Sinopse das espécies neotropicais do grupo nitida do gênero apenesia (hymenoptera, bethylidae)

Abstract

Synopsis of Neotropical species of nitida group genus Apenesia (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Two species are described and illustrated: Apenesia quelata sp. nov. and A. trivisa sp. nov. New geographic records and data on morphostructural variation of A. membranaceus Lanes & Azevedo, 2004, A. paraensis Kieffer, 1910, A. quadrata Evans, 1963, A. serrulata Azevedo & Batista, 2002, e A. williamsi Evans, 1966 are provided. Two species are synonymyzed: A. laticeps Evans, 1963 as junior synonym of A. quadrata Evans, 1963; A. truncaticeps (Kieffer, 1910) as junior synonym of A. paraensis Kieffer, 1910. The female of A. quadrata is described and illustrated for the first time. Key to the species of the nitida species-group based on males is provided.