Abstract
There are four new species of the Neotropical Anacharitinae genus Acanthaegilips Ashmead, 1897: A. boyacensis sp. n., A. curvis sp. n., A. timidus sp. n., and A. truncatus sp. n. The diagnostic characters of this new species and data about their morphological variability and similarities with other Acantahegilips species are discussed. An updated key of genus Acanthaegilips is included.
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Thanks are due to Claudia Medina (IAvH) for loaning of the undetermined materials in which this study is based. This study has been funded by project CGL2011-22889 of the Science and Innovation Ministry of Spain.
Nomenclature ZooBank registration can be found forA. boyacensis: http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:00528B91-53D7-4D4F-9EE4-901BF5B1E218; A. curvis: http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:F95792F9-3C0B-41C4-A62D-F298B439FBFE; A. timidus: http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:6ADA87D4-BDBA-4C5D-BB37-17A7FB9A9C3E; A. truncatus: http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:88C5E5E1-453F-4FD2-8706-ADCE4057E5D6.
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Mata-Casanova, N., Selfa, J. & Pujade-Villar, J. Description of Four New Species of Genus Acanthaegilips Ashmead, 1897 (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Anacharitinae) from Colombia. Neotrop Entomol 46, 649–657 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-017-0495-1
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