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

K. Kissayi

doi:10.15470/q0ya99

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

Citation

Kissayi K, Ferrer M (2021). Revision of the species Chalcidoidea (Insecta, Hymenoptera) deposited in the Museum of Natural History of the Scientific Institute in Rabat (Morocco). Version 1.2. Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15470/q0ya99 accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-11-30.

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.

Sampling Description

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.

Sampling

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).

Quality Control

Each specimen was examined morphologically in detail with a Stereomicroscope Olympus SZX16

Method steps

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).

Taxonomic Coverages

Chalcidoidea
rank: superfamily
Chalcididae
rank: family
Brachymeriinae
rank: subfamily
Chalcidinae
rank: subfamily
Haltichellinae
rank: subfamily
Encyrtidae
rank: family
Encyrtinae
rank: subfamily
Leucospidae
rank: family
Megastigmidae
rank: family
Pteromalidae
rank: family
Pteromalinae
rank: subfamily

Geographic Coverages

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.

Bibliographic Citations

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

Contacts

K. Kissayi
originator
position: B.P. 511
National Forestry School of Engineers, Tabriquet
Salé
11 000
MA
email: Kissayi_k@yahoo.fr

Montse Ferrer
metadata author
position: Managing Editor
Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica, Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
Pg Picasso s/n.
Barcelona
Barcelona
email: montseferrerf@gmail.com

Montse Ferrer
content provider
position: Managing Editor AMZ
Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica, Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
Ps Picasso s/n
Barcelona
08003
Barcelona
ES
email: montseferrerf@gmail.com

K. Kissayi
administrative point of contact
position: B.P. 511
National Forestry School of Engineers, Tabriquet
Salé
11 000
MA
email: Kissayi_k@yahoo.fr

C. Villemant
administrative point of contact
Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité, MCF
45 rue Buffon
Paris
CP50 75005
FR

A. Douaik
administrative point of contact
National Institute of Agronomic Research
Rabat
MA

F. Bentata
administrative point of contact
National Institute of Agronomic Research
Rabat
MA

M. Labhilili
administrative point of contact
National Institute of Agronomic Research
Rabat
MA

A. Benhoussa
administrative point of contact
Mohammed V University, Faculty of Sciences
MA