Aspilota Foerster, 1863

Peris-Felipo, Francisco Javier, Santa, Fernando, van Achterberg, Cornelis & Belokobylskij, Sergey A., 2025, Review of the genera and subgenera of the subtribe Aspilotina (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae), with a new illustrated key, ZooKeys 1229, pp. 133-200 : 133-200

Subgenus Aspilota Foerster, 1863 , sensu stricto

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Aspilota Foerster, 1863: 268; Shenefelt 1974: 966; Wharton 1980: 84; van Achterberg 1988: 9; Chen and Wu 1994: 49; Belokobylskij 1998 a: 218; Wharton 2002: 34; Yu et al. 2016.

Dipiesta Foerster, 1863: 265.

Type species.

Alysia ruficornis Nees von Esenbeck, 1834 , by monotypy.

Material examined.

Numerous species from the Palaearctic, Nearctic, and Neotropical regions were reviewed (e. g., Peris-Felipo and Belokobylskj 2014; Peris-Felipo et al. 2016 a, 2016 b, 2016 c, 2016 d).

Remarks.

This largest and easily recognised subgenus includes most of Aspilota species. Pterusa ruficollis (Stelfox & Graham, 1950) is returned to Aspilota as A. ruficollis Stelfox & Graham, 1950 , comb. nov. after the revision of type because the paraclypeal fovea are wide and reaching the inner margin of the eyes. Its new generic position is also supported by Fischer’s re-description of the species ( Fischer 1972: 436).

Figures

Figure 4. Aspilota (Aspilota) ajara Peris-Felipo, 2016 (holotype, female) A habitus, lateral view B head and mesosoma, lateral view C mandible D antenna E head, front view F head and mesonotum, dorsal view.

Figure 5. Aspilota (Aspilota) ajara Peris-Felipo, 2016 (holotype, female) A propodeum B first metasomal tergite, dorsal view C legs, metasoma and ovipositor, lateral view D fore and hind wings.