taxonID	type	description	language	source
0383BC58FFC5FFAF6BA7540DFD947CE4.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 - 7; 35)	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC5FFAF6BA7540DFD947CE4.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Holotype ♂ (DCBU) Brazil, São Paulo, Jundiaí, Serra do Japí, 20. x. 2007, Malaise, Sobczak, J. F. col. (high resolution images examined). Material examined: 01 ♀ (MZSP 91980), Brazil: São Paulo, São Paulo, Municipal Park M’Boi Mirim (Brejo), 23 ° 42 ′ 24.5 ″ S, 46 ° 46 ′ 48.0 ″ W, Malaise, 30. v- 04. vii. 2020, H. P. Moleiro; A. D. Santos & F. Z. Ferreira cols. (*); 01 ♀ (MZSP 23084), Salesópolis, Biological Station Boraceia, Divisor Trail, 23 ° 39 ′ 22.9 ″ S, 45 ° 53 ′ 48.1 ″ W, Malaise, pt. 10, 18 - 28. iv. 2003, A. P. Aguiar, F. M. Rodrigues & cols. (*); 01 ♀ (MZSP 23085), same data as MZSP 23084 except Pilões Trail, 23 ° 39 ′ S 45 ° 05 ′ W Malaise, pt. 03.	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC5FFAF6BA7540DFD947CE4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: mandible evenly tapered from base to apex; antenna with 22 - 23 flagellomeres; scapus and pedicel brownish; tegula brownish; fore wing without areolet; tergite I narrowed anteriorly and with poorly developed lateromedial longitudinal carina extending to about 0.3 × of the segment length; lateromedial longitudinal carina united after the posterior transverse carina.	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC5FFAF6BA7540DFD947CE4.taxon	description	Description: Female Head: Face slightly convex, with a raised point at the base of the antenna (Fig. 1); clypeus uniformly convex, not apically flattened; mandible tapered from base to apex, with rounded distal apex; mandible with two teeth (Figs. 2, 3); malar space (0.15 - 0.20 mm) the same width of the base of the mandible; palp formula 5: 3; antenna with 22 flagellomeres, with homogeneous pilosity; eye emarginated; face with erect and sparse setae. Mesosoma: In lateral view pronotum and metapleuron shinny; in dorsal view, pronotum finely punctuat- ed; mesopleuron finely punctuated; propodeum with strong lateromedial longitudinal carina, parallel, converging in the petiolar area to merge with the posteri- or transverse carina (Fig. 4); posterior transverse carina complete; submetapleural carina small, expanding anteriorly into a very small, rounded, smooth lobe; fore wing 4.20 - 5.00 mm; fore wing with areolet absent; hind wing with distal vein abscissa Cu 1 very weak, almost spectral, joining cu-a, closer to 1 A than M; pilosity sparse, greater concentration on dorsum of mesosoma, lateral of propodeum, legs and anterior region of mesopleuron. Metasoma: Tergite I narrowed anteriorly and with poorly developed lateromedial longitudinal carina extending to about 0.3 × of segment length (Fig. 5); tergite II 1.50 × as long as posteriorly broad, with close punctures; tergite II with small and inconspicuous laterotergites (Fig. 7); tergite III ending with progressively broader with weakly sclerotized laterotergites; ovipositor short, about 0.75 mm, equivalent to 0.70 × the length of posterior femur; ovipositor sheaths 0.86 × the length of the ovipositor; ovipositor without a notch. Coloration: Body predominantly black with yellow or hyaline pilosity (Fig. 6); palps yellowish; mandible black with reddish brown teeth; scape and pedicel and the first flagellomeres orangish brown ranging to dark brown from mid to apex; tegula light brown; fore, mid and hind