Taxonomy of Apenesia Westwood (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Paraná, Brazil

Taxonomy of Apenesia Westwood (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Paraná, Brazil

Michelle Sarcinelli Leal; Celso Oliveira Azevedo

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

ABSTRACT

Apenesia quadrimera sp. n., A. rotunda sp. n. and A. clypeata sp. n. are described and illustrated. New geographic records and variation data of A. cusco Evans, 1966, A distinta Corrêa & Azevedo, 2001, A. funebris Evans, 1963, A. fusilis Corrêa & Azevedo, 2001, A. inca Evans, 1963 and A. transversa Evans, 1963 are added.

Key words:Apenesia, Bethylidae, Hymenoptera, Paraná, Brazil

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ACKNOWLEGDEMENT. To Laboratory of Genetics (UFES) for the loan ofthe microscope used to illustrate the genital ia; the curator K. Zanol (DZUP) for the loan the material examined.

Recebido em 14.XI.2000; aceito em 06.VII.2001

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  08 May 2009
• Date of issue
  Sept 2001

History

• Accepted
  06 July 2001
• Received
  14 Nov 2000