Revision of the Afrotropical genus Protoleptops Heinrich, 1967 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae), with description of a new species from Burundi
Davide Dal Pos1
;Augustijn De Ketelaere2;Filippo Di Giovanni3
- Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA, University of Central Florida, Orlando, United States of America
- Department of Biology, Utah State University, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322, USA
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Abstract
This study presents a comprehensive revision of the genus Protoleptops Heinrich, 1967. We describe a new species, P.nyeupe Dal Pos & Di Giovanni, sp. nov., from Burundi, marking the first documented occurrence of an Ichneumoninae species in the country. Additionally, we provide the first diagnostic description of the female P.farquharsoni Heinrich, 1967 and report a new occurrence of this species in KwaZulu-Natal. Furthermore, we document P.magnificus for Mpumalanga (South Africa) and P.angolae Heinrich, 1967 in Uganda, thereby extending the known range of the latter into East Africa. A detailed catalogue of all species within the genus Protoleptops is also included.