Sawflies (Hymenoptera: Argidae, Pergidae, Tenthredinidae) from southern Ecuador, with a new record for the country and some ecological data Author Boeve, Jean-Luc O. D. Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Rue Vautier 29, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium jean-luc.boeve@naturalsciences.be Author Marin-Armijos, Diego S. Museo de Colecciones Biologicas, Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano alto s / n, Loja, Ecuador Author Dominguez, Diego F. Museo de Colecciones Biologicas, Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano alto s / n, Loja, Ecuador Author Smith, David R. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, c / o National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P. O. Box 37012, MRC 168, Washington, DC 20013 - 7012, USA text Journal of Hymenoptera Research 2016 2016-08-29 51 55 89 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.51.9830 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.51.9830 1314-2607-51-55 062BE13779334E23AA76061FB0949E9F FFD2E867C415FFDAFFCBF073FFCEF62C 147924 Acordulecera spp. Remarks. Probably four species were found in this study. It is a large genus of perhaps 200 or more species that occurs from Canada to Chile. Smith (1990) listed 45 described species from the Neotropics. Material. Valle de Quinara , 04°18'S , 079°16'W , 1550m , 09.10.2014 , P3888.A, P3888.B ( 2 ♂ ), leg. A. Pauly, J.-L . Boeve ; Station Colibri , Podocarpus NP , 03°59'S , 079°06'W , 2170m , 13.10.2014 , by sweeping, P3902 ( 1 ♂ ), leg. A. Pauly, J.-L . Boeve ; Bombuscaro, Podocarpus NP , 04°07'S , 078°58'W , 995m , 16.10.2014 , P3934 ( 1 ♀ ), leg. A. Pauly, J.-L . Boeve ; nr Loja, Reserva El Madrigal , 04°02'S , 079°11'W , 2275m , 21.10.2014 , near rivulet, P3956.G ( 1 ♀ ) , P3956.H, P3956.I, P3956.J ( 3 ♂ ), leg. T. Delsinne, J.-L . Boeve ; Cajanuma , Podocarpus NP , 04°07'S , 079°10'W , 2810m , 23.10.2014 , on leaf, P3971 ( 1 ♀ ), leg. T. Delsinne, J.-L. Boeve .