Revision of the species Chalcidoidea (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the Museum of Natural History of the Scientific Institute in Rabat (Morocco)

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Description

This work presents the revision of twelve species of the superfamily of Chalcidoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera) deposited in the National Museum of Natural History, Scientific Institute, Rabat, Morocco. Data on biology and hosts of these species are given and a map of their distribution in the North Africa region is provided.

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Kissayi, K., Villemant, C., Douaik, A., Bentata, F., Bhilili, M., Benhoussa, A., 2020. Revision of the species Chalcidoidea (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the Museum of Natural History of the Scientific Institute in Rabat (Morocco). Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona. Dataset/Occurrence: https://doi.org/10.15470/q0ya99

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Keywords

Hymenoptera; Chalcidoidea; Revision; SI reference collection; Morocco; Occurrence; Occurrence

Contacts

K. Kissayi
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
National Forestry School of Engineers, Tabriquet
11 000 Salé
MA
C. Villemant
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité, MCF
45 rue Buffon
CP50 75005 Paris
FR
A. Douaik
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
National Institute of Agronomic Research
Rabat
MA
F. Bentata
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
National Institute of Agronomic Research
Rabat
MA
M. Labhilili
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
National Institute of Agronomic Research
Rabat
MA
A. Benhoussa
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Mohammed V University, Faculty of Sciences
MA
Montse Ferrer
  • Publisher
Managing Editor AMZ
Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica, Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
Ps Picasso s/n
08003 Barcelona
Barcelona
ES

Geographic Coverage

The aim of this work therefore was to revise for the first time all the Chalcidoidea specimens from this old collection registered in the NMNH-SI in order to update and add to the diversity of the fauna of Morocco.

Bounding Coordinates South West [32.959, -6.657], North East [35.801, -5.729]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Superfamily Chalcidoidea
Family Chalcididae, Encyrtidae, Leucospidae, Megastigmidae, Pteromalidae
Subfamily Brachymeriinae, Chalcidinae, Haltichellinae, Encyrtinae, Pteromalinae

Project Data

After revising the specimens from the NMNH–SI collection we identified 12 species in 9 genera and 5 families: Chalcididae (5 species), Encyrtidae (1 species), Leucospidae (3 species), Megastigmidae (1 species) and Pteromalidae (2 species).

Title evision of the species Chalcidoidea (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the Museum of Natural History of the Scientific Institute in Rabat (Morocco)

The personnel involved in the project:

K. Kissayi
  • Author

Sampling Methods

After revising the specimens from the NMNH–SI collection we identified 12 species in 9 genera and 5 families: Chalcididae (5 species), Encyrtidae (1 species), Leucospidae (3 species), Megastigmidae (1 species) and Pteromalidae (2 species).

Study Extent The list below includes data on the species of Chalcidoidea from Morocco deposited at the NMNH–SI and classified by family, subfamily, tribe (where it exists), genus and species.
Quality Control Each specimen was examined morphologically in detail with a Stereomicroscope Olympus SZX16

Method step description:

  1. Each specimen was identified by consulting specific and appropriate determination keys: Cresson (1972); Crawford (1910); Bouček (1952); Steffan (1950, 1959); Delvare (1992); Delvare and Bouček (1992); Baugnée and Vago (2006); Delvare et al. (2011); Lotfalizadeh et al. (2012); Toheed et al. (2018); Bouček (1974); Rizzo and Mitroiu (2010); Doğanlar (2011); Delvare and Huchet (2017); Janšta et al. (2017); Cruaud et al. (2019); Cruaud et al. (2020).

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Kissayi, K., Villemant, C., Douaik, A., Bentata, F., Bhilili, M., Benhoussa, A., 2020. Revision of the species Chalcidoidea (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the Museum of Natural History of the Scientific Institute in Rabat (Morocco). Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica, 18: 143–159, Doi: https://doi.org/10.32800/amz.2020.18.0143 https://doi.org/10.32800/amz.2020.18.0143

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 10.15470/q0ya99
4506857c-ac05-4d0a-a8ea-3223f60e1c5a
https://ipt.gbif.es/resource?r=chalcidoidea_nmnh-si_rabat