First record of the subfamily Eucerotinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from the mainland Afrotropics, with a description of a new species
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The ichneumonid subfamily Eucerotinae has been thought to be almost absent from the tropics, with the only known Afrotropical species found in Madagascar. We report the subfamily to be present in the mainland Afrotropics, and describe a new species, Euceros species 1 from Uganda and Cameroon (name not yet shown in preprint). The subfamily had likely not been observed in the mainland Afrotropics before due to low abundances and insufficient sampling. More Eucerotinae likely remain to be discovered in tropical Africa and Asia, although tropical America may genuinely have few eucerotine species. Much more extensive sampling will be needed before it is possible to make confident estimates of how eucerotine diversity is distributed globally.
Source: ZooKeys
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $754
Funders: Johns Hopkins University, Alfred Kordelinin Säätiö, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas, Turun Yliopisto, Oskar Öflunds Stiftelse, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
OpenAlex ID: W7161122392