Taxonomic contribution to the Aleiodes melanopterus (Erichson) species-group (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Rogadinae) from Brazil

Authors: Shimbori, Eduardo Country: Brazil DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.142.1705 Published: Jan. 1, 2011 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Brazil · Topics: Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny, Insect behavior and control techniques, Forest Insect Ecology and Management

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The Aleiodes melanopterus (Erichson, 1848) species-group includes 21 species, of which seven are known from the Neotropical region: A. flavistigma Shaw, 1993, A. lucidus (Szépligeti, 1906), A. melanopterus, A. mexicanus Cresson, 1869, A. politiceps (Gahan, 1917), and the new species A. shaworum sp. n. and A. vassununga sp. n. Distribution ranges of A. melanopterus, A. flavistigma and A. lucidus are extended and the female of A. lucidus is described. A key to the Neotropical species of this species-group is presented.

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