Lectotype female: ‘ MADAGASCAR: Bekyli, Reg. sud de l ’ île ’, ‘ MUSEUM PARIS, xi. 1936, A. Seyrig ’ and ‘ MNHN, Paris, EY 19195 ’. Paralectotypes. 1 female, same data as lectotype and ‘ MNHN, Paris, EY 19196 ’; 1 female, same data as lectotype except, iii. 1934 and ‘ MNHN, Paris, EY 19197 ’. Additional material. 1 female: ‘ ALDABRA: South Island, Cinq Cases. 3 – 16. i. 1968, B. Cogan & A. Hutson ’ and ‘ Aldabra Atoll. Royal Society Expedition, 1967 – 68. B. M. 1968 – 333 ’ (BMNH); 1 female: ‘ ALDABRA: I. le Michel, 15 - ii. 1968, B. Cogan & A. Hutson ’ and ‘ Aldabra Atoll. Royal Society Expedition, 1967 – 68. B. M. 1968 – 333 ’ (BMNH).	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFFA92153DA858FD6F27FD84.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. D. bimucronatus can be distinguished from all other Dioxybracon species in lacking extensive mesopleural sculpture, striate sculpture on frons and submedial mesoscutal grooves, hind coxa without dorsal spine, lateral lamella of metasomal tergites 1 – 3 narrow, without emargination or strong expansion at level of tergite 3, posterior margin of tergite 6 narrowly and more or less deeply emarginate medially. Male. Unknown.	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFFA92153DA858FD6F27FD84.taxon	biology_ecology	Host. Unknown.	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFFA92153DA858FD6F27FD84.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afrotropical and Oceanic (Madagascar and Aldabra).	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFFA92153DA858FD6F27FD84.taxon	description	Variation and comments. Very little variation was noted between specimens. The two specimens from Aldabra differ in having the scapus black laterally but brownish medially, pedicellus brownish apically and flagellum slightly paler. This difference does not seem sufficient to warrant separate species status for the Aldabra specimens.	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFFC92183DF65E286898FC24.taxon	description	(Figures 2, 3)	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFFC92183DF65E286898FC24.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality Holotype female: GHANA ‘ GOLD COAST, ABURI 1912 – 13, W. H. Patterson ’ (barcode-label, NHMUK 010880744).	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFFC92183DF65E286898FC24.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Differs from other species in having the combination of hind tibia black, submedial grooves on anterior of middle lobe of mesoscutum, frons striate, forewing venation largely brown, not strongly contrasting with C + SC + R, base of hindwing with large glbrous area, the lateral lamella of metasomal tergites 1 – 3 narrow, without emargination or strong expansion at level of tergite 3, and posterior margin of tergite 6 narrowly and more or less deeply emarginate medially.	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFFC92183DF65E286898FC24.taxon	description	Description. Female: Length of body 4.5 mm, of forewing 4.5, exserted part of ovipositor 0.7 mm. Head. Antenna broken; 1 st flagellomere 1.2 × longer than both 2 nd and 3 rd, separately, the latter 1.6 × longer than wide; width of head: width of face: height of eye = 2.0: 1.1: 1.0; intertentorial distance 1.4 × shortest distance between tentorial pit and eye; face punctate, laterally the punctures becoming confluent forming transverse lines; medially with sharply defined narrow triangular ridge running from dorsal margin of clypeus to between antennal sockets; lower part of hypostomal carina (occipital flange) weakly developed not visible anteriorly; frons finely subtransversely striate laterally and anteriorly, with weak midlongitudinal groove; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: transverse diameter of posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 1.0: 1.2: 3.2; length of head behind eye 0.2 × length of eye in dorsal view. Mesosoma. 