coxa black; fore femur orangish brown; fore tibia light brown at the base and orangish brown near apex to tarsal claws; mid trochanter and femur reddish brown; mid tibia bicolor whitish at the base and black near apex; mid tarsi black but basitarsus basally light-brown; hind trochanter and trochantellus reddish brown; hind femur black; hind tibia whitish on the first half close to the base and black on the half close to the apex; hind basitarsus with the same pattern as tibia; remaining tarsomeres black; wings slightly tinged with yellow; with brownish pterostigma and veins; metasomal tergites black; laterotergites and sternites reddish brown; ovipositor orangish brown.	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC5FFAF6BA7540DFD947CE4.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 35): São Paulo state.	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC5FFAF6BA7540DFD947CE4.taxon	discussion	Comments: L. angustignathus differs from L. xalifer in having lateromedial longitudinal carina fused with the posterior transverse carina (vs. not fused and faint); differs from L. caeruliventris in having tergite I with poorly developed lateromedial longitudinal carina, about 0.30 × the segment length (vs. extending beyond center of tergite); and differs from L. eraticus in having 22 - 25 flagellomeres (vs. 19 flagellomeres). The female of L. angustignathus differs from the male in having antenna with 22 flagellomeres (vs. 25 flagellomeres) and a larger fore wing length of 4.20 - 5.00 mm (vs. 3, 80 mm). Females are very similar to males in color.	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC3FFAD6915532DFA207A64.taxon	description	(Figs. 8 - 14; 31; 34; 36)	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC3FFAD6915532DFA207A64.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 01 ♀ (MZSP 91983), Brazil: Bahia, Utinga, área de Caatinga, Chapada Diamantina, 11 ° 58 ′ 25.80 ″ S, 41 ° 03 ′ 37.81 ″ W, Malaise, 22. ii. 2022, H. P. Moleiro col. (*); 01 ♂ (DZUP), Maracás, 13 ° 24 ′ 46.3 ″ S, 40 ° 25 ′ 50.1 ″ W, ix. 1965, F. M. Oliveira col. (*); 01 ♂ (CNC), Distrito Federal, Brasília, Parque Nacional de Brasília, 1,000 m, 11. iii. 1970, J. M. & B. A. Campbell (*); 01 ♂, (DZUP), Espiríto Santo, Santa Teresa, 19 ° 55 ′ 55.5 ″ S, 40 ° 35 ′ 56.6 ″ W, 02. iv. 1964, C. Elias col.; 01 ♂ (DZUP), same data as before, except 28. iii. 1964; 02 ♂ (DZUP), same data as before, except Fundão, 19 ° 55 ′ 59.2 ″ S, 40 ° 24 ′ 25.2 ″ W, 20. v. 1964 (*); 01 ♂ (DZUP), same data as before, except Baixo Guandu, 19 ° 30 ′ 40.7 ″ S, 41 ° 00 ′ 32.3 ″ W, 19. ix. 1971 (*); 02 ♂ (DZUP), same data as before, except 09 - 15. ix. 1971; 01 ♂ (DZUP), same data as before, except Cariacica, 20 ° 15 ′ 54.2 ″ S, 40 ° 24 ′ 53.7 ″ W, 02 - 08. v. 1967 (*); 01 ♀ (DZUP), same data as before, except Itarana, 19 ° 52 ′ 20.7 ″ S, 40 ° 52 ′ 28.6 ″ W, 12. ii. 1966 (*); 01 ♂, (DZUP), Vitória, 20 ° 16 ′ 45.4 ″ S, 40 ° 17 ′ 08.6 ″ W, 20. iv. 1952, O. Rego col. (*); 01 ♀, (DZUP), Baixo Guandu, 19 ° 30 ′ 40.7 ″ S, 41 ° 00 ′ 32.3 ″ W, 02 - 09. i. 1971, Tadeu & C. Elias cols.; 01 ♀ (DCBU), Mato Grosso, Itiquira, Faz. Santo Antônio do Paraíso, Malaise, 30. x. 2003. M. Barros col. (*); 03 ♂, 01 ♀ (MZSP 52876, 52877, 52880, 52884), Mato Grosso do Sul, Porto Murtinho, Faz. Retiro ConceiÇão, Espinhadeira Trail, 21 ° 40 ′ 59.7 ″ S, 57 ° 46 ′ 42.5 ″ W, Malaise 31, 29. iii- 18. iv. 2012, Lamas, Nihei & eq. col. (52876, 52880 and 52884 specimens dissect- ed) (*); 01 ♂ (MZSP 52875), same data