Title
Revision of Melanocryptus Cameron (Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae), with description of seven new species
Title Variants
Alternative:
Melanocryptus Cameron (Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae)
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3836
By
Aguiar, Alexandre P. (Alexandre Pires), 1967-
, author
Santos, Bernardo F.
, author
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY American Museum of Natural History [2015]
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"May 29, 2015."
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The Neotropical genus Melanocryptus Cameron is revised, with a new defense for the genus based on an entirely new redescription. The genus is characterized mainly by the following characters: apical half of female flagellum with a ventral stripe formed by dense, short pilosity; clypeus with a central pointy tooth; areolet large, pentagonal, about as long as wide, sides converging anteriorly; and ovipositor blade shaped, about 2.0-3.0x higher than wide. Eleven valid species are recognized: M. cyaneus (Schmiedeknecht), M. niger (Szépligeti), M. violaceipennis Cameron, M. whartoni Kasparyan et Ruíz, and seven new taxa, M. aurantius, sp. nov., M. delos Aguiar, sp. nov., M. dnopheros, sp. nov., M. hadroglyptus Aguiar, sp. nov., M. rufigladius, sp. nov., M. tesselatus Aguiar, sp. nov., and M. tupan, sp. nov. The complex morphological variation of male specimens, particularly for M. hadroglyptus, was cladistically investigated in order to objectively delimit and demonstrate the range of morphological variation of the involved species. The first host record is reported for the genus, an unidentified pyralid moth (Lepidoptera), attacked by M. whartoni. The males of M. cyaneus and M. niger are reported for the first time. Photographic illustrations and distribution maps are provided for all valid species, with several new distribution records for previously known taxa. Keys for the species are presented separately for females and males.
Subjects
Classification
,
Ichneumonidae
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Insects
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Latin America
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Melanocryptus
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3836 2015
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1206/3836.1
OCLC:
910515289
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