Species of Horismenus Walker (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) associated with bruchid beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae), including five new species
Author
Hansson, Christer
Author
Kenyon, Sarah G.
Author
Benrey, Betty
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-04-11
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4585.1.10
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Horismenus stator
sp. nov.
Figs 52–55
,
56–59
,
64–67
.
Diagnosis
. Antennal scrobes join below frontal suture (Figs 56, 57); flagellomeres short and stout (Figs 54, 55), e.g. female 1st flagellomere 1.8× as long as wide and male 3rd flagellomere 0.9× as long as wide; male scape 2.8× as long as wide and predominantly metallic (Fig. 55); forewing speculum open below; scutellum convex (Fig. 58); first gastral tergite in female with median ⅓ with punctures. Similar to
H. missouriensis
, but differs from this species as described in the key, and in having propodeum with smaller propodeal spiracles (Fig. 67), smaller and more strongly reticulate anterolateral foveae (Fig. 67), and a wider median carina (Fig. 67); also similar to
H. bruchophagus
but differs in both sexes in having head and mesosoma golden-green (Fig. 53) (black with metallic tinges in
H. bruchophagus
).
Description
. FEMALE. Length
0.9–1.1 mm
. Scape yellowish-brown with apical ¼ dark brown with metallic tinges; pedicel and flagellum metallic bluish-green. Frons golden-green. Vertex golden-green. Mesosoma goldengreen, propodeum with smooth parts golden-green, reticulate parts metallic dark purple. Coxae golden-green; femora, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-white. Wings hyaline. Petiole metallic dark purple. Gaster with first tergite golden-green in anterior ¼, metallic dark purple in posterior ¾; remaining tergites metallic dark purple.
FIGURES 56–59.
Horismenus stator
sp. nov.
; 56, head frontal, female; 57, head frontal, male; 58, mesosoma dorsal, female; 59, gaster dorsal, female.
Antenna as in
Fig. 54
. Frons with interscrobal area smooth, clypeal area and part just above frontal suture with raised and weak reticulation, remaining parts with raised and strong reticulation; frontal suture V-shaped, incomplete not reaching eyes; antennal scrobes join below frontal suture. Vertex with engraved and strong reticulation; with a median groove in posterior part, groove continues down on occiput. Occipital margin rounded.
Mesoscutum with raised and strong reticulation; notauli as narrow and distinct grooves medially. Scutellum with engraved and strong reticulation. Dorsellum smooth, anterolaterally with two large foveae. Coxae smooth and shiny. Propodeum smooth and shiny, posterolateral parts, submedian grooves and anterolateral foveae reticulate; propodeal callus with two setae. Forewing speculum open below, closed in some specimens; with 15–17 admarginal setae.
FIGURES 60–67.
Horismenus
spp. 60–63.
H. missouriensis
(Ashmead)
, female; 60, vertex; 61, head lateral; 62, antenna lateral; 63, propodeum dorsal. 64–67.
H. stator
sp. nov.
, female; 64, vertex; 65, head lateral; 66, antenna lateral; 67, propodeum dorsal.
FIGURES 68–71.
Horismenus
spp.; 68,
H. perus
Hansson
head frontal, female; 69,
H. erasmus
Hansson
head frontal, male; 70,
H. distinguendus
Blanchard
mesosoma dorsal, female; 71,
H. puniceus
Hansson
mesosoma dorsal, female.
Gaster with first tergite smooth and shiny in anterior and posterior ⅓, median ⅓ with punctures.
Ratios
. DE/DO 4.7; WH/DE 2.1; HE/MS/WM 3.6/1.0/2.8; POL/OOL/POO 4.0/1.0/1.0; WH/WT 1.1; LW/ LM/HW 1.8/1.1/1.0; PM/ST 1.2; LC/WC 5.4; WG/WC 1.6; LS/LT 0.19; LP/WP 1.0; MM/LG 0.9–1.1.
MALE. Length
1.9–2.1 mm
. Scape predominantly golden-green, base dark brown. Frons, vertex and thoracic dorsum metallic bluish-green. Colour otherwise as in female. Antenna as in
Fig. 55
. Head and mesosoma as in female.
Ratios
. HE/MS/WM 2.5/1.0/3.3; LP/WP 1.2; MM/LG 1.1–1.5.
Distribution
.
USA
(
Arizona
).
Hosts
.
Stator
spp. (
Coleoptera
:
Chrysomelidae
: Bruchinae) on
Parkinsonia microphyllum
(
Fabaceae
).
Type material
.
Holotype
female labelled “
USA
,
Arizona
,
Colossal Cave
,
1045 m
,
vii.2009
, ex.
Stator
sp. on
Parkinsonia microphyllum
”, in
NHM
.
Paratypes
.
22♀
11♂
mounted on cards.
USA
:
Arizona
: with same label data as
holotype
(
1♀
2♂
,
NHM
)
;
from same locality as holotype but collected
vii.2008
(
17♀
,
MZLU
,
NHM
)); Picacho Peak,
600 m
, from
Parkinsonia microphyllum
with two species of
Stator
” (
4♀
9♂
,
MZLU
,
NHM
).
Etymology
. Named after host.
Molecular data
.
Horismenus stator
equals “HM1” in
Kenyon
et al.
(2015)
and molecular data associated with “HM1” is accounted for in that paper.