Chilemutilla Cambra and Quintero (Sphaeropthalminae), a new genus of nocturnal Mutillidae is described and illustrated based on the following six new species from northern Chile: C. aielloae n. sp., male; C. aptera n. sp., male; C. atacama n. sp., male; C. gauldi n. sp., male; C. incognita n.sp., female; and C. snellingi n. sp., male. Chilemutilla aptera is the first wingless mutillid male described from South America. In addition, we have prepared the first generic key for nocturnal sphaeropthalmine males from South America.
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1 March 2007
Chilemutilla, a new genus of Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) from Chile, and the description of the first wingless mutillid male from South America
Roberto A. Cambra T,
Diomedes Quintero A
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Transactions of the American Entomological Society
Vol. 133 • No. 1
March 2007
Vol. 133 • No. 1
March 2007
neotropical
Nocturnal Mutillidae
taxonomy
wingless males