Description of Gonatopus sandovalae (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae), a new species from Ecuador

Authors

  • Adalgisa Guglielmino Department of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, 01100 Italy
  • Massimo Olmi Tropical Entomology Research Center, Via De Gasperi 10, Viterbo, 01100 Italy
  • Stefano Speranza Department of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, 01100 Italy

Keywords:

taxonomy, Los Rios Province, Neotropical region, Chrysidoidea

Abstract

Gonatopus sandovalae sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae) is described from Los Rios Province (Ecuador). Gonatopus sandovalae can be distinguished from the related Neotropical species G. canadensis (Olmi) and G. malkini (Olmi) by the different sculpture of the scutum (with 2 lateral pointed apophyses in G. sandovalae; without lateral pointed apophyses in G. canadensis and G. malkini).

 

Resumen

Se describe la nueva especie, Gonatopus sandovalae (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae), obtenida en la provincia de Los Rios (Ecuador). G. sandovalae puede ser diferenciada de las especies neotropicales más cercanas (G. canadensis (Olmi) y G. malkini (Olmi)) por la escultura diferente en el escudo (con dos apófisis laterales agudas en G. sandovalae; sin apófisis laterales en G. canadensis y G. malkini).

 

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Author Biographies

Adalgisa Guglielmino, Department of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, 01100 Italy

DAFNE Department

Professor

Massimo Olmi, Tropical Entomology Research Center, Via De Gasperi 10, Viterbo, 01100 Italy

Professor

Stefano Speranza, Department of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, 01100 Italy

DAFNE Department

Researcher

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Published

2016-06-07

Issue

Vol. 99, No. 3 (September 2016)

Section

Research Papers

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