<documentID-CLB-Dataset="134238"ID-DOI="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.85967"ID-GBIF-Dataset="94d40c5b-c293-4ce1-8c1b-65b6cbd5d5c6"ID-Pensoft-Pub="1314-2607-92-145"ID-Pensoft-UUID="579053F01C87555F8EED20E8D4CD77D4"ID-Zenodo-Dep="7059160"ID-ZooBank="3E9AD3418B6047AFA14BF8F2D885174B"ModsDocID="1314-2607-92-145"checkinTime="1661987395956"checkinUser="pensoft"docAuthor="Zhang, Y. Miles, Gates, Michael W., Hanson, Paul E. & Jansen-Gonzalez, Sergio"docDate="2022"docId="A18801A459885CA4BDF78EAEA3297FE3"docLanguage="en"docName="JourHymenoptRes 92: 145-172"docOrigin="Journal of Hymenoptera Research 92"docPubDate="2022-08-31"docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.85967"docTitle="Arastichus gibernau Gates, Hanson, Jansen-Gonzalez & Zhang 2022, sp. nov."docType="treatment"docUuid="65576A2E-AFA1-4A26-9C76-675B614EAC82"docUuidSource="ZooBank"docVersion="6"id="579053F01C87555F8EED20E8D4CD77D4"lastPageNumber="145"masterDocId="579053F01C87555F8EED20E8D4CD77D4"masterDocTitle="Description of a Neotropical gall inducer on Araceae: Arastichus, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) and two new species"masterLastPageNumber="172"masterPageNumber="145"pageNumber="145"updateTime="1720490773346"updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
<mods:titleid="FB87881414672CFDACBDDD7776B7B803">Description of a Neotropical gall inducer on Araceae: Arastichus, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) and two new species</mods:title>
<mods:affiliationid="144DE036E0C3CDE401D9F115711D42E9">Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, c / o National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P. O. Box 37012, MRC- 168, Washington, DC 20013 - 7012, USA</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="CF70409B528153043128FB9FD7DD41E0">Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, c / o National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P. O. Box 37012, MRC- 168, Washington, DC 20013 - 7012, USA</mods:affiliation>
<mods:namePartid="8AC68AAAC4FB55C5A7E586DE82724E4D">Hanson, Paul E.</mods:namePart>
<mods:affiliationid="57979EE14C41139CC5C253785F667BD7">Escuela de Biologia and Centro de Investigacion en Biodiversidad y Ecologia Tropical (CIBET), Universidad de Costa Rica, A. P. 11501 - 2060, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San Jose, Costa Rica</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="ACA782D5D426EE3FB587D2B98B1F2C40">Escuela de Biologia and Centro de Investigacion en Biodiversidad y Ecologia Tropical (CIBET), Universidad de Costa Rica, A. P. 11501 - 2060, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San Jose, Costa Rica & Universidad Nacional, Centro Mesoamericano de Desarrollo Sostenible del Tropico Seco, Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica & Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, CEP 14040 - 901, Pos-Graduacao em Entomologia - Bloco 9, FFCLRP, USP, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil</mods:affiliation>
<figureCitationid="94FB422516FE2419D1BD170FE2FF48D8"captionStart="Figure 21–25"captionStartId="F9"captionText="Figure 21 - 25. Arastichus capipunctata 21 frontal view of head 22 dorsal view of head 23 dorsal view of mesosoma, arrow pointing to the bilobed posterior margin of mesoscutum 24 - 25 Arastichus gibernau 24 frontal view of head 25 lateral view of mesosoma, arrow pointing to the circular fossa on the posterior corner of metapleuron."figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.92.85967.figure21-25"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/736469"pageId="0"pageNumber="145">, 24</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="745F55DACDA1E13CD67344F3F3428AF8"captionStart="Figure 21–25"captionStartId="F9"captionText="Figure 21 - 25. Arastichus capipunctata 21 frontal view of head 22 dorsal view of head 23 dorsal view of mesosoma, arrow pointing to the bilobed posterior margin of mesoscutum 24 - 25 Arastichus gibernau 24 frontal view of head 25 lateral view of mesosoma, arrow pointing to the circular fossa on the posterior corner of metapleuron."figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.92.85967.figure21-25"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/736469"pageId="0"pageNumber="145">, 25</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="DA9DD01F7AC65F97D945E20344E4E355"captionStart="Figure 21–25"captionStartId="F9"captionText="Figure 21 - 25. Arastichus capipunctata 21 frontal view of head 22 dorsal view of head 23 dorsal view of mesosoma, arrow pointing to the bilobed posterior margin of mesoscutum 24 - 25 Arastichus gibernau 24 frontal view of head 25 lateral view of mesosoma, arrow pointing to the circular fossa on the posterior corner of metapleuron."figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.92.85967.figure21-25"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/736469"pageId="0"pageNumber="145">24</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="FA9389993D46D6865478D6F8D6DC2D9E"captionStart="Figure 10–15"captionStartId="F7"captionText="Figure 10 - 15. Arastichus gallicola 10 frontal view of head 11 posterior view of head 12 dorsal view of head 13 anterolateral view of head 14 female antenna 15 male antenna."figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.92.85967.figure10-15"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/736467"pageId="0"pageNumber="145">10</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="BBE4DDA1E4C03E9B47F949E3A186ABB3"captionStart="Figure 21–25"captionStartId="F9"captionText="Figure 21 - 25. Arastichus capipunctata 21 frontal view of head 22 dorsal view of head 23 dorsal view of mesosoma, arrow pointing to the bilobed posterior margin of mesoscutum 24 - 25 Arastichus gibernau 24 frontal view of head 25 lateral view of mesosoma, arrow pointing to the circular fossa on the posterior corner of metapleuron."figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.92.85967.figure21-25"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/736469"pageId="0"pageNumber="145">24</figureCitation>
); supraclypeal area with sparse setae extending from below scrobe to clypeus; clypeus bilobed. Lower margin of eyes slightly sunken; malar suture distinct; malar space 0.46
eye height, asetose beneath eye in elongate microreticulate area; frons protubertant. Preorbital carina absent; intrascrobal area divergent dorsally to laterad of anterior ocellus, delimiting shallow, equilateral triangular depression anterad to anterior ocellus. Ratio of LOL:OOL:POL as 1:2.4:2.6. Vertexal suture rounded at inner eye margin (Fig.
