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 huggerti
sp.nov.
(
Figs 110, 111
)
Diagnosis.
Scape and pedicel distinctly flattened, flagellum only weakly flattened, scape widest in median part (
Fig. 111
); ocelli small (
Fig. 110
); pronotal collar without a carina along anterior margin (
Fig. 110
); midlobe of mesoscutum with three pairs of setae (
Fig. 110
); hind tarsi white (
Fig. 111
); fore wing hyaline with an infuscate band below stigmal vein, speculum open below and towards base of wing (
Fig. 110
); length of body female
1.2–1.4mm
.
Female
holotype
: length of body
1.4mm
.
Antenna dark brown. Frons dark brown with golden tinges. Vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and dorsellum metallic bluish-purple. Propodeum black with metallic tinges. Coxae, femora, mid and hind tibiae dark brown; fore tibia white with base dark brown; tarsi white. Fore wing hyaline with an infuscate band below stigmal vein; hind wing hyaline. Petiole dark brown. Gaster with Gt
1&5
metallic blue, Gt
2-3
metallic bluish-purple with median part metallic purple, Gt
4&7
metallic purple, Gt
6
golden-green.
Antenna with scape and pedicel distinctly flattened, flagellum only weakly flattened. Frons and vertex with strong reticulation. Frontofacial suture V-shaped. Subtorular sutures present. Occipital margin rounded.
Pronotal collar without a carina along anterior margin. Mesoscutum with weak reticulation; notauli distinct throughout; midlobe with three pairs of setae. Mesoscutellum convex with very weak reticulation. Dorsellum convex and smooth. Propodeum smooth, without median carina; callus with two setae. Fore wing speculum open below and towards base of wing; with a stigmal hairline and with radial cell bare.
Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster ovate; tergites with weak reticulation.
Relative measurements: head length dorsal 18; head length frontal 22; head width 33; POL 7.5; OOL 3.5; lateral ocellus maximum width 2; eye length 17; malar space 5.5; mouth width 9; mesosoma length 40; mesosoma width 27; mesoscutellum length 17; mesoscutellum width 16.5; fore wing length 56; fore wing width 33; marginal vein length 31; postmarginal vein length 1.5; stigmal vein length 6; fore wing marginal fringe length 3.5; gaster length 45; gaster width 32.
Variation in
paratype
material. Length of body:
1.2–1.4mm
. Vertex metallic bluish-green or metallic purple. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum metallic bluish-purple or purple.
Male. Unknown.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution.
Peru
.
Material examined.
Type material.
Holotype
♀
“
PERU
:
Loreto
,
Iquitos
,
9.ii.1984
,
Lars Huggert
” (
MZLU
)
.
Paratypes
:
2♀
“
PERU
:
Cusco
,
Quillabamba
,
23.xii.1983
,
Lars Huggert
” (
MZLU
)
.
Etymology.
Named after the Swedish entomologist Lars Huggert, collector of the
type
specimens.
Comments
. Left antenna is missing in
holotype
.