Amiseginae

Amiseginae View in CoL

The Amiseginae View in CoL constitute a specialized clade of endoparasitoid wasps found mostly in the southern tropical areas of the world (e.g., Krombein, 1957, 1960, 1983; Lucena and Almeida, 2022). Host records include representatives of several families in Phasmatodea, whose eggs are consumed during the adult and larval stages of the amisegine wasps (summarized by Krombein, 1983). Most Amiseginae View in CoL are smallsized species with cryptic habits, which partially explain their rarity in collections. Roughly, there are more than 160 described species worldwide, distributed into 34 extant genera ( Lucena and Almeida, 2022). Twenty-three species in four genera are recorded in Brazil.

Adelphe Mocsáry, 1890 View in CoL

Adelphe Mocsáry, 1890: 46 View in CoL . Type species: Adelphe mexicana Mocsáry, 1890: 46 View in CoL , by monotypy.

Pseudepyris Ducke, 1902a: 204 View in CoL . Type species: Pseudepyris paradoxa Ducke, 1902a: 205 View in CoL , by monotypy. Junior synonym of Adelphe Mocsáry View in CoL , according to Ducke (1911a).

Adelpha Schulz, 1906: 153 View in CoL . Replacement name unnecessarily proposed for Adelphe Mocsáry View in CoL , according to Krombein (1957).

Parachrysis Kieffer, 1910: 287 View in CoL . Type species: Parachrysis metallica Kieffer, 1910:288 View in CoL , by monotypy.Junior homonym of Parachrysis Gribodo, 1879 View in CoL . Junior synonym of Adelphe Mocsáry View in CoL , according to Ducke (1911a).

Nesogyne Krombein, 1957: 210 View in CoL . Type species: Nesogyne taino Krombein, 1957: 211 View in CoL , by original designation.Junior synonym of Adelphe Mocsáry View in CoL , according to Kimsey (2008).

Distribution in Brazil. Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Rondônia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo.

Comments. This genus is the most species-rich group of Amiseginae . Currently, Adelphe includes 41 valid species distributed mainly in the Neotropical region, with one species, A. anisomorphae Krombein , recorded in the southernmost portion of the Nearctic region (e.g., Mocsáry, 1890; Ducke, 1913; Krombein, 1960; Bohart and Kimsey, 1982; Kimsey 1986a, 1993, 2008). According to Krombein (1960), the Nearctic species A. anisomorphae , reared from eggs of Anisomorpha ferruginea (Palisot-de-Beauvois). No hosts have been recorded for other species in the genus. Eight species are recorded in Brazil, four are restricted to the Amazon Forest, two occur along the Atlantic Forest, one is recorded in both Amazon and Atlantic Forest, and one species occurs in a transition zone between Amazon Forest and the Cerrado.

Adelphe antennalis Kimsey, 1986

Adelphe antennalis Kimsey, 1986a: 197 View in CoL . Holotype male ( USU #3126 ). BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro: Teresópolis , 03.iii.1966, H. and M. Townes.

Adelphe antennalis View in CoL ; Kimsey and Bohart (1991); Kimsey (1993, 2008).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro: Teresópolis [Serra dos Órgãos].

Biome. Atlantic Forest.

Adelphe brasiliensis Kimsey, 1986

Adelphe brasiliensis Kimsey, 1986a: 199 View in CoL . Holotype male ( USU #3127 ). BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro: Mangaratiba [Vila Muriqui], July 1969, M. Alvarenga.

Adelphe brasiliensis View in CoL ; Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Kimsey (1993, 2008), Lucena and Almeida (20221).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Minas Gerais: Santa Bárbara [Serra do Caraça], Rio de Janeiro: Mangaratiba [Vila Muriqui], Rio de Janeiro [Represa Rio Grande], São Paulo: Ribeirão Grande 1.

Biome. Atlantic Forest.

Adelphe calvata Kimsey, 1986

Adelphe calvata Kimsey, 1986a: 200 View in CoL . Holotype male ( USU #3128 ). BRAZIL, Amazonas : Atalaia do Norte [“ 04°33’S 71°38’W ”], September 1979, M. Alvarenga. GoogleMaps

Adelphe calvata View in CoL ; Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Kimsey (1993, 2008).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Amazonas: Atalaia do Norte.

Biome. Amazon Forest.

