Literature to Eulophidae from the Neotropical Region

Delvare, G. & LaSalle, J. 2000. Trisecodes gen.n. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae), the first eulophid with three tarsal segments. Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 9:305-312.

De Santis, L. 1967. Catálogo de los Himenópteros Argentinos de la Serie Parasitica, incluyendo Bethyloidea. Comision de Investigacion Cientifica, La Plata, 337pp. A catalogue including the Eulophidae from Argentina.

De Santis, L. 1979. Catálogo de los himénopteros calcidoideos de América al sur de los Estados Unidos. Publicación Especial Comisión de Investigaciones Cientificas Provincia de Buenos Airies, 488pp. A catalogue of Chalcidoidea from the Neotropical Region.

De Santis, L. 1980. Catálogo de los Himenópteros Brasileños de la Serie Parasitica incluyendo Bethyloidea. Editora da Universidade Federal do Paraná. 395 pp. A catalogue including e.g. the Eulophidae from Brazil.

De Santis, L. 1983. Catálogo de los Himenópteros Calcidoideos de America al Sur de los Estados Unidos - Primer Suplemento. Revista Peruana de Entomología, 24(1):1-38. The first supplement to the catalogue from 1979.

De Santis, L. 1989. Catálogo de los Himenópteros Calcidoides (Hymenoptera) al sur de los Estados Unidos, segundo suplemento. Catalogue of the Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) of America south of the United States, second supplement. Acta Entomologica Chilena, 15:9-90. The second supplement to the catalogue from 1979.

De Santis, L. & Fidalgo, P. 1994. Catálogo de Himenópteros Calcidoideos. Serie de la Academia Nacional de Agronomia y Veterinaria, 13:145pp. The third supplement to the catalogue from 1979.

Gibson, G.A.P., Huber, J.T. and Woolley, J.B. (editors) 1997. Annotated keys to the genera of Nearctic Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 794 pp. Includes keys to all genera of Chalcidoidea in the Nearctic.

Gumovsky, A.V. 1998. A new genus of Entedoninae (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from Tobago Island. Journal of the Ukrainian Entomological Society 4:31-34. Description of genus Sporrongia.

Gumovsky, A.V. 2001. Review of the genus Paracrias (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Entedoninae). Vestnik zoologii 35:9-26. Includes descriptions of some Neotropical species of genus Paracrias.

Hanson, P.E. and Gauld, I.D. (editors) 1995. The Hymenoptera of Costa Rica. Oxford University Press, 893 pp. Includes keys to families and subfamilies, and in some cases to genera, of the entire order Hymenoptera in Costa Rica, and information about each group.

Hanson, P.E. and Gauld, I.D. 2006 (editors). Hymenoptera de la Region Neotropical. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 77:1-994. Includes keys to families and subfamilies of the entire order Hymenoptera in the Neotropical Region, and information about each group. The text is in Spanish.

Hansson, C. 1987. Revision of the New World species of Chrysocharis Förster (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Entomologica Scandinavica Supplement 31:1-87.

Hansson, C. 1988. The New World species of Holcopelte and Ionympha (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), with descriptions of two new species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society in Washington 91(1):59-65.

Hansson, C. 1996. A new genus of Eulophidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) with remarkable male genitalia. Systematic Entomology 21:39-62. Includes the genus Perditorulus, and species mainly from Mexico. With diagnoses, descriptions and illustrations for Neotropical species. abstract
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Hansson, C. 1997. Mexican species of the genus Omphale Haliday (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a taxonomic study. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 6:107-151. With diagnoses, descriptions and illustrations for Neotropical species.

