A new species and a new record of Aulacus Jurine (Hymenoptera, Aulacidae) from the North Andean block with a key to Colombian species

Author(s)

Dos Santos, Eduardo Fernando ; Mazariegos, H. Luis A.

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 5497, n. 2, p. 7-pg., 2024-08-23.

Abstract

A new species of Aulacus Jurine from the Colombian Andes, A. gracielae Santos & Mazariegos sp. nov., , is described. In addition, we present a new record of A. costaricensis Smith, expanding its geographical distribution. Furthermore, we present an updated identification key for the species recorded from Colombia. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 20/06632-2 - Fauna of the Neotropical Thynninae: distribution and new morphological and molecular data for the taxonomy of the group
• Grantee: Eduardo Fernando dos Santos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 19/09215-6 - Countering the taxonomic impediment of aculeate wasps: micro- and macroregional visions of the neotropical fauna
• Grantee: Fernando Barbosa Noll
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants