………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 19 Definition of the genus Apanteles sensu stricto …………………………………………… 19 Species formerly described as Apanteles but here excluded from the genus …….. 22 Dolichogenidea hedyleptae (Muesebeck, 1958), comb. n. ……………………….. 22 Dolichogenidea politiventris (Muesebeck, 1958), comb. n. ……………………… 22 Iconella albinervis (Tobias, 1964), stat rev. ………………………………………….. 22 Illidops scutellaris (Muesebeck, 1921), comb. rev………………………………….. 23 Rhygoplitis sanctivincenti (Ashmead, 1900), comb. n. …………………………… 24 ACG species wrongly assigned to Apanteles in the past ………………………………. 25 General comments on the biology and morphology of Apanteles in Mesoamerica ….25 Species groups of Mesoamerican Apanteles ……………………………………………….. 27 Key to the species-groups of Mesoamerican Apanteles ………………………………… 35 adelinamoralesae LinaprazanMedChemExpress Linaprazan species-group …………………………………………………………. 45 adrianachavarriae species-group ……………………………………………………….. 48 adrianaguilarae species-group …………………………………………………………… 50 alejandromorai species-group ……………………………………………………………. 51 anabellecordobae species-group …………………………………………………………. 53 anamarencoae species-group …………………………………………………………….. 55 arielopezi species-group …………………………………………………………………… 56 ater species-group …………………………………………………………………………… 56 bernyapui species-group…………………………………………………………………… 58 bienvenidachavarriae species-group ……………………………………………………. 59 calixtomoragai species-group …………………………………………………………….. 59 carlosguadamuzi species-group ………………………………………………………….. 61 carlosrodriguezi species-group …………………………………………………………… 62 carloszunigai species-group ………………………………………………………………. 63 carpatus species-group …………………………………………………………………….. 63 coffeellae species-group ……………………………………………………………………. 64 diatraeae species-group ……………………………………………………………………. 65 dickyui species-group ………………………………………………………………………. 66 erickduartei species-group ………………………………………………………………… 66 glenriverai species-group ………………………………………………………………….. 68 guadaluperodriguezae species-group …………………………………………………… 68 Biotin-VAD-FMK site humbertolopezi species-group……………………………………………………………. 69 isidrochaconi species-group ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19 Definition of the genus Apanteles sensu stricto …………………………………………… 19 Species formerly described as Apanteles but here excluded from the genus …….. 22 Dolichogenidea hedyleptae (Muesebeck, 1958), comb. n. ……………………….. 22 Dolichogenidea politiventris (Muesebeck, 1958), comb. n. ……………………… 22 Iconella albinervis (Tobias, 1964), stat rev. ………………………………………….. 22 Illidops scutellaris (Muesebeck, 1921), comb. rev………………………………….. 23 Rhygoplitis sanctivincenti (Ashmead, 1900), comb. n. …………………………… 24 ACG species wrongly assigned to Apanteles in the past ………………………………. 25 General comments on the biology and morphology of Apanteles in Mesoamerica ….25 Species groups of Mesoamerican Apanteles ……………………………………………….. 27 Key to the species-groups of Mesoamerican Apanteles ………………………………… 35 adelinamoralesae species-group …………………………………………………………. 45 adrianachavarriae species-group ……………………………………………………….. 48 adrianaguilarae species-group …………………………………………………………… 50 alejandromorai species-group ……………………………………………………………. 51 anabellecordobae species-group …………………………………………………………. 53 anamarencoae species-group …………………………………………………………….. 55 arielopezi species-group …………………………………………………………………… 56 ater species-group …………………………………………………………………………… 56 bernyapui species-group…………………………………………………………………… 58 bienvenidachavarriae species-group ……………………………………………………. 59 calixtomoragai species-group …………………………………………………………….. 59 carlosguadamuzi species-group ………………………………………………………….. 61 carlosrodriguezi species-group …………………………………………………………… 62 carloszunigai species-group ………………………………………………………………. 63 carpatus species-group …………………………………………………………………….. 63 coffeellae species-group ……………………………………………………………………. 64 diatraeae species-group ……………………………………………………………………. 65 dickyui species-group ………………………………………………………………………. 66 erickduartei species-group ………………………………………………………………… 66 glenriverai species-group ………………………………………………………………….. 68 guadaluperodriguezae species-group …………………………………………………… 68 humbertolopezi species-group……………………………………………………………. 69 isidrochaconi species-group …………………………………..