2026/07/10 by Mostafa Ghafouri Moghaddam, Giuseppe F. Turrisi, Minoo Heidari Latibari +2 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Fossil Insects in Amber #Plant and animal studies #Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
paper · doi:10.3897/jhr.99.174973
openalex publication_date 2026/07/10 · openalex created_date 2026/07/11 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
The Thai species of the genus Pristaulacus Kieffer, 1900 are reviewed, and 17 species are recognized. We describe and illustrate a new species, P. chiangmaiensis Turrisi & Ghafouri Moghaddam, sp. nov ., using an integrative taxonomic approach. One species, P. vilhelmseni Turrisi & Smith, 2011, is newly recorded from Thailand. We also provide diagnoses, illustrations, and an illustrated and updated identification key for Thai Pristaulacus species. Additionally, DNA barcoding data are presented for several Thai and other Pristaulacus species viz., P. chiangmaiensis , P. erythrocephalus Cameron, 1905, P. fasciatus (Say, 1829), P. flavicrurus (Bradley, 1901), P. gloriator (Fabricius, 1804), P. intermedius Uchida, 1932, P. cf. rufipes Enderlein, 1912, P. rufitarsis (Cresson, 1864), P. stigmaterus (Cresson, 1864), P. vilhelmseni Turrisi & Smith, 2011, which are included in a phylogenetic analysis for the first time. A comprehensive distribution map of all known Thai Pristaulacus species is also provided. An updated checklist of Pristaulacus species from the Oriental region is tabulated and briefly discussed.