Atree, a remarkable new genus of the subfamily Brachistinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and the first report of the tribe Diospilini from India

ridhuranjith@gmail.com; Abstract The braconid tribe Diospilini (subfamily Brachistinae) is reported for the first time from India with the description of a new genus, Atree, along with the description of a new species A. [...] The newly described genus belongs to the Aspigonus genus group showing the presence of a wide, deep sculptured groove on the propleuron. [...] A key to the Indomalayan and Palaearctic genera of Diospilini is provided along with the key to the species of Atree gen. [...] We report the tribe Diospilini for the first time from the Indian subcontinent along with the description of a new genus. [...] A key to the Indomalayan and Palaearctic genera of Diospilini is provided along with a key to the species of the genus Atree gen.