1.3 × longer than high; pronotum largely smooth and shiny laterally with a few crenulae dorsally; propleuron with sculptured posterior lobe; mesoscutum densely punctate; notauli narrow and smooth; middle lobe of mesoscutum anteriorly with weak pair of submedial grooves; mesopleuron sparsely punctate; scutellar sulcus with 5 strong crenulae between outer ones; median area of metanotum with strong midlongitudinal carina produced to form a pointed tooth; propodeum with well-developed apophyses that give rise to lamelliform carina that runs to posterior margin; median carina strong and giving rise to numerous transverse ridges; anterolaterally shiny with minute punctures forming confluent longitudinal rows. Wings. Forewing. Lengths of veins r-rs: 3 RSa: 3 RSb = 1.0: 2.1: 4.9; veins 2 RS: 3 RSa: rs-m = 1.8: 2.8: 1.0; vein m-cu 0.4 × (RS + M) b. Hindwing with a large glabrous basal area distal to cu-a; with single basal hamulus. Legs. Lengths of fore femur: tibia: tarsus = 1.0: 1.0: 1.0; hind femur 0.85 × tibia (hind tibiae incomplete). Metasoma. 1 st tergite with dorsal carinae incomplete, reaching as distinct carinae slightly beyond midlength; 2 nd tergite 2.2 × wider posteriorly than long, 1.4 × longer than 3 rd tergite; lateral groove of tergites 1 – 2 finely crenulated, tergite 3 without lateral groove; 4 th and 5 th metasomal tergites basally with deep groove; apical margin of 6 th metasomal tergite moderately deeply emarginated medially, the emargination with distinct lamella. Ovipositor (sheaths missing) 0.6 × length of hind tibia, strongly swollen preapically. Colour. Body entirely honey-yellow; antenna black but scapus brown; legs slightly paler except a dark mark at apex of hind tibia, and hind tarsus black. Wing membrane hyalinepale smoky, venation brown to dark brown, more yellowish basally and posteriorly. Male. Unknown.	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFFC92183DF65E286898FC24.taxon	biology_ecology	Host. Unknown.	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFFC92183DF65E286898FC24.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afrotropical (Ghana).	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFFC92183DF65E286898FC24.taxon	etymology	Etymology. From the Latin aurum meaning gold, and oram meaning coast, in reference to the old colonial name for Ghana as on the specimen ’ s data label.	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFF1921B3DF45848686DFB1C.taxon	description	(Figures 4, 5)	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFF1921B3DF45848686DFB1C.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality Holotype female: ‘ UGANDA: Kibale NP, Kanyawara Biol. Station, 0 ° 33 ʹ 54.4 ’ N 30 ° 21 ʹ 29.8 ” W 1509 m elev., Malaise trap # 3, 23 – 30.05.2010 leg. S. Katusabe & Co. ”	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFF1921B3DF45848686DFB1C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species is the only member of the genus with extensive black markings including head and thorax (D. koshunensis (Watanabe) comb. nov. from Taiwan has a pair of black spots on metasomal tergites 3 – 5).	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFF1921B3DF45848686DFB1C.taxon	description	Description. Female: Length of body 4.2 mm, of forewing 4.0, of antenna 4.4 mm, part of ovipositor exserted beyond metasomal apex 0.9 mm. Head. Antenna with 37 flagellomeres; terminal flagellomere sharply pointed; median flagellomeres 1.4 × longer than wide; 1 st flagellomere 1.1 × longer than both 2 nd and 3 rd, separately, the latter 1.6 × longer than wide; width of head: width of face: height of eye = 2.1: 1.0: 1.0; intertentorial distance 1.5 × shortest distance between tentorial pit and eye; face largely with transverse rugosity formed by confluence of setiferous punctures; medially with sharply defined narrow ridge running from dorsal margin of clypeus to between antennal sockets. Clypeus smooth and shiny with few minute setiferous punctures. Lower part of hypostomal carina (occipital flange) forming a ventrally directed lobe, just visible in anterior view; frons with extensive fine, dense transverse striation, depressed in front of anterior ocellus; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: transverse diameter of posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 1.0: 1.4: 2.5; length of head behind eye 0.3 × length of eye in dorsal view. Mesosoma. 