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A revision of Benjaminia (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Campopleginae)
Author(s) -
WAHL DAVID
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1989.tb00286.x
Subject(s) - biology , ichneumonidae , cladogram , monophyly , zoology , hymenoptera , genus , larva , phylogenetic tree , morphology (biology) , nearctic ecozone , holotype , taxonomy (biology) , cladistics , ecology , parasitoid , clade , biochemistry , gene
The campoplegine genus Benjuminia is herein revised, with ten species being described as new, in addition to the five previously known species. Phylogenetic relationships of Benjuminia to other genera are discussed, and a cladogram presented for the species. Two monophyletic species groups are recognized, one being confined to the Palearctic and the other to the Nearctic. Examination of larval morphology not only fails to reveal larval characters for distinguishing Benjuminia but leads to the conclusion that use of larval morphology to identify campoplegine species is a dubious practice.