Eulophidae Of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), 4 The Genus Closterocerus Westwood S. Str.
Author
Hansson, Christer
text
Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera
2022
Oxford, England
2022-04-28
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6464278
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.6464279
978-1-7397467-0-4
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Closterocerus setosus
sp.nov.
(
Figs 154, 155
)
Diagnosis.
Antenna flattened, scape widest at apex, all flagellomeres distinctly separated (
Fig. 155
); temples with scattered setae (
Fig. 154
); pronotal collar with a strong carina along anterior margin (
Fig. 154
); midlobe of mesoscutum with six pairs of setae (
Fig. 154
); fore wing infuscate with a hyaline band close to apical margin, speculum absent – this part completely setose (
Fig. 154
); petiole as long as wide with strong sculpture on dorsal surface; length of body female
2.2mm
.
Female
holotype
: length of body
2.2mm
.
Antenna dark brown to black. Frons golden-green, metallic bluish-purple in upper part. Vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutum with midlobe black, sidelobes metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutellum black with sides metallic bluish-green. Dorsellum metallic bluish-green. Propodeum black. Coxae, femora, mid and hind tibiae black with metallic tinges, fore tibia dark brown with apex pale brown; fore tarsus dark brown; mid and hind tarsi with T1–3 white, T4 black. Fore wing infuscate with a hyaline band close to apical margin, hind wing hyaline. Petiole black. Gaster dark brown.
Antenna flattened, scape widest at apex. Frons and vertex with strong reticulation. Frontofacial suture V-shaped. Subtorular sutures present but difficult to see because they are dark. Temples with scattered setae. Occipital margin with a sharp carina behind ocellar triangle.
Pronotal collar with a strong carina along anterior margin. Mesoscutum with strong reticulation; notauli distinct in anterior ¾; midlobe with six pairs of setae. Mesoscutellum convex, with strong reticulation. Dorsellum convex and smooth. Propodeum with a complete median carina; with strong reticulation; callus with four setae. Fore wing with speculum absent; with a stigmal hairline and with radial cell bare.
Petiole as long as wide, with strong sculpture on dorsal surface. Gaster short ovate; Gt
1-3
smooth, remaining tergites with weak reticulation.
Relative measurements: head length dorsal 21; head length frontal 27; head width 49; POL 9; OOL 7; lateral ocellus maximum width 3; eye length 21; malar space not measurable; mouth width not measurable; mesosoma length 74; mesosoma width 47; mesoscutellum length 30; mesoscutellum width 29; fore wing length 135; fore wing width 79; marginal vein length 67; postmarginal vein length 4; stigmal vein length 10; fore wing marginal fringe length 3; gaster length 74; gaster width 52.
Male. Unknown.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution.
Ecuador
.
Material examined.
Type material.
Holotype
♀
“
ECUADOR
:
Napo
,
Papallacta
,
4000m
,
14.ii.1983
,
L. Huggert
” (
MZLU
).
Etymology.
From the Latin
setosus
= bristly, referring to fore wing speculum obliterated by setae.