Skip to main content Skip to main navigation menu Skip to site footer
Responsive image
Issue: Vol. 5536 No. 3: 5 Nov. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-11-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5536.3.2
Page range: 389-431
Abstract views: 18
PDF downloaded: 1

Revision of the punctatus species-group of Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo; Avenida Fernando Ferrari; 514; Goiabeiras; 29075–910 Vitória; ES; Brazil
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo; Avenida Fernando Ferrari; 514; Goiabeiras; 29075–910 Vitória; ES; Brazil
Hymenoptera taxonomy Pristocerinae wasp parasitoid

Abstract

The Neotropical region is known for its high species diversity. Dissomphalus Ashmead exemplifies this phenomenon, being the most speciose genus within Bethylidae, with 34 species-groups and 287 species. Among these groups, punctatus is one of the smallest, comprising only seven species. The objective of this contribution is to conduct a taxonomic study of punctatus species-group in the Neotropical region. Our results are surprising by discovering forty-six species, thirty-nine of which are new to science: D. alexandrinae sp. nov., D. alzirae sp. nov., D. ameliae sp. nov., D. annae sp. nov., D. antonietae sp. nov., D. ashauerae sp. nov., D. beatrizae sp. nov., D. boriae sp. nov., D. carmenae sp. nov., D. carolinae sp. nov., D. dandarae sp. nov., D. deaneae sp. nov., D. elisae sp. nov., D. elzae sp. nov., D. enedinae sp. nov., D. eulaliae sp. nov., D. evaristoae sp. nov., D. grazielae sp. nov., D. guidonae sp. nov., D. jaquelineae sp. nov., D. johannae sp. nov., D. leliae sp. nov., D. limae sp. nov., D. lispectorae sp. nov., D. luisae sp. nov., D. lumae sp. nov., D. lutzae sp. nov., D. margarethae sp. nov., D. martae sp. nov., D. maryae sp. nov., D. meirelesae sp. nov., D. mirandae sp. nov., D. nisiae sp. nov., D. penhae sp. nov., D. ritae sp. nov., D. silveirae sp. nov., D. soniae sp. nov., D. sueliae sp. nov., D. vivianeae sp. nov. which are described and illustrated. The status of Dissomphalus montanus (Kieffer, 1910), stat. resurr. is resurrected from the synonymy of D. punctatus (Kieffer, 1910) seven are previously described: D. acutipupu Colombo & Azevedo, D. bahiensis Redighieri & Azevedo, D. cuca Colombo & Azevedo, D. montanus (Kieffer), D. napo Evans, D. punctatus (Kieffer) and D. tupinikim Colombo & Azevedo. A key to males of all species in this group is provided. Throughout this paper, we demonstrate the diversity found in the genitalia structures of this group and emphasize their importance in the taxonomy of Dissomphalus.

 

