A phylogenetic approach to the neotropical social wasp genus Leipomeles Möbius, 1856 (Vespidae: Epiponini), with a new identification key (American Museum novitates, no. 4006)

Somavilla, AlexandreSantos Vieira, GabrielAndena, Sergio RicardoNoll, Fernando B. (Fernando Barbosa)Carpenter, James M. (James Michael), 1956-2023-12-192023-12-192023-12-190003-0082https://hdl.handle.net/2246/733912 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.Leipomeles Möbius, 1856, is a neotropical genus of swarm-founding wasps extending from Costa Rica to the middle of Brazil, with four species described. A combined phylogenetic analysis using female and male morphology, and nest architecture was performed with the program TNT. Leipomeles is supported as monophyletic with the following relationships among species: (L. pusilla + L. albogrisea) + (L. spilogaster + L. dorsata). A new identification key for the genus is also presented.en-USLeipomeles -- Phylogeny.Vespidae -- Latin America -- Phylogeny.Wasps -- Latin America -- Phylogeny.A phylogenetic approach to the neotropical social wasp genus Leipomeles Möbius, 1856 (Vespidae: Epiponini), with a new identification key (American Museum novitates, no. 4006)