as MZSP 52876 except 20 ° 40 ′ 59.7 ″ S, 56 ° 46 ′ 42.5 ″ W, 25. i- 29. iii. 2012; 05 ♂ (MZSP 52337, 52338, 52339, 52341, 52342) same data as MZSP 52876 except Mata Bruta Trail, 21 ° 41 ′ 42.9 ″ S, 57 ° 45 ′ 51.2 ″ W, Malaise 32, 15. v- 01. vi. 2012; 02 ♀ (MZSP 91981, 91982), same data as MZSP 52337 except 01. vii- 15. viii. 2015; 01 ♂ (MZSP 52158), same data as MZSP 52337 except 01 - 15. vi. 2012; 01 ♂ (MZSP 52343), same data as MZSP 52158 except 01 - 15. vi. 2012; 02 ♂ (MZSP 52881, 52883), same data as MZSP 52158 except 21 ° 41 ′ 52.0 ″ S, 57 ° 45 ′ 57.1 ″ W, Malaise 33, 18. iv- 15. v. 2012; 04 ♂ (MZSP 52887, 52882, 52874, 52878), same data as MZSP 52881 except 21 ° 41 ′ 52.0 ″ S, 57 ° 45 ′ 57.1 ″ W, 15. v- 01. vi. 2012; 01 ♂ (MZSP 52879), same data as MZSP 52887 except 15. viii- 01. xi. 2012; 01 ♂ (MZSP 91978), same data as MZSP 52887 except 29. iii- 18. iv. 2012 (specimen dissected); 02 ♀ (MZSP 52156), same data as MZSP 52879 except 21 ° 41 ′ 42.9 ″ S, 57 ° 45 ′ 51.2 ″ W, Malaise 32, 15. vi- 01. vii. 2012; 01 ♀ (MZSP 52348), Bodoquena, Faz. California, Ciliar, 20 ° 41 ′ 49.9 ″ S, 56 ° 52 ′ 54.0 ″ W, Malaise 04, 21. v- 06. vi. 2012, Lamas, Nihei & eq. col. (*); 01 ♂ (MZSP 52155), same data as MZSP 52887 except Transition, 20 ° 41 ′ 53.5 ″ S, 56 ° 52 ′ 55.7 ″ W, Malaise 05, 06 - 21. vii. 2012; 01 ♀ (MZSP 52885), Aquidauana, Reserva ecológica UEMS, VegetaÇão aberta, Floresta Estacional Semidecidual, 20 ° 25 ′ 59.0 ″ S, 55 ° 39 ′ 20.8 ″ W, Malaise 08, 26. vii- 11. viii. 2012, Lamas, Nihei & eq. col. (*); 01 ♀, (MZSP 95632), Minas Gerais, Mar de Espanha, 21 ° 51 ′ 52.4 ″ S, 43 ° 00 ′ 35.5 ″ W, 27 - 28. ii. 1962, J. Bechyné col. (*); 02 ♂, (DZUP), Araxá, 19 ° 35 ′ 04.4 ″ S, 46 ° 56 ′ 36.3 ″ W, 15. v. 1965, C. Elias col. (*); 01 ♀, (DZUP), same data as before, except Tapirá, 19 ° 55 ′ 30.4 ″ S, 46 ° 49 ′ 23.4 ″ W, 27. v. 1965 (*); 01 ♂ (DZUP), same data as before, except Perdizes, 19 ° 15 ′ 44.9 ″ S, 47 ° 18 ′ 09.0 ″ W, vii. 1965 (*); 01 ♀ (DZUP), same data as before, except Passos, 20 ° 43 ′ 15.9 ″ S, 46 ° 36 ′ 35.6 ″ W, 01 - 08. iii. 1962 (*); 01 ♂ (DZUP), same data as before, except 19 - 24. iii. 1962; 01 ♀, 01 ♂ (CNC), Pedra Azul, 16 ° 00 ′ 01.0 ″ S, 41 ° 16 ′ 08.4 ″ W, xi. 1972, M. Alvarenga; 02 ♀, 02 ♂, (MZSP 91984, 91985, 95637, 95638), Paraná, Colombo, Canguiri, 25 ° 22 ′ 44.65 ″ S, 49 ° 07 ′ 53.30 ″ W, Malaise, 910 m, i. 2015, M. Savaris & Lampert cols. (*); 01 ♀ (MZSP 91986), same data as MZSP 91984 except iii. 2015; 01 ♀ (MZSP 91991), same data as MZSP 91984 except i. 2014; 01 ♀ (MZSP 95636), same data as MZSP 91984 except Bairro Santa Rita, 913 m, 25 ° 22 ′ 45.91 ″ S, 49 ° 07 ′ 56.73 ″ W, xi. 2014; 01 ♀ (DZUP), Ilha do Mel, Praia Grande, 25 ° 30 ′ 47.6 ″ S, 48 ° 20 ′ 05.0 ″ W, 18. xii. 1988, R. Dutra (*); 01 ♀ (DZUP), Curitiba, 25 ° 26 ′ 18.1 ″ S, 49 ° 15 ′ 56.8 ″ W, 18. v. 1983, C. Bortoli (*); 01 ♂ (DZUP), Guaratuba, 25 ° 52 ′ 48.4 ″ S, 48 ° 34 ′ 39.4 ″ W, i. 1978, V. Graf (*); 01 ♀, (DCBU), Piauí, Piripiri, Parque Nacional de Sete Cidades, 4 ° 06 ′ 04.6 ″ S, 41 ° 42 ′ 45.3 ″ W, Malaise, 25. vi. 2013, C. R. Araujo & eq. cols. (*); 01 ♀, (DZUP), Rio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias, Imbariê, 22 ° 38 ′ 12.7 ″ S, 43 ° 13 ′ 06.5 ″ W, 14. ix. 1961, M. Alvarenga col. (*); 01 ♂ (DZUP), same data as before, except Muriqui, 22 ° 55 ′ 22.6 ″ S, 43 ° 56 ′ 28.3 ″ W, x. 1961 (*); 01 ♀ (DZUP), same data as before, except Santa Maria Madalena, Santo Antônio Imbé, 21 ° 59 ′ 18.9 ″ S, 41 ° 52 ′ 29.7 ″ W, vii. 1960; 01 ♀, (MZSP 