Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae)

Leurus Townes, 1946 is a small genus of Metopiinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), consisting of 13 described species distributed in the Neotropics and the Nearctic region. The present work aims to contribute to the taxonomic knowledge of Leurus in Brazil. A total of 109 specimens were identified and...

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Published in:	Papéis avulsos de zoologia (São Paulo) Vol. 63; p. e202363021
Main Authors:	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Gutierrez, Mabel Alvarado, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 2023 Universidade de São Paulo
Subjects:	Ichneumonoidea New Records Parasitoids Wasps ZOOLOGY Parasitoids Ichneumonoidea Wasps New Records
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Summary:	Leurus Townes, 1946 is a small genus of Metopiinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), consisting of 13 described species distributed in the Neotropics and the Nearctic region. The present work aims to contribute to the taxonomic knowledge of Leurus in Brazil. A total of 109 specimens were identified and 15 literature records were analyzed. The genus geographical occurrence was evaluated according to data obtained from the literature and labels of analyzed specimens. Five species of Leurus were identified for the Brazilian fauna: L. angustignathus, L. caeruliventris, L. discus, L. gracius and L. nostrus. New municipality records of occurrence were made for L. angustignathus in the state of São Paulo, L. caeruliventris in the states of Bahia, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Piauí and Rondônia; for, L. discus in the state of Alagoas and São Paulo, and L. gracius in the state of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. Females of L. angustignathus and L. gracius were described for the first time in the present study. The genitalia of males of L. caeruliventris, L. discus and L. gracius were described and illustrated for the first time.
ISSN:	0031-1049 1807-0205 1807-0205
DOI:	10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021