Ganodes mexicanus Díaz, 2008

Pádua, Diego G., Fernandes, Daniell R. R., Araujo, Rodrigo O. & Mazariegos, Luis A., 2023, Filling gaps in the knowledge of the Colombian Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): new records, description of unknown males, and taxonomical notes, Zootaxa 5244 (1), pp. 61-70 : 69

Ganodes mexicanus Díaz, 2008

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Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the other Ganodes by the combination of the following character states: 1) face white with a narrow longitudinal black stripe; 2) posterior ocellus separated from eye by 1.5× its maximum diameter; 3) metapleuron sparsely and finely punctate; 4) hind coxa and femur white with longitudinal black stripes; 5) metasoma black with lateral and posterior margins of tergite I and posterior margin of remaining tergites all broadly white; 6) ovipositor 2.1× length of the hind tibia ( Díaz 2008).

Distribution. Colombia * and Mexico.

Material examined. COLOMBIA, Mcpio [= Municipio] Jardín, Antioquia, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve , [Olinguito], Malaise trap GG [= Gressitt & Gressitt model], N 5°31′03″, E 75°51′50″, 2400 msnm, VIII.2020 (L. Mazariegos leg.) 1♀, UNIANDES; Mcpio [=Municipio] Andes, Antioquia, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve , Cristalina, entomological net, 23.VI.2020 (J. Jaramillo leg.), 1♀, UNIANDES .

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FIGURE 5. Females of Darwin wasps (Ichneumonidae) from Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve, Colombia: A) Ganodes mexicanus Díaz (Poemeninae); B) Epirhyssa fusca Gómez & Sääksjärvi (Rhyssinae). Scale bar: 1 mm.