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 1 1 1 137 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 mirandus sp.nov. ( Figs 128, 129 , 211 , 223 ) Diagnosis. Antenna flattened, F4–5 less flattened, scape widest at apex ( Figs 129 , 223 ); pronotal collar with a blunt edge along anterior margin ( Fig. 128 ); midlobe of mesoscutum with two pairs of weak setae ( Fig. 128 ); fore wing hyaline with an infuscate band below stigmal vein, band reaching to hind margin of wing ( Figs 128, 129 , 211 ); hind tarsus white ( Fig. 129 ); length of body female 1.1–1.2mm , male 1.0mm. Female holotype : length of body 1.2mm . Antenna dark brown. Frons golden-green. Vertex metallic purple. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and dorsellum metallic bluish-purple; propodeum metallic purple. Coxae, femora and hind tibia dark brown; fore and mid tibiae white with basal one-third to two-thirds brown; tarsi white. Fore wing hyaline with an infuscate band below stigmal vein, band reaching to hind margin of wing; hind wing hyaline. Petiole dark brown. Gaster with Gt metallic purple, Gt 3,5,6 metallic blue, Gt 4,7 dark brown. 1-2 Antenna flattened, F4–5 less flattened, scape widest at apex. Frons with strong reticulation; frontofacial suture V-shaped. Vertex with strong reticulation. Subtorular sutures present. Occipital margin rounded. Pronotal collar with a blunt edge along anterior margin. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with strong reticulation; notauli almost complete, missing in very posterior part; midlobe of mesoscutum with two pairs of weak setae. Dorsellum convex with rather strong reticulation. Propodeum with weak reticulation, without median carina; callus with two setae. Fore wing speculum closed; with a stigmal hairline and with radial cell bare. Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster oval-shaped; tergites with strong reticulation. Relative measurements: head length dorsal 15; head length frontal 22.5; head width 31.5; POL 6; OOL 3; lateral ocellus maximum width 3; eye length 17.5; malar space 3.5; mouth width 8.5; mesosoma length 35; mesosoma width 27.5; mesoscutellum length 16; mesoscutellum width 16; fore wing length 48; fore wing width 37; marginal vein length 29; postmarginal vein length 2; stigmal vein length 6; fore wing marginal fringe length 2.5; gaster length 42; gaster width 28. Variation in paratype material. Length of body 1.1mm . The paratypes are similar to the holotype . Male. Length of body 1.0mm. Scape slightly narrower than in female and widest just below apex of scape. Vertex metallic bluish-green. Midlobe of mesoscutum golden-green, sidelobes metallic bluish-purple. Mesoscutellum golden-green. Dorsellum metallic bluish-green. Propodeum metallic purple. Hosts . Unknown. Distribution. Mexico . Material examined. Type material. Holotype ♀ “ MEXICO : Michoacan , 2mi. S Carapan , 6.vii.1985 , J.B. Woolley , 85/031” ( TAMU ) . Paratypes : 2♀ 1♂ with same label data as holotype ( MZLU , TAMU ) . Etymology. From the Latin mirandus = wonderful.