A new species of Aximopsis sensu lato Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) parasitic on Euglossa spp. (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

A new species of Aximopsis sensu lato Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) parasitic on Euglossa spp. (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

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Aximopsis masneri Gates, sp.n., Rug (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) is described and illustrated.This species was reared from field-collected nests of Euglossa sp.(Hymenoptera, Apidae) in the Neotropical region with additional label data indicating E.

variabilis and Kratom Capsules E.cybelia as hosts.It is compared with the nominate species of the nodularis species group of Aximopsis sensu lato to which it belongs.