identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
EC0E781FC4AA5D9DB3C0D741F7EDE0E7.text	EC0E781FC4AA5D9DB3C0D741F7EDE0E7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus amazonensis Nascimento & Fernandes 2024	<div><p>Brachycyrtus amazonensis Nascimento &amp; Fernandes, 2024</p><p>Fig. 6</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Told apart from all currently known Neotropical species by the combination of posterior transverse carina of propodeum entirely absent, propodeum smooth rather than granulate, and lateral longitudinal carina of propodeum absent between areas dentipara and lateralis.</p><p>Material examined. Non-type material.</p><p>Ecuador • 3 ♀♀; Orellana, Onkone Gare; 1994–1995; T. L. Erwin et al. leg.; canopy fogging; ZMUT (on loan from USNM) http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48477, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48478, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48479 . • 1 ♂; same data as for preceding; Orellana, Tiputini; 1998; ZMUT (on loan from USNM) http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48480 .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Brazil (Nascimento and Fernandes 2024). New: Ecuador.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EC0E781FC4AA5D9DB3C0D741F7EDE0E7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
AE5521B6D14953329EF6B875DD8203D5.text	AE5521B6D14953329EF6B875DD8203D5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus antoninoi Di Giovanni 2021	<div><p>Brachycyrtus antoninoi Di Giovanni, 2021</p><p>Figs 19, 20, 21</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Mainland African species. Told apart from all currently known African species by the colour pattern of the metasoma, with tergite 1 black except for postero-lateral pale spots, and tergites 2–5 with two postero-lateral patches that are paler than the rest of the tergite (cf. Figs 19 B, 20, 21 B); does not have membranous patches on tergites 2–4.</p><p>Material examined. Non-type material.</p><p>Uganda • 21 ♀♀; Kibale National Park, Kanyawara; 2014–2015; T. Hopkins leg.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT . Côte D’Ivoire • 2 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂; Mont Tonkoui; 2018–2019; Y. Braet &amp; A. Gué leg.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT . Data in the supplementary dataset (Österman et al. 2026 a).</p><p>Male. Similar to female. The gonostyle is similar to B. lucchii (the only other Afrotropical brachycyrtine species for which the male is known): elongated and rod-like, which is otherwise rare in ichneumonids outside the Mesochorinae.</p><p>Known material.</p><p>30 specimens: 23 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂ in ZMUT material, 3 ♀♀ in other material. Listed in the supplementary data (Österman et al. 2026 a) and localities shown in Fig. 23.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Kenya, Uganda (Di Giovanni and Varga 2021). New: Côte d’Ivoire.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>In Uganda, B. antoninoi was mainly collected during the dry seasons in Malaise traps (Fig. 3), a pattern that we suspect is typical of idiobiont ectoparasitoids in the Ugandan material (based on the observed phenology of subfamilies Pimplinae, Rhyssinae, and Ophioninae). Unlike B. cerrettii, individuals were collected in a variety of habitat types, including one individual in farmland (Fig. 4). Of the nine known specimens outside our material, at least eight were likely collected in natural habitat (one at our site in Kibale National Park, one in Kakamega Forest in Kenya, six on Mont Tonkoui in Côte d’Ivoire), possibly also the remaining one if it was collected in Meru National Park, so B. antoninoi could be more a (semi) natural habitat than agricultural land species. Only females were collected in our Ugandan (flight interception) traps, which suggests the males may be less mobile, possibly staying near the area they pupated to mate. However, the collecting in Côte d’Ivoire does not match this pattern, collecting an admittedly small sample size of four males and two females in a similar trap to that used in Uganda.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The Ugandan females vary in how dark their colour is: the colour of the dark patches on the metasoma varies from black (Figs 19 B, 20) to a pale red (Fig. 21 B), with some intermediate forms. The holotype of the species is close to the pale red end of this variation based on the images in Di Giovanni and Varga (202 1, fig. 2).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AE5521B6D14953329EF6B875DD8203D5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
2853369AD8FA5DD583D61EB7408DBAF0.text	2853369AD8FA5DD583D61EB7408DBAF0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus cerrettii Di Giovanni 2021	<div><p>Brachycyrtus cerrettii Di Giovanni, 2021</p><p>Fig. 22</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Mainland African species. Told apart from all currently known African species by the membranous patches on tergites 2–4 (Fig. 22 B).</p><p>Material examined. Non-type material.</p><p>Uganda • 30 ♀♀; Kibale National Park, Kanyawara; 2014–2015; T. Hopkins leg.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT . Data in the supplementary dataset (Österman et al. 2026 a).</p><p>Known material.</p><p>31 specimens: 30 ♀♀ in ZMUT material, 1 ♀ in other material. Listed in the supplementary data (Österman et al. 2026 a) and localities shown in Fig. 23.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Uganda (Di Giovanni and Varga 2021).</p><p>Biology.