Lysilinga
Irwin & Lyneborg, 1981
Lysilinga is a of (: : Therevinae) comprising 10 distributed in North and Central America. The genus was established by Irwin and Lyneborg in 1981 and revised by Webb in 2006, who described seven new species and resolved two synonymies. Species are distinguished primarily by male and female .
Pronunciation
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Identification
Lysilinga are distinguished from related Brachylinga and Elcaribe by genitalic characters detailed in Webb (2006). Identification to species level requires examination of male and female terminalia; a is provided in Webb (2006). The genus can be separated from Brachylinga by features of the hypandrium and structure, and from Elcaribe (Caribbean genus) by geographic distribution and genitalic .
Distribution
North and Central America. occur across this range with distributions mapped in Webb (2006).
Similar Taxa
- BrachylingaRelated New World in Therevinae; distinguished by genitalic characters particularly hypandrium and structure
- ElcaribeNew described by Webb (2006) for Caribbean previously placed in Brachylinga; distinguished by geographic restriction to Caribbean islands and distinct genitalic
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Taxonomic history
Webb (2006) revised the , describing seven new (L. chamela, L. crassiseta, L. digita, L. dolichophalla, L. nigra, L. parkeri, L. ) and establishing two synonymies: L. maculifrons (Kröber) under L. pilifrons (Kröber), and L. subrufa (Cole) under L. occipitalis (Adams).