A key to the Mymaridae (Hymenoptera) egg parasitoids of proconiine sharpshooters (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in the Nearctic region, with description of two new species of Gonatocerus
Author
Triapitsyn, Serguei V.
text
Zootaxa
2006
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1
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journal article
50803
10.5281/zenodo.172335
076b5447-7740-4af0-aef5-e34d9724424f
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Gonatocerus impar
Huber, 1988
(Fig. 31)
Gonatocerus impar
Huber 1988
: 69
–70 (description, diagnosis, distribution).
Type
locality
Menifee Valley, Riverside Co., California,
USA
.
Material examined
USA
. ARIZONA, Cochise Co., Coronado National Forest, Chiricahua Mountains, Pinery Canyon,
31°56’54’’N
,
109°18’25’’W
, 6000’,
21.viii.2000
, B. RodríguezVelez [
1 female
,
TAMU
]. CALIFORNIA: Riverside Co.: Menifee Valley,
33°39’N
,
117°13’W
, 1800’,
28.vi–12.viii.1995
, J.D. Pinto [
1 female
,
UCRC
]. San Bernardino Co.: Green Springs Creek,
34°13’07’’N
,
116°48’18’’W
,
9.vi.2005
, J.D. Pinto [
1 female
,
UCRC
]. Ironwood Campground,
34°18’15’’N
,
117°00’44’’W
,
2130 m
,
22.vii.1999
, M. Gates [
1 female
,
UCRC
].
Diagnosis
The main distinguishing features of this species are as follows (after
Huber 1988
). Body length (female) 848–1152. Head and mesosoma dark brown, metasoma brown. Female antenna (Fig. 31) with longitudinal sensilla usually present on F3, F5, F7, and F8 but F3 sometimes lacking sensilla. Submedial carinae on the propodeum fine, subparallel, almost reaching the dorsellum. Wings hyaline; microtrichia of forewing blade absent behind venation except for a few setae behind stigmal vein.
Distribution
USA
(Arizona [new record], California).
Host
Unknown.