</p><p>In Uganda, B. cerrettii was mainly collected during the dry seasons in Malaise traps (Fig. 3), a pattern that we suspect is typical of idiobiont ectoparasitoids in the Ugandan material (based on the observed phenology of subfamilies Pimplinae, Rhyssinae and Ophioninae). Most individuals were collected in primary forest, and none in clearcut plantation or the two traps in farmland (Fig. 4), which suggests the species may prefer undisturbed forest. Only females were collected in our (flight interception) traps, which suggests the males may be less mobile, possibly staying near the area they pupated to mate.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Currently only known from one site, in Uganda: Kanyawara in Kibale National Park. However, we strongly suspect this is a widespread forest species, so it should be present in at least the Democratic Republic of Congo.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2853369AD8FA5DD583D61EB7408DBAF0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
52A88C8FC1705211B9D5B5A65D1393E0.text	52A88C8FC1705211B9D5B5A65D1393E0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus convergens Cushman 1936	<div><p>Brachycyrtus convergens Cushman, 1936</p><p>Fig. 7</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Told apart from all currently known Neotropical species by the combination of mesoscutum with impressed notaulus, propodeum granulate, and lateral longitudinal carina of propodeum present between areas dentipara and lateralis. The white subapical band on the flagellum is a useful additional character if the lateral longitudinal carina of the propodeum is unclear.</p><p>Material examined. Non-type material.</p><p>Ecuador • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Orellana, Onkone Gare; 1996; T. L. Erwin et al. leg.; canopy fogging; ZMUT (on loan from USNM) http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48481, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48482 . • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; Orellana, Tiputini; 1998; ZMUT (on loan from USNM) http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48483 .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male. Similar to female (see description in Gauld and Ward 2000) except with 27 flagellomeres (females with 29 + flagellomeres) and black mark on tergite 2 almost straight (V-shaped in female).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Brazil (Walkley 1956; Nascimento and Fernandes 2024); Costa Rica, Panama (Gauld and Ward 2000). New: Ecuador.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The anterior transverse carina (ATC) of the propodeum is more or less absent in all our examined specimens (Fig. 7 C), unlike the examined specimens in Gauld and Ward (2000) and Nascimento and Fernandes (2024). In the image in Nascimento and Fernandes (2024, fig. 30), the ATC is complete, although not very strong. The strength of the ATC can vary within Neotropical species of Brachycyrtus, as in our specimens of B. oculatus the ATC is variably reduced, varying from being latero-medially complete but weak to being absent near the antero-lateral black mark. Furthermore, Gauld and Ward (2000) noted that the examined females of B. convergens have 30–31 flagellomeres, one or two more than our female specimens. We interpret these differences as intraspecific variation within the species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/52A88C8FC1705211B9D5B5A65D1393E0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
A09255C8D9815D8F92D830BB6FB1E7E5.text	A09255C8D9815D8F92D830BB6FB1E7E5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus cosmetus (Walkley 1956)	<div><p>Brachycyrtus cosmetus (Walkley, 1956)</p><p>Fig. 8</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Told apart from all currently known Neotropical species by the combination of mesoscutum without impressed notaulus, propodeum granulate, latero-median carina by area basalis absent, anterior transverse carina present between areas dentipara and externa, and posterior transverse carina of propodeum delimiting areas coxalis and postero-externa.</p><p>Material examined. Non-type material.</p><p>French Guiana • 1 ♀ Roura, Orapu; 2016; Société entomologique Antilles-Guyane leg.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48569 .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Brazil, Costa Rica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Gauld and Ward 2000; Nascimento and Fernandes 2024); Mexico (González – Moreno and Bordera 2011); Panama (Collantes 2011). New: French Guiana.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A09255C8D9815D8F92D830BB6FB1E7E5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
CB11B0737CA451CAB0328A4D53DCB30B.text	CB11B0737CA451CAB0328A4D53DCB30B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus fianarensis Seyrig 1952	<div><p>Brachycyrtus fianarensis Seyrig, 1952</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Malagasy species. Told apart from all currently known African species by the colour pattern of the metasoma, with tergite 1 pale with a wide dark red band in the middle, tergite 2 more or less uniformly dark red (although with a hint of a posterior paler patch), tergites 3–4 with the anterior half black and posterior half pale, tergites 5–7 dark red (Fig. 18 E). Does not have membranous patches on tergites 2–4.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>No physical specimens examined. The diagnostic characters are based on images of the holotype (MNHN 2025 a; van Noort 2026).</p><p>Known material.</p><p>1 specimen: none in ZMUT material, 1 ♀ in other material. Listed in the supplementary data (Österman et al. 2026 a) and localities shown in Fig. 23.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Madagascar (Seyrig 1952).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CB11B0737CA451CAB0328A4D53DCB30B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
