Open AccessDescription of a New Abernessia with Notes on Neotropical Ctenocerinae (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)
Author(s) -
Cecília Waichert,
James P. Pitts
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of the entomological society of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1938-2901
pISSN - 0013-8746
DOI - 10.1603/an11093
Subject(s) - biology , hymenoptera , subfamily , zoology , ecology , biochemistry , gene
A new species of Ctenocerinae, Abernessia prima sp. nov., is described for Brazil based on the male sex only. This is the first male to be described for the subfamily in the Neotropics. A brief discussion of the current status of Ctenocerinae is provided. Distribution records and illustrations for another Neotropical Ctenocerinae species, Lepidocnemis antiquus, also are provided.
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