1.4 × longer than high; pronotum largely smooth and shiny with some crenulations posteriorly and posterodorsally, longitudinal lateral groove sharply defined ventrally; propleuron with sculptured posterior lobe; mesoscutum setose with extensive transverse sculpture and deep setiferous punctures; middle lobe of mesoscutum with pair of weak but distinct submedial grooves; scutellar sulcus with 4 strong crenulae between outer ones; scutellum with numerous deep setiferous punctures that form, laterally, longitudinal confluent rows; axillae smooth and shiny; mesopleuron anterodorsally with crenulations and deep setiferous punctures, ventrally and posteriorly with less developed punctuation; mesopleural furrow smooth; mesosternum densely with deep setiferous punctures; mesopleuron smooth; middle lobe of metanotum strongly produced; propodeum with well-developed apophyses that give rise to lamelliform carina that runs to posterior margin; median carina strong and giving rise to numerous transverse ridges; anterolaterally shiny with minute punctures forming confluent longitudinal rows. Wings. Forewing. Lengths of veins r-rs: 3 RSa: 3 RSb = 1.0: 2.6: 5.5; veins 2 RS: 3 RSa: rs-m = 1.8: 2.9: 1.0; vein m-cu 0.35 × (RS + M) b. Base of hindwing with only small glabrous area distal to vein cu-a. Legs. Lengths of fore femur: tibia: tarsus = 1.0: 1.0: 1.1; lengths of hind femur: tibia: tarsus = 1.0: 1.15: 1.2. Claws with acutely pointed basal lobe. Metasoma. Coarsely reticulate. 1 st tergite with dorsal carinae more or less distinct (somewhat irregular), converging to reach posterior margin; 2 nd tergite 2.1 × wider posteriorly than medially long, 1.1 × longer than 3 rd tergite; 4 th and 5 th metasomal tergites basally with deep groove, dorsal surface mediobasally projecting as lobes; apical margin of 6 th metasomal tergite moderately deeply emarginated medially, the emargination with distinct lamella. Ovipositor 1.1 × longer than hind tibia. Colour. Antennae, head, most of mesosoma except propodeum and metapleuron, apical half of 6 th metasomal tergite, hind tibia and tarsus, ovipositor sheaths black; propodeum and metapleuron and remainder of metasoma, fore and mid legs except whitish coxae, hind legs honey-yellow. Wing membrane smokey with dark setae; venation dark brown to black. Male. Unknown.	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFF1921B3DF45848686DFB1C.taxon	biology_ecology	Host. Unknown.	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFF1921B3DF45848686DFB1C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afrotropical (Uganda).	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFF1921B3DF45848686DFB1C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Maridadi is the Swahili, a language fairly widely used in East Africa, word for pretty, in reference to the colour pattern of the new species.	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFF2921F3DF25940693AFE7B.taxon	description	(Figures 6, 7)	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFF2921F3DF25940693AFE7B.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality Holotype female: SOUTH AFRICA: ‘ Port St. John, Pondoland. July. 10 – 31.1923 ’ and ‘ S. Africa, R. E. Turner, Brit. Mus. 1923 – 398 ’ (barcode-label, NHMUK 010880749). Paratypes. SOUTH AFRICA: 1 female, E. Cape Prov., Katberg, 4000 ft. 14 – 26. xi. 1932, R. E. Turner, ‘ Brit. Mus. 1932 – 577 ’; 1 female, Port St. John, Pondoland, Sept. 1923, R. E. Turner, ‘ Brit. Mus. 1923 – 510 ’, (barcode-label, NHMUK 010880741); 1 female, Port St. John, Pondoland, April 9 – 30 1923, R. E. Turner, ‘ Brit. Mus. 1923 – 286 ’, (barcode-label, NHMUK 010880747); 1 male, E. Cape Prov., Katberg, 4000 ft., xii. 1932, R. E. Turner, ‘ Brit. Mus. 1933 – 69 ’, (barcode-label, NHMUK 010880748).	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFF2921F3DF25940693AFE7B.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This and D. australiensis Quicke & Ingram comb. nov. are the only species with forewing vein C + SC + R and pterostigma dark (blackish) contrasting with remainder of venation which is yellowish. D. vannorti sp. nov. differs in having the posterior margin of tergite 6 narrowly and more or less deeply emarginate medially and in lacking an expansion of the lateral lamella of metasomal tergites 1 – 3 at level of tergite 3.	