Revision of charipine aphid hyperparasitoids (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) from central Europe

Abstract

The Charipinae species of Central Europe are reviewed. Based on 1,439 specimens, 36 species were identified. A diagnosis for each species is provided and the diagnostic features illustrated. Alloxysta hendrickxi (Benoit, 1956) and Alloxysta pilosa Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Villar, 2013, are recorded from Europe for the first time. All the other species identified are recorded for the first time from central Europe, mostly from the Czech and Slovak Republics but also from Slovenia and Poland. New trophic relationships are described for some species, which considerably improves the knowledge of Charipinae hosts. In total 389 new trophic relations were established.