The Neotropical species of Clistopyga (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae). Part I: the C. chaconi species group, with the description of eleven new species

  • Santiago Bordera Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales & Instituto de Investigación CIBIO (Centro Iberoamericano de Biodiversidad), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. Corr. 99, 03080. Alicante
  • Ilari Eerikki Sääksjärvi Zoological Museum, Department of Biology, University of Turku, FI-20014
  • Carol Castillo Zoological Museum, Department of Biology, University of Turku, FI-20014
  • Edgard Palacio Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA), Calle 18 Nº 50-32 Soledad, Barranquilla
  • Alejandra González-Moreno Instituto Tecnológico de Conkal, Km 16.3 antigua carretera Merida-Motul, C.P. 97345, Conkal, Yucatán
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.206
Keywords: Neotropic, taxonomy, parasitoid wasps, new species, key

Abstract

The New World Clistopyga chaconi species group is revised. Eleven species are described as new: C. amazonica sp. nov., C. cinnamoptera sp. nov., C. cuscoensis sp. nov., C. hayesiana sp. nov., C. melanoptera sp. nov., C. misionensis sp. nov., C. mocaguae sp. nov., C. orellanae sp. nov., C. porteri sp. nov., C. rondoniae sp. nov. and C. yabuquensis sp. nov. Additional morphological data are provided for the previously known species, C. caramba Castillo & Sääksjärvi and C. chaconi Gauld. An illustrated identification key to all species of the group is provided. The Clistopyga chaconi species group appears to be most diverse at the Andean and Amazonian interface in western South America.

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Published
2016-06-20
How to Cite
Bordera, S., Sääksjärvi, I. E., Castillo, C., Palacio, E., & González-Moreno, A. (2016). The Neotropical species of Clistopyga (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae). Part I: the C. chaconi species group, with the description of eleven new species. European Journal of Taxonomy, (206). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.206
Issue
No. 206 (2016): The Neotropical species of Clistopyga (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae). Part I: the C. chaconi species group, with the description of eleven new species
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Entomology
Copyright (c) 2016 Santiago Bordera, Ilari Eerikki Sääksjärvi, Carol Castillo, Edgard Palacio, Alejandra González-Moreno

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