95632), Rondônia, Porto Velho, Rio Madeira, 09 ° 26 ′ 08.20 ″ S, 64 ° 48 ′ 60 ″ W, Malaise, 18 - 29. vi. 2011, E. Z. Albuquerque & L. S. Ferreira cols. (*); 01 ♂ (MZSP 95633), same data as MZSP 95632 except Rio Madeira, área CaiÇara, AHE Jirau, Transects C 1 - C 3 (Left margin), 09 ° 26 ′ 14.6 ″ S, 64 ° 49 ′ 58.2 ″ W, 07 - 20. ii. 2013, F. Fernandes col.; 01 ♂ (MZSP 95641), same data as MZSP 95633 except Rio Madeira, área Mutum, AHE Jirau, Transects M 6 - M 8 (Right margin), 09 ° 35 ′ 54.4 ″ S, 65 ° 02 ′ 53.7 ″ W, 28. iv- 12. v. 2013; 01 ♀, (DZUP), Vilhena, Polo noroeste, 12 ° 44 ′ 06.9 ″ S, 60 ° 07 ′ 20.9 ″ W, 22. xii. 1986, C. Elias col. (*); 01 ♀ (MZSP 91979), São Paulo, São Paulo, Parque Municipal M’Boi Mirim (Brejo), 23 ° 42 ′ 24.5 ″ S, 46 ° 46 ′ 48.0 ″ W, Malaise, 30. v- 04. vii. 2020, H. P. Moleiro; A. D. Santos & F. Z. Ferreira cols. (*); 02 ♂ (DCBU), Porto Ferreira, Cerrado, Malaise, 28. iv. 2006, A. M. Penteado-Dias col. (*); 01 ♀ (DCBU), same data as before, except Malaise 02, 09. vi. 2006; 01 ♀ (DCBU), Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, State Park of Vassununga, Wonder Forest, 21 ° 40 ′ 56 ″ S, 47 ° 37 ′ 13 ″ W, Malaise, 31. iii. 2006, A. M. Penteado-Dias col. (*); 01 ♀ (DCBU), same data as before, except 23. viii. 2007; 02 ♀, 01 ♂ (DCBU), same data as before, except 09. vi. 2006; 01 ♂ (DCBU), Dourado, Parque do Lago, 22 ° 07 ′ 73 ″ S, 48 ° 16 ′ 15 ″ W, Malaise-Mata Ciliar, 07. iii. 2006, A. M. Penteado-Dias col. (*); 05 ♀ (DCBU), Pedregulho, Parque Estadual Furnas do Bom Jesus, 20 ° 13 ′ 37.5 ″ S, 47 ° 25 ′ 23.7 ″ W, Malaise 01, A. M. Penteado-Dias col. (*); 02 ♀ (DCBU), same data as before, except 20 ° 13 ′ 33.0 ″ S, 47 ° 25 ′ 23.6 ″ W, Malaise 02; 01 ♀ (DCBU), Matão, Mata Faz. Cambuhy, Croton floribundus, 25. ii. 2000, L. B. R. Fernandes col.; 03 ♀ (MZSP 95629, 95630, 95631), Rio Claro, Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de Andrade, 22 ° 24 ′ 39 ″ S, 47 ° 33 ′ 39 ″ W, Malaise, 17. ix- 01. x. 2005, J. T. Dias e eq. cols. (*); 01 ♀ (MZSP 95635), Santo André, REBIO Paranapiacaba, 23 ° 46 ′ 44 ″ S, 46 ° 18 ′ 40 ″ W, Malaise, 21. i- 19. ii. 2011, Gudin & Dios cols. (*); 01 ♀ (MZSP 95640), same data as MZSP 95635 except 23 ° 46 ′ 38 ″ S, 46 ° 18 ′ 42 ″ W, 21. viii- 21. ix. 2010, Gudin & Nihei cols.; 01 ♀ (MZSP 95639), Bertioga, Parque Estadual Restinga de Bertioga, Trilha Cachoeira, 23 ° 45 ′ 15 ″ S, 45 ° 56 ′ 46 ″ W, Malaise, 21. xi. 2012 - 05. i. 2013, Biffi, Cezar & Fuhrmann cols (*).	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC3FFAD6915532DFA207A64.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Body predominantly black or bluish-black (Fig. 13); head black (Fig. 8); antenna with 23 - 27 flagellomeres, with light brown scape; mid and hind tibia bicolor whitish at the base and black near apex; anteri- or wing with vein 3 rs-m present, absent, or incomplete, with areolet present or absent; first metasomal segment with lateromedial longitudinal carina strong extending about 0.60 - 0.70 × of segment length (Fig. 12); metasomal tergite II with narrow and inconspicuous laterotergites (Fig. 14).	