North and Central American species of the genus Flacopimpla Cauld (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimilinae), with description of a new species from Mexico

A.I. Khalaim and E. Ruiz-Cancino

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 2011, 315(1): 70–74 · https://doi.org/10.31610/trudyzin/2011.315.1.70

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Abstract

Five species of the genus Flacopimpla Gauld occur in North and Central America. Two species are known from the USA and Canada, F. kasparyani sp. nov. is described from north-eastern Mexico in this paper, and two species occur in Costa Rica. A key to the five species of Flacopimpla of North and Central America is provided.

Key words

Flacopimpla, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae, Mexico, North America, systematics, Central America

Submitted January 30, 2010 · Accepted January 19, 2011 · Published March 30, 2011

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