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Discovery of the genus Meggoleus Townes, 1971 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Tersilochinae) in Peru, with the description of two new species
Alvarado Gutierrez, Mabel
Alvarado Gutierrez, Mabel
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The genus Meggoleus Townes, 1971 (Ichneumonidae, Tersilochinae) currently comprises two species, one from Brazil and one from Gabon. The genus is recorded from Peru for the first time, with a range extension of the type species, Meggoleus spirator Townes, 1971, and the discovery of two new species – Meggoleus fuscatus sp. n. and Meggoleus pampahermosensis sp. n. A key to the world’s species is provided.
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2012-01-09
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Pensoft Publishers
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Ichneumonidae, taxonomy, new species, Peru, Neotropical region, South America
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Mabel Alvarado. "Discovery of the genus Meggoleus Townes, 1971 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Tersilochinae) in Peru, with the description of two new species." 2012. ZooKeys 163:83-90. http://www.dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.163.2291