Two new species of Ageniella Banks, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from Brazil and updated keys

Autor: Márcia Rapoza, Cecilia Waichert
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: European Journal of Taxonomy, Vol 787, Iss 1 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2118-9773
DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.787.1615
Popis: Ageniella Banks, 1912 is a paraphyletic group exclusive to the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. The genus has a remarkable morphological diversity among species and strong sexual dimorphism, hampering taxonomic studies of it. Herein, we add two new species to the Neotropical fauna of Ageniella: A. caerulea sp. nov. belonging to the subgenus Ameragenia and A. ruschi sp. nov. belonging to the subgenus Priophanes; both species are described and illustrated. A brief discussion of subgeneric characters and an updated taxonomic key to the species of Ageniella known from Brazil are provided.
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