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Review of the parasitoid genus Synosis Townes, 1959 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Metopiinae) in the Neotropical region, with a key to species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 May 2020

M. Alvarado*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Entomología, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Avenida Arenales 1256 Jesús María, Lima 14, Peru Bosque Llaqta, Avenida Confraternidad Internacional Este N° 364, Huaraz, Peru
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*Corresponding author. Email: malvaradog@unmsm.edu.com

Abstract

The genus Synosis Townes, 1959 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Metopiinae) currently comprises 18 described species. A redescription of the genus is presented and three new species are described and illustrated: S. diaguita new species, S. nigra new species, and S. zezei new species. Two previously known species, Synosis rubinus Alvarado and Rodriguez-Berrios, 2013 and S. townesi Alvarado and Rodriguez-Berrios, 2013 are recorded for the first time in Ecuador. The genus is recorded for the first time for Ecuador and Argentina. An identification key to the New World species is presented.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
© 2020 Entomological Society of Canada

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Subject editor: Chris Schmidt

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