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A new species of Kryptosega Kimsey, 1986 (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Chrysididae, Amiseginae) from Vanuatu

Claire VILLEMANT, Takuma YOSHIDA & Franck MULLER

en Zoosystema 34 (2) - Pages 261-266

Published on 29 June 2012

This article is a part of the thematic issue SANTO 2006 Global Biodiversity Survey

Kryptosega mweramwera Villemant n. sp. (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Chrysididae, Amiseginae) is the first Chrysididae species recorded from Vanuatu. It was collected with Malaise traps on the Espiritu Santo Island during the SANTO 2006 expedition. The genus Kryptosega Kimsey, 1986 known to date by only two species, is recorded here for the first time outside of Papua New Guinea.


Keywords:

Insecta, Hymenoptera, Chrysididae, Amiseginae, Vanuatu, new species.

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