Cryptalyra (Hymenoptera, Megalyridae) from Maranhão, Brazil: three new species discovered after a large collecting effort

Autor: Ricardo Kawada, Diego Barbosa, Celso Azevedo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: ZooKeys, Vol 442, Iss 0, Pp 85-104 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.442.8237
Popis: Cryptalyra is a small genus of megalyrid wasps with three described species confined to South America. Our main goal in this work is to record an increase in the known diversity, adding the three new species Cryptalyra helenae sp. n., C. ichiroi sp. n. and C. limeirai sp. n., from a single locality in Maranhão, Brazil that has been subjected to extraordinary collecting effort. We are providing a key for the species of the genus, as well as illustrations of the main structures for recognition of the new taxa.
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