Resurrection of Neocardiochiles Szepligeti, 1908 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cardiochilinae) with descriptions of five new species from the Neotropical region Author Kang, Ilgoo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8501-1758 Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, 404 Life Sciences Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA ikang1@lsu.edu Author Whitfield, James B. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3031-9106 Department of Entomology, 320 Morrill Hall, 505 South Goodwin Ave., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA Author Owens, Brittany E. Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, 404 Life Sciences Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA Author Chen, Junyan Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, 404 Life Sciences Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA text Journal of Hymenoptera Research 2022 2022-06-30 91 41 68 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.91.84937 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.91.84937 1314-2607-91-41 410351D0DE454C43A31E35DC8DB55B62 98F82D681D2F59EAB999CA96044E9780 6789828 Neocardiochiles alexeyi Kang sp. nov. Fig. 2A-E Material examined. Holotype Ecuador • ♀ ; Yasuni Research Station , Yasuni National Park , Orellana province ; 00°40.4'S , 76°23.861'W ; 18-24.vii.2008 ; A. Tishechkin ; AT 853MS-2; H16634 . Will be deposited in CNC. Diagnosis. Neocardiochiles alexeyi sp. nov. can be distinguished from other members of the Neocardiochiles by the combination of the following characters: antenna 34-segmented and with pale apex (Fig. 2A ); glossa ~ 2.0 x longer than height of clypeus (Fig. 2D ); scutellar sulcus moderately impressed (Fig. 2B ); mesoscutum entirely dark; hind femur entirely pale; anterior width of median furrow of propodeum ~ 0.83 x longer than maximum width (Fig. 2E ); T1 ~ 2.22 x longer than its posterior width; lateral sutures of T1 nearly parallel (Fig. 2E ); T2 ~ 0.49 x longer than its posterior width (Fig. 2E ); ovipositor sheath ~ 0.62 x longer than length of hind tibia (Fig. 2A ). Figure 2. Neocardiochiles alexeyi sp. nov. A lateral habitus B wings C dorsal habitus D dorsal anterior head E propodeum and T1-T2. Molecular data. 28S sequences (GenBank accession number: ON040823.1); ATGAGGAGATTCACTGTTAGCATTACTAGTATTAATGCAAATTATGATATGATTATATGATCCTTGTGGTCACAATTATTATACTTATTTGTATTATTTTATTGGTTTTGTCAGCATGCACTTCTCCTCTAGTAGAACGTCGCGACCCGTTGAATGTTTATTTATGAGCCACATGGTAGTCTTATGTATTTTATACGCAAGACCAGTGAATTTCTAATAAACTATTTGACGGTATCTAAAATGGTATTGAGCCGCAAATTTTTTTTGCGTTAGATTTATTACAAGCTAGACTTACTTTAAGCAGTACGAATTTTATGTCGTCGTTTAAACTAGTCTGCTGTTAGTGATAATATCTTTAACTGGCTTAATTTTACCGGTCAGCGATGCTACTGCTTTGGGTACTTACAGGACCCGTCTTG. Description. Body ~ 7.04 mm. Head : Antenna 34-segmented. Face width ~ 1.36 x wider than high (1.01:0.74). Width of anterior ocellus as long as POL (010:0.10). Eyes bulged and without interommatidial setae; median width of eye about ~ 1.23 x longer than the median width of gena in lateral view (0.37:0.30). Clypeus 2.20 x longer than its height (0.55:0.25). Galea 1.64 x longer than height of clypeus (0.41:0.25), relatively longer than other members of the genus. Glossa 1.96 x longer than height of clypeus (0.49:0.25). Occipital carina absent. Mesosoma : Notauli weakly impressed at anterior two thirds and absent posteriorly. Scutellar sulcus straight, moderately impressed, medially shallow, laterally relatively deep, without crenula. Pronotum mostly smooth, with ventral longitudinal carina. Metapleuron mostly smooth. Propodeum ~ 0.48 x longer than its median width (0.40:0.83); median longitudinal furrow present, nearly rectangle, anteriorly opened posteriorly closed by nucha, anterior width ~ 0.83 x longer than maximum width (0.05:0.06). Legs : Basal spur on mid tibia ~ 0.60 x longer than length of basitarsus (0.38:0.63). Basal spur on hind tibia ~ 0.54 x longer than length of basitarsus (0.60:1.11). Wings : Fore wing (RS+M)a present; second submarginal cell trapezoid, ~ 2.81 x longer than height (1.32:0.47); 1r absent; 3r absent; 3RSb evenly curved. Hind wing 2r-m absent; 2-1A absent. Metasoma : T1 ~ 2.22 x longer than its posterior width (0.91:0.41), anterior width ~ 0.83 x longer than posterior width (0.34:0.41), dorsally nearly rectangle; Y-shaped suture present. T2 nearly rectangle, ~ 0.49 x longer than its posterior width (0.35:0.71), with straight posterior margin. Hypopygium with median fold. Ovipositor sheath nearly straight, ~ 0.62 x longer than length of hind tibia (1.31:2.11), evenly setose except for base. Color. Body mostly yellowish pale. The following areas dark: basal antenna (mostly), head, mandible, mesonotum, pronotum, mesopleuron, metapleuron, middle coxa, hind coxa, apical hind tibia, apical hind tarsi, apical metasoma. Fore wing with two bands; stigma mostly pale. Etymology. Named in honor of Dr. Alexey K. Tishechkin, staff in the Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch, California Department of Food & Agriculture and a former member of the Louisiana State Arthropod Museum at LSU AgCenter, who collected the specimen in Ecuador. Male. Unknown. Host. Unknown. Distribution. Neocardiochiles alexeyi sp. nov. is known from only one female specimen collected from Yasuni Biological Station, Orellana province, Ecuador.