CDD1D8020B3A509BAB4F9C413B8A813E.text	CDD1D8020B3A509BAB4F9C413B8A813E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus granulatus Osterman & Saaksjarvi 2026	<div><p>Brachycyrtus granulatus Österman &amp; Sääksjärvi sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 9</p><p>Material examined. Holotype.</p><p>Peru • ♀; Madre de Dios, Pakitza Rio Manu, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-71.2833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-11.9464" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -71.2833/lat -11.9464)">BIOLAT Biological Station, lot # 184</a>; 11.9464°S, 71.2833°W; alt. 356 m; 4 Oct. 1991; M. G. Pogue &amp; T. L. Erwin leg.; canopy fogging; ZMUT (on loan from USNM) http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48513 .</p><p>Paratypes.</p><p>Peru • 1 ♀; Loreto, Iquitos, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.4212&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-3.9489" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.4212/lat -3.9489)">Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve</a>, trap H 1 on clay; 3.9489°S, 73.4212°W; 28 Dec. 2000 – 23 Jan. 2001; I. E. Sääksjärvi et al. leg.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT (on loan from UNMSM) http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48514 . Ecuador • 1 ♂; Orellana, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.453&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-0.6571" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.453/lat -0.6571)">Onkone Gare, lot # 1570</a>; 0.6571°S, 76.453°W; alt. 216 m; 22 Jun. 1996; T. L. Erwin et al. leg.; canopy fogging; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48515 .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>This new species can easily be separated from other Neotropical species of Brachycyrtus by the combination of propodeum granulate and posterior transverse carina entirely absent. Additional helpful characteristics include: area basalis septate and not laterally delineated; anterior transverse carina complete to pleural carina; flagellum without coloured subapical bands.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Female: fore wing length about 4.2 mm. Head. Mandible slender with dorsal tooth broader than ventral, oblique and dorsally pointed; eye with a weak impression in periphery opposite antennal insertion; ocelli more or less forming an equilateral triangle, the posterior one separated from eye by about 1.4 × its own maximum diameter; posterior ocellar carina absent. Flagellum slender, not distinctly clavate, with 37 flagellomeres. Mesosoma. Pronotum without a discernible epomia; mesoscutum polished with fine, close setiferous punctures over entire surface, without discernible notaulus, and without antero-lateral crest; scutoscutellar groove broad and rather shallow; mesosternal region rather short, with a distinct central transverse carina posteriorly. Propodeum granulate over surface with sparse setae; area superomedia not delineated posteriorly, confluent with area petiolaris; area basalis septate and not laterally delineated; area externa and area spiracularis confluent; anterior transverse carina complete to pleural carina; posterior transverse carina absent, area dentipara not delineated posteriorly nor laterally by the short lateral longitudinal carina. Fore wing with 1 cu-a distal to base of M &amp; RS by 1.5–1.6 × its own length. Metasoma. Tergite 2 without an impressed thyridium, moderately stout, about 1.1 × as long as posteriorly broad: tergite 3 polished with fine setiferous punctures, with a flat thyridium anteriorly that is not impressed. Ovipositor projecting beyond apex of metasoma by 0.9 × length of hind tibia, its apex without a distinct nodus, evenly and moderately strongly tapered to a point, ventral valve with about four small teeth.</p><p>Colour: Head yellow with interocellar area and continuous occipital mark black; antenna brownish with basal half ventrally yellowish. Mesosoma yellow with three longitudinal stripes on mesoscutum, scutoscutellar groove, central scutellum and metanotum, tegula, diagonal central band and two patches, one upper and one lower, anterior to it on mesopleuron and antero-lateral patches on propodeum black; wings uncoloured; fore and mid leg yellow with dorsal stripe on femur and tibia, and tarsus apically infuscate; hind leg yellow other than basal marks on coxa, trochanter other than dorsally, lateral stripes on femur, tibia other than centrally and tarsus other than most basally blackish. Metasoma yellow with first sternite and petiole, broad basal marks on tergites 2 +, which are slightly V-shaped on tergites 2–3, black; ovipositor sheath black.</p><p>Male: similar to female except with 34 flagellomeres and black marks on tergites 2–3 straight.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the granulate sculpture of the propodeum.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Ecuador, Peru.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>The host (s) are unknown.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The paratype female lacks the black patches anterior to the diagonal central band on the mesopleuron (Fig. 9 A, B).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CDD1D8020B3A509BAB4F9C413B8A813E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
