title: The Neotropical species of Atractodes (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae), I: the A. propodeator and A. altoandinus species-groups.
abstract: The Neotropical species of the cryptine genus Atractodes are studied, and four species-groups are proposed. In this paper, A. altoandinus and A. propodeator species-groups are diagnosed. The former species-group occurs from southern Mexico to Brazil and includes some of the largest Atractodes species ever found, all possessing a strongly sloped propodeum; the latter species-group is only known from the Chilean Andes and includes one of the smallest species of Atractodes, characterised by a very short and curved tergite I and short first flagellomere. Four species, A. altoandinus, A. propodeator, A. reijoi and A. verapacensis are described as new. An illustrated identification key to all species-groups and to species of the A. propodeator species-group is provided.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales / Instituto de Investigación de Biodiversidad CIBIO (Centro Iberoamericano de Biodiversidad). Universidad de Alicante. Apdo. Corr. 99, 03080. Alicante, Spain.; Email: s.bordera@ua.es.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bordera
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales / Instituto de Investigación de Biodiversidad CIBIO (Centro Iberoamericano de Biodiversidad). Universidad de Alicante. Apdo. Corr. 99, 03080. Alicante, Spain. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Research Program, Universidad Nacional de Loja, Ciudadela Universitaria, sector La Argelia, EC 110101 Loja, Ecuador.; Email: marinamazonmor@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazón
authors.affiliation: Zoological Museum, Department of Biology, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Finland; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Ilari E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Sääksjärvi
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009929:Organ Size; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development