A striking new species of Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae; Pimplinae) from South America

BACKGROUND: Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 is a genus of Darwin wasps characterised by their large bodies and long ovipositors, that includes more than 75 species worldwide, 20 of which occur in the Neotropical Region. Due to recent efforts, the number of species of this genus continues to increase in Sou...

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Autores principales: Di Giovanni, Filippo, Pádua, Diego Galvão, Araujo, Rodrigo Oliveira, Santos, Alvaro Doria, Sääksjärvi, Ilari Eerikki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2021
Materias:
Single Taxon Treatment
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8178292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34104060
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e67438
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 is a genus of Darwin wasps characterised by their large bodies and long ovipositors, that includes more than 75 species worldwide, 20 of which occur in the Neotropical Region. Due to recent efforts, the number of species of this genus continues to increase in South America. NEW INFORMATION: A new iridescent species of Pimplinae, Dolichomitus meii sp. nov., is described and illustrated. It was discovered from the biological station of Yanayacu located in the north-eastern slopes of the tropical Andes. It may be separated from all other species of Dolichomitus Smith by the striking colour pattern and apically strongly decurved ovipositor.

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