Alobevania tavaresi
Introduction
Found exclusively in northern Venezuela, Alobevania tavaresi is the largest species in the genus.Characteristics
One can recognize this species from the pale spot on the lower face, the short setae on the legs, the relatively large size, and its restricted range north of the Amazonian Basin.
© Andrew R. Deans; see original Morphbank Image: Head.
Lower face with pale spot medially [Morphbank Annotation: lower face with pale patch].
© Andrew R. Deans; see original Morphbank Image: Whole body.
Overall body size is large. Legs have short setae [Morphbank Annotation: short leg setae].
References
Deans, A. R. and R. Kawada. 2008. Alobevania, a new genus of neotropical ensign wasps (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae), with three new species: integrating taxonomy with the World Wide Web. Zootaxa 1787: 28-44.
Information on the Internet
- Morphbank image collection. Light micrographs that detail Alobevania tavaresi morphology.
- ZooBank record. LSID for Alobevania tavaresi.
- Evanioidea Online taxon page. Species description with Hymenoptera Ontology markup tool and links to annotations in Morphbank.
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