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC3FFAD6915532DFA207A64.taxon	description	Description of male genitalia (Fig. 31): Genital capsule length 0.63 mm and width 0.36 mm; basal ring, dorsally interrupted; paramere in dorsal view basally almost straight and not fused, concave at the middle of the inner margins; in ventral view, with straight pre-apical margin; pilosity concentrated in the region apical of the paramere bearing sparse and long setae; digitus wider than half of the cuspis width; apodeme of aedeagus shorter than aedeagus; tubular aedeagus with slightly dilated apical region, with two dilated lobes; aedeagus about ⅔ of the total length of the genital capsule; hypopygium with lateral margins converging distally; longer than wide; distal end emarginated, with dense setae centrally; smooth surface (Fig. 34).	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC3FFAD6915532DFA207A64.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 36): Alagoas, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo (Araujo, 2011; Fernandes et al., 2010), Santa Catarina (Gauld & Sithole, 2002). New records: Bahia, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Piauí, and Rondônia states. The distributional pattern of Leurus caeruliventris is broadly expanded for Brazil and now includes the following Brazilian biomes: Amazon, Caatinga, Mata Atlântica, and Pantanal.	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC3FFAD6915532DFA207A64.taxon	discussion	Comments: The specimens examined showed high variability in morphology, with subtle variations in the size of individuals, presence, or absence of areolet on the fore wings, and intensity of leg coloration of specimens, even within specimens collected at the same locality. The coloration of the legs ranged from whitish to yellowish.	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC1FFA06BD754ADFE317904.taxon	description	(Figs. 15 - 21; 29; 32; 37)	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC1FFA06BD754ADFE317904.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: 01 ♂ (MZSP 95642) Alagoas, Satuba, APA do Catolé, 09 ° 33 ′ 29.1 ″ S, 35 ° 47 ′ 42.1 ″ W, Malaise, 25 - 26. vii. 2012, Nihei, Dias, Alcantara & Costa cols. (*); 01 ♀ (MZSP 23119), São Paulo, Ubatuba, Parque Estadual Serra do Mar, Núcleo Picinguaba, 23 ° 18 ′ 21.6 ″ S, 44 ° 48 ′ 25.2 ″ W, Malaise, ponto 01, 400 m, 02 - 05. ii. 2006, E. F. Santos, C. P. Scott-Santos cols. (*); 01 ♀ (MZSP 23117), same data as MZSP 23119 except point 03, 600 m, 20 - 23. i. 2006; 3 ♂ (MZSP 91987, 91988, 91989), same data as MZSP 23119 except 23 ° 19 ′ 08.4 ″ S, 44 ° 49 ′ 04.8 ″ W 200 m, 21 - 24. ii. 2007 (MZSP 91987 and 91988 specimens dissected).	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC1FFA06BD754ADFE317904.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Body coloration predominantly black (Fig. 20); face black (Fig. 15); antenna with 32 - 33 flagellomeres; tibia of hind legs orange-yellow; mandible black with reddish brown teeth (Figs. 16, 17); anterior wing with vein 3 rs-m present and well developed, with areolet present; propodeum with transverse posterior carina forming a 60 ° angle to the lateromedial longitudinal carina (Fig. 18); metasomal tergite I with short lateromedial longitudinal carina reaching less than 0.50 × of segment length (Fig. 19); metasomal segment II with inconspicuous laterotergites (Fig. 21).	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC1FFA06BD754ADFE317904.taxon	description	Description of male genitalia (Fig. 29): Genital capsule length 0.80 mm and width 0.40 mm; basal ring, dorsally interrupted; paramere in dorsal view basally, concave and not fused; concave at the middle of the inner margins; paramere, in ventral view, with margin straight pre-apically; pilosity concentrated in the region of the apical margin of the paramere, with dense and long setae; apodeme of aedeagus shorter than aedeagus; tubular aedeagus with slightly dilated apical region, with two dilated lobes; aedeagus about ½ of the total length of the genital capsule; hypopygium with lateral margins converging distally; longer than wide; distal end continuous, with dense setae centrally; smooth surface (Fig. 32).	