Ms. Loiacono et Cb. Margaria, Systematic and cladistic analysis of the myrmecophilic genus Gymnopria Loiacono (Hymenoptera : Diapriidae), IN SYST EVO, 31(2), 2000, pp. 187-200
Seven new species of Gymnopria Loiacono from Brazil are described and illus
trated: Gymnopria clavata, G. coriacea, G. distinguenda, G. elongata, G. ma
sneri, G. minima and G. pilosa. A generic redescription of Gymnopria and a
key to species are given. A cladistic analysis of the nine known species, u
sing Szelenviopria Fabritius to root the tree, resulted in four most parsim
onious cladograms, the preferred is (Szelenyiopria (G. masneri ((G. minima
- G. elongata)((G. distinguenda- G, clavata) (G. pilosa (G. coriacea (G. lu
cens - G. pampeana))))))).