Revision of the neotropical genus Sendaphne Nixon (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae)

By

Fernandez-Triana, Jose
Whitfield, James B. (James Bryan), 1956-
Smith, M. Alex
Hallwachs, Winnie
Janzen, Daniel

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

41

Pages

1-29

Subjects

Area de Conservación Guanacaste , DNA barcoding , Microgastrinae , Neotropics , parasitoid wasps , Sendaphne , taxonomic revision

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/JHR.41.8586

 

Abstract

The Neotropical genus of parasitoid wasps Sendaphne (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) is revised and the following six new species are described, all authored by Fernández-Triana and Whitfield: anitae, bennetti, broadi, dianariaspennae, penteadodiasae, and rogerblancoi. The greatest species richness is found in northern South America, but the genus extends north to 23° N in Mexico. Most species have been collected in rainforest below altitudes of 900 m, with only a few species found in cloud forests up to 1900 m. Nothing is known of the host caterpillars for these parasitoid wasps.