Contributions to the taxonomy, identification, and biogeography of Eriborus Förster, 1869 and Nepiesta Förster, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae)

Abstract

Eriborus mirabilis sp. nov. is described from Papua New Guinea, and the first identification key to the Australasian species of Eriborus Förster, 1869 is provided. Nepiesta cruella sp. nov. is described from Jordan, the female of Nepiesta tibialis Horstmann, 1977 is described for the first time, and an updated identification key to all known Nepiesta Förster, 1869 species is given. Additionally, the first records of Eriborus obscuripes Horstmann, 1987 from Romania, Eriborus terebrator Aubert, 1960 from Hungary and Spain, Nepiesta mandibularis (Holmgren, 1860) from Hungary and Romania, Nepiesta rufocincta Strobl, 1904 from Romania, and Nepiesta tibialis Horstmann, 1977 from Turkmenistan are reported.

Keywords

• eriborus mirabilis sp. nov.
• nepiesta cruella sp. nov.
• nepiesta tibialis
• species description
• identification key
• new records
• australian realm
• palaearctic realm
• imre loksa