<figureCitationid="0537E054C09590B51246F7B468C7FB48"captionStart="Figure 21–25"captionStartId="F9"captionText="Figure 21 - 25. Arastichus capipunctata 21 frontal view of head 22 dorsal view of head 23 dorsal view of mesosoma, arrow pointing to the bilobed posterior margin of mesoscutum 24 - 25 Arastichus gibernau 24 frontal view of head 25 lateral view of mesosoma, arrow pointing to the circular fossa on the posterior corner of metapleuron."figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.92.85967.figure21-25"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/736469"pageId="0"pageNumber="145">24</figureCitation>
); occipital margin with transverse, sinuate carina. Head posteriorly lacking postgenal lamina, postgena without ventral depression near ventral margin. Gena expanded ventrally, giving it a "puffy
); A1 constricted medially, A2 transverse, one row of MPS on all funicular segment, two rows of erect setae at 45° angle to funicular segment, shorter than the funicular segment to which it is attached (Fig.
as long as broad; with two pairs of adnotaular setae; posterior margin of mesoscutum not bilobed. Notauli complete, shallow. Scutellum 1.01x as long as broad; effaced imbricate, with two pairs of setae. Metapleuron with circular fossa that is at least half as wide as propodeal spiracle (Figs
<figureCitationid="E59B7A01CB738705ECB3C2B2E5D6E4AE"captionStart="Figure 21–25"captionStartId="F9"captionText="Figure 21 - 25. Arastichus capipunctata 21 frontal view of head 22 dorsal view of head 23 dorsal view of mesosoma, arrow pointing to the bilobed posterior margin of mesoscutum 24 - 25 Arastichus gibernau 24 frontal view of head 25 lateral view of mesosoma, arrow pointing to the circular fossa on the posterior corner of metapleuron."figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.92.85967.figure21-25"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/736469"pageId="0"pageNumber="145">25</figureCitation>
: Dark brown except the following white: all tibia, procoxa apically, pro- and meso femur, metatibia in apical 1/4. Antennal ratio of scape (minus radicle):pedicel: A1:F1:F2:F3:F4:F5:F6:club as 10.3:2.5:1:6.8:6.8:6.8:6.5:5.3:4.8:.3.5; scape with distinct ventral plaque in apical
), funicular segments clavate basally, with whorl of setae extending ~1.5x length of the funicular segment to which it is attached, MPS sparse and located at midlength; clava with basal whorl and apical setae, MPS located at apex (Fig.
<figureCitationid="CBD49C88B177242D681304B94B0B62A1"captionStart="Figure 27"captionStartId="F11"captionText="Figure 27. Male genitalia of Arastichus spp. based on photographs of slide-mounted specimens. Dsp digital spine; Aed aedeagus; Dqt digitus; Dsp d igital spine; Phl phallobase; Prm paramere; Vsl volsella."figureDoi="10.3897/jhr.92.85967.figure27"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/736471"pageId="0"pageNumber="145">27</figureCitation>
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<paragraphid="CC5B87251780F0F86885841DB2FF3BFF"pageId="0"pageNumber="145">Considerable variation is noted. Females: 3.5-5.2mm, pronotal setation ranges from 1-3 per side, adnotaular setation ranges from 1-2 per side. Males: 2.8-3.5mm, may have brownish infuscation of the pro- and mesofemur.</paragraph>
<paragraphid="B8184DA25D43BC29162A78E6FF991129"pageId="0"pageNumber="145">Named in honor of Dr. Marc Gibernau for providing a very large sample of specimens of this species for our research.</paragraph>
<taxonomicNameid="5A918D2403C6F7FAB0CA20E60B7F9B85"class="Liliopsida"family="Araceae"genus="Philodendron"kingdom="Plantae"lsidName="Philodendron hederaceum subsp. var. var. oxycardium"order="Alismatales"pageId="0"pageNumber="145"phylum="Tracheophyta"rank="variety"species="hederaceum"subSpecies="var."variety="oxycardium">Philodendron hederaceum var. oxycardium</taxonomicName>
