Description of two new Ctenichneumon Thomson species from southern Arizona, USA (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Ichneumoninae: Ichneumonini)
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Ichneumoninae
Ichneumonini
Brandon R. Claridge
303 East 300 North, Logan, UT 84321, USA
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2222-326X
Keywords: New species, Nearctic, Madrean sky islands, parasitoid wasp, southwestern USA
Abstract
Ctenichneumon Tomson, 1894 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Ichneumoninae: Ichneumonini) is a moderately diverse parasitoid wasp genus with a broad distribution, including 14 described species in the Nearctic region. Here, I advance our knowledge of Nearctic Ctenichneumon by describing two new species, Ctenichneumon elaiodes, new species, and Ctenichneumon hesperis, new species, from the Huachuca Mountains in southeastern Arizona. Diagnostic notes and specimen images are provided to facilitate identifcation
Publication
1193
Published
2026-06-26
How to cite
Claridge BR. 2026. Description of two new Ctenichneumon Thomson species from southern Arizona, USA (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Ichneumoninae: Ichneumonini). Insecta Mundi 1193: 1–6. https://doi.org/10.64338/im.1193.h56jd