Adelphe cylindrica Kimsey, 1986

Adelphe cylindrica Kimsey, 1986a: 200 View in CoL . Holotype female ( CNC #957619 ). BRAZIL, Mato Grosso: Sinop , October 1976, M. Alvarenga.

Adelphe cylindrica View in CoL ; Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Kimsey (2008).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Mato Grosso: Sinop.

Biome. Transition zone between Amazon Forest and Cerrado.

Adelphe flavipes (Ducke, 1903)

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Pseudepyris flavipes Ducke, 1903a: 132 . Lectotype male (MNHN) (by inference of “ holotype ”), designated by Kimsey and Bohart (1991: 85). BRAZIL, Pará: Belém, 28.v.1902, A. Ducke.

Pseudepyris flavipes ; Ducke (1904a 1, 1907a 2).

Parachrysis metallica Kieffer, 1910: 288 View in CoL . Holotype male (CASC #9688). BRAZIL, Pará: Belém, A. Baker. Junior synonym of Pseudepyris flavipes Ducke , according to Ducke (1911a).

Adelphe flavipes View in CoL ; generic combination by Ducke (1911a); Ducke (1913), Krombein (1957), Kimsey (1986a, 2008), Lucena and Almeida (20223).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Amazonas: Tefé 2, Pará: Belém, Itaituba [Rio Tapajós] 1,3.

Biome. Amazon Forest.

Notes. The species was described based on two syntypes. We examined the male collected in Belém, Pará state, on May 28 th, 1902, housed at MNHN. Kimsey and Bohart (1991) cited this specimen as the holotype . The specimen in the MNHN also has a red lectotype indication labelled by P. Rosa, however, the lectotype designation was never published. The second male syntype from Pará, Itaituba ( Rio Tapajós ), collected on August 19 th, 1902, is housed at MPEG (Nascimento, 1979). Herein, we consider the specimen housed in Paris as the lectotype by inference of “ holotype ” ( ICZN, 1999: Article 74.6), designated by Kimsey and Bohart (1991: 85). Therefore, the specimen housed at MPEG is a paralectotype .

Adelphe lobata Kimsey, 2008

Adelphe lobata Kimsey, 2008: 171 . Holotype male ( BME). ECUADOR, Napo: Huahua Sumaco, km 45 on Hollin-Loreto Rd., 22.xii.1989, Wasbauer and Real.

Distribution. BRAZIL, Amazonas: Atalaia do Norte [Estirão do Equador, Rio Javari], Rondônia: Ariquemes [62 km E Fazenda Rancho Grande], ECUADOR, Napo: Puerto Napo, Huahua Sumaco, Pichincha, Santo Domingo [Tinalandia].

Biome. Amazon Forest.

Adelphe paradoxa (Ducke, 1902) View in CoL ( Fig. 7) Pseudepyris paradoxa Ducke, 1902a: 206 View in CoL . Lectotype male (MNHN

#25509), designated by Kimsey (in Kimsey and Bohart, 1991: 86).

BRAZIL, Pará: Belém, 06.iii.1902, A. Ducke. Pseudepyris paradoxa ; Ducke (1903 a, 1904a 1 b 2, 1907a 3).

Adelphe paradoxa View in CoL ; generic combination by Ducke (1911a 4); Ducke (1913), Krombein (1957), Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Kimsey (1993).

Adelphe paradoxa Mocsáry View in CoL ; incorrect species authorship, Kimsey (1986a).

Adelphe paradoxa (Kieffer) ;incorrect species authorship, Kimsey (2008).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Amapá: Oiapoque 2, Amazonas: Tefé 3, Pará: Belém 1, Itaituba [Rio Tapajós] 1, GUYANA 2, PERU, Loreto: Iquitos 4.

Biome. Amazon Forest.

Notes. The species was described based on three males, one collected in Belém, Pará state, on March 06 th, 1902, and two others on March 08 th, 1902. The former was designated as lectotype by Kimsey (in Kimsey and Bohart, 1991: 86), and it is housed at the MNHN.The whereabouts of the two remaining paralectotypes are unknown .

Adelphe robusta Kimsey, 1986

Adelphe robusta Kimsey, 1986a: 203 View in CoL . Holotype male ( BME). PANAMA, Zona del Canal : Barro Colorado Island, 20.ix.1976, R.B. and L.S. Kimsey.

