Vestnik zoologii, 35(3): 3—16, 2001 © 2001 V. N. Alekseev, T. D. Radchenko UDK 595.792(477) CERAPHRONOID WASPS (HYMENOPTERA, CERAPHRONOIDEA) OF THE FAUNA OF THE UKRAINE COMMUNICATION 1 V. N. Alekseev1, T. D. Radchenko2 1Orekhovo-Zuevo Pedagogical Institute, Moscow obl., Orekhovo-Zuevo, Zelenaja str., 22, 142611 Russia 2Ukrainian State Ecologically-Naturalist Center, Vyshgorodskaya str., 19, Kyiv, 04074 Ukraine E-mail:
[email protected] Accepted 14 February 2000 Ceraphronoid Wasps (Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea) of the Fauna of the Ukraine. Communication 1. Alekseev V. N., Radchenko T. D. – A brief review of cerafronoid wasps of the Ukrainian fauna is given. Keys to families, subfamiles, genera, and species of the family Megaspilidae (except for the ge- nus Conostigmus) known from Ukraine is provided. K e y w o r d s : Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea, taxonomy, fauna, Ukraine. Öåðàôðîíîèäíûå íàåçäíèêè (Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea) ôàóíû Óêðàèíû. Ñîîáùåíèå 1. Àëåê- ñååâ Â. Í., Ðàä÷åíêî Ò. Ä. –  ñòàòüå äàí êðàòêèé îáçîð öåðàôðîíîèäíûõ íàåçäíèêîâ ôàóíû Óêðàèíû è ïðèâåäåíû îðèãèíàëüíûå òàáëèöû äëÿ îïðåäåëåíèÿ ïîäñåìåéñòâ è ñåìåéñòâ, à òàê- æå ðîäîâ è âèäîâ ñåìåéñòâà Megaspilidae (çà èñêëþ÷åíèåì ðîäà Conostigmus), íàéäåííûõ â Óê- ðàèíå. Ê ë þ ÷ å â û å ñ ë î â à : Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea, òàêñîíîìèÿ, ôàóíà, Óêðàèíà. Introduction The ceraphronoid wasps are quite common in the Holarctic Region, but they are one of the most poorly studied group of the parasitic hymenopterous insects. They have not been specially reviewed in Ukraine and less than 20 species of them have been registered on its territory till now (Àëåêñååâ, 1978). The previously published keys also require improvements.