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A review of eleven Palaearctic species of the genus Synacra Foerster is provided, four of which are described as new to science: S. azepylopriasp. n. (Russia: Kunashir Island; Japan: Honshu Island), S. compressigastrasp. n. (Russia: northern European part and East Siberia (Yakutia), southern Far East), S. giganteasp. n. (Russia: Primorskii Territory) and S. tobiasisp. n. (South Kazakhstan). The following new synonymy is established: Synacra Foerster, 1856 = Foeldia Szabó, 1974, syn. n.; Synacra sociabilis (Kieffer, 1904) = Foeldia triclavicanthiger Szabó, 1974, syn. n. All the Palaearctic species of Synacra are keyed and illustrated.
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We are grateful to Dr. Sergey A. Belokobylskij (ZIN) for his help with correction of the first draft of the manuscript and constant support, to Dr. Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn (Palaeontological Institute RAS, Moscow, Russia) for giving us an opportunity to prepare insect images. We are especially grateful to Dr. Jan Macek (National Museum Prague, Czech Republic) for his helpful assistance, the reference collection of the Synacra species, and additional material granted for this study. Thanks are also given to Dr. Lars Vilhelmsen and Dr. Zoltan Vas for providing the opportunity to examine the type material. Last but not least, we give our cordial thanks to Dr. Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga (Madrid, Spain) for his help in coining the names of the new species described in this paper.
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This study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (projects nos. 19-04-00027 and 18-34-00088).
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Chemyreva, V.G., Kolyada, V.A. Review of the Genus Synacra Foerster (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae: Pantolytini) in the Palaearctic Region, with Description of New Species. Entmol. Rev. 99, 1339–1358 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873819090124
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