Two new species of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) from the high arctic (Spitsbergen, Svalbard)

• Published in: Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology
• Main Authors: Chaubet, Bernard, Derocles, Stéphane A.P., Hullé, Maurice, Le Ralec, Anne, Outreman, Yannick, Simon, Jean-Christophe, Tomanović, Željko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Subjects: Arctic environments; Insect biodiversity; Aphid parasitoids; New species; Spitsbergen; Arctic; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Main Island
• Online Access: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6509; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2012.03.001

The high arctic Svalbard archipelago is characterized by a low insect species richness explained by both extreme living conditions and insularity. Here, we described two new species of Hymenopteran parasitoids found in Spitsbergen, the main island of Svalbard, using aphids as hosts. We named the fir...