The genus Vipio Latreille (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in the Neotropical Region

Donald L J Quicke; Scott R Shaw; Mian Inayatullah; Buntika A Butcher

doi:10.3897/zookeys.925.48457

The genus Vipio Latreille (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in the Neotropical Region

Zookeys. 2020 Apr 8:925:89-140. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.925.48457. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Donald L J Quicke¹, Scott R Shaw², Mian Inayatullah³, Buntika A Butcher¹

Affiliations

¹ Integrative Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, BKK 10330, Thailand Chulalongkorn University Pathumwan Thailand.
² Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071-3354, USA University of Wyoming Laramie United States of America.
³ Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection Sciences, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawer, Pakistan NWFP Agricultural University Peshawer Pakistan.

Abstract

The genus Vipio Latreille is revised for the Neotropical region (south of Nicaragua). All species are fully illustrated. Thirteen species are recognised of which five (V. boliviensis, V. carinatus, V. godoyi, V. hansoni, and V. lavignei) are described as new, all with descriptions attributable to Inayatullah, Shaw & Quicke. All previously described Neotropical species are redescribed. A key is included for the identification of the Vipio species known from the Americas south of Nicaragua, and all species are illustrated.

Keywords: Isomecus; South America; new species; re-description; systematics.

Donald L. J. Quicke, Scott R. Shaw, Mian Inayatullah, Buntika A. Butcher.

Grants and funding

Funding for this project was provided by the US-AID TIPAN Project, and the NERC Initiative in Taxonomy. Imaging equipment and additional funding was provided by National Science Foundation grants DEB-10-20751 and DEB 14-42110 (Dimensions of Biodiversity Program). Research support for SRS was partly provided by McIntire-Stennis Grant Project number WYO-530-14, Studies of Parasitoid Wasps of Forest Ecosystems, and McIntire-Stennis Grant Project number WYO-553-15, Studies of Parasitoid Wasps of Associated with the Mountain Pine Beetle. We are grateful to the Rachadaphiseksomphot Fund, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, for the award of a Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship to DLJQ, Office of Higher Education Commission (BDCPG2-160007) and RSPG to BAB. Finally, special thanks to Sadaf for patience, understanding and support.