A phylogenetic approach to the neotropical social wasp genus Leipomeles Möbius, 1856 (Vespidae: Epiponini), with a new identification key

Title Variants

Alternative: Phylogeny of social wasp Leipomeles Möbius, 1856

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 4006

By

Somavilla, Alexandre , author

Santos Vieira, Gabriel , author
Andena, Sergio Ricardo , author
Noll, Fernando Barbosa , author
Carpenter, James M. (James Michael), 1956- , author

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY, American Museum of Natural History, [2023]

Notes

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"December 19, 2023."

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Leipomeles Möbius, 1856, is a neotropical genus of swarm-founding wasps extending from Costa Rica to the middle of Brazil, with four species described. A combined phylogenetic analysis using female and male morphology, and nest architecture was performed with the program TNT. Leipomeles is supported as monophyletic with the following relationships among species: (L. pusilla + L. albogrisea) + (L. spilogaster + L. dorsata). A new identification key for the genus is also presented.

Subjects

Latin America , Leipomeles , Phylogeny , Vespidae , Wasps

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no. 4006 2023

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/4006.1
OCLC: 1415201894