A new species of Hedychridium (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) from the Canary Islands, with a new synonymy, species checklist, and notes on local colour forms - 2026
A new species of Hedychridium (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) from the Canary Islands, with a new synonymy, species checklist, and notes on local colour forms
Rosa, Paolo; Bogusch, Petr
2026 • In Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 66 (1), p. 75 - 84
Chrysididae; cuckoo wasps; dark colouration; Elampini; Hymenoptera; Macaronesia; new species; new synonym; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Insect Science
Abstract :
[en] Hedychridium tibicena Rosa sp. nov. from Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) is described in the monochroum group. A new synonymy, Hedychridium tenerifense Linsenmaier, 1968, syn. nov. = Hedychridium canariense García Mercet, 1915, is established. A key to the six Canarian species of the genus Hedychridium Abeille de Perrin, 1878 is given. The first checklist of the Canarian chrysidid species is presented, together with the observations on the dark colouration of several endemic species of the islands.
Disciplines :
Entomology & pest control
Author, co-author :
Rosa, Paolo ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Zoologie
Bogusch, Petr ; Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Language :
English
Title :
A new species of Hedychridium (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) from the Canary Islands, with a new synonymy, species checklist, and notes on local colour forms
Publication date :
2026
Journal title :
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
ISSN :
0374-1036
eISSN :
1804-6487
Publisher :
National Museum Prague
Volume :
66
Issue :
1
Pages :
75 - 84
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Research unit :
S869 - Zoologie
Research institute :
R100 - Institut des Biosciences
Funding text :
The required permit to conduct the field studies on the Canary Islands was granted by the Canary Island Government (Reference Number Expte. 8-2023/0203125054). The authors thank Carlos Ruiz Carreira (Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife) for the pictures of the type locality of Hedychridium tibicena sp. nov. Special thanks are due to Petr Kment (National Museum of the Czech Republic, Prague) for his editoral work on the manuscript. The authors thank Oliver Niehuis (Freiburg, Germany) and Marek Halada (\u010Cesk\u00E9 Bud\u011Bjovice, Czech Republic) for reviewing the original manuscript.
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