New Species List

The UCFC material collected from various habitats in Central Florida has been used as voucher specimens for descriptive taxonomy. To date, a total of 36 new species (24 in Hymenoptera, 10 in Coleoptera and 2 in Diptera) have been described based on recently-collected material. Given the thoroughness of the UCFC holdings that include highly diverse lineages of insects, many more unrealized new species await descriptions. Below is a list of new species resulting from the UCFC holdings (holotypye or paratype) in chronological order.

Order Family Species
Hymenoptera Bethylidae Bakeriella mira Evans, 1997
Close-up side view of a Bakeriella mira wasp on a white background. The scale bar beneath the wasp indicates a length of 1 mm.
Hymenoptera Dryinidae Dryinus fullertoni Olmi, 1997
Close-up image of a Dryinus fullertoni wasp from a side view, displaying its wings, segmented body, and legs with the text "Dryinus fullertoni Olmi, 1997" in the upper left corner and a 1 mm scale bar.
Coleoptera Sphindidae Carinisphindus purpuricephalus McHugh and Lewis, 2000
Close-up image of a small beetle, Carinisphindus purpuricephalus McHugh and Lewis, 2000, shown with a scale bar indicating 1 mm in length.A close-up image of the Carinisphindus purpuricephalus beetle viewed from the side, with a scale bar indicating its size (1 mm). The beetle is reddish-brown and text above describes its scientific name and discoverers.
Coleoptera Cerambycidae Enaphalodes archboldi Lingafelter and Chemsak, 2002
Close-up image of Enaphalodes archboldi beetle, showing detailed view of its brown body, long antennae, and legs. Scale bar indicating the length of the beetle is 1 cm.
Hymenoptera Platygastridae Synopeas russelli MacGown, 2003
Close-up of Synopeas russelli, a species of parasitic wasp, with labeled scale showing 1 mm for size reference. The image includes the scientific name and description from 2003.Image of Synopeas russelli MacGown, 2003, a small insect approximately 1 mm in length, with a dark, bulbous abdomen and visible wings. The image includes scale for reference.
Hymenoptera Bethylidae Lepidosternopsis irradiata Lanes and Azevedo, 2004
Close-up view of a Lepidosternopsis irridiata insect specimen, showing detailed anatomy with a scale bar indicating a length of 1 mm.
Hymenoptera Diapriidae Entomacis cellaria Yoder, 2004
A close-up of Entomacis cellaria, a small wasp species, with labels indicating its name, the year 2004, and a scale showing its size to be approximately 1 mm.
Hymenoptera Braconidae Epsilogaster fullertoni Pitz, 2004
Close-up image of Epsilogaster fullertoni, a small wasp species, against a plain gray background. The wasp's wings, legs, and antennae are clearly visible. Text reads "Epsilogaster fullertoni Pitz 2004".
Hymenoptera Eupelmidae Zaischnopsis bouceki Gibson, 2005
Hymenoptera Eupelmidae Zaischnopsis coenotea Gibson, 2005
Hymenoptera Eupelmidae Zaischnopsis erythrothorax Gibson, 2005
Hymenoptera Eupelmidae Zaischnopsis phalaros Gibson, 2005
Hymenoptera Eupelmidae Zaischnopsis xanthocola Gibson, 2005
Diptera Therevidae Elcaribe scarbroughi Webb, 2006
Hymenoptera Eupelmidae Calosota albipalpus Gibson, 2010
Hymenoptera Eupelmidae Eupelmus curticinctus Gibson, 2011
Hymenoptera Eupelmidae Eupelmus fuscipectus Gibson, 2011
Diptera Curtonotidae Curtonotum floridense Klymko and Marshall, 2011
Hymenoptera Halictidae Lasioglossum batya Gibbs, 2011
Hymenoptera Mymaridae Ooctonus longipetiolus Huber, 2012
Hymenoptera Dryinidae Deinodryinus levigatus Olmi & Virla, 2013
Coleoptera Staphylinidae Lissohypnus fullertoni Frank and Kelly, 2014
Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Pachybrachis archboldi Barney, 2016
Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Pachybrachis deyrupi  Barney, 2016

Coleoptera       Curculionidae Eurhoptus cariniventris Anderson and Caterino, 2018

Hymenoptera Eupelmidae Psomizopelma metallicum Gibson, 2018

Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Pachybrachis jacobi  Barney, 2018

Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Pachybrachis walteri  Barney, 2018

Hymenoptera Megaspilidae Conostigmus franzinii Trietsch & Mikó, 2020
Hymenoptera Megaspilidae Conostigmus lepus Trietsch, 2020

Hymenoptera Megaspilidae Conostigmus michaeli Trietsch, 2020

Hymenoptera Megaspilidae Conostigmus muratorei Trietsch, 2020

Hymenoptera Megaspilidae Conostigmus washburni Trietsch, 2020

Coleoptera Elateridae Platyparadonus taino  Pandolfi and Etzler, 2020

Hymenoptera Apidae Mesoplia bahamensis Genaro and Breto, 2022

Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Melanocanthon vulturnus Edmonds, 2023