Two new species of Pambolus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from Jamaica

By

Martínez, Juan
Ceccarelli, Fadia Sara
Zaldivar-Riverón, Alejandro

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

24

Pages

85-93

Subjects

Caribbean , Hormiinae , Pambolinae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.24.2300

 

Abstract

Pambolus albospina sp. n. and Pambolus rastafari sp. n. are described from Jamaica. Pambolus rastafari can be distinguished from all other Neotropical species of the genus by its antennal color pattern and the smooth sculpture of the head and mesoscutum. Pambolus albospina is morphologically close to P. hemitaeniatus van Achterberg, from which it can be distinguished by the number of white antennal segments and the sculpture on the first metasomal tergite. These two new species constitute the first records of the genus for the Caribbean Islands.