Two new Darwin wasp species of Eiphosoma Cresson, 1865 (Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae) from the northwestern Andes of Colombia
Author
Fernandes, Daniell R. R.
Author
Pádua, Diego G.
0000-0001-5061-2978
Centro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule, Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del Maule, Avenida San Miguel, 3605, Talca, Chile & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5061 - 2978
Author
Mazariegos, Luis A.
0000-0003-4882-0414
Fundación Bioconservancy, Mesenia-Paramarillo Nature Reserve, Jardín, Antioquia, Colombia & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4882 - 0414
Author
Araujo, Rodrigo O.
0000-0002-9438-3238
Centro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule, Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del Maule, Avenida San Miguel, 3605, Talca, Chile & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9438 - 3238
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Zootaxa
2023
2023-11-22
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https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5375.2.7/52327
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5375.2.7
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Eiphosoma vitticolle
Cresson, 1865
Figs 5A–E
Eiphosoma vitticollis
Cresson, 1865: 53
. [Original description.
Lectotype
female,
CUBA
(ANSP). Designated by
Cresson 1916: 62
]
Eiphosoma motaguense
Cockerell, 1913: 63
. [
Holotype
male,
GUATEMALA
(USNM). Synonymized by
Townes & Townes 1966: 166
]
Eiphosoma jamaicense
Brues, 1917: 451
. [
Holotype
male,
JAMAICA
(MCZ, not examined). Synonymized by
Townes & Townes 1966: 166
]
Eiphosoma silvai
Costa Lima, 1953: 182. [
Holotype
female,
BRAZIL
(
Instituto
de Ecologia
e Experimentação Agricola,
Ministerio
de Agricultura
,
Rio de Janeiro
). Synonymized by
Townes & Townes 1966: 166
]
Diagnosis.
Among the species of this species-group,
E. vitticolle
differs from
E. laphygmae
Costa Lima, 1953 (morphologically similar, and species also present in
Colombia
) by the completely yellow mesopleuron in
E. vitticolle
and with black marks on the mesopleuron in
E. laphygmae
.
Distribution.
Belize
,
Bolivia
,
Brazil
(Amazonas,
Pará
,
Rio de Janeiro
, and
São Paulo
),
Colombia
(
Antioquia
),
Costa Rica
,
Cuba
,
El Salvador
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Jamaica
,
Mexico
,
Nicaragua
,
Peru
,
Puerto Rico
,
U.S.A.
(introduced into
Texas
) and
Venezuela
(
Yu
et al
., 2016
,
Fernandes
et al
., 2023
).
Material examined.
COLOMBIA
,
Jardín
,
Antioquia
,
Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve
(
1800m
–
3000m
altitude), 5°29’45.8”
N 75°53’21.3”
W,
entomological net
,
IV.2019
,
Mazariegos, L.
(
1♀
, UNIANDES)
.