Eulophidae Of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), 4 The Genus Closterocerus Westwood S. Str.
Author
Hansson, Christer
text
Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera
2022
Oxford, England
2022-04-28
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6464278
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.6464279
978-1-7397467-0-4
2754-9844
FE033A11-ACCB-4C6D-B185-63420F8CA79B
Closterocerus triquetrus
sp.nov.
(
Figs 170
,
175–177
,
216
,
226
)
Diagnosis.
Antenna flattened, scape widest at apex (
Figs 177
,
226
); frons with upper border distinct (
Fig. 177
); ocelli small, ratio POL/posterior ocellus width = 3.2 (
Fig. 175
); pronotal collar without a carina along anterior margin (
Figs 170
,
175
); midlobe of mesoscutum with two pairs of setae (
Figs 170
,
175
); fore wing triangular and infuscate with two hyaline areas, one L-shaped spot below marginal vein and one band close to apical margin (
Figs 175
,
216
); hind tarsus with T1–3 white, T4 dark brown (
Fig. 176
); length of body both sexes
1.1mm
.
Female
holotype
: length of body
1.1mm
.
Antenna dark brown. Frons golden-green. Vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum, dorsellum and propodeum metallic bluish-purple. Coxae, femora, mid and hind tibiae dark brown; fore tibia white with basal one-third dark; all tarsi with T1–3 white and T4 dark brown. Fore wing triangular and infuscate with two hyaline areas, one L-shaped spot below marginal vein and one band close to apical margin; hind wing hyaline. Petiole dark brown. Gaster with Gt
1-3
dark brown with lateral parts metallic purplish; remaining tergites dark brown with metallic tinges.
Antenna flattened, scape widest at apex. Frons with weak reticulation; frontofacial suture V-shaped; upper border distinct. Vertex with strong reticulation; ocelli small. Subtorular sutures present. Occipital margin rounded.
Pronotal collar without a carina along anterior margin. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with weak reticulation, meshes small and slightly transverse; notauli narrow and complete; midlobe of mesoscutum with two pairs of setae. Dorsellum convex and smooth. Propodeum reticulate with median part smooth, without median carina; callus with two setae. Fore wing triangular; speculum closed; with a stigmal hairline and with radial cell bare.
Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster oval-shaped; tergites with very weak reticulation.
Relative measurements: head length dorsal 15; head length frontal 18; head width 28; POL 5.5; OOL 3; lateral ocellus maximum width 1,7; eye length 13.5; malar space 5; mouth width 7; mesosoma length 32; mesosoma width 21.5; mesoscutellum length 13.5; mesoscutellum width 13.5; fore wing length 46; fore wing width 27.5; marginal vein length 28; postmarginal vein length 1.5; stigmal vein length 3.5; fore wing marginal fringe length 5; gaster length 40; gaster width 26.
Male. Length of body:
1.1mm
. Frons golden-purple. Mesoscutum with sidelobes golden-purple, midlobe of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum golden-red with sides metallic bluish-green, dorsellum and propodeum metallic bluish-green. Otherwise as in female.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution.
Mexico
.
Material examined.
Type material.
Holotype
♀
“
MEXICO
:
Oaxaca
,
10mi
E
Totolapan
,
20.vii.1987
, 4000’ [
1219m
],
J.B. Woolley
, 87/052” (
TAMU
)
.
Paratype
:
1♂
with same label data as holotype (
TAMU
)
.
Etymology.
From the Latin
triquetrus
= triangular, referring to the triangular fore wing.