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Rediscovery of Melanepyris (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae): a new synonym of Epyris
O. Azevedo, Celso; D. C. C. Alencar, Isabel.
Afiliação
  • O. Azevedo, Celso; Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo Departamento de Biologia.
  • D. C. C. Alencar, Isabel; Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Espírito Santo.
Article em En | VETINDEX | ID: vti-690149
Biblioteca responsável: BR68.1
ABSTRACT
Melanepyris Kieffer, 1913 was proposed to accommodate a single species of Epyris Westwood, 1832, E. imicola Kieffer, 1913, mainly based on the absence of the posterior propodeal carina. Today, Melanepyris includes only two nominal species. The type-material of these species has been considered lost since their original description. In this study, the single known adult male (holotype) of Melanepyris asiaticus Kieffer, 1922 from the Philippines has been rediscovered, redescribed and illustrated. Melanepyris asiaticus is transferred to Epyris Westwood due to the following features scutellar groove absent, well separated scutellar pits and lower mesopleural fovea large and with undefined upper margin. We checked the original description of M. imicola and concluded that it also fits the definition of Epyris perfectly, except for the (described) absence of a posterior carina. However, the thickness of the posterior carina of the propodeal disc varies within species of different Epyrinae genera. The diagnostic characters used by Kieffer to create Melanepyris and other genera from Epyris are briefly discussed. Melanepyris is proposed as a new junior synonym of Epyris, with the transfer of M. imicola to Epyris.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: VETINDEX Idioma: En Revista: Zoologia (Curitiba) Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Article
Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: VETINDEX Idioma: En Revista: Zoologia (Curitiba) Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Article