Adelphe robusta View in CoL ; Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Kimsey (1993, 2008).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Amazonas, Bahia: Encruzilhada, COLOMBIA, Valle del Cauca: 30 km E Buenaventura [Central de Anchicaya], COSTA RICA, Puntarenas: Península de Osa [Sirena Biological Station], ECUADOR, Pichincha, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: Santo Domingo, PANAMA, Panamá [Barro Colorado Island], Chiriquí [El Hato del Voncán], PERU, Huánuco: Tingo María.

Biome. Amazon Forest, Atlantic Forest.

Amisega Cameron, 1888

Amisega Cameron, 1888: 457 View in CoL . Type species: Amisega cuprifrons Cameron, 1888: 457 View in CoL , by monotypy.

Mesitiopterus Ashmead, 1902: 231 View in CoL . Type species: Mesitiopterus kahli Ashmead, 1902: 231 , by original designation. Junior synonym of Amisega Cameron View in CoL , according to Kimsey (1987).

Microsega Krombein, 1960: 31 View in CoL . Type species: Microsega bella Krombein, 1960: 32 View in CoL , by original designation. Junior synonym of Amisega Cameron View in CoL , according to Kimsey (1990).

Distribution in Brazil. Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo.

Comments. This genus constitutes one of the largest and most widespread groups of Amiseginae .Currently, Amisega includes 27 valid species, most are Neotropical (including one species from Chile), and at least three species are recorded in the Nearctic region: A.bella (Krombein) , A.kahlii (Ashmead) , andA.floridensis (Krombein) (e.g., Krombein,1960; Bohart and Kimsey, 1982; Kimsey, 1987, 1990, 1993; Kimsey and Bohart, 1991; Lucena et al., 2021). Phasmatodean hosts were reported for only two species: A. kahlii (Ashmead) and A. chilensis Kimsey and include representatives of Diapheromeridae and Phasmatidae ( Krombein, 1957; Kimsey, 1990). Eleven species are reported to Brazil, among which four species are restricted to the Amazon Forest, two to the Atlantic Forest, and two to the Caatinga biome. Two species occur in the transition zone between Atlantic Forest and Caatinga,and one species is recorded in the transition zones among Cerrado, Amazon and Atlantic Forest.

Amisega aeneiceps Ducke, 1903

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Amisega aeneiceps Ducke, 1903a: 130 View in CoL . Lectotype female (not male, see notes below) (MNHN), designated by Kimsey (in Kimsey and Bohart, 1991: 92). BRAZIL, Pará: Itaituba [Rio Tapajós], 05.ix.1902, A. Ducke.

Amisega aeneiceps View in CoL ; Ducke (1904a 1, 1907a 2, 1911a 3, 1913), Krombein (1957), Kimsey (1987), Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Obrecht and Huber

(1993), Lucena and Melo (2018), Rosa et al. (2020), Lucena et al. (2021), Lucena and Almeida (2022).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Amapá: Oiapoque 2, Amazonas: Tefé 2,3, Pará: Almeirim [Rio Arraiolos] 1, Itaituba [Rio Tapajós], Óbidos, Oriximiná 1.

Biome. Amazon Forest.

Notes. The species Amisega aeneiceps and A. aeneiceps var. azurescens (see below) were described based on several specimens collected in Óbidos, Pará state, between July and August 1902; and Itaituba, between August and September 1902. L.S. Kimsey (in Kimsey and Bohart, 1991: 92) designated a male syntype from Itaituba housed at the MNHN as the lectotype for A. aeneiceps . However, no further data about the specimen was given. In the MNHN collection, there is one syntype collected in Itaituba, on September 05 th, 1902, but it is female. We did not locate the lectotype label by L. Kimsey in any other specimen of Amisega in the MNHN. P.Rosa labelled a syntype male collected in Óbidos, on July 25 th, 1902, as the lectotype, and two other specimens in the MNHN collection as paralectotypes, including the female collected in Itaituba, on September 05 th, 1902 (see Rosa et al., 2020: 24). Our interpretation is that the lectotype designation by L.S. Kimsey is still valid (ICZN, 1999: Article 74.1.1). The correct data for the lectotype of A. aeneiceps Ducke designated by Kimsey (in Kimsey and Bohart, 1991: 92) is the following: female, collected in Itaituba on September 05 th, 1902 (MNHN). Paralectotypes are currently housed at MNHN (two males from Óbidos collected on 24–25 July 1902), NHMB (one male and one female from Óbidos, collected on 25 July 1902, and 31 July 1902, respectively), HNHM (one female from Itaituba, collected on 4 September 1902; five males and two females from Itaituba, collected in 1902; and one male from Óbidos collected on 14 July 1902), and MPEG (one female and one male from Óbidos, collected on 23, 25 July 1902; three males from Itaituba, collected on 16, 17, and 19 August 1902); see Obrecht and Huber (1993) and Rosa et al. (2020).

