A new species-group of Camptothlipsis (Braconidae: Agathidinae) from South Africa, with notes on the evolution of long mouthparts
A new species-group of Camptothlipsis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae), Lingualongis, endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa is proposed and three new species are described, i.e., Camptothlipsis lingualongis, Camptothlipsis aagota, and Camptothlipsis inertusursus. Phylogenetic analyses su...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Hymenoptera Research |
| Online Access: | http://jhr.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1583 |
| Summary: | A new species-group of Camptothlipsis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae), Lingualongis, endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa is proposed and three new species are described, i.e., Camptothlipsis lingualongis, Camptothlipsis aagota, and Camptothlipsis inertusursus. Phylogenetic analyses support this as a distinct monophyletic group within Camptothlipsis. The phenomenon of elongate mouthparts in Hymenoptera and the unusual multiple evolution of such within the agathidines are briefly discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1070-9428 1314-2607 |