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How many species of pimplines (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) are there in Costa Rica?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Kevin J. Gaston  and
Ian D. Gauld
Kevin J. Gaston
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
Ian D. Gauld
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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Abstract

The species richness of pimpline ichneumonids was examined using catches from a network of Malaise traps operated throughout Costa Rica. More species were caught at some sites than at reasonably well-collected sites in other countries. When corrected for area, the species richness of ‘Pimplinae’ and Pimplini in Costa Rica as a whole is greater than that for virtually any other region recorded to date. The local richness of both groups appears to be a function of their regional richness. Many of the species found in Costa Rica apparently have large geographic ranges.

Keywords

Costa RicaIchneumonidaeinsect diversityparasitoidsPimplinaetropical species richness
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , November 1993 , pp. 491 - 499
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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