ED9A09B268C45DF6BF8C64FD9E75BC58.text	ED9A09B268C45DF6BF8C64FD9E75BC58.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus lucchii Di Giovanni & Varga 2021	<div><p>Brachycyrtus lucchii Di Giovanni &amp; Varga, 2021</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Probably a mainland African species (but possibly also Madagascar, see remarks). Told apart from all currently known Afrotropical species by the colour pattern of the metasoma, with tergite 1 pale with a dark band or patch in the middle, tergites 2–5 anteriorly dark and posteriorly pale, with the dark patch extending further back laterally than along the midline (Fig. 18 C). Does not have membranous patches on tergites 2–4.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>No physical specimens examined. The diagnostic characters are based on images of the holotype (Di Giovanni and Varga 2021).</p><p>Known material.</p><p>18 specimens: none in ZMUT material, 14 ♀♀ and 4 ♂♂ in other material. Listed in the supplementary data (Österman et al. 2026 a) and localities shown in Fig. 23.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Botswana (Benn 2025); Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Di Giovanni and Varga 2021).</p><p>Biology.</p><p>Many of the known specimens were collected in agricultural land or shrubland, e. g., in cotton fields or a “ meadow in degraded shrub- / grassland ” (Di Giovanni and Varga 2021, also summarised in the list of known material in Österman et al. 2026 a). No specimens were collected by us in Ugandan forest, despite the species having been observed in Uganda and our year of Malaise trapping catching 51 brachycyrtines of other species. B. lucchii thus seems to be a widespread agricultural land / open land species, likely absent from forest.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Since Di Giovanni and Varga (2021), the species has been observed in Botswana (Benn 2025). Two other iNaturalist observations, one from South Africa (Taylor 2023) and the other from Madagascar (Wiesner 2022), look like B. lucchii, but could also be undescribed species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/ED9A09B268C45DF6BF8C64FD9E75BC58	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
1D62250168B757E4A4F45B9A9A41A268.text	1D62250168B757E4A4F45B9A9A41A268.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus luteoniger Seyrig 1952	<div><p>Brachycyrtus luteoniger Seyrig, 1952</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Malagasy species. Told apart from all currently known African species by the colour pattern of the metasomal tergites, with tergites 3–5 mostly dark with a paler patch posteriorly, and tergite 1 anteriorly pale (Fig. 18 D). The colour pattern resembles that of B. lucchii, but with smaller pale patches that do not extend anteriorly along the midline on the tergites. Does not have membranous patches on tergites 2–4.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>No physical specimens examined. The diagnostic characters are based on images of the holotype (MNHN 2025 b).</p><p>Known material.</p><p>1 specimen: none in ZMUT material, 1 ♀ in other material. Listed in the supplementary data (Österman et al. 2026 a) and localities shown in Fig. 23. Seyrig (1952) mentions that there are other specimens, both female and male, but we do not know how many they are or where they are.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Madagascar (Seyrig 1952).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1D62250168B757E4A4F45B9A9A41A268	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
D09CE59ACE0C52E1AF1375CCD78D1E26.text	D09CE59ACE0C52E1AF1375CCD78D1E26.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus muesebecki Walkley 1956	<div><p>Brachycyrtus muesebecki Walkley, 1956</p><p>Fig. 10</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Told apart from all currently known Neotropical species by the combination of mesoscutum predominantly reddish brown, posterior transverse carina of propodeum entirely absent, and without epomia.</p><p>Material examined. Non-type material.</p><p>Ecuador • 2 ♀♀; Orellana, Tiputini; 1999; T. L. Erwin et al. leg.; canopy fogging; ZMUT (on loan from USNM) http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48484, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48485 . Peru • 1 ♀; Loreto, Iquitos, Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve; 1998; I. E. Sääksjärvi &amp; R. Jussila et al. leg.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48486 .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Brazil (Walkley 1956). New: Ecuador, Peru.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The metanotum of our specimens is entirely orange unlike the holotype which has the metanotum black-marked. The colouration and, for example, propodeal carination is otherwise similar to the holotype. We interpret this difference as intraspecific variation within the species.</p><p>We provide as new information for the key to Neotropical species above also the following characters (based on non-type material): epomia absent; tergite 2 of female 1.0–1.1 × as long as posteriorly broad.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D09CE59ACE0C52E1AF1375CCD78D1E26	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
