Eucoilinae species (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) parasitoids of fruitinfesting dipterous larvae in Brazil: identity, geographical distribution and host associations
Author
Guimarães, Jorge A.
Author
Gallardo, Fabiana E.
Author
Diaz, Norma Beatriz
Author
Zucchi, Roberto A.
text
Zootaxa
2003
278
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.156603
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Aganaspis nordlanderi
Wharton, 1998
(
Figs. 48–55
)
Aganaspis nordlanderi
Wharton, 1998
: 106
Diagnosis.
Body stout. Head (
Fig. 48
) with lateral margin of occiput not well defined. Eyes without pubescence. Antennae of female (
Fig. 49
) pilose, cilindrical, widened towards apex, club 10segmented, inconspicuous. Antennae of male (
Fig. 50
) with the first flagellomere slightly curved, distally swollen; articles first and second subequal in length. Dorsal margin of pronotal plate (
Fig. 51
) concave; sides of pronotum smooth. Mesoscutum (
Figs. 52 and 53
) slightly convex in profile, smooth. Dorsal part of scutellum (
Fig. 53
) areolaterugose, dorsoposterior part in dorsal view emarginate. Scutellar plate (
Figs. 52 and 53
) large, elevated, with an elliptical pit close to the posterior margin of the plate. Mesopleuron (
Fig. 52
) with subalar pit. Metapleuron (
Fig. 52
) smooth. Forewings (
Fig. 54
) dusky at base, pubescent, apical margin with hair fringe; marginal cell anteriorly open; veins darkened. Metacoxa (
Fig. 55
) with a band of hairs along the posterior margin. Third abdominal tergum of metasoma (
Fig. 52
) with a dense hairy ring at base; metasoma distally smooth.
Geographical distribution.
Neotropical Region:
Costa Rica
and
Brazil
(
Diaz & Gallardo 2001
). In
Brazil
it is distributed throughout
the States
of Amazonas, Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo (
Guimarães
et al
. 2000a
;
Diaz & Gallardo 2001
).
FIGURES 48–55.
Aganaspis nordlanderi
. 48. Head, anterior view (174x, 100 m); 49. Female antenna (66x, 250 m); 50. Flagellomerous 1 and 2 of male (84x, 100 m); 51. Pronotal plate (105x, 100 m); 52, Head, mesosoma and anterior part of metasoma, lateral view (35x, 500 m); 53. Mesosoma, dorsal view (74x, 250 m); 54. Forewing (10x, 0,5mm); 55. Metacoxa (120x, 100 m).
Hosts.
Tephritidae
:
Ceratitis capitata
;
Anastrepha striata
;
A. bahiensis
.
Lonchaeidae
:
Neosilba
spp. (
in
Diaz & Gallardo 2001
).
Remarks.
Aganaspis nordlanderi
was described by Wharton (
in
Wharton
et al.
1998
) who remarked that this species shares several features with
A. pelleranoi
, suggesting that they are more closely related to each other than oriental species of
Aganaspis
Lin, 1987
.
Diaz & Gallardo (2001)
arrive to the same conclusion and suggested that the two species belong to a single group diferent from those from the Old World.
Type
material.
COSTA RICA
.
Cartago:
Holotype
, Turrialba, Catie,
10.VII.1980
, ex: goiaba, coll. R. Chaves, (
1 female
). (
USNM
).
Material collected.
BRAZIL
.
Amazonas:
Manaus,
27.XII.1991
, (
8 males
,
1 female
);
20.II.1992
, (
6 males
,
2 females
);
16.I.1996
, (
2 males
,
7 females
);
30.I.1992
, (
1 male
); Iranduba,
27.II.1992
, (
2 males
), coll. N.M. Silva. (
ESALQ
).
Mato Grosso do Sul:
Anastácio, Sítio Carandazal,
30.III.1993
, (
1 male
,
1 female
);
18.X.1993
, (
1 male
);
28.V.1995
, (
2 females
); Terenos,
22.III.1994
, (
1 female
), coll. M.A. Uchôa F. (
ESALQ
).
São Paulo:
Luiz Antônio,
19.XII.1992
, (
3 males
), coll. N.W. Perioto;
Pindorama
,
9.V.1994
, (
1 male
), coll. M.F. Souza Filho (
ESALQ
and
MLP
).