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Issue: Vol. 5768 No. 1: 9 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5768.1.9
Page range: 129-139
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Two new species and first record of the genus Therion (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Anomaloninae) from Peru

Departamento de Entomología; Museo de Historia Natural; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Av. Arenales 1256 Jesús María; Lima 14; Perú; Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Av. Venezuela; Lima 15082; Perú
Instituto de Entomología; Fundación Miguel Lillo; Miguel Lillo 251 (4000); San Miguel de Tucumán; Argentina
Hymenoptera Ichneumonoidea taxonomy wasps parasitoids South america

Abstract

Therion Curtis currently includes 26 valid species, but only three species are known from South America, with no species known from Peru. The genus is reported for the first time from Peru and two new species are described: T. bifidus sp. nov. and T. blancasi sp. nov.. Illustrations and diagnoses for all South American species is presented together with a key for the Neotropical species.

 

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How to Cite

Alvarado, M. & Pérez, E.C. (2026) Two new species and first record of the genus Therion (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Anomaloninae) from Peru. Zootaxa, 5768 (1), 129–139. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5768.1.9