Review of the genus Xanthephialtes Cameron (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with re-definition of the genus and description of a new species from Uganda
<i>Xanthephialtes</i> Cameron, 1906 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) is a small Afrotropical Darwin wasp genus with only two previously known species, for which we provide images of the holotypes. Here, we describe a new species of the genus, <i>X. iida</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, which is also the first record of the genus in Uganda. We provide a re-definition of the genus and a key to species along with notes on the morphological variation and mimicry of <i>X. schoutedeni</i> Benoit, 1954. Online Lucid identification keys and images of all the species treated herein are available at http://www.waspweb.org.
Authors
- Emil M Österman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8307-5804)
- Kari Kaunisto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6665-0047)
- S. van Noort
- Tapani Hopkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2256-0098)
- Ilari E. Sääksjärvi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8107-5607)
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Iziko Museums of South Africa (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1266.175534
- Primary Topic
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Johns Hopkins University
- Alfred Kordelinin Säätiö
- Suomen Kulttuurirahasto