First review of the subfamily Agathidinae Haliday, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Egypt, with new records and the description of a new species of Camptothlipsis Enderlein, 1920

Altogether, seven species of Braconidae Agathidinae, in six genera and three tribes (Agathidini, Disophrini, and Earinini) are recorded from Egypt, of which four genera (Agathis Latreille, Camptothlipsis Enderlein, Disophrys Foerster, and Earinus Wesmael) and four species (Agathis anglica Marshall, 1885; Coccygidium luteum (Brulle, 1846), Disophrys caesa (Klug, 1885), and Earinus sp.) are newly recorded for Egypt. Camptothlipsis similis n. sp., reared from a crambid host species (Chilo sp.), is described and illustrated. A brief description and the distribution of each species are given. A key to species of the subfamily Agathidinae Haliday, 1833 in Egypt, as well as a checklist, are presented. Most of the collected species have a Palaearctic affinity; only two species, Coccygidium luteum (Brulle) and C. melleum (Roman), have an Afrotropical distribution. Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is here recorded for the first time as a host for Coccygidium melleum (Roman).

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This paper reports the discovery of seven species of Braconidae Agathidinae in Egypt, including four newly recorded genera and species. A newly discovered species, Camptothlipsis similis, is described in detail.