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Published: 2019-12-03
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A new species of the genus Xiomara Gauld, 1997 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ctenopelmatinae) from Peru

Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Yunnan, China
Amazonia Junin Perilissini Neotropical tropical rainforest endemic species

Abstract

The endemic Neotropical genus Xiomara Gauld, 1997 was described as monotypic. A new species of Xiomara from Peru is described and illustrated: X. mabelae Reshchikov sp. nov. An identification key to known species is provided.

Key words: Amazonia, Junin, Perilissini, Neotropical, tropical rainforest, endemic species

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