References

  1. Alencar, I.D.C.C. & Azevedo, C.O. (2006) Definition of the coronatus species-group (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae, Dissomphalus) with description of thirteen new species. Zootaxa, 1330 (1), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1330.1.1
  2. Alencar, I.D.C.C. & Azevedo, C.O. (2008) A new species-group of Dissomphalus (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), with description of thirteen new species. Zootaxa, 1851 (1), 1–28. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1851.1.1
  3. Antonelli, A. (2022) The rise and fall of Neotropical biodiversity. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 199, 8–25. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boab061
  4. Ashmead, A. (1893) A monograph of the North American Proctotrypidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 45, 1–472. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.45.1
  5. Azevedo, C.O. (1999a) Revision of the Neotropical Dissomphalus Ashmead, 1893 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) with median tergal process. Arquivos de Zoologia, 35, 301–394. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7793.v35i4p301-394
  6. Azevedo, C.O. (1999b) Additional notes on systematic of Neotropical Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Revista brasileira de Zoologia, 16, 921–949. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101–81751999000400001
  7. Azevedo, C.O. (2001) Systematics of the Neotropical Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) of the bicavatus group. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 45, 173–205.
  8. Azevedo, C.O. (2003) Synopsis of the Neotropical Dissomphalus (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Zootaxa, 338 (1), 1–74. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.338.1.1
  9. Azevedo, C.O. (2021) Species-group organization of the Pan-American Dissomphalus (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Revue suisse de Zoologie, 128, 399–424. https://doi.org/10.35929/RSZ.0053
  10. Azevedo, C.O., Alencar, I.D.C.C., Ramos, M.S., Barbosa, D.N., Colombo, W.D., Vargas R., J.M. & Lim, J. (2018) Global guide of the flat wasps (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Zootaxa, 4489 (1), 1–294. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4489.1.1
  11. Azevedo, C.O., Colombo, W.D., Alencar, I.D.C.C., Brito, C.D. de & Waichert, C. (2016) Couples in phoretic copulation, a tool for male-female association in highly dimorphic insects of the wasp genus Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae). Zoologia, 33 (6), e20160076. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-4689zool-20160076.
  12. Brito, C.D. & Azevedo, C.O. (2017) Review of Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Panama, with key to the Central American species. Zootaxa, 4335 (1), 1–72. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4335.1.1
  13. Brown, V.B. (2005) Malaise trap catches and the crisis in the Neotropical dipterology. American Entomology, 51, 180–183. https://doi.org/10.1093/ae/51.3.180
  14. Colombo, W.D., Alencar, I.D.C.C., Limeira-De-Oliveira, F. & Azevedo, C.O. (2018) New species and records of Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Cerrado, Caatinga and relicts of the Atlantic forest from northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 4462 (1), 1–40. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4462.1.1
  15. Colombo, W.D. & Azevedo, C.O. (2016) Review of Dissomphalus Ashmead, 1893 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Espírito Santo, Brazil, with description of twenty–one new species. Zootaxa, 4143 (1), 1–84. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4143.1.1
  16. Colombo, W.D., Brito, C.D. & Azevedo, C.O. (2024) Scratching the surface of Afrotropical Dissomphalus (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae): a revision uncovering 114 new species. Zootaxa, 5441, 001–130. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5441.1
  17. Dallwitz, M.J., Paine, T.A. & Zurcher, E.J. (1999) User's guide to the DELTA Editor. 10th Edition. Available from: https://www.delta-intkey.com/ (accessed 7 October 2024)
  18. Duffus, N.E., Echeverri, A., Dempewolf, L., Noriega, J.A., Furumo, P.R. & Morimoto, J. (2023) The present and future of insect biodiversity conservation in the neotropics: policy gaps and recommendations. Neotropical Entomology, 52, 407–421. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-023-01031-7
  19. Evans, H.E. (1955 [1954]) The North American species of Dissomphalus (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 56, 288–309.
  20. Evans, H.E. (1964) A synopsis of the American Bethylidae (Hymenoptera, Aculeata). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 132, 1–222.
  21. Evans, H.E. (1979) The genus Dissomphalus in Northwestern South America (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 81, 276–284.
  22. Fadeev, K.I. (2022) First record of Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) from Russia, with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5099 (3), 382–390. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5099.3.6
  23. Harris, R.A. (1979) A glossary of surface sculpturing. Occasional Papers in Entomology, 28, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.26215
  24. Kawada, R. & Buffington, M.L. (2016) A scalable and modular dome illumination system for scientific microphotography on a budget. PLoS ONE, 11, e0153426. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153426
  25. Kieffer, J.J. (1910a) Description de nouveaux microhyménoptères du Brésil. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 78, 287–348. https://doi.org/10.1080/21686351.1909.12279378
  26. Kieffer, J.J. (1910b) Description de nouveaux Béthylides (Hymen). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 79, 31–56. https://doi.org/10.1080/21686351.1910.12279473
  27. Lanes, G.O., Kawada, R., Azevedo, C.O. & Brothers, D. (2020) Revisited morphology applied for systematic of flat wasps (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Zootaxa, 4752 (1), 1–127. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4752.1.1
  28. Martinelli, A.B., Waichert, C., Barbosa, D.N., Fagundes, V. & Azevedo, C.O. (2017) The use of Proteinase K to access genitalia morphology, vouchering and DNA extraction in minute wasps. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 89, 1629–1633. https://doi.org/10.1590/0001–3765201720160825
  29. Mugrabi, D.F. & Azevedo, C.O. (2013) Revision of Thai Dissomphalus Ashmead, 1893 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), with description of twenty four new species. Zootaxa, 3662 (1), 1–73. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3662.1.1
  30. Redighieri, E.S. & Azevedo, C.O. (2004) New species and notes on Dissomphalus (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Estação Biológica de Santa Lúcia, ES, Brazil. Iheringia, Série Zoologia, 94, 329–333. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0073-47212004000300018
  31. Redighieri, E.S. & Azevedo, C.O. (2006) Fauna de Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) da Mata Atlântica BRAZILeira, com descrição de 23 espécies novas. Revista Brasielira de Entomologia, 50, 297–334. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0085–56262006000300001
  32. Verberk, W. (2011) Explaining general patterns in species abundance and distributions. Nature Education Knowledge, 3, 38.