A new genus of Zaeucoilini (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Figitidae, Eucoilinae) from Neotropical Region
Author
Gallardo, Fabiana E.
Author
Díaz, Norma B.
text
Zootaxa
2011
2830
59
63
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.207759
5c55bc91-f6f2-413d-b0e5-9518d354341a
1175-5326
207759
Paradettmeria clavicornis
(
Kieffer, 1908
)
n. comb.
(Figs. 1–7)
Trisseucoela clavicornis
Kieffer, 1908
: 39
Tropideucoila clavicornis
;
Weld, 1952
: 196
Paradettmeria clavicornis
; new combination
Tropideucoila weldi
Costa Lima, 1940
: 17
;
Loiácono & Díaz, 1977
: 101
;
Guimarães
et al.
, 2003
: 5
;
new synonymy
Redescription.
Female. Total length (in lateral view)
1.85–1.94 mm
. Head, mesosoma and metasoma smooth, shiny and reddish brown. Antennae, wing veins and legs yellowish brown. Setae sparse, short and white. Antennae (Fig. 2) stout, total length
1.35 mm
, relative length of antennal articles 1.5: 1: 1.5: 1: 1: 1: 2.5: 2.5: 2.5: 2.5: 2.5: 2.5: 4. Ratio of length to width of mesoscutum in dorsal view 9:13; length-width of scutellum, 8:7; length-width of scutellar plate, 5.5-3, wide of sacutellar plate- wide of scutellum 3: 7. Total length of fore wings (Fig. 6)
1.67 mm
, ratio of length-width of marginal cell, 6:4.5.
FIGURES 1–7.
Paradettmeria clavicornis
. Female: 1, head (in frontal view) (228x, 100
u
m); 2, flagellum (179x, 100
u
m); 3, pronotal plate (391x, 20
u
m); 4, mesosoma and base of metasoma (in lateral view) (168x, 100
u
m); 5, mesoscutum and scutellum (in dorsal view) (215x, 100
u
m); 6, forewing (Scale:
0.25 mm
); 7, metacoxa (261x, 100
u
m).
Male.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Nicaragua
,
Brazil
and
Argentina
(
Kieffer, 1908
;
Costa Lima, 1940
;
Loiácono & Díaz, 1977
).
Hosts.
Diptera
Lonchaeidae
:
Neosilba pendula
(in
Costa Lima, 1940
). The larvae bore mature fruits and tubers hastening its decomposition (
Artigas, 1994
).
Material examined.
NICARAGUA
.
Chinandega
.
Holotype
female of
Trisseucoela clavicornis
,
without date,
Baker
col. (
CAS
﹟10521).
BRAZIL
.
Distrito Federal.
Campo Grande
,
Holotype
female of
Tropideucoila weldi
,
14-X-1937
, Gomes col. (
UFRJ
).
Other material examined.
BRAZIL
.
Goiás
.
1 female
,
25-X-1998
;
1 female
,
21-X-1998
(mounted for electron microscope);
1 female
,
22-XI-1998
;
1 female
,
6-V-2000
, Marchiori col. (Malaise trap) (
MLP
).