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC1FFA06BD754ADFE317904.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 37): Paraná and São Paulo states (Araujo, 2011). New record: Alagoas state.	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC1FFA06BD754ADFE317904.taxon	discussion	Comments: The specimens examined showed variation in leg coloration, ranging from yellow to brownish. Leurus gracius Gauld & Sithole, 2002 Serpentina, 19 ° 10746 ″ S, 43 ° 29874 ″ W, Malaise, Área (Figs. 22 - 28, 30, 33, 38) 4, Mata, 17 - 27. iv. 2011, R. R. Silva & E. Z. Albuquerque cols. (specimen dissected) (*); 01 ♂ (USUC), Rio de Material examined: 01 ♂ (MZSP 91990), Brazil: Janeiro, Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Floresta da Tijuca, Minas Gerais, ConceiÇão do Mato Dentro, Serra da iv. 1966, Alvarenga & Seabra (*); 01 ♀ (MZSP 23074), São Paulo, Salesópolis, EstaÇão Biológica de Boracéia, 23 ° 37 ′ 35.8 ″ S, 45 ° 56 ′ 43.8 ″ W, Malaise, 30. iii- 02. iv. 2001, S. T. P. Amarante et al., cols. (*); 01 ♂ (MZSP 23093), same data as MZSP 23119 except 23 ° 39 ′ 18.2 ″ S, 45 ° 53 ′ 18.0 ″ W, Malaise, 22. ii. 2005, J. C. de Souza, A. P. Aguiar cols.; 01 ♀ (MZSP 23103), Ubatuba, Parque Estadual Serra do Mar, 23 ° 17 ′ 49.2 ″ S, 44 ° 47 ′ 31.2 ″ W, Malaise ponto 02, 800 m, 11 - 14. i. 2006 (*); 1 ♀ (DCBU), Itapeva, Est. Ecológica de Itapeva, 24 ° 04 ′ 08.7 ″ S, 49 ° 03 ′ 53.1 ″ W, Cerrado, Malaise 01, 14. iv. 2008, A. M. Penteado-Dias col (*).	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC1FFA06BD754ADFE317904.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Body predominantly black; antenna with 32 - 34 flagellomeres reddish brown; legs with orange or yellow coloration; anterior wing with vein 3 rs-m present and well developed, with areolet present; posterior region of the tegula brown; tergite I of the metasoma with a developed lateromedial longitudinal carina, extending posteriorly about 0.70 × of the segment length; segment II of metasoma with broad laterotergites about 0.50 × wider than long.	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC1FFA06BD754ADFE317904.taxon	description	Description: Female Head: Face slightly convex; clypeus uniformly convex, not apically flattened (Fig. 22); mandible flange with distal end angled with two teeth (Figs. 23, 24); malar space (0.15 - 0.20 mm) with 0,80 × base of the mandible; palp formula 5: 3; antenna with 34 flagellomeres, with homogeneous pilosity; eye emarginated; face with erect, sparse setae with greater concentration at the base of the antenna. Mesosoma: In lateral view, pronotum and metapleuron shinny; in dorsal view, pronotum finely punctuated; mesopleuron finely punctuated; propodeum with lateromedial longitudinal carina strong, parallel, converging to merge with posterior transverse carina (Fig. 25); posterior transverse carina complete; submetapleural carina small, expanding anteriorly into a long, rounded lobe; fore wing 7.80 - 8.00 mm; areolet present and well developed; hind wing with distal vein abscissa Cu 1 very weak, almost spectral, joining cu-a; pilosity sparse, greater concentration on dorsum of metasoma, lateral of propodeum and anterior