A new species of Boethella Bennett, 2003 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tryphoninae) from Brazil, redescription of the genus and a key to world species

Citation

DA SILVA FERREIRA, J.P., ONODY, H.C., BENNETT, A.M.R., TIMÓTEO, F.M., PENTEADO-DIAS, A.M. (2020). A new species of Boethella Bennett, 2003 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tryphoninae) from Brazil, redescription of the genus and a key to world species. Zootaxa, [online] 4881(2), 337-348. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4881.2.7

Plain language summary

A new species of parasitic wasp from the genus Boethella of the family Ichneumonidae is described from Brazil and an illustrated key to the six world species of the genus is provided.

Abstract

Boethella jatai sp. nov. is described from a savanna area in the southeast of Brazil. The genus is redescribed to include the new species and an identification key for world species is provided.