An unexpected new species of Anachrysis Krombein, 1986 (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae, Amiseginae) from the Arabian Peninsula

• DOI: 10.3897/jhr.96.107489
• Publication Date: 2023-10-17T13:21:21Z
• Authors: Milo van Loon; Ahmed M. Soliman
• Keywords: Chrysidoidea; Insecta; Chrysididae; Yemen; Arthropoda; Saudi Arabia; Amiseginae; Biota; Hymenoptera; key; QL1-991; Animalia; description; Anachrysis; Afrotropics; Zoology

Anachrysis arabicasp. nov., a new chrysidid species from Saudi Arabia and Yemen, is described and illustrated. The new species represents the first record of the subfamily Amiseginae in the Arabian Peninsula. A key to species of the genus is provided. The phylogenetic position of Anachrysis within the subfamily is briefly discussed.