Additions to the systematic of the bethylid fauna (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea) from Chile

Additions to the systematic of the bethylid fauna (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea) from Chile

Celso Oliveira Azevedo

Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Avenida Marechal Campos 1468, Maruípe, 29040-090 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazíl. E-mail: [e-mail]

ABSTRACT

Bethylopsis carinatus sp.n., and Epyris chilensis sp.n., from Chile are described and illustrated. Taxonomic data on Chilepyris herbsti Evans, Lytopsenella herbsti (Kieffer), Lytopsenella testaceicornis (Kieffer) and Pseudisobrachium erythrocephalum Evans are included. Male of Lytopsenella herbsti is recorded for the first time to genus and species.

Key words: Hymenoptera, Bethylidae, Chile

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT. To C.R.F. Brandão (MZSP) and E.R. Bortolini (UFES) to the loan of camera lucida, to curators cited in the text by the loan of the material studied and to J. LaSalle (IIE, London) who reviewed the manuscript.

Recebido em 17.X.1997; aceito em 10.III.1999.

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  10 July 2009
• Date of issue
  Mar 1999

History

• Accepted
  10 Mar 1999
• Received
  17 Oct 1997