Hansson, C. 1997. Species of Chrysocharis Förster and Neochrysocharis Kurdjumov (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Mexico, including eight new species. Miscellania Zoologica 20:81-95. pdf

Hansson, C. 1998. A new genus and species of Entedoninae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from the Neotropical region. Proceedings of the Entomological Society in Washington 100:689-694. Includes the genus Tropicharis. pdf

Hansson, C. 2000. Description of a new genus of Entedoninae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from the Neotropical Region, including three new species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 9:313-319. Includes the genus Acanthala. pdf

Hansson, C. 2002. Eulophidae of Costa Rica, 1. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 67:1-290. Includes the genera Astichomyiia, Emersonella, Microdonophagus, Oradis, Paracrias, Pediobius, Pediobomyia. With diagnoses, descriptions and illustrations for Neotropical species. abstract
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Hansson, C. 2004. Eulophidae of Costa Rica, 2. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 75:1-536. Includes the genera Ametallon, Chrysonotomyia, Dinopteridion, Driopteron, Eprhopalotus, Omphale, Perditorulus, Tropicharis. With diagnoses, descriptions and illustrations for Neotropical species. abstract
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Hansson, C. 2005. Klyngon, gen.nov. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) with two new species from Costa Rica. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae (69:131-136). pdf

Hansson, C. 2009. Eulophidae of Costa Rica, 3, the genus Horismenus. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 82:1-916. Includes the single hyperdiverse genus Horismenus. Four hundred (400) species are included. With diagnoses, descriptions and illustrations for all species. abstract
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Hansson, C. 2009. The genus Microdonophagus Schauff (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), with description of a new species. ZooTaxa No. 607:1-6. Includes description of a new species from Costa Rica. pdf

Hansson, C. 2010. Apleurotropis Girault (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) new to tropical America, including six new species and biological records. ZooTaxa No. 2563:35-52. pdf

Hansson, C. 2010. Inti (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) a peculiar new genus from tropical America. ZooTaxa No. 2729:58-64. Includes also a description of a new species. pdf

Hansson, C. 2011. Dentalion (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) a new genus from tropical America with eleven new species. ZooTaxa No. 2811:1-21. pdf

Hansson, C. 2011. Cornugon (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) a new genus from tropical America including ten new species. ZooTaxa No. 2873:1-25. pdf

Hansson, C., Aebi, A. & Benrey, B. 2004. Horismenus species (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in a bruchid beetle parasitoid guild, including the description of a new species. ZooTaxa No. 548:1-16. pdf

Hansson, C. and LaSalle, J. 2003. Revision of the Neotropical species of the tribe Euderomphalini (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Journal of Natural History, 37:697-778. Includes the genera Aleuroctonus, Cabeza, Dasyomphale, Entedononecremnus, Euderomphale, Itahipeus, Monterrondo, Neopomphale, Sifraneurus, Xenopomphale. With diagnoses, descriptions and illustrations for Neotropical species. abstract
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Hansson, C. & La Salle, J. 2010. The Neotropical genus Klyngon Hansson (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), with new species and biological information. ZooTaxa No. 2498:1-27. Includes description of 11 new species from tropical America. pdf

Hansson, C. and Nishida, K. 2002. A new species of Pediobius (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Epilachna (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Costa Rica. International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation 50:121-125. pdf

Hansson, C. and Nishida, K. 2004. A new species of Emersonella (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), parasitoid on weevil eggs (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), from Costa Rica. ZooTaxa No. 607:1-6. pdf

LaSalle, J. & Schauff, M.E. 1992. Preliminary studies on Neotropical Eulophidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): Ashmead, Cameron, Howard and Walker species. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, 27:1-47. Includes an update on the nomenclature, and the designation of lectotypes of Neotropical Eulophidae.

Myartseva, S.N. 2003. New species of the genus Euderomphale Girault, 1916 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) - parasitoids of whiteflies (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) from Mexico. Russian Entomological Journal, 12:381-384. Includes the description of two new species.

Myartseva, S.N. 2004. New species of the genus Entedononecremnus Girault, 1915 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) - parasitoids of whiteflies (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) from Mexico. Russian Entomological Journal, 13:77-82. Includes the description of three new species.

Noyes, J.S. 1982. Collecting and preserving chalcid wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). Journal of Natural History, 16:315-334. Includes valuable information on collecting methods and methods on how to process collected material.

Schauff, M.E. & Janzen, D.H. 2001. Taxonomy and ecology of Costa Rican Euplectrus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), parasitoids of caterpillars (Lepidoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 10:181-230.

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