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFF2921F3DF25940693AFE7B.taxon	description	Description. Female: Length of body 3.3 – 4.3 mm (posterior of metasoma often strongly curved), of forewing 4.2, of antenna 4.7 mm, part of ovipositor exserted beyond apex of metasoma 0.6 – 0.8 mm. Head. Antenna with 32 – 34 flagellomeres; terminal flagellomere weakly acuminate; median flagellomeres 1.2 × longer than wide; 1 st flagellomere 1.2 × longer than both 2 nd and 3 rd, separately, the latter 1.7 × longer than wide; width of head: width of face: height of eye = 2.4: 1.25: 1.0; intertentorial distance 2.1 × shortest distance between tentorial pit and eye; face shiny, sparsely punctate, laterally with subparallel transverse striation; medially with sharply defined narrow ridge running from dorsal margin of clypeus to between antennal sockets; clypeus shiny with sparse punctuation, somewhat elevated away from face. Lower part of hypostomal carina (occipital flange) moderately developed; frons shiny with fine subtransverse striation; shortest distance between posterior ocelli: transverse diameter of posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 1.0: 1.5: 3.2; length of head behind eye 0.25 × length of eye in dorsal view. Mesosoma. 1.4 × longer than high; pronotum largely smooth, with some weak irregular rugae posterodorsally and narrowly posteriorly; propleuron with sculptured posterior lobe; mesoscutum setose with extensive transverse sculpture and deep setiferous punctures; middle lobe of mesoscutum with pair of weak but distinct submedial grooves; scutellar sulcus with 4 strong crenulae between outer ones; scutellum with numerous deep setiferous punctures that form, laterally, longitudinal confluent rows; axillae smooth and shiny; mesopleuron with anterodorsal crenulations, and otherwise with pattern of fine curved subhorizontal striations dorsally and subvertical striations ventrally; mesopleural furrow smooth; median area of metanotum with midlongitudinal carina protruding to form sharp point; propodeum with well-developed apophyses that give rise to lamelliform carina that runs to posterior margin; median carina strong and giving rise to numerous short transverse crenulae otherwise finely rugulose. Wings Forewing. Lengths of veins r-rs: 3 RSa: 3 RSb = 1.0: 2.6: 5.7; veins 2 RS: 3 RSa: rs-m = 1.8: 2.4: 1.0.; vein m-cu 0.3 × (RS + M) b. Base of hindwing with large glabrous area distal to vein cu-a. Legs. Lengths of fore femur: tibia: tarsus = 1.0: 1.0: 1.1; lengths of hind femur: tibia: tarsus = 1.0: 1.1: 1.1. Claws with acutely pointed basal lobe. Metasoma. Coarsely reticulate. First tergite with dorsal carinae more or less distinct (somewhat irregular), converging to reach posterior margin; 2 nd tergite 2.2 × wider posteriorly than medially long, marginally longer than 3 rd tergite; 4 th and 5 th metasomal tergites basally with deep groove; apical margin of 6 th metasomal tergite deeply and narrowly emarginate; ovipositor sheaths 0.9 × longer than hind tibia. Colour. Body and legs entirely ochreous yellow except orbits slightly paler; antennae and ovipositor sheaths black. Wings hyaline, most venation and tegulae brownish yellow contrasting with nearly black forewing C + SC + R and pterostigma. Male. As for females except posterior margin of 6 th metasomal tergite more or less truncate, rather transparent.	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFF2921F3DF25940693AFE7B.taxon	biology_ecology	Host. Unknown.	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFF2921F3DF25940693AFE7B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afrotropical (South Africa).	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
039CE477FFF2921F3DF25940693AFE7B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after Dr Simon van Noort in recognition of his major contribution to Hymenoptera research in Africa.	en	Quicke, Donald L. J., Villemant, Claire, Butcher, Buntika A. (2019): The Afrotropical braconine genus Dioxybracon Granger with descriptions of four new species and new generic synonymy. Journal of Natural History 53 (27): 1673-1689, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1657975
