Dentalion (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) a new genus from tropical America with eleven new species
Author
Hansson, Christer
text
Zootaxa
2011
2811
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21
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.207919
9ac3fc1a-5928-4b60-94ee-3af7123e8635
1175-5326
207919
Dentalion ambonatum
sp. nov.
(
Figs 6–9
,
57
)
Diagnosis.
Scutellum with 2 pairs of setae, one anterior and one posterior (
Fig. 7
); pronotum with a weak transverse carina close to posterior margin (
Fig. 7
); frontal suture reaching eyes at a level equal with anterior margin of anterior ocellus (
Fig. 9
); forewing costal cell ventrally with a sparse row of setae in apical ½ (as in
Fig. 51
).
Similar to
D. quadrifer
and
D. apon
except for height of frontal suture, weak pronotal carina close to posterior margin, distinct notauli in posterior 2/3 (
Fig. 7
), and propodeal callus with 7 setae.
FIGURES 6–9.
Dentalion ambonatum
sp. nov.
, female. 6. Head frontal. 7. Mesosoma dorsal. 8. Propodeum dorsal. 9. Head dorsal.
Description.
FEMALE. Length
2.1 mm
. Scape pale brown with dorsal edge dark brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Frons metallic bluish-purple with clypeal area golden-green. Vertex metallic bluish-purple. Mesoscutum, scutellum and propodeum metallic bluish-green with purple tinges, scutellum with posterior 1/5 metallic purple. Coxae dark and metallic; femora and tibiae dark brown; tarsi with tarsomeres 1–3 white, 4 dark brown. Forewing hyaline. Gaster with tergites 1, 2, 6 metallic bluish-green, remaining tergites dark brown with metallic tinges.
Antenna as in
Fig. 57
. Frons with raised, weak reticulation (
Fig. 6
); frontal suture reaching eyes at level equal with anterior margin of anterior ocellus. Vertex with engraved, weak reticulation (
Fig. 9
). Occipital margin rounded. Eyes with longer hairs and eye setation denser than in other species (
Figs 6, 9
).
Pronotum with a weak transverse carina close to posterior margin (
Fig. 7
). Mesoscutum with raised, strong reticulation (
Fig. 7
); notauli as narrow distinct grooves in anterior 1/3, and as wide but distinct grooves in posterior 2/3. Scutellum with raised, weak reticulation (
Fig. 7
), posterior margin smooth; with 2 pairs of setae. Propodeum with weak reticulation and irregular longitudinal carinae medially (
Fig. 8
); callus with 7 setae. Forewing speculum closed below; costal cell ventrally with a sparse row of setae in apical ½.
Petiole 0.4X as long as wide, smooth. Gaster elongate with apex acuminate; tergites smooth.
MALE. Unknown.
Material examined.
Holotype
female (
BMNH
) labelled “
BRAZIL
, Bahia Mucari,
xi.1978
, F. Benton”.
Etymology.
Named for the (weak) pronotal carina, from the Greek
ambon
= carina, ridge.
Distribution.
Brazil
.