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Issue: Vol. 5873 No. 3: 24 Aug. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-08-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5873.3.1
Page range: 401-447
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Revision of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) types deposited in the Zoological Institute RAS, St. Petersburg. Species described by A.V. Shestakov

Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences; St. Petersburg; Russia
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences; St. Petersburg; Russia
Hymenoptera Darwin wasps types taxonomy catalogue

Abstract

Five genera and 30 species of Ichneumonidae described by A.V. Shestakov are revised. Type material of 27 species is found in the collection of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia, and examined. Five lectotypes are designated: Clistopyga terebralis Shestakov, 1927 (female, Russia), Enicospilus captivus Shestakov, 1926 (male, Iran), E. perlatus Shestakov, 1926 (female, Turkmenistan), Exochilum tarsatum Shestakov, 1923 (male, Kyrgyzstan) and Glypta pygmaea Shestakov, 1927 (female, Russia (Yaroslavl)). Colour photograps of 27 types are provided.

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How to Cite

Khalaim, A.I. & Astafurova, Y.V. (2026) Revision of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) types deposited in the Zoological Institute RAS, St. Petersburg. Species described by A.V. Shestakov. Zootaxa, 5873 (3), 401–447. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5873.3.1