Amisega azurescens Ducke, 1903 View in CoL ( Figs. 9, 10) Amisega aeneiceps var. azurescens Ducke, 1903a: 131 View in CoL . Lectotype male (MNHN), designated by Kimsey (inKimsey and Bohart, 1991: 92).

BRAZIL, Pará : Óbidos, July 1902, A. Ducke .

Amisega azurescens View in CoL ; Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Obrecht and Huber (1993), Rosa et al. (2020).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Pará: Óbidos, Itaituba [Rio Tapajós].

Biome. Amazon Forest.

Notes. The species was originally described as a variety of Amisega aeneiceps based on an unknown number of male and female specimens collected in Óbidos, Pará state, between July and August 1902, and Itaituba, between August and September 1902. L.S. Kimsey (in Kimsey and Bohart, 1991: 92) designated a male syntype housed at MNHN from Óbidos in July 1902 as the lectotype for A. aeneiceps var. azurescens Ducke. A female paralectotype from Itaituba [Rio Tapajós], collected in August 1902 is also housed at MNHN. We have examined four specimens deposited in the MPEG, two in the type collection with red label quoted “ Syntype?” by L.S. Kimsey (MPEG #11062008, #11062009). The collection data matches the original description; both were collected in Itaituba, Rio Tapajós, on August 17 th, 1902. Two other females were found in the MPEG general collection, both from Óbidos, collected on July 20 th and 29 th, 1902. Therefore, the specimens housed at MPEG should hereinafter be considered paralectotypes. The exact number of paralectotypes is unknown.

Amisega boyi Lucena, 2021

Amisega boyi Lucena, 2021: 62 View in CoL (in Lucena et al., 2021). Holotype male (RPSP #00008961). BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Mossoró, Fazenda Santa Júlia, Malaise 1, caatinga; 05°01’10”S, 37°22’56”W, 14.iv.2008, Fernandes, DRR and cols.

Distribution. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Mossoró[Fazenda Santa Júlia].

Biome. Caatinga.

Amisega cyaniceps Ducke, 1911 View in CoL ( Fig. 11) Amisega mocsaryi var. cyaniceps Ducke, 1911a: 93 View in CoL . Syntypes.

BRAZIL, Amazonas : Tefé, 06.ix.1904, A. Ducke (1<f> MZSP #04304 ) ,

29.ix.1904 (1<f> MPEG) , 01.x.1904 (1<f> MPEG) , 02.x.1904 (1<f> MPEG) , 03.x.1904 (1<m> MPEG) ; Santo Antônio do Içá , 31.viii.1905, A. Ducke (1<f> MPEG) ; Rio Javari (unknown depository), Tabatinga , 12.x.1904, A. Ducke (1<f> MPEG) , 16.x.1904 (1<f> MPEG) ; PERU, Loreto: Iquitos , 29.vii.1906, A. Ducke (1<m> MPEG) .

Amisega mocsaryi var. cyaniceps View in CoL ; Ducke (1913), Krombein (1957), Kimsey and Bohart (1991, partim, synonymy with A. mocsaryi View in CoL ), Obrecht and Huber (1993), Santos et al. (2017), Lucena et al. (2021, partim, synonymy with A. mocsaryi View in CoL ).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Amazonas: Santo Antônio do Içá, Tabatinga, Tefé, Rio Javari, PERU, Loreto: Iquitos.

Biome. Amazon Forest.

Notes. The species was described based on an unknown number of syntypes collected in northeastern Peru (Iquitos), and northwestern Brazil, along the Japurá and Alto Solimões microregions, center-west of the Amazonas state, in Tefé, Santo Antônio do Içá, and Tabatinga municipalities, and an unspecified location in the Rio Javari (no dates were specified in the description). One syntype collected in Tefé, Amazonas state, on September 06 th, 1904, is housed at MZSP (#04304) ( Santos et al., 2017). Another possible syntype is housed at NHMB ( Obrecht and Huber, 1993). Seven specimens collected in Tefé, Tabatinga, and Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas state, and one collected in Iquitos, Peru, are housed at the MPEG collection. The exact number of syntypes and their whereabouts are unknown.