region of mesopleuron. Metasoma: Tergite I narrow anteriorly and with lateromedial longitudinal carina extending to about 0.50 - 0.60 × of segment length (Fig. 26); tergite II with close punctures; tergite II with laterotergites broadly, weakly sclerotized, about 0.50 × as broad than long (Fig. 28); tergites III to ending with progressively broader but weakly sclerotized laterotergites; ovipositor short, about 0.80 mm, which is equivalent to 0.50 × of the length of the posterior femur; ovipositor sheaths 0.87 × of the length of the ovipositor; ovipositor without a notch. Coloration: Body predominantly black with yellow or hyaline pilosity (Fig. 27); palps yellowish; mandible black with reddish brown teeth; scapus and pedicel and the first flagellomeres yellowish brown ranging to dark brown from mid to apex; tegula yellowish; posterior region of the scutellum with dark brown coloration; legs yellowish brown; wings slightly tinged with yellow, with brownish pterostigma and veins; metasomal tergites black; laterotergites and sternites reddish brown; ovipositor orangish brown. Description of male genitalia (Fig. 30): Genital capsule length 0.80 mm and width 0.40 mm; basal ring, dorsally interrupted; paramere in dorsal view basally, concave and not fused; concave at the middle of the inner margins; paramere, in ventral view, with margin straight pre-apically; pilosity concentrated in the region of the apical margin of the paramere, with dense setae; apodeme of aedeagus shorter than aedeagus; tubular aedeagus with slightly dilated apical region, with two dilated lobes; aedeagus about ⅔ of the total length of the genital capsule; hypopygium with lateral margins converging distally; longer than wide; distal end emarginated, with dense and sparse setae in the central region; smooth surface (Fig. 33).	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC1FFA06BD754ADFE317904.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 38): São Paulo, Espírito Santo, and Rio de Janeiro states (Araujo, 2011). New record: Minas Gerais state.	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
0383BC58FFC1FFA06BD754ADFE317904.taxon	discussion	Comments: L. gracius differs from L. fascialis by having the propodeum with lateromedial longitudinal carina, in addition to having the pronotum of exclusively black coloration; it differs from L. discus especially by having metasoma tergite II with laterotergites broadly, weakly sclerotized, about 0.50 × as broad than long, in addition to having tergite I of the metasoma with lateromedial longitudinal carina extending to about 0.50 - 0.60 × the length of the segment. The female differs from the male in having 34 flagellomeres on the antenna (vs. 32 flagellomeres) and as well as having a shorter lateromedial longitudinal carina of the first metasomal segment, about 0.50 - 0.60 × the length of the segment (vs. 0.70 × the length of tergite I). Color variation was observed in the legs of specimens collected from the same locality, ranging from yellow to orange.	en	Moleiro, Henrique Pereira, Onody, Helena Carolina, Camacho, Gabriela Procópio, Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, Alvarado, Mabel, Ballón-Estacio, Ricardo Javier, Santos, Alvaro Doria dos (2023): Contributions to the taxonomy of the Brazilian Leurus Townes, 1946 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63: 1-13, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.021, URL: https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/203363
