Advances in the taxonomy and distribution of Scolomus (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), including the description of a new Andean species and an updated identification key

By

Araujo, Rodrigo
Silva-Santos, Isamara
Moreira-Muñoz, Andrés
Montalva, Cristian
Pádua, Diego Galvão de

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1234

Pages

207--219

Subjects

Andean Region , Chile , Darwin wasps , Maulean Coastal Forest , parasitoid wasps , South America

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1234.145472

 

Abstract

Scolomus Townes & Townes, 1950 is a genus in Ichneumonidae, with six species occurring in the Holarctic and Neotropical regions. In this study, a new species is described from Chile, Scolomus valenzuelai Araujo, Pádua & Silva-Santos, sp. nov. Also, the female of S. magellanicus Walkley, 1962 is described for the first time and new occurrences of S. maculatus Araujo & Vivallo, 2018, and S. magellanicus are reported from Chile, including the northernmost record of this genus in South America. Additionally, we provide an updated identification key for all known species of the genus.