Revision of the Neotropical species of the tribe Euderomphalini (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
Author
HANSSON, C.
Author
LASALLE, J.
text
Journal of Natural History
2003
2003-03-31
37
6
697
778
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222930110096744
journal article
10.1080/00222930110096744
1464-5262
5274114
978AA7CC-7167-41BE-AC06-FFEE13D1A599
Aleuroctonus latiscapus
sp. n.
(figures 96, 103)
Diagnosis
Upper frons wide (figure 96); entire antenna white; female scape wide (figure 103) (compared to
vittatus
(figure 98)); thoracic dorsum dark with golden-purple tinges, dull; thoracic dorsum convex; fore coxa dark and metallic, mid and hind coxae white; posterior margin of pale area on gaster straight (as in
vittatus
(figure 104)).
Female
(length of body =
0.9–1.1 mm
)
Colour.
Antenna white. Frons and vertex with metallic green tinges.
Mesosoma
dark with golden-purple tinges. Fore coxa dark and metallic, mid and hind coxae white; femora, tibiae and tarsi white. Fore wing weakly infuscate around stigmal vein. Gaster pale at base (as in
vittatus
(figure 104)), otherwise dark.
Head.
Antenna as in figure 103. HE/MS/WM: 4.0/1.0/1.8. Frons and vertex with small meshed strong reticulation. Frontal suture present medially (figure 96). POL/OOL/POO: 3.3/3.3/1.0. Occipital margin rounded. WH/WT=1.2.
Mesosoma
.
Mesoscutum and scutellum convex dorsally, with strong reticulation. Mesoscutum 0.5× as long as wide, with numerous scattered setae. Scutellum 0.8× as long as wide, with numerous scattered setae. Axilla advanced 0.7× its length in front of scuto-scutellar sulcus. Fore wing speculum closed below; costal cell with setae on ventral surface; submarginal vein with three setae; LW/LM/HW: 2.2/1.0/1.6; PM/ST =0.6. Propodeum with complete median carina, narrow anteriorly and strongly expanding towards hind margin of propodeum (as in
marki
(figure 6)), propodeal surface smooth; propodeal callus with two setae.
Metasoma.
Gaster smooth and shiny; MM/LG=0.9–1.1.
Material examined
H:
X
,
Brazil
:
Bahia Mucari
,
October 1978
,
F. Benton
(BMNH)
.
P: 1
X
, ‘
Brazil
: Vicosa, H.L. Parker, #953-4, ex Aleurodid material’ (USNM).
F 35–53.
Neopomphale
spp.
, antennae. (35)
N. rubescens
,
X
; (36)
N. rubescens
,
W
; (37)
N. cerrobius
,
W
; (38)
N. pinguicornis
,
X
; (39)
N. pinguicornis
,
W
; (40)
N. dichrous
,
X
; (41)
N. dichrous
,
W
; (42)
N. longipilis
,
X
; (43)
N. depilis
,
X
; (44)
N. aleurothrixi
,
X
; (45)
N. quercicola
,
X
; (46)
N. quercicola
,
W
; (47)
N. longicornis
,
W
; (48)
N. azofeifai
,
W
; (49)
N. silvestris
,
W
; (50)
N. erecta
,
W
; (51)
N. noyesi
,
X
; (52)
N. rubii
,
X
; (53)
N. graciliclava
,
X
.
Hosts
Unidentified
Aleyrodidae (Hemiptera)
.