A New Species of the Genus Symplecis (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Orthocentrinae) from Kenya
Abstract
In this paper, the genus Symplecis Förster, 1869 is recorded from Kenya for the first time. The newly described species, S. antennalis sp. n., differs from congeners by the distinctly banded with yellow antenna. An updated identification key to known Afrotropical species of Symplecis is provided.
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