Open AccessTwo new species of Exetastes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Banchinae) from the Peruvian Andes
Author(s) -
Alexey Reshchikov,
Mabel Alvarado
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
european journal of taxonomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2118-9773
DOI - 10.5852/ejt.2022.806.1701
Subject(s) - ichneumonidae , hymenoptera , geography , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , zoology , biology , parasitoid
Two new species of Exetastes Gravenhorst, 1829 from the Peruvian Andes are described and illustrated: E. andensis sp. nov. and E. tullu sp. nov. Presently, 38 species of Exetastes have been recorded in the Neotropical region. Our discoveries are the first records of the genus in Peru and the Andean region.