Two new species of the Clistopyga henryi species-group (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) from South America, with a key to species of the group

2025/11/13 by Diego G. Pádua, Ilari E. Sääksjärvi, Kari Kaunisto +1 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/zookeys.1260.163690

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Abstract

The Neotropical Clistopyga henryi species-group includes currently four described species. In this study, we describe two new species ( C. peruandina Sääksjärvi & Pádua, sp. nov. and C. teresopolitana Pádua, sp. nov. ) from the Peruvian Andes and Brazilian coastal rainforests. In addition, we provide information on the variation of C. carinata Bordera & Palacio and a key to species of the species-group.

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