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To document the first occurrence of Obeza nigromaculata in Colombia and designate a lectotype.

April 24, 2026Open Access

First record of Obeza nigromaculata (Cameron, 1884) (Hymenoptera, Eucharitidae, Eucharitini) from Colombia, with one nomenclatural act for the species

Key Points

To document the first occurrence of Obeza nigromaculata in Colombia and designate a lectotype.
Recorded the species from a cacao agroecosystem in southeastern Colombia.
Identified and described morphological characteristics of the species.
Designated a type specimen as the lectotype from the Natural History Museum, London.
Obeza nigromaculata was documented for the first time in South America and Colombia.
Detailed morphological characteristics and photographs of the species were provided.
One specimen was found within a mixed agroforestry system.

Abstract

Obeza nigromaculata (Cameron, 1884) is recorded for the first time from South America and Colombia, in a cacao-producing agroecosystem of the south-eastern region of the country. In addition, a type specimen from the Natural History Museum, London, is designated as the lectotype of the species. We provide detailed morphological characters and photographic documentation for the species Obeza nigromaculata (Cameron, 1884). One specimen of the species is recorded in an agroforestry system of Theobroma cacao L. (Malvaceae) - Cacao, Juglans neotropica (Juglandaceae) – Black cedar and Musa x paradisiaca (Musaceae) - Plantain.

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Rivas-Quezada et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69eb0803553a5433e34b34ad https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.14.e176471

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