Acta Entomologica Serbica, 2024, 29(2): xx-xxUDC:DOI:10.5281/zenodo.13885159PAUESIA QUILIS, 1931 (HYMENOPTERA, BRACONIDAE; APHIDIINAE)IN SERBIA: THREE SPECIES NEW TO SERBIAN FAUNA WITH AN IDENTIFICATION KEY

Abstract

Pauesia is a diverse genus within the Aphidiinae subfamily, comprising about 80 species across the Holarctic region. Despite their diversity and distribution, a comprehensive modern revision of the species has yet to be undertaken. So far, six species have been recorded in Serbia. Our study identified three species new to the Serbian fauna:Pauesia similis Starý, 1966, P. juniperorum (Starý, 1960), and P. silvestris (Starý, 1960). Data on the location and tritrophic associations of the collected material are provided, as well as an identification key for Pauesia females in Serbia. We present two new trophic associations, both involving Pinus peuce Griseb. (Macedonian pine): P. similis and P. piceaecollis reared from Cinara aphids.