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Revisiting the Darwin wasp genus Epelaspis Townes, 1970 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Phygadeuontinae): five new species, new records and a key to Neotropical species

  • 1. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia-INPA, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia, Campus II, Caixa postal 478, CEP 69011-97, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
  • 2. Laboratorio de Entomología General y Aplicada, Centro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
  • 3. Fundación Bioconservancy, Mesenia-Paramarillo nature reserve, Jardín, Antioquia, Colombia

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Lima, Adriane G. M., Pádua, Diego G., Araujo, Rodrigo O., Mazariegos, Luis A., Fernandes, Daniell R. R. (2024): Revisiting the Darwin wasp genus Epelaspis Townes, 1970 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Phygadeuontinae): five new species, new records and a key to Neotropical species. Zootaxa 5468 (1): 52-74, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5468.1.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5468.1.2

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