1987] 
Wasbauer — New genus of Ageniellini 
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Summary 
A new genus and species of spider wasp, Atopagenia menkei is 
described in the pepsine tribe Ageniellini based on both sexes from 
Costa Rica and Panama. A brief discussion is given of the other new 
world genera in the tribe. 
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