161B2B8127C7567CA8D8200D383B1A9F.text	161B2B8127C7567CA8D8200D383B1A9F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus noggius Gauld & Ward 2000	<div><p>Brachycyrtus noggius Gauld &amp; Ward, 2000</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Told apart from all currently known Neotropical species by the combination of mesoscutum predominantly reddish brown, posterior transverse carina absent behind area dentipara, and epomia present.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>No physical specimens examined. The diagnostic characters are based on written descriptions in Gauld and Ward (2000).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/161B2B8127C7567CA8D8200D383B1A9F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
373043B335B85BE08226851BB96A1C5F.text	373043B335B85BE08226851BB96A1C5F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus obelix Gauld & Ward 2000	<div><p>Brachycyrtus obelix Gauld &amp; Ward, 2000</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Told apart from all currently known Neotropical species by the combination of mesoscutum predominantly reddish brown, lateral longitudinal carina of propodeum present between areas dentipara and lateralis, and posterior transverse carina present latero-medially so that area dentipara is separated from area postero-externa, but area lateralis is confluent with area coxalis.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>No physical specimens examined. The diagnostic characters are based on written descriptions in Gauld and Ward (2000).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/373043B335B85BE08226851BB96A1C5F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
DCBA71C1CF465A628B3CC54C94D21958.text	DCBA71C1CF465A628B3CC54C94D21958.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus ocellicarinatus Nascimento & Fernandes 2024	<div><p>Brachycyrtus ocellicarinatus Nascimento &amp; Fernandes, 2024</p><p>Fig. 11</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Told apart from all currently known Neotropical species by the combination of ocellar carina connecting posterior margins of the left and right ocellar fovea, propodeum granulate, and latero-median carina mostly delineating area basalis laterally.</p><p>Material examined. Non-type material.</p><p>Peru • 3 ♀♀; Loreto, Iquitos, Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve; 1998–1999; I. E. Sääksjärvi &amp; R. Jussila et al. leg.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT (2 on loan from UNMSM) http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48487, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48488, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48489 . • 1 ♀. Same data as for preceding; 2000; I. E. Sääksjärvi et al. leg.; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48490 .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Brazil (Nascimento and Fernandes 2024). New: Peru.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DCBA71C1CF465A628B3CC54C94D21958	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
7B60ED31E21557DF809269C415FC952E.text	7B60ED31E21557DF809269C415FC952E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus oculatus Cushman 1936	<div><p>Brachycyrtus oculatus Cushman, 1936</p><p>Fig. 12</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Told apart from all currently known Neotropical species by the combination of propodeum granulate, lateral longitudinal carina of propodeum short, and posterior transverse carina present only latero-medially, delimiting area dentipara posteriorly.</p><p>Material examined. Non-type material.</p><p>Peru • 20 ♀♀; Loreto, Iquitos, Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve; 1998–1999; I. E. Sääksjärvi &amp; R. Jussila et al.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT (10 on loan from UNMSM) http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48491, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48492, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48493, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48494, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48495, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48496, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48497, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48498, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48499, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48500, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48501, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48503, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48504, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48505, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48506, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48507, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48508, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48509, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48510, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48512 . • 3 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; 2000; I. E. Sääksjärvi et al. leg.; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48502, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48511, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48566 .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Brazil (Nascimento and Fernandes 2024); Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela (Gauld and Ward 2000). New: Peru.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7B60ED31E21557DF809269C415FC952E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
