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
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Closterocerus zurquiensis
sp.nov.
(
Figs 192–194
)
Diagnosis.
Antenna flattened with all flagellomeres distinctly separated, scape widest at apex (
Figs 193, 194
); frons with upper margin distinct (
Fig. 194
); pronotal collar with a carina along anterior margin (
Fig. 192
); midlobe of mesoscutum with two pairs of strong setae (
Fig. 192
); fore wing hyaline with an infuscate band below stigmal vein (
Fig. 192
); stigmal vein elongate, 2.0× as long as wide (
Fig. 192
); hind tarsus white (
Fig. 193
); petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal surface; length of body female
1.3–1.8mm
.
Female
holotype
: length of body
1.4mm
.
Antenna dark brown. Head with frons golden-green; vertex metallic purple. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum metallic bluish-green with purple tinges. Dorsellum and propodeum metallic bluish-green. Coxae dark brown; fore and mid legs with femora infuscate, tibiae and tarsi white; hind femur and tibia dark brown with apex white, tarsus white. Fore wing hyaline with an infuscate band below stigmal vein, hind wing hyaline. Petiole golden-green. Gaster with Gt
1
metallic bluish-purple, remaining tergites dark brown with golden-purple tinges.
Antenna flattened, scape widest at apex. Frons and vertex with strong reticulation. Frontofacial suture V-shaped; frons with upper margin distinct. Subtorular sutures absent. Occipital margin rounded.
Pronotal collar with a sharp carina along anterior margin. Mesoscutum with strong reticulation; notauli distinct in anterior one-third; midlobe with two pairs of strong setae. Mesoscutellum convex, with strong reticulation. Dorsellum convex, with strong reticulation, smooth medially. Propodeum smooth without median carina; callus with two setae. Fore wing speculum closed; without a stigmal hairline and with radial cell ±bare.
Petiole transverse with strong sculpture on dorsal part. Gaster ovate; Gt
1
smooth, remaining tergites with very weak reticulation.
Relative measurements: head length dorsal 17; head length frontal 22; head width 35; POL 6.5; OOL 3.5; lateral ocellus maximum width 3; eye length 18; malar space 5; mouth width 9.5; mesosoma length 45; mesosoma width 29; mesoscutellum length 17; mesoscutellum width 17; fore wing length 72; fore wing width 43; marginal vein length 38; postmarginal vein length 4; stigmal vein length 6; fore wing marginal fringe length 3; gaster length 42; gaster width 31.
Variation in
paratype
material. Length of body:
1.3–1.8mm
. All femora infuscate to dark brown; hind tibia dark brown with apex white, to entirely white.
Male. Unknown.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution.
Costa Rica
.
Material examined.
Type material.
Holotype
♀ 1♀
COSTA RICA
:
San José
,
Zurqui
de Moravia
,
1600m
, 10˚3’N, 84˚0’W,
i.1996
,
P. Hanson
” (
NHMUK
)
.
Paratypes
(
2♀
,
MZLU
,
MZUCR
)
:
from same locality as holotype but collected
iv.1995
(
1♀
)
,
xii.1995
(
1♀
)
.
Etymology.
Named after the
type
locality.