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Issue: Vol. 5719 No. 2: 12 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5719.2.6
Page range: 271-276
Abstract views: 142
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A new Andean species of Acrotaphus Townes, 1960 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from the Central Cordillera, and a taxonomic key to Colombian species

Laboratorio de Entomología. Corporación Universitaria Santa Rosa de Cabal; Risaralda; Colombia.
Laboratorio de Entomología. Corporación Universitaria Santa Rosa de Cabal; Risaralda; Colombia.
Laboratorio de Entomología General y Aplicada; Centro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule; Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado; Universidad Católica del Maule; Talca; Maule; Chile.
Hymenoptera Parasitoid wasps taxonomy Darwin wasps biodiversity South America

Abstract

A new species of Acrotaphus Townes, 1960 from the Colombian Andes is described and illustrated: Acrotaphus guacas, sp. nov. In addition, an identification key to all species recorded from Colombia is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Álvarez-Arellano, D., Palacios-Castro, S. & Pádua, D.G. (2025) A new Andean species of Acrotaphus Townes, 1960 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from the Central Cordillera, and a taxonomic key to Colombian species. Zootaxa, 5719 (2), 271–276. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5719.2.6