Abstract

MYARTSEVA, Svetlana N.; RUIZ-CANCINO, Enrique  and  CORONADO-BLANCO, Juana María. Mexican Coccophaginae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae) with a key to genera and description of a new species. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2016, vol.32, n.1, pp.6-11. ISSN 2448-8445.

The subfamily Coccophaginae in Mexico consists in three tribes and six genera, and comprises about 70% of Mexican fauna of the family Aphelinidae. This subfamily includes the most diverse genera, Encarsia Förster and Coccophagus Westwood with 108 and 30 Mexican species, respectively. A key to the genera of Coccophaginae in Mexico is provided. A new species, Coccobius frontalis sp. nov., is described and illustrated.

Keywords : Aphelinidae; Coccophaginae; tribes; genera; key; new species.