Revision of Nearctic Eparces (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Ichneumoninae): description Eparces australis Claridge & Dal Pos sp. nov., nomenclatural notes, and new records of Eparces quadriceps (Cresson, 1867)

Brandon Claridge; Davide Dal Pos

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5453.4.5

Revision of Nearctic Eparces (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Ichneumoninae): description Eparces australis Claridge & Dal Pos sp. nov., nomenclatural notes, and new records of Eparces quadriceps (Cresson, 1867)

Zootaxa. 2024 May 22;5453(4):549-557. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5453.4.5.

Authors

Brandon Claridge¹, Davide Dal Pos²

Affiliations

¹ Utah State University; Department of Biology Utah State University 5305 Old Main Hill; Logan; UT; 84322; USA. [email protected].
² University of Central Florida; Department of Biology 4110 Libra Dr. Room 442 Orlando; FL; 32816; USA. [email protected].

PMID: 39646962
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5453.4.5

Abstract

The Nearctic species of the parasitoid wasp genus Eparces are revised. A new species, Eparces australis Claridge & Dal Pos sp. nov., is described from the southeastern USA. Additionally, nomenclatural comments on the other Nearctic species, Eparces quadriceps (Cresson, 1867) are provided, along with new records for the species from various states in the USA.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution*
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Female
Male
Organ Size
Wasps* / anatomy & histology
Wasps* / classification