Seven new species of the genus Physotarsus Townes 1966 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from South America

ALEXEY RESHCHIKOV; ILARI EERIKKI SÄÄKSJÄRVI

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3972.1.2

Issue: Vol. 3972 No. 1: 10 Jun. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-06-10

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.1.2

Page range: 26–42

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**Seven new species of the genus Physotarsus Townes 1966 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from South America**

ALEXEY RESHCHIKOV⁺⁻
ILARI EERIKKI SÄÄKSJÄRVI⁺⁻

Department of Zoology Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, 104 05 Stockholm, Sweden.

Zoological Museum, Section of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, Department of Biology, FIN-20014 University of Turku, Finland

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Abstract

Seven new species of the genus Physotarsus Townes are described and illustrated: P. iquitos Reshchikov and Sääksjärvi sp. n., P. mishanensis Reshchikov and Sääksjärvi sp. n., P. orellanensis Reshchikov and Sääksjärvi sp. n., P. polleti Reshchikov and Sääksjärvi sp. n., P. saltilloensis Reshchikov sp. n., P. tampobata Reshchikov and Sääksjärvi sp. n., and P. tunchi Reshchikov sp. n. The male of P. oculatus Zhaurova, 2009 is described for the first time. An illustrated key for Neotropical species is provided.