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
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Closterocerus crinitus
sp.nov.
(
Figs 81, 82
)
Diagnosis.
Antenna flattened, scape widest in upper-median part (
Fig. 82
); pronotal collar without a carina along anterior margin (
Fig. 82
); midlobe of mesoscutum without setae (
Fig. 82
); mesoscutellum with weak reticulation (
Fig. 82
); fore wing narrow, 2.3× as long as wide, with long marginal fringe (
Fig. 81
); wings weakly infuscate ±throughout (
Fig. 81
); legs yellowish-white with hind coxa predominantly dark brown (
Figs 81, 82
); length of body female 0.9–1.0mm.
Female
holotype
: length of body
0.9mm
.
Antenna dark brown. Frons golden with area above frontofacial suture metallic purple. Vertex metallic bluish-green with metallic purple tinges. Mesoscutum with midlobe metallic bluish-green, sidelobes metallic purple. Mesoscutellum metallic bluish-green with medio-anterior one-half golden-red. Dorsellum and propodeum metallic bluish-purple. Legs yellowish-white, except hind coxa that is predominantly dark brown. Wings weakly infuscate throughout. Petiole black with metallic tinges. Gaster with Gt
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metallic bluish-purple, remaining tergites golden-purple.
Antenna flattened, scape widest in upper-median part. Frons with strong reticulation. Vertex with very weak reticulation and shiny. Frontofacial suture V-shaped. Subtorular sutures present. Occipital margin rounded.
Pronotal collar without a carina along anterior margin. Mesoscutum with rather strong reticulation on midlobe, sidelobes with weak reticulation; notauli distinct in anterior one-third; midlobe without setae. Mesoscutellum convex with weak reticulation. Dorsellum flat and smooth. Propodeum smooth and shiny; callus with two setae. Fore wing narrow with long marginal fringe, speculum closed; with a stigmal hairline and with radial cell bare.
Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster short ovate; all tergites smooth.
Relative measurements: head length dorsal 11.5; head length frontal 16.5; head width 22; POL 4; OOL 2.5; lateral ocellus maximum width 2; eye length 13; malar space 3; mouth width 6; mesosoma length 27; mesosoma width 21; mesoscutellum length 12; mesoscutellum width 12; fore wing length 54; fore wing width 23.5; marginal vein length 28; postmarginal vein length 2; stigmal vein length 4; fore wing marginal fringe length 11; gaster length 28; gaster width 16.
Variation in
paratype
material. Length of body: 0.9–1.0mm. Midlobe of mesoscutum metallic bluish-green or golden-green. Mesoscutellum metallic bluish-green with medio-anterior one-half golden-red or golden-green. Wings weakly infuscate throughout or hyaline without infuscation.
Male. Unknown.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution.
Costa Rica
.
Material examined.
Type material.
Holotype
♀
“
COSTA RICA
:
Cartago
,
P.N. Tapanti
,
9º45′N
,
83º47′W
,
1200-1550m
,
20.iii- 10.iv.2000
,
C. Hansson
&
D. Rubí
” (
MZLU
)
.
Paratypes
