Species of Elasmus Westwood, 1833 (Hym., Chalcidoidea, Elasmidae) found in the lberian peninsula

Abstract

Species of the genus Elasmus, collected at several localities in Portugal, Spain and Andorra, have been studied. Thirteen of the 23 known European species were found. Although not a rare group, this is the first record of species belonging to this genus in Spain and Andorra (only Ceballos [1941-431 mentioned this genus in the lberian peninsula but not any concrete species); all of the species are also new records for Portugal except E. platyedrae and E. steffani. lntraspecific variation observed in the material and not mentioned in previous studies is also examined.