Five new species of Metapolybia Ducke, 1905, with the description of the male genitalia of seven species of the genus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae)
Five new species of Metapolybia are described, Metapolybia carpenteriana , Andena & Noll, sp. nov. (Ecuador, Peru), Metapolybia pseudodocilis Cortes, sp. nov. (Bolivia), Metapolybia richardsi Andena, sp. nov. (Ecuador), Metapolybia sulamerica Carpenter, sp. nov. (Colombia), Metapolybia zucchiana Andena & Carpenter, sp. nov. (Panama), in addition to the hitherto unknown males of M. bromelicola , M. encantata , M. mesoamerica , M. servilis and M. rufata plus two new species. Comparative remarks for the species are given.
Authors
- James Michael Carpenter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6754-8028)
- Fernando Barbosa Noll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0207-1067)
- Sérgio R. Andena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0299-3424)
- GUSTAVO BELLINI CORTES (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3831-7104)
Institutions
- American Museum of Natural History (US)
- Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (BR)
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hymenoptera Research
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.115489
- Primary Topic
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico