New records and a comprehensive checklist of mammoth wasps (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae) in Panama

By

Añino, Yostin
Cambra-Torok, Roberto A
Díaz, Darlenys
Gómez, Juliet
Ramos, Carlos
Hanson, Paul E
Ramírez-Guillén, Luis Damián

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-8-6

Original Publication

Neotropical Biology and Conservation

Volume

19

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

361--366

Subjects

Biodiversity , Campsomerini , Neotropics , Scoliini

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Brazil Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.19.e127528

 

Abstract

A list of Scoliidae species recorded in Panama is presented. Considering the recent taxonomic updates made on this tribe of wasps, as well as the lack of a formal study on its geographical distribution, richness, and species diversity in Panama, this study aimed to document the existing species in the country. Based on literature records and an examination of 383 specimens, we found a total of 13 species and 7 genera. The following two species and one subspecies are recorded for the first time in Panama: Dielis tolteca (Saussure, 1857), Pygodasis hyalina (Saussure, 1864), and Pygodasis ephippium wagneriana (Saussure, 1864).