A comprehensive key for 75 species of Meteorus distributed across 15 Neotropical countries is presented. Eleven new species from Bolivia, Costa Rica and Ecuador are described: Meteorus
albistigma, Meteorus
carolae, Meteorus
eurysaccavorus, Meteorus
fallacavus, Meteorus
flavistigma, Meteorus
haimowitzi, Meteorus
magnoculus, Meteorus
martinezi, Meteorus
microcavus, Meteorus
noctuivorus and Meteorus
orion. Expanded range distributions are recorded for Meteorus
andreae, Meteorus
farallonensis, Meteorus
guineverae, Meteorus
jerodi, Meteorus
kraussi, Meteorus
papiliovorus and Meteorus
quimbayensis. The host of Meteorus
jerodi is reported for the first time: a noctuid larva feeding on Asteraceae. Meteorus
papiliovorus is recorded attacking Papilionidae larvae in Ecuador, therefore displaying a similar host family preference as formerly documented from Costa Rica and Colombia.
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