A new species of the genus Phytodietus Gravenhorst, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tryphoninae) from Mexico

D.R. Kasparyan and A.I. Khalaim

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 2013, 317(1): 110–114 · https://doi.org/10.31610/trudyzin/2013.317.1.110

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Abstract

In the subfamily Tryphoninae, a new species Phytodietus (Neuchorus) enriquei sp. nov. is described from Tamaulipas Province of Mexico. The new species differs from all other Neotropic and Nearctic species of the genus by the combination of white postmedian ring on antennae and pale fulvous metasoma.

Key words

Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Mexico, new species, Phytodietus, taxonomy, Tryphoninae

Submitted September 30, 2012 · Accepted December 18, 2012 · Published March 29, 2013

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