01580nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245014200055210006900197260001600266300001400282490000700296520095300303653001201256653001201268653001501280653001401295100002201309856005501331       2012                        eng d  a1082-646700aSynonymies of Wasp-Mimicking Species within the Katydid Genus <i>Aganacris</i>               (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae)0 aSynonymies of WaspMimicking Species within the Katydid Genus iAg  cJan-11-2012  a245 - 2500 v213 a<p>Five neotropical wasp-mimicking species of the genus Aganacris&mdash;two known only from females and three from males&mdash;are reviewed. Based on observation of interspecific interactions and morphological comparison, it is shown that sexual dimorphism occurs within species, and that female species are conspecific with sympatric male species. This is reinforced by field observations in northern Peru of a pairing between A. pseudosphex and A. nitida, wherein the male was in the process of secreting a spermatophore. Aganacris sphex and A. pseudosphex are morphologically nearly identical and probably represent variants of a single species. Since those species known from females only are both senior to sympatric male species, the number of species is reduced from five to two &ndash; A. nitida (A. pseudosphex and A. sphex designated herein as junior synonyms) and A. velutina (A. insectivora designated herein as a junior synonym).</p>
10akatydid10amimicry10aPompilidae10aSphecidae1 aNickle, David, A.  uhttp://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1665/034.021.0209