Kang Ilgoo, Sharkey Michael J
Department of Entomology, Kyungpook National University, Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea Kyungpook National University Sangju Republic of Korea.
The Hymenoptera Institute, Redlands, CA, USA The Hymenoptera Institute Redlands United States of America.
Zookeys. 2024 Jul 29;1208:165-172. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1208.128640. eCollection 2024.
Kang & Sharkey, is a novel addition to the microgastroid complex of Braconidae. Taxonomic assignment within this complex posed challenges initially due to the presence of putatively plesiomorphic characters. However, closer examination revealed affiliations with the microgastroid complex, supported by morphological features such as the location of spiracles on the first metasomal tergum and the absence of spiracles on the seventh metasomal tergum. Based on the following two morphological characters, the presence of an inverted Y-shaped groove on the first metasomal tergum and pectinate tarsal claws, Kang & Sharkey, is tentatively placed within Cardiochilinae Ashmead, 1900 despite uncertainties surrounding phylogenetic relationships. This article provides the diagnosis of Kang & Sharkey, , the description of Kang & Sharkey, , and a discussion of the taxonomic placement of the new genus within the microgastroid complex.
康氏茧蜂属（Kang & Sharkey）是茧蜂科小腹茧蜂亚科中的一个新成员。最初，由于存在推测为原始特征，在这个亚科内进行分类归属带来了挑战。然而，进一步研究发现它与小腹茧蜂亚科有关联，其形态特征如第一腹节背板气门的位置以及第七腹节背板无气门等为这一关联提供了支持。基于以下两个形态特征，即第一腹节背板上存在倒Y形凹槽和栉状跗爪，尽管系统发育关系存在不确定性，但康氏茧蜂属仍暂被置于1900年阿什米德建立的心唇茧蜂亚科（Cardiochilinae）中。本文给出了康氏茧蜂属的诊断特征、该属的描述，并讨论了这个新属在小腹茧蜂亚科中的分类地位。
