New evidence on the identity of the European Helorus species (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea, Helorida)
Citation
Vogel J (2024). New evidence on the identity of the European Helorus species (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea, Helorida). Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.12.e122523 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.Description
Species of Helorus Latreille 1802 are rarely collected endoparasitoids of Chrysopidae larvae (Neuroptera). Previous work on the limits between the European species of this species-poor genus, based on morphology only, has left some uncertainties. Here, we approach these cases and revisit previous taxonomic decisions using freshly collected and museum material.We generated the first large-scale Heloridae DNA barcode dataset, combined these with morphological data in an integrative taxonomic approach, and added information from studying all relevant type material. We found five species, Helorus anomalipes (Panzer, 1798), H. coruscus Haliday, 1857 stat. rev., H. nigripes Förster, 1856, H. ruficornis Förster, 1856, and H. striolatus Cameron, 1906, for which we provide an updated identification key. DNA barcode data are added to publicly available DNA barcode reference databases, for all species, except H. nigripes.Taxonomic Coverages
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Jonathan Vogeloriginator
position: Mr
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig Bonn
Bonn
DE
email: j.vogel@leibniz-lib.de
Jonathan Vogel
metadata author
position: Mr
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig Bonn
Bonn
DE
email: j.vogel@leibniz-lib.de
Jonathan Vogel
administrative point of contact
position: Mr
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig Bonn
Bonn
DE
email: j.vogel@leibniz-lib.de