Rediscovery of Disepyris semiruber (Kieffer) (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) in Southern Africa,with first description of the male |
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| Authors: | Celso O. Azevedo Simon van Noort David G. Notton |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil;2. Research and Exhibitions Department, Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa;3. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa;4. Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London, UK |
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Holepyris semiruber Kieffer is redescribed and illustrated based on freshly collected specimens. Holepyris semiruber var. striatipleura Kieffer is considered a colour variant of this species and therefore a junior synonym of H. semiruber syn. nov. This species is transferred to Disepyris, D. semiruber (Kieffer) comb. nov., based on the possession of a short 2r-rs&Rs vein in the fore wing and presence of long flat spine-shaped setae on the outer (posterior) surface of the protarsi. The male is described for the first time from new specimens collected in South Africa. This species is recorded for the first time from Namibia and Zimbabwe. All photographs are available on www.waspweb.org. |
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| Keywords: | Afrotropical region Brauns’ collection Epyrinae prothoracic articulation taxonomy |
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