A new species of Limaytilla Casal, 1964 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from Argentina, a key for the known species, and new record data for the Argentinian species
Author
Torréns, Javier
Author
Fidalgo, Patricio
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-05-24
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10.11646/zootaxa.4609.3.12
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Limaytilla huarpe
Casal
(Figs 3, 4, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25–27)
Diagnosis.
Male. Specimens large and robust (12.0–
15.7 mm
long and
2.4–3.7 mm
wide) (11.0–
17.5 mm
long
sensu
Cambra
et al
., 2016
) (Figs 3, 4); head quadrangular with rounded contours in dorsal view (Fig. 19); basal ventral tooth simple (Fig. 17, indicated); antennal tubercle projected as a slight sub-triangular lamellate protuberance (flattened laterally) on inner face (Fig. 19, indicated); first segment of metasoma relatively short (1.4x as long as wide) (
Fig. 21
); gonobase densely hairy on sides (
Fig. 27
); distal third of paramere with numerous long setae (
Figs 25, 26
).
Description.
Casal (1964)
described and illustrated this species in detail; we only add images of habitus and characters useful for its identification.
Female. Unknown.
Type material.
Holotype
male (not examined).
ARGENTINA
:
La Rioja
,
Patquia
,
II/1959
,
M. J. Viana.
Studied material.
Paratype
,
1 male
:
ARGENTINA
:
Catamarca
,
Belén
,
La Ciénaga
, 1926,
Weiser Wolters
(
MACN
)
.
Other
material
,
17 males
:
ARGENTINA
:
Catamarca
,
5 km
N de Palo Blanco
,
23–24/V/2007
,
P. Fidalgo
c/luz, (
9 males
,
IFML
)
;
ca
Saujil
(
Fiambala
),
16/II/2007
,
P. Fidalgo
, c/luz, (
5 males
,
IFML
)
;
La Rioja
, ca
El Barrial
, R 7,
17/II/2006
,
J. Torrens
&
P. Fidalgo
, c/luz (
1 male
,
IFML
)
;
7 km
N de Santa Teresita
,
18/II/2006
,
G. Fidalgo
& P.
Fidalgo
c/luz (
2 males
,
IFML
)
.
Distribution.
ARGENTINA
:
Catamarca
,
Chubut
,
La Rioja
,
Mendoza
,
Neuquén
,
Río Negro
.
Host.
Unknown.