[en] The new genus Erythropompilus Shimizu & Pitts, gen. nov. from the Oriental Region (Pompilidae, Pompilinae) is described, based on the new species E. malaysiensis Pitts & Shimizu, sp. nov. from Malaysia. Two other new species of this genus, E. thailandensis Pitts & Shimizu, sp. nov. from Thailand and E. taiwanensis Pitts & Shimizu, sp. nov. from Taiwan, are also described. A key to the species is provided, and the taxonomic position of the genus is discussed.
Disciplines :
Entomology & pest control
Author, co-author :
Shimizu, Akira ; Department of Biological Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan ; Research Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Inc., Tokyo, Japan ; University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Pitts, James P.; Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, United States
Yoshimura, Jin; Department of Biological Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan ; University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan ; Department of International Health and Medical Anthropology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan ; Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, United States ; Marine Biosystems Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
We thank Dr. A. S. Lelej (Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, FEB RAS, Vladivostok, Russia) for his help in various ways in the course of our studies on spider wasps. We also thank G. Broad (Natural History Museum, London, UK) for the examination of various specimens from the world, and A. Harris (Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand), R. A. Cambra (University of Panama, Panama City, Panama) and two anonymous reviewers for critically reviewing the manuscript and making important suggestions. This research was supported by the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, Utah State University, and approved as journal paper number 9473.
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