Redescription of Helorus ruficornis Förster (Hymenoptera: Heloridae), with a New Synonymy and New Afrotropical Specimen Records

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Name of Author

Matthew L. Buffington, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Robert S. Copeland, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi

Publication Date

7-1-2016

Abstract

Research up to this point has recorded two species of Afrotropical Heloridae: Helorus ruficornis Förster and H. elgoni Risbec. After examining recently collected specimens from Kenya and Burundi, we have been able to better understand intraspecific variation within Helorus ruficornis, and as a result, we hereby synonymize H. elgoni with H. ruficornis, redescribe H. ruficornis, and illustrate the holotype of H. elgoni for the first time. We also discuss new collection records for Afrotropical Heloridae, as well as possible habitat preferences.

Keywords

Burundi, Helorus elgoni, Kenya, parasitoid

Recommended Citation

Buffington, M., & Copeland, R. (2016). Redescription of Helorus ruficornis Förster (Hymenoptera: Heloridae), with a New Synonymy and New Afrotropical Specimen Records. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 118 (3), 330-344. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.118.3.330