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Brazilian tropical dry forest in the spotlight: two new species of Ophrynopus Konow, 1897 (Hymenoptera, Orussidae)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Ophrynopus aridus sp. nov. and Ophrynopus caatinguensis sp. nov. are described and illustrated based on females collected in a dry forest in northeastern Brazil using blue UV traps. The new species are the first recorded Orussidae from the Caatinga biome. We present a key and a map of all known records of Ophrynopus and comment on the distributional history of the genus. We also discuss the unusual collecting method that could increase the presence of Orussidae in collections.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5636.2.5

Authors: ELTON JOHN OLIVEIRA GALDINO, LARS VILHELMSEN, DANIELE REGINA PARIZOTTO

Institutions: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, University of Copenhagen, Natural History Museum of Denmark

Language: English

Topic: Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4410384256

FWCI: 0.93

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