Amisega flavipes Kimsey, 1987

Amisega flavipes Kimsey, 1987: 67 View in CoL . Holotype female ( USU #3179 ). BRAZIL, Bahia: Encruzilhada , November 1975, M. Alvarenga.

Amisega flavipes View in CoL ; Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Zanella and Lucena (2014), Lucena et al. (20211).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Bahia: Encruzilhada, Jequié 1.

Biome. Atlantic Forest, with records from the transition zone between Atlantic Forest and Caatinga.

Amisega mocsaryi Ducke, 1902

Amisega mocsaryi Ducke, 1902b: 142 View in CoL . Syntypes. BRAZIL,Pará:Belém, 22.viii.1901 (1<m> HNHM) , 29.viii.1901 (1<m> unknown depository), 29.viii.1901 (1<f> HNHM) , 05.ix.1901 (1<f> NHMV) .

Amisega mocsaryi View in CoL ; Ducke (1903a 1, 1904a 2, 1907a 3, 1911a, 1913), Krombein (1957), Kimsey (1987), Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Obrecht and Huber (1993), Rosa et al. (2020), Lucena et al. (2021).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Amapá: Oiapoque 3, Amazonas: Barcelos 3, Tefé 3, Tabatinga 3, Pará: Belém 2, Itaituba [Rio Tapajós] 1, São Francisco do Pará [Vila de Jambu-Açu] 2.

Biome. Amazon Forest.

Notes. The species was described based on four syntypes collected in Belém, Pará state. A male specimen from Itaituba in the MNHN collection was designated as the lectotype by Kimsey (in Kimsey and Bohart, 1991: 93). However, the specimen does not belong to the type series; thus, it loses its status of lectotype according to Article 74.2 of the Code (ICZN, 1999). Rosa et al. (2020: 25) indicated that one syntype is housed at NHMV (1<f> 05.ix.1901) and two at HNHM (1<m> 22.viii.1901; 1<f> 29.viii.1901). The whereabouts of the fourth specimen are unknown.

Amisega rufilateralis Kimsey, 1987 View in CoL Amisega rufilateralis Kimsey, 1987: 68 View in CoL . Holotype female (USU

# 3180). BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro : Rio de Janeiro [Represa Rio Grande ] ,

April 1966, M. Alvarenga. Amisega rufilateralis ; Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Lucena et al. (2021). Distribution. BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro [Represa Rio Grande],

Santa Catarina: Seara [Nova Teutônia]. Biome. Atlantic Forest .

Amisega semiflava Kimsey, 1987 View in CoL

Amisega semiflava Kimsey, 1987: 69 View in CoL . Holotype female ( CNC #957652 ). BRAZIL, Goiás: Jataí , November 1972, F.M. Oliveira.

Amisega semiflava View in CoL ; Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Lucena and Melo (2018), Lucena et al. (2021).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Goiás: Jataí, Mato Grosso: Sinop, Mato Grosso do Sul: Dourados [Itahum].

Biome. Cerrado, with records from the transition zones between Cerrado and Atlantic Forest, and Cerrado and Amazon Forest.

Amisega sertaneja Lucena, 2021

Amisega sertaneja Lucena, 2021: 67 View in CoL (in Lucena et al., 2021). Holotype male (RPSP #00008962). BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Mossoró, Fazenda Santa Júlia, Malaise 1, caatinga, 05°1’10”S, 37°22’56”W, 14.iv.2008, Fernandes, DRR and cols.

Distribution. BRAZIL, Paraíba: Santa Teresinha [Fazenda Tamanduá], Rio Grande do Norte: Mossoró [Fazenda Santa Júlia].

Biome. Caatinga.

Amisega similis Kimsey, 1987

Amisega similis Kimsey, 1987: 70 View in CoL . Holotype male ( CNC #957653 ). BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro [Represa Rio Grande ], March 1972, F.M. Oliveira.

Amisega similis View in CoL ; Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Zanella and Lucena (2014), Lucena et al. (2021).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Bahia: Encruzilhada, Minas Gerais: Pedra Azul, Pernambuco: Caruaru, Rio de Janeiro: Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro [Represa Rio Grande].

