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

By

Kawada, Ricardo
Barbosa, Diego Nunes
Azevedo, C. O. (Celso O.)

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

442

Pages

85-104

Subjects

Apocrita , Cryptalyrini , Malaise trap , Neotropical , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.442.8237

 

Abstract

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.