Five new species of Dolichomitus Smith from the tropical Andes, with a key for the South American species (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae)
Author
Araujo, Rodrigo O.
Centro de Investigacion de Estudios Avanzados del Maule, Vicerrectoria de Investigacion y Postgrado, Universidad Catolica del Maule, Avenida San Miguel, 3605, Talca, Chile & Laboratorio de Ecologia de Abejas, Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas y Quimicas, Facultad de Ciencias Basicas, Universidad Catolica del Maule, Avenida San Miguel, 3605, Talca, Chile
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9438-3238
rodrigobioz@gmail.com
Author
Padua, Diego G.
Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Entomologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5061-2978
Author
Jaramillo, Jorge
The Hummingbird Conservancy, Mesenia-Paramillo nature reserve, Jardin, Antioquia, Colombia
Author
Mazariegos, Luis A.
The Hummingbird Conservancy, Mesenia-Paramillo nature reserve, Jardin, Antioquia, Colombia
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ZooKeys
2020
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89
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.937.51361
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.937.51361
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Dolichomitus orejuelai Araujo &
Padua
sp. nov.
Fig. 4A-G
Diagnosis.
Dolichomitus orejuelai
sp. nov. may be distinguished from other Neotropical species by the combination of the following characteristics: head and mesosoma mostly reddish black; metasoma mostly yellowish brown with anterior half of tergite I dorsally, posterior margin of tergites II-V, a semicircular dorsal spot based on the anterior margin of tergite V, tergites VI-VIII reddish black; face with abundant setiferous punctures; malar space 0.30
x
as long as basal mandibular width; mandible bidentate, 1.40
x
as long as basal width; hind leg with femur ca. 5.50
x
as long as height; wings yellowish, pterostigma light brown; areolet not petiolated; dorsolateral carinae of first metasomal tergite present on petiole and stronger on postpetiole; posterior half of tergite II and tergites III-V densely and strongly punctuate; ovipositor sheath ca. 1.10
x
as long as body, and ca. 3.00
x
as long as hind tibia.
Description.
Holotype female
(Fig.
4A-G
). Approximate body length (without ovipositor): 12.30 mm; fore wing length: 11.15 mm.
Figure 4.
A-G
Dolichomitus orejuelai
sp. nov. (holotype female):
A
habitus in lateral view (
in vivo
)
B
habitus in dorsal view
C
head in frontal view
D
head and mesosoma in dorsolateral view
E
mesosoma in dorsal view
F
tergites I-III in dorsal view
G
wings. Scale bars: 5.00 mm (
A, B
); 1.00 mm (
C, D, E, F
); 2.00 mm (
G
).
Head.
Antenna with 32 flagellomeres, first flagellomere 4.50
x
as long as width. Gena smooth with setiferous punctures, in dorsal view somewhat rounded, 0.55
x
as long as eye (Fig.
4E
), in frontal view almost straight and moderately constricted below eyes (Fig.
4C
). Vertex smooth and shiny, with setiferous punctures. Posterior ocellus separated from eye 1.30
x
its maximum diameter. Distance between hind ocelli 0.85
x
maximum diameter of posterior ocellus. Occipital carina complete. Face with abundant setiferous punctures. Clypeal sulcus curved. Clypeus 3.20
x
as broad as medially long, almost flat. Clypeus with long parallels setae on its surface and small setae across all its margins. Anterior tentorial pits conspicuous. Malar space 0.30
x
as long as basal mandibular width. Mandible bidentate, 1.40
x
as long as basal width (front view).
Mesosoma.
Pronotum polished, with fine and scattered setiferous punctures. Epomia present. Mesoscutum shiny, with moderately dense setiferous punctures. Notauli deep, reaching ca. 0.40 of length of mesoscutum. Mesopleuron shiny, with relatively dense setiferous punctures. Epicnemial carina strong. Metapleuron shiny, with scattered setiferous punctures, ca. 1.65
x
as long as height. Submetapleural carina strong, enlarged anteriorly, reaching ca. 0.70 metapleuron length, its anterior end slightly curved up. Propodeum shiny, with fine and scattered setiferous punctures, denser laterally, in dorsal view 1.10
x
as long as medially wide. Propodeal spiracle elliptic, just above the pleural carina (Fig.
4D-E
). Pleural carina complete and strong, culminating posteriorly in a small propodeal crest. Hind leg with femur ca. 5.50
x
as long as height and ca. 0.75
x
as long as tibia. Fore wing with vein
1cu-a
interstitial to
M
&
Rs
; areolet 1.45
x
as wide as height; vein
1cu-a
and vein
2m-cu
slight curved. Hind wing with vein
cu-a
ca. 2.25
x
as long as proximal abscissa of
CU
; vein
cu-a
reclivous and straight; proximal abscissa of
CU
vertical; distal abscissa of
CU
present, reaching wing margin (Fig.
4G
).
Metasoma.
Tergite I ca. 1.90
x
as long as posteriorly wide, shiny, with fine and relatively dense setiferous punctures, more extended laterally (Fig.
4F
); spiracle near its anterior 0.40; dorsolateral carinae of first metasomal tergite present on petiole and stronger on postpetiole. Posterior membranous section of first metasomal sternite ca. 0.40 of length of tergite. Tergite II ca. 1.10
x
as long as posteriorly wide, shiny, with fine and relatively dense setiferous punctures, more extended laterally; posterior half of tergite II and tergites III-V densely and strongly punctuate; ovipositor slender, evenly down curved at distal 0.20, ca. 4.35
x
as long as hind tibia (Fig.
4A
); apex of ovipositor with expanded area of lower valve bearing ca. 7 teeth, the most proximal 2 vertical; ovipositor sheath ca. 1.10
x
as long as body, and ca. 3.00
x
as long as hind tibia, bearing fine dense hairs which are ca. 1.10
x
as long as width of sheath.
Color.
Head and antenna entirely reddish black. Mesosoma mostly reddish black with pronotal spiracle, two wide longitudinal stripes interrupted by notauli on mesoscutum, scutellum dorsally, metanotum dorsally, red. Fore, mid and hind legs mostly red, with coxa and trochanter (except posterior margin), reddish black. Wings yellowish, pterostigma light brown (Fig.
4G
). Metasoma mostly yellowish brown with anterior half of tergite I dorsally, posterior margin of tergites II-V, a semicircular dorsal spot based on the anterior margin of tergite V, tergites VI-VIII, reddish black (Fig.
4A, B, F
). Ovipositor dark brown and ovipositor sheath reddish black.
Male.
Unknown.
Variation.
There are some specimens with body length (12.30-13.85 mm) and wing length (11.15-13.40 mm).
Type material.
Holotype.
1 ♀, Colombia,
Jardin
, Antioquia, El Alto, Mesenia-Paramillo nature reserve (1800m-3000m elevation),
5°29'45.8"N
,
75°53'21.3"W
, entomological net, 24-IV-2019, coll. Mazariegos, L. (UNIANDES).
Paratypes.
1 ♀, same locality, same collection method, 15-VIII-2019, coll. Jaramillo, J. (UNIANDES); 2 ♀♀, same locality, same collection method, 15-IX-2019, coll. Rendon, U. (UNIANDES).
Distribution.
Colombia.
Etymology.
The specific epithet is a tribute to Jorge Enrique Orejuela Gardner, National Geographic 2007 Buffet prize winner for his work over three decades in Colombia on conservation education, protected area management and sustainable development. His accomplishments include the establishment of the cloud forest nature reserve La Planada, also helped establish
Utria
and Gorgona Island national parks, and the
Quindio
Basin and Calima River nature reserves. His mentoring for the creation of the Mesenia-Paramillo nature reserve was key to the success of this conservation project.
Biological note.
Host unknown.
Comments.
Dolichomitus orejuelai
sp. nov. is most similar to the Neotropical species
D. rufescens
(Cresson, 1865),
D. grilloi
Gauld, 1991,
D. flacissimus
Gauld, Ugalde & Hanson, 1998 and
D. bivittatus
Townes, 1975 mainly by color pattern reddish black or brown on the body. But this new species differs from
D. bivittatus
by having ovipositor sheath <1.50
x
as long as body (> 3.50 in
D. bivittatus
) and differs from
D. flacissimus
by having fore wing yellowish with pterostigma light brown (infumate with pterostigma brown in
D. flacissimus
). Differs mainly from
D. grilloi
by having posterior ocellus separated from eye 1.30
x
its maximum diameter (0.80-0.90
x
in
D. grilloi
) and differs from
D. rufescens
by having metasoma mostly yellowish brown with anterior half of tergite I dorsally, posterior margin of tergites II-V, a semicircular dorsal spot based on the anterior margin of tergite V, tergites VI-VIII reddish black (entirely reddish in
D. rufescens
).