Review of the leucotela species-group of Conura (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) from Amazon rainforest Author Brotto, Thales Renan De Aguiar Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Biologia Animal), 29.075 - 910, Vitória, ES, Brasil. thales. brotto @ gmail. com Author Tavares, Marcelo Teixeira Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, 29.075 - 910, Vitória, ES, Brazil. text Zootaxa 2021 2021-03-15 4942 3 409 427 journal article 7672 10.11646/zootaxa.4942.3.5 38ef7708-7c79-46d9-8db9-f7d30bd89710 1175-5326 4604424 FF2841C8-D952-44E0-83AC-75C3FA5953EC Conura leucotela group sp. 2 Figs 8 A–F Description. MALE. Length 6.48 mm Color . Body mainly yellow to dark yellow ( Fig. 8A ), but dorsum of Fu1 to Fu6, Fu7, clava, pedicel, anellus ( Fig. 8C ), spot anteriorly on mesoscutellum ( Fig. 8E ), external face of procoxa ( Fig. 8A ), spot on posterior face of profemur ( Fig. 8A ), apex of metacoxa ventrally ( Fig. 8A ), internal face of metafemur basally ( Fig. 8A ), and base and apex of metatibia ( Fig. 8A ) light brown, with axilla ( Fig. 8E ), axillula ( Fig. 8E ), mesofemoral depression ( Fig. 8A ), and external face of metafemur basally ( Fig. 8A ) dark brown, and the following black: antennal scrobe ( Fig. 8B ), most of vertex ( Fig. 8D ), median area of occiput ( Fig. 8D ), inverted triangle on median lobe of mesoscutum ( Fig. 8E ), spot on internal margin of lateral lobe of mesoscutum ( Fig. 8E ), anterior face of mesopleuron ( Fig. 8A ), metafemoral tooth ( Fig. 8A ), and ventral margin of metatibia ( Fig. 8A ). Wings slightly smoky, veins pale yellow ( Figs 8A, E ). Setae white to pale yellow ( Fig. 8A ). Head . Clava with parallel sides, the first, second and third segments approximately of same width ( Fig. 8C ); lower face with inconspicuous transverse carina below antennal foramen ( Fig. 8B ). FIGURE 8 A–F. Conura sp2 of leucotela group. A , habitus, lateral habitus; B , head, frontolateral; C , antenna, lateral; D , head, dorsal; E , mesosoma, dorsal; F , posterior of mesoscutellum to propodeum. Abbreviations : ACP, anterior costula of propodeum; AdA, adpetiolar area; MAP, median areola of propodeum; MCP, median carina of propodeum; PCP, posterior costula of propodeum; PTW, petiole width; TC, transverse carina. Scale bar = 500 μm. Mesosoma . Median area of mesoscutum with regular umbilicate fovea, interstices not so narrow, giving sculpture a reticulate appearance ( Fig. 8E ); mesoscutellum without wide basal smooth and shiny transverse band ( Fig. 8E ), median unfoveate strip restricted to basal quarter ( Fig. 8E ), frenal carina forming sublateral lobes ( Fig. 8E ); metascutellum convex, smooth and shiny, without median fovea or impression ( Fig. 8F ); propodeum almost perpendicular to longitudinal axis of mesosoma ( Fig. 8A ), anterior costula conspicuous throughout ( Fig. 8F : ACP), median carina very short ( Fig. 8F : MCP) and replaced by submedian carinae that delimit a median areola ( Fig. 8F : MAP), posterior costula conspicuous and limited to posterior half of propodeum ( Fig. 8F : PCP), adpetiolar area without submedian carinae ( Fig. 8F : AdA); metafemur with 10 small teeth, basal tooth the largest, followed by a minute tooth and then by medium sized teeth ( Fig. 8A ). Metasoma . Petiole visible dorsally, about 0.6× as long as wide ( Fig. 8A, 8E ), basal lamina present dorsally and ventrally, without median dorsal carina, but with at least one lateral carina ( Fig. 8A, 8E ). FEMALE . Unknown. Host . Unknown. Distribution . Brazil ( Para ). Remarks . Conura sp. 2 is compared with the other species of the leucotela group in the remarks section for Conura sp. 1, but the propodeum uniquely has the median carina very short and replaced by submedian carinae that delimit a median areola ( Fig. 8F : MAP). Material Examined . Male labeled ‘ BRAZIL , PARA , Baker [col.]’ ( USNM ) .