Aphanistes silviae Alvarado, 2018

Pádua, Diego G., Fernandes, Daniell R. R., Araujo, Rodrigo O. & Mazariegos, Luis A., 2023, Filling gaps in the knowledge of the Colombian Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): new records, description of unknown males, and taxonomical notes, Zootaxa 5244 (1), pp. 61-70 : 63

Aphanistes silviae Alvarado, 2018

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Diagnosis. According to Alvarado (2018), this species can be distinguished from all other nocturnal Aphanistes Förster, 1869 by the combination of the following characters: 1) ovipositor with a dorsal notch and not pre-apically swollen; 2) body predominantly reddish-brown; 3) hind tarsomeres II–IV whitish cream.

Distribution. Colombia * and Peru.

Material examined. COLOMBIA, Mcpio [= Municipio] Jardín, Antioquia, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve , [ Olinguito], Malaise trap GG [= Gressitt & Gressitt model], N 5°31′03″, E 75°51′50″, 2400 msnm, IX.2020 ( L. Mazariegos leg.) 1♀, UNIANDES .

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FIGURE 2. Species of Darwin wasps (Ichneumonidae) from Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve, Colombia: A) Aphanistes silviae Alvarado (♀) (Anomaloninae); B) Woldstedius paulus Dasch (♀) (Diplazontinae); C) Forestopius auguratricis Alvarado & Palacio (♀) (Metopiinae); D) Acrotaphus pseudoamazonicus Pádua & Sääksjärvi (in vivo; ♀) (Pimplinae); E) Anastelgis garciai Gauld (in vivo; ♀) (Pimplinae). Scale bar: 1 mm.