Racionais (wasp)

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Racionais
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Tribe: Gondwanocentrini
Genus: Racionais
Shimbori & Zaldívar-Riverón, 2024
Type species
Racionais superstes
Shimbori & Zaldívar-Riverón, 2024
Species [1]

Racionais is a genus of parasitoid wasp in the family Braconidae. The genus is represented in Brazil and Ecuador. There are three species in the genus as of its description in August 2024. [1]

Etymology

The genus is named after the Brazilian hip hop group Racionais MC's because of their contributions to drawing attention to marginalized black people that live on the outskirts of large cities in Brazil. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Shimbori, Eduardo M.; Castañeda-Osorio, Rubén; Jasso-Martínez, Jovana M.; Penteado-Dias, Angélica M.; Gadelha, Sian S.; Brady, Seán G.; Quicke, Donald L. J.; Kula, Robert R.; Zaldívar-Riverón, Alejandro (2024-08-08). Austin, Andy (ed.). "UCE-based phylogenomics of the lepidopteran endoparasitoid wasp subfamily Rogadinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) unveils a new Neotropical tribe". Invertebrate Systematics. 38 (8): 21–27. doi:10.1071/IS24040. ISSN   1445-5226.