An extraordinary new genus and species of spider wasps (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from Southeast Asia |
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| Authors: | Akira Shimizu Raymond Wahis Anthony C. Harris James P. Pitts |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan;2. Department of Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium;3. Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand;4. Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA |
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| Abstract: | The new genus Aberropompilus Shimizu & Wahis, family Pompilidae, is described from Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Thailand) based on the new species A. dayi Shimizu & Wahis. Its peculiar morphological characteristics and taxonomic position within the family are discussed and the genus is tentatively placed in the subfamily Pepsinae. |
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