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| Eiphosoma spp. Cuéllar-Ramírez, Ramos-Pastrana & Fernandes, 2023 |
Abstract
A taxonomic study of the species of the Darwin wasp genus Eiphosoma Cresson, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae) from the department of Caquetá, Colombia, resulted in five new species being described: Eiphosoma caqueta sp. nov. (Type locality: Curillo, Caquetá), E. eneke sp. nov. (Type locality: San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá) E. interpunctum sp. nov. (Type locality: Solano, Caquetá,), E. rumi sp. nov. (Type locality: Florencia, Caquetá) and E. sinecarenatum sp. nov. (Type locality: Florencia, Caquetá). With this paper, the number of Eiphosoma species from Colombia increases from three to 16. Eiphosoma bogan Gauld, 2000; E. dentator (Fabricius, 1804); E. dolopon Gauld, 2000; E. fluminense Costa Lima, 1953; E. fuzhi Gauld, 2000; E. macrum (Enderlein, 1921); E. minense Costa Lima, 1953 and E. tantalium Gauld, 2000 are recorded for the first time from Colombia. A dichotomous key to the Colombian species is presented.
Keywords: Hymenoptera, Darwin wasp, neotropics, parasitic wasp, parasitoid, taxonomy
Mauricio Cuéllar-Ramírez, Yardany Ramos-Pastrana and Daniell R. R. Fernandes. 2023. Five New Species of Eiphosoma Cresson, 1865 (Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae) from Colombia, New Records, and A Key to Colombian Species. Zootaxa. 5330(4); 451-491. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.4.1