Biome. Atlantic Forest, with records from the transition zone between Atlantic Forest and Caatinga.

Amisega tenebrae Kimsey, 1987 View in CoL Amisega tenebrae Kimsey, 1987: 71 View in CoL . Holotype female (USU #3181).

BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro: Teresópolis, 11.iii.1966, H. Townes. Amisega tenebrae View in CoL ; Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Lucena et al. (2021). Distribution. BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro: Teresópolis, Santa Catarina:

Seara [Nova Teutônia], São Paulo: São José do Barreiro [Serra da Bocaina ]. Biome. Atlantic Forest .

Anadelphe Kimsey, 1987 View in CoL

Anadelphe Kimsey, 1987: 72 View in CoL . Type species: Anadelphe simplifacies Kimsey, 1987: 73 View in CoL , by original designation.

Distribution in Brazil. Mato Grosso do Sul.

Comments. This Neotropical genus includes two valid species. Kimsey (1987) described Anadelphe and provided identification key with illustrations of diagnostic characters. There are no records of hosts for this genus. Anadelphe alvarengai Kimsey is the sole species currently recorded to Brazil. The species is known from a single record in central-west Brazil (Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul state), located in a transition zone between Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.

Anadelphe alvarengai Kimsey, 1987

Anadelphe alvarengai Kimsey, 1987: 72 View in CoL . Holotype female ( CNC #957610 ). BRAZIL, Mato Grosso do Sul: Dourado [Itahum], March 1974, M. Alvarenga.

Anadelphe alvarengai View in CoL ; Kimsey and Bohart (1991).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Mato Grosso do Sul: Dourados [Itahum].

Biome. Transition zone between Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.

Duckeia Costa Lima, 1936

Duckeia View in CoL Costa Lima, 1936: 174. Type species: Duckeia cyanea View in CoL Costa Lima, 1936: 175, by monotypy.

Distribution in Brazil. Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte.

Comments. This Neotropical genus includes four valid species, which have been recorded in Costa Rica, and in southeastern and northeastern Brazil ( Costa Lima, 1936; Kimsey, 1987; Lucena et al., 2021). Costa Lima (1936) described Duckeia and documented for the first time the singular developmental stage of the Amiseginae larvae within phasmatodean eggs. The type series of D. cyanea Costa Lima was reared from eggs of Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein). Three species are recorded in Brazil, two of them have been recorded in localities along the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil, and one species is known from the Caatinga, in the Rio Grande do Norte state, northeastern Brazil ( Lucena et al., 2021).

Duckeia cyanea Costa Lima, 1936

Duckeia cyanea View in CoL Costa Lima, 1936: 175. Holotype female ( CEIOC #25239 ). BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro [Horto Botânico], October 1934, A. Silva.

Duckeia cyanea View in CoL ; Krombein (1957, 1983), Kimsey (1987), Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Lucena and Melo (2018), Lucena et al. (20211), Lucena and Almeida (2022).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Espírito Santo: Laranja da Terra 1, Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro [Horto Botânico].

Biome. Atlantic Forest.

Host. Prisopus ohrtmanni ( Phasmatidae ),according toCosta Lima (1936).

Duckeia dudui Lucena, 2021

Duckeia dudui Lucena, 2021: 72 (in Lucena et al., 2021). Holotype female (RPSP #00008967). BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Patu, malaise trap in caatinga vegetation, 06°06’S, 37°37’W, September 2008, D.R.R. Fernandes and colls.

Distribution. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Patu.

Biome. Caatinga.

Duckeia gracile Kimsey, 1987

Duckeia gracile Kimsey, 1987: 74 View in CoL . Holotype female ( CNC #957627 ). BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro [Represa Rio Grande ], July 1972, M. Alvarenga.

Duckeia gracile View in CoL ; Kimsey and Bohart (1991), Lucena et al. (20211), Lucena and Almeida (20222).

Duckeia gracilis; incorrect subsequent spelling, Kimsey and Bohart (1991).

Distribution. BRAZIL, Espírito Santo: Laranja da Terra 1,2, Minas Gerais: Marliéria 1,2, Rio de Janeiro: Nova Iguaçu 1, Rio de Janeiro [Represa Rio Grande].

Biome. Atlantic Forest.