Taxonomic revision of the Perilampus carolinensis species complex (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Perilampidae), and the description of five new species

This study recognizes seven species in the Perilampus carolinensis species complex, primarily Neotropical species within the Perilampus hyalinus species group, by combining morphology and two genes (COI and ITS2). Perilampus arasy Yoo & Darling sp. nov., P. cabecar Yoo & Darling sp. nov., P. falcatus Yoo & Darling sp. nov., P. minasgerais Yoo & Darling sp. nov., and P. tupa Yoo & Darling sp. nov. are described and P. carolinensis Smulyan and P. regalis Smulyan are re-described with illustrations. An illustrated key is provided to facilitate species identification and host associations and distributions are discussed.