652A02B8976356F7965A231010249738.text	652A02B8976356F7965A231010249738.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus politus Osterman & Saaksjarvi 2026	<div><p>Brachycyrtus politus Österman &amp; Sääksjärvi sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 13</p><p>Material examined. Holotype.</p><p>Peru • ♀; Loreto, Iquitos, Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve, trap C 2 on clay; 5–17 Nov. 1998; I. E. Sääksjärvi &amp; R. Jussila et al. leg.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT (on loan from UNMSM) http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48518 .</p><p>Paratypes.</p><p>Peru • 1 ♀; Same data as for holotype; trap E 1 on white sand; 3.9434°S, 73.4114°W; 16 Apr. – 3 May 2000; I. E. Sääksjärvi et al. leg.; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48516 . • 1 ♀; Madre de Dios, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-70.0973&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-12.5632" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -70.0973/lat -12.5632)">Los Amigos, trap la 1</a>; 12.5632°S, 70.0973°W; alt. 280 m; 24–31 Jul. 2008; I. Gómez leg.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48517 . • 1 ♀; Cuzco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-70.85&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-12.916" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -70.85/lat -12.916)">Amarakaeri Communal Reserve</a>; 12.916°S, 70.850°W; alt. 333–884 m; 17 Sep. – 14 Nov. 2010; M. Vilchez &amp; C. Castillo leg.; ZMUT (on loan from UNMSM) http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48519 .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>This species can be separated from other Neotropical species of Brachycyrtus by the combination of the following characteristics: propodeum polished and sparse punctate (as opposed to granulate), area dentipara completely separated from area lateralis by the lateral longitudinal carina, posterior transverse carina strong and clearly delineating area dentipara posteriorly, mesoscutum yellowish with three longitudinal black stripes. Additional helpful characteristics include: flagellum yellowish with apical segments black, C-shaped black band along anterior margin of mesopleuron.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Female: fore wing length about 4.7 mm. Head. Mandible slender with dorsal tooth broader than ventral, oblique and dorsally pointed; eye with a weak impression in periphery opposite antennal insertion; ocelli more or less forming an equilateral triangle, the posterior one separated from eye by 1.1–1.2 × its own maximum diameter; posterior ocellar carina absent. Flagellum slender, not distinctly clavate, with 39–41 flagellomeres. Mesosoma. Pronotum without a discernible epomia; mesoscutum polished with quite dense setiferous punctures over entire surface, without discernible notaulus, and without antero-lateral crest; scutoscutellar groove rather deeply impressed but broad, U-shaped; mesosternal region rather short, with a distinct central transverse carina posteriorly. Propodeum polished, with rather sparse setiferous punctures, without punctures centrally; area superomedia not delineated posteriorly, confluent with area petiolaris; area basalis septate and not laterally delineated; area externa and area spiracularis confluent; anterior transverse carina complete to pleural carina; lateral longitudinal carina complete behind anterior transverse carina; area dentipara clearly delineated; posterior transverse carina strong but incomplete centrally and most laterally, not delineating area coxalis anteriorly. Fore wing with 1 cu-a distal to base of M &amp; RS by about 1.2 × its own length. Metasoma. Tergite 2 without an impressed thyridium, moderately stout, about as long as posteriorly broad: tergite 3 polished with fine setiferous punctures, with a flat thyridium anteriorly that is not impressed. Ovipositor projecting beyond apex of metasoma by about 0.9 × length of hind tibia, its apex without a distinct nodus, evenly and rather weakly tapered to a point, ventral valve with about four small teeth.</p><p>Colour: Head yellow with interocellar area and separated occipital mark black; antenna yellowish with roughly flagellomeres 21 + black. Mesosoma yellow with three longitudinal stripes on mesoscutum, scutoscutellar groove, posterior scutellum and metanotum, tegula, C-shaped band along anterior margin and diagonal central band on mesopleuron, band bordering mesopleuron and antero-lateral patches on propodeum black; wings hyaline; legs yellowish with basal marks on hind coxa and hind trochanter other than dorsally black. Metasoma yellow with petiole and broad, straight basal marks on tergites 2 + brownish; ovipositor sheath black.</p><p>Male: unknown.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word politus, meaning polished or smooth, referring to the species’ general appearance and surface texture.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Peru.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>The host (s) are unknown.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>B. politus resembles most B. xorix but can be separated from it by the strong posterior transverse carina clearly delineating area dentipara posteriorly (Fig. 13 D; in B. xorix area dentipara is at most weakly delineated posteriorly), the apical black band of the otherwise yellowish flagellum (Fig. 13 A; in B. xorix the brownish flagellum has no coloured bands), and the C-shaped black band along the anterior margin of the mesopleuron (Fig. 13 A; lacking in B. xorix). B. politus is also a noticeably larger species than B. xorix .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/652A02B8976356F7965A231010249738	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
