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ABSTRACT
Metaspathius gorgasoma Quicke & Ward sp. n. is described from specimens collected from litter samples. It is mainly characterised by the mesoscutum being strongly declivous anteriorly, a derived morphological feature not found in congeners. Wing structure of the new species including shape and loss of posterior longitudinal flexion lines (claval furrows) of both fore and hind wings indicate its close relationship with M. hemipterus Belokobylskij from which it is distinguished.
Acknowledgements
We thank the Rachadaphiseksomphot Fund, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, for the award of a Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship to DLJQ whose visit to the New Zealand Arthropod Collection was supported by a Catalyst Seeding grant from the Royal Society of New Zealand.
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