Resumo

RAW, Anthony. Mischocyttarus (Kappa) santacruzi, a new species of social wasp (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from Eastern Brazilian wet forest. Rev. Bras. Zool. [online]. 2000, vol.17, n.4, pp. 941-943. ISSN 0101-8175.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81752000000400005.

The holotype female, allotype male and nest are described of a new species of social wasp, Mischocyttarus (Kappa) santacruzi (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from Atlantic coastal forest, Bahia, State, eastern Brazil. Morphologically the species is close to M. (Kappa) adolphi Zikán.

Palavras-chave : Hymenoptera; Vespidae; Mischocyttarus; social wasp; Brazil; Atlantic forest.