1B86B5EA259759FCAB19DBD7402486E6.text	1B86B5EA259759FCAB19DBD7402486E6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus pretiosus Cushman 1936	<div><p>Brachycyrtus pretiosus Cushman, 1936</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Told apart from all currently known Neotropical species by the presence of the posterior transverse carina behind the area superomedia.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>No physical specimens examined. The diagnostic characters are based on written descriptions in Gauld and Ward (2000).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1B86B5EA259759FCAB19DBD7402486E6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
0DB9F9FD26A352869877E022E7BF6480.text	0DB9F9FD26A352869877E022E7BF6480.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus veriatrix Gauld & Ward 2000	<div><p>Brachycyrtus veriatrix Gauld &amp; Ward, 2000</p><p>Fig. 14</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Told apart from all currently known Neotropical species by the combination of propodeum granulate and anterior transverse carina of propodeum absent between areas dentipara and externa. In uncertain cases, the uniformly blackish dorsal flagellum (which can very rarely have a yellow median band), and the apex of the ovipositor being tapered to an elongate point, are useful additional characters.</p><p>Material examined. Non-type material.</p><p>French Guiana • 2 ♀♀ Roura; 2016–2017; Société entomologique Antilles-Guyane leg.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48568, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.57764 . • 3 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; Saül; 2011–2012; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48521, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48522, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48523 . Peru • 3 ♀♀; Loreto, Iquitos, Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve; 1998; I. E. Sääksjärvi &amp; R. Jussila et al. leg; Malaise trapping; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48534, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48552, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48553 . • 15 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; 2000; I. E. Sääksjärvi et al. leg.; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48524, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48525, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48526, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48527, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48528, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48529, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48530, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48531, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48532, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48533, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48555, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48556, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48557, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48558, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48559 . • 17 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; 2011; I. Go ́ mez &amp; I. E. Sääksjärvi leg.; ZMUT (10 on loan from UNMSM) http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48520, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48535, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48536, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48537, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48538, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48539, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48540, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48541, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48542, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48543, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48544, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48550, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48545, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48546, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48547, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48548, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48549 . • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; I. Go ́ mez &amp; I. E. Sääksjärvi leg.; sweep netting; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48551 . Nicaragua • 1 ♀; Matagalpa, Cerro Musún Natural Reserve; 2011; LLAMA project, Longino et al. leg.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48554 .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela (Gauld and Ward 2000; Nascimento and Fernandes 2024); Mexico (González – Moreno and Bordera 2011). New: French Guiana, Peru, Nicaragua.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>In one of our examined specimens (Fig. 14 B) the dorsal flagellum is black with a median wide yellow band, and another specimen has such an apical band, whereas the rest of our specimens have a uniformly black dorsal flagellum (Fig. 14 A). The yellow-banded specimens are otherwise similar to the other specimens. Hence, we interpret these rarely occurring bands as intraspecific variation within the species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0DB9F9FD26A352869877E022E7BF6480	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
