Notes on the three species of Cotesia Cameron, 1891 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae) parasitizing Gonepteryx [Leach, 1815] species (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Europe, with description of a new species from the Balearic Islands

Cotesia balearica Shaw & Colom sp. nov. is described as a solitary endemic parasitoid of Gonepteryx cleopatra in the Balearic Islands. A key is given to the three known Cotesia parasitoids of Gonepteryx in Europe, and biological notes are given for each species. Some new country records are given.