| Title: |
A Phylogenetic Approach to the Neotropical Social Wasp Genus Leipomeles Möbius, 1856 (Vespidae: Epiponini), with a New Identification Key. |
| Authors: |
Somavilla, Alexandre1 (AUTHOR), Vieira, Gabriel Santos2 (AUTHOR), Andena, Sérgio Ricardo3 (AUTHOR), Noll, Fernando Barbosa4 (AUTHOR), Carpenter, James M.5 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
American Museum Novitates. 12/20/2023, Vol. 2023 Issue 4006, p1-12. 12p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*VESPIDAE, *WASPS, *MORPHOLOGY, *SPECIES, *FEMALES, *IDENTIFICATION |
| Geographic Terms: |
COSTA Rica, BRAZIL |
| Abstract: |
LeipomelesMöbius, 1856, is a neotropical genus of swarm-founding wasps extending from Costa Rica to the middle of Brazil, with four species described. A combined phylogenetic analysis using female and male morphology, and nest architecture was performed with the program TNT. Leipomeles is supported as monophyletic with the following relationships among species: (L. pusilla + L. albogrisea) + (L. spilogaster + L. dorsata). A new identification key for the genus is also presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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