27CD84180B2C57F6BBE8D725A086DA5F.text	27CD84180B2C57F6BBE8D725A086DA5F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus walkleyae Gauld & Ward 2000	<div><p>Brachycyrtus walkleyae Gauld &amp; Ward, 2000</p><p>Fig. 15</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Told apart from all currently known Neotropical species by the combination of propodeum smooth rather than granulate, lateral longitudinal carina of propodeum absent between areas dentipara and lateralis, and posterior transverse carina posteriorly delimiting area dentipara.</p><p>Material examined. Non-type material.</p><p>Ecuador • 1 ♀; Orellana, Onkone Gare; 1995; T. L. Erwin et al. leg.; canopy fogging; ZMUT (on loan from USNM) http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48562 . French Guiana • 3 ♀♀; Roura; 2016; Société entomologique Antilles-Guyane leg.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.57763, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.57765, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.57766 . • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; Saül; 2011; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48560 . Peru • 1 ♀; Loreto, Iquitos, Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve; 2011; I. Gómez &amp; I. E. Sääksjärvi leg.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48561 .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago (Gauld and Ward 2000). New: Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/27CD84180B2C57F6BBE8D725A086DA5F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
D0F1DA5FD6755101B6404473CE26AEE9.text	D0F1DA5FD6755101B6404473CE26AEE9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachycyrtus xorix Gauld & Ward 2000	<div><p>Brachycyrtus xorix Gauld &amp; Ward, 2000</p><p>Figs 16, 17</p><p>Brachycyrtus zani Gauld &amp; Ward, 2000, syn. nov.</p><p>Brief diagnosis.</p><p>Told apart from all currently known Neotropical species by the combination of mesoscutum yellowish white with three longitudinal black marks, propodeum smooth rather than granulate, lateral longitudinal carina of propodeum delimiting areas dentipara and lateralis, and posterior transverse carina varying between absent and thin behind area dentipara. Apart from the posterior transverse carina, B. xorix also differs from our new species B. politus Österman &amp; Sääksjärvi in the colour of the flagellum and mesopleuron and in size.</p><p>Material examined. Non-type material.</p><p>Colombia • 1 ♀; Magdalena, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; 2001; J. Castillo leg.; Malaise trapping; ZMUT http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48567 . Ecuador • 3 ♂♂; Orellana, Onkone Gare; 1996; T. L. Erwin et al. leg.; canopy fogging; ZMUT (2 on loan from USNM) http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48563, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48564, http://mus.utu.fi/ ZMUT.48565 .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Brazil (Nascimento and Fernandes 2024); Mexico (González-Moreno and Bordera 2012); Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago (Gauld and Ward 2000). New: Colombia, Ecuador.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Originally, in Gauld and Ward (2000), B. xorix and B. zani were described as separate species based on the “ sharp ” posterior transverse carina (PTC) delineating area dentipara posteriorly (present only in B. xorix) and the “ ill-defined ” ventral black mark on the mesopleuron (present only in B. zani). However, specimens from Brazil (identified as B. zani in Nascimento and Fernandes 2024) and from Ecuador (here) lack both the PTC (Fig. 17 D) and the ventral black mark on the mesopleuron (all our specimens, cf. Figs 16, 17 A), implying minimally that the colouration of the mesopleuron cannot be used to separate the species (nor apparently any other difference in colouration). Thus, the sole diagnostic character is the presence or absence of the thin PTC. By studying other Neotropical brachycyrtine species, we have observed that some of the propodeal carinae can be variously reduced, varying from being complete but rather weak to more or less absent for at least a portion of the length (see, e. g., the remarks for B. convergens above). Particularly, the entire absence of a short carina can be expected if the carina is otherwise variable in development. This is evident for the PTC in our B. xorix specimens from Colombia and Ecuador as our specimens form a gradient in the reduction of the PTC; it is absent (or just very weakly indicated as on the right side in Nascimento and Fernandes 2024, fig. 57 F) in one specimen (Fig. 17 D), partially indicated in two specimens (Fig. 17 C and the Colombian specimen in Fig. 16), and complete but thin (as in the examined B. xorix specimen in Nascimento and Fernandes 2024, fig. 54) in a fourth specimen (Fig. 17 B). Hence, in the absence of DNA evidence to the contrary, we regard these diagnostic characters as intraspecific variation and Brachycyrtus zani Gauld &amp; Ward, 2000 as a junior synonym of Brachycyrtus xorix Gauld &amp; Ward, 2000 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D0F1DA5FD6755101B6404473CE26AEE9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Österman, Emil M.;Hopkins, Tapani;Kaunisto, Kari M.;Gómez, Isrrael C.;Österman, Iida A. E.;Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.	Österman, Emil M., Hopkins, Tapani, Kaunisto, Kari M., Gómez, Isrrael C., Österman, Iida A. E., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2026): Local diversity of Afrotropical and Neotropical Brachycyrtinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with two new species from western Amazonia and keys to species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 99: 955-993, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.99.190905
