Five new species of Vibrissina Rondani (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in Northwestern Costa Rica

Abstract. BACKGROUND: We describe five new species in the genus Vibrissina Rondani from Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG). All species were reared from wild-caught sawfly larvae (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Argidae and Tenthredinidae). We provide a morphological description of each species together w...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fleming, AJ, Wood, D. Monty, Smith, M. Alex, Dapkey, Tanya, Hallwachs, Winnie, Janzen, Daniel H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2017
Materias:
Taxonomic Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5521162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28781564
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e10967
Descripción
Sumario:Abstract. BACKGROUND: We describe five new species in the genus Vibrissina Rondani from Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG). All species were reared from wild-caught sawfly larvae (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Argidae and Tenthredinidae). We provide a morphological description of each species together with information on life history, molecular data, and photographic documentation. NEW INFORMATION: Five new species of Vibrissina Rondani: Vibrissina randycurtisi sp. n., V. randyjonesi sp. n., V. robertwellsi sp. n., V. danmartini sp. n., V. hallwachsorum sp. n.

Ejemplares similares