A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Alphomelon Mason with the description of 30 new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) Author Fernandez-Triana, Jose L. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0425-0309 Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, K 1 A 0 C 6, Canada cnc.braconidae@gmail.com Author Shimbori, Eduardo M. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4655-2591 Coleccion Nacional de Insectos, Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Tercer Circuito, S / N, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, C. P. 04510, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico Author Whitfield, James B. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3031-9106 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA Author Penteado-Dias, Angelica M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8371-5591 Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil Author Shaw, Scott R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5024-4594 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA Author Boudreault, Caroline https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4511-2626 Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, K 1 A 0 C 6, Canada Author Sones, Jayme Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Author Perez, Kate Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Author Brown, Allison Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Author Manjunath, Ramya Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Author Burns, John M. Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D. C., USA Author Hebert, P. D. N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3081-6700 Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Author Smith, M. Alex https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8650-2575 Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Author Hallwachs, Winnifred University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada Author Janzen, Daniel H. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-5107 University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada text ZooKeys 2023 2023-08-16 1175 5 162 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1175.105068 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1175.105068 1313-2970-1175-5 D7BCD6CE4E8C4664BBB9F0D6CEB60FB4 5DFB56AFD476555B982D868A74D00E17 Alphomelon paramelanoscelis Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori sp. nov. Figs 60A-E , 61A-F , 62A-E , 63A-E Type material. Holotype . Brazil • Female, CNC; Santa Catarina, Nova Teutonia, 27°11'0"S , 52°23'0"W , 300-500 m; 9.II.1962; coll. Fritz Plaumann; Voucher code: CNC704362. Paratypes . Brazil • 3 females, CNC. Voucher codes: CNC704361, CNC704363, CNC704366; COLOMBIA • 1 female, CNC. Voucher code: CNCHYM 00034. Distribution. Brazil, Colombia. Biology. No data. DNA barcoding. No BIN but one partial sequence (442 bp) from Colombia (see further details about problems with the closest BIN associated with this species under the treatment of Alphomelon melanoscelis ). Figure 60. Alphomelon paramelanoscelis Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori female CNC704366 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C wings D propodeum and metasoma, dorsal E mesosoma, dorsal. Etymology. Named after Alphomelon melanoscelis , a species it resembles. In fact, some specimens of A. paramelanoscelis were considered as part of A. melanoscelis by previous authors ( Deans et al. 2003 ). Figure 61. Alphomelon paramelanoscelis Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori holotype female CNC704362 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C wings D propodeum, dorsal E head and mesosoma, dorsal F metasoma, dorsal. Diagnostic description. White patch on gena: extending to occiput and onto clypeus. Tegula/humeral complex color: yellow/yellow. Mesonotum color: mostly dark brown to black. Metasoma color: mostly dark brown to black but with some laterotergites and sternites yellow. Tarsal claws spines: 3 or 4. Pterostigma shape: comparatively less elongate, its length ≤ 2.5 x its central height and usually more rounded with at least one of its lower margins curved. T1 sculpture: entirely to mostly smooth. T1 central ridge: marked by two raised carinae. T2 sculpture: entirely to mostly smooth. Ovipositor sheaths length: shorter than first segment of metatarsus. Body length: 4.1-4.7 mm. Fore wing length: 4.0-4.7 mm. Figure 62. Alphomelon paramelanoscelis Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori paratype female CNC704363 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C fore wing D propodeum and metasoma, dorso-lateral E mesosoma, dorsal. Notes. The paratype from southern Colombia (Leticia) shares all characteristics with the Brazilian specimens except that metatibia is dark brown on posterior 0.5 and its is smaller (body size 4.1 mm and fore wing length 4.0 mm). Figure 63. Alphomelon paramelanoscelis Fernandez-Triana & Shimbori paratype female CNCHYM 00034 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C wings D propodeum and metasoma, dorso-lateral E mesosoma, dorsal.