Revisionary notes on the genus Aulacocentrum Brues (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Macrocentrinae) from Vietnam.

This paper contains descriptions and illustrations of five new species of the genus Aulacocentrum Brues, 1922, from Vietnam, viz. Aulacocentrumassitum Long & Pham, sp. nov. ; A.glabrum Long, sp. nov. ; A.imparum Long & van Achterberg, sp. nov. ; A.intermedium Long & van Achterberg, sp. nov. ; and A.simulatum Long, sp. nov. Additionally, Aulacocentrumseticella van Achterberg & He is newly recorded for Vietnam's braconid fauna. A checklist and a key to the Oriental and East Palaearctic Aulacocentrum species is provided and the in-country distribution of the Vietnamese species is given.
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(Thi Nhi Pham, Khuat Dang Long, Cornelis van Achterberg, Thi Quynh Nga Cao, Van Phu Pham, Thi Hoa Dang.)