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

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

Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 is a genus of Darwin wasps characterized by its large body and long ovipositor, 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.A new...

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Main Authors: Filippo Di Giovanni, Diego Pádua, Rodrigo Araujo, Alvaro Santos, Ilari Sääksjärvi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-05-01
Series:Biodiversity Data Journal
Subjects:
Darwin wasps
Ephialtini
idiobiont
iridescence
Online Access:https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/67438/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-670e84f0e4204c96a723654325a677052021-09-28T14:14:22ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282021-05-01911010.3897/BDJ.9.e6743867438A striking new species of Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae; Pimplinae) from South AmericaFilippo Di Giovanni0Diego Pádua1Rodrigo Araujo2Alvaro Santos3Ilari Sääksjärvi4Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of PisaPrograma de Pós-Graduaçao em Entomologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaCentro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule, Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del MauleMuseu de Zoologia, Universidade de São PauloBiodiversity Unit, University of TurkuDolichomitus Smith, 1877 is a genus of Darwin wasps characterized by its large body and long ovipositor, 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.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 northeastern 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.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/67438/download/pdf/Darwin waspsEphialtiniidiobiontiridescence
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author Filippo Di Giovanni
Diego Pádua
Rodrigo Araujo
Alvaro Santos
Ilari Sääksjärvi
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Diego Pádua
Rodrigo Araujo
Alvaro Santos
Ilari Sääksjärvi
A striking new species of Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae; Pimplinae) from South America
Biodiversity Data Journal
Darwin wasps
Ephialtini
idiobiont
iridescence
author_facet Filippo Di Giovanni
Diego Pádua
Rodrigo Araujo
Alvaro Santos
Ilari Sääksjärvi
author_sort Filippo Di Giovanni
title A striking new species of Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae; Pimplinae) from South America
title_short A striking new species of Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae; Pimplinae) from South America
title_full A striking new species of Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae; Pimplinae) from South America
title_fullStr A striking new species of Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae; Pimplinae) from South America
title_full_unstemmed A striking new species of Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae; Pimplinae) from South America
title_sort striking new species of dolichomitus smith, 1877 (hymenoptera: ichneumonidae; pimplinae) from south america
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series Biodiversity Data Journal
issn 1314-2828
publishDate 2021-05-01
description Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 is a genus of Darwin wasps characterized by its large body and long ovipositor, 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.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 northeastern 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.
topic Darwin wasps
Ephialtini
idiobiont
iridescence
url https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/67438/download/pdf/
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