The description of Preseucoela Buffington, new genus, with notes on the status of Nearctic species of Agrostocynips Diaz (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Eucoilinae)
Author
Buffington, Matthew L.
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Zootaxa
2004
2004-01-16
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Preseucoela heratyi
Buffington
,
n. sp.
(Fig. 5)
Description. As in description of genus except as follows:
Pronotum
: Pronotal struts with no more than one strut per side.
Mesoscutum
: Mesoscutal keel absent.
Scutellum
: Scutellar plate raised high above scutellar disk (Fig. 5, arrow); posterior margin of scutellar disk broadly rounded (Fig. 5). Differs from
P. imallshookupis
by lacking a mesoscutal keel; differs from
P. pallidipes
by having fewer (occasionally absent) pronotal struts on each side and possessing a scutellar plate raised high above the scutellar disk.
Etymology. Named in honor of J.M. Heraty.
Distribution. Central and South America; the Caribbean.
Material Examined.
Holotype
female:
VENEZUELA
.
Tabay
,
2,200m
30.IV.1981
,
H.K. Townes
; deposited in the
AEI
.
Paratypes
,
1 female
:
VENEZUELA
.
Tabay
,
2,200m
30.IV.1981
,
H.K. Townes
;
1 female
:
BOLIVIA
.
Yungas
,
5km
N LaPaz
16°30’S
68°09’W
,
2200m
,
27.I.1973
, Helava.
Additional Material:
BOLIVIA
.
Comarapa
,
1800m
,
14.XII.1984
,
L. Peña
; Unduavi
Corioco
,
1800–2200m
,
24.XI.1984
, L.
Peña
;
PadcayaCamargo
,
3200m
,
27.XII.1984
, L.
Peña
.
ECUADOR
.
Pich.
,
Tandapi
,
1500m
,
8.II.1983
, L.
Huggert
(
1 female
)
;
UNITED STATES
.
New Mexico
,
Hildago Co.
Gray Ranch,
0.5mi
S of Culberson Camp
,
Indian Creek
, riparian,
N 31°22.48’ W
108°36.43’
5–6.VIII.2002
,
YPT
,
J. George
(
1 male
)
.
VENEZUELA
.
Yacambú
,
1200m
,
7.
V
.1981
,
H.K. Townes
(
1 female
)
.
WEST INDIES
.
Grenada
,
St. Georges
,
0–200m
,
August 1976
,
N.L.H. Krauss.
(
1 female
)
.
Biology. Unknown.