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Published: 2024-08-23
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Two new species of the genus Polyphrix Townes 1972 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae) from Peru

Departamento de Entomología; Museo de Historia Natural; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Lima; Perú
Departamento de Entomología; Museo de Historia Natural; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Lima; Perú
Hymenoptera biodiversity Ichneumonoidea parasitoids taxonomy

Abstract

Polyphrix is a small neotropical genus comprising four species. Here, two new species from Peru are described and figured: Polyphrix misa sp. nov. and Polyphrix tullu sp. nov. The distribution of P. varians Townes 1970 in Peru is confirmed and P. stellata Tedesco & Santos 2009 is newly recorded for the country. Additionally, an updated key to species is presented.

 

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