Review of south temperate New World Coelocybinae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
Author
Heydon, Steven L.
text
Zootaxa
2014
3754
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434
journal article
46647
10.11646/zootaxa.3754.4.4
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Ariasina gigas
Heydon
,
n. sp.
(
Figs 8
,
13, 14, 15
)
Diagnosis
. Females of
Ar. gigas
are the largest in the subfamily in
Chile
with the body length of the known female almost
5 mm
. Males appear to be much smaller with the two known specimens less than
3 mm
in length. Both have the microsetae of the body white, and the head and mesosoma are mostly dark brown to black, but with extensive white areas on the head (
Figs 8
,
13
). The female antenna has the flagellum parallel-sided with all but the terminal flagellar segments appearing elongate (
Fig. 14
) and with the length of the pedicel plus flagellum 1.4× the head width.
Description
.
Holotype
, female (MNNC).
Color
. Head dark brown, with face, gena, frons laterad of scrobes, and lateral margin of vertex along eyes white (
Fig. 13
). Mesosoma and gaster dark brown to black except lighter on pronotum laterally, inner edge of notauli, posterior lateral edge of mesoscutum, median lateral edges of axilla, and posterior lateral edges of dorsellum (
Fig. 8
). Body microsetae white. Legs pale except with dark mesal bands on femora, tarsi brown, hind coxa dark brown. Fore wing with submarginal vein pale reddish brown; remainder brownish yellow; membrane hyaline.
FIGURES 9–15
.
Ariasina
spp. 9.
Ariasina adusta
n. sp.
, ♂ PT antenna. 10.
Ariasina adusta
n. sp.
, ♀ PT antenna. 11.
Ariasina adusta
n. sp.
, ♀ PT head and pronotum. 12.
Ariasina adusta
n. sp.
, ♀ PT head (anterior view). 13.
Ariasina gigas
n. sp.
, ♀ PT head (anterior view). 14.
Ariasina adusta
n. sp.
, ♀ PT antenna. 15.
Ariasina adusta
n. sp.
, ♂ PT antenna.
Sculpture
. Metapleuron imbricate; propodeum nearly smooth anteriomedially, imbricate laterally, with multiple parallel carinulae posteriorly.
Structure
. Body length
4.7 mm
. Head width 1.1× height (38:34), 1.7× length (38:23); eye height 1.2× length (20:16.5), 1.8× malar distance (20:11), length 3.3× temple length (16.5:5); ratio of MOD, OOL, POL, LOL as 3:3:9:5. Antenna (
Fig. 14
) with length of pedicel plus flagellum 1.4× head width (53:38); scape not nearly reaching median ocellus, slightly flattened but not expanded, anterior edge rounded, bowed inward; flagellum slender, with sides parallel; relative lengths of scape, pedicel, A1–2, F1-6, club as 18:9.0:3.0:9.5:6.5:5.5:4.5:4.0:3.5:3.0:7.0; A1 length about 1.5× width; widths of F1, F6, club as 2.0:3.5:4.0; F1–4 appearing elongate, F5-6 more quadrate. Mesosomal length 2.3× width (76:33); propodeum smoothly arched from side to side; dorsal microsetae relatively dense, reclinate. Fore wing length 3.0× width (130:44); relative lengths of submarginal, marginal, postmarginal, and stigmal veins as 64:26:14:31. Gaster elongate; length 2.6× width (91:35), 1.1× combined length of head and mesosoma (96:91); hypopygium extending half gastral length.
Allotype, male. Coloration similar to female, but darker overall. Body length only
2.8 mm
(
paratype
male
2.4 mm
). Antenna (
Fig. 15
) with length of pedicel plus flagellum 1.4× head width (52:36); scape not nearly reaching median ocellus, slightly flattened but not expanded, anterior edge rounded, bowed inward; flagellum slender, with sides parallel; relative lengths of scape, pedicel, A1–2, F1-6, club as 16:8.0:2.5:7.5:5.5:5.0:3.5:4.0:4.0:3.5:9.0; A1 length about 1.5× width; widths of F1, F7, club as 2.0:4.0:4.5; F1–5 appearing elongate, F6-7 more quadrate.
Type
material
.
Holotype
, female (
MNNC
) was collected in
CHILE
, Región IX, at the polo field at Flor del Lago Ranch near Villarica, 39˚12.3’S 72˚8.3’W, elevation
280 m
, on the
13.XII.2001
, by E. Arias and the
UC
Berkeley staff, by canopy fogging (WT) off
Nothofagus obliqua
Roble
(Arias 18). The allotype and
paratype
male (
MNNC
,
UCDC
) are both also from the Flor del Lago Ranch (39˚12.5’S 72˚8.1’W,
12.XII.2001
, E. Arias and
UC
Berkeley staff, canopy fogging WT
Nothofagus obliqua
Roble
).
Etymology
. The species name comes from the Greek word
gigas
, meaning giant because the female is the biggest of New World species in this subfamily. It should be considered a noun in apposition.
Biology
. This species has been taken repeatedly by fogging off of
Nothofagus obliqua
.