Polyphrix stellata Tedesco & Santos 2009

Inga, Lita & Alvarado, Mabel, 2024, Two new species of the genus Polyphrix Townes 1972 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae) from Peru, Zootaxa 5497 (2), pp. 267-275 : 271

Polyphrix stellata Tedesco & Santos 2009

Fig. 4A

Material examined. 1♀ “ PERU, MD, Albergue Refugio Amazonas 12º52’30”/69º24’35” 231 m 01.vii.2017 D. Couceiro // WIRED AMAZON PROYECT PAN TRAP ” , 1♀ idem but 17.vii.2017 , 1♀ idem but 21.vii.2017 , 2♀♀ idem but 21.xi.2016, and idem but 2♀♀ 05.x.2016 ( MUSM) .

Comments: This species was collected in the same locality as one of the paratypes of P. sefirot sp. nov. This species was collected with yellow pan traps as were the type specimen of the species ( Santos et al. 2009). We installed pan traps from February 2016 to December 2017, but this species was only collected during July, October and November and was absent during the rest of the year.

Distribution records. Brazil ( Santos et al. 2009). In Peru is known to occur in the Madre de Dios Department ( Fig 4A ).

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FIGURE 4. Geographic records of Polyphrix. A. Polyphrix stellata; B. Polyphrix varians. C. Polyphrix misa sp. nov. and Polyphrix tullu sp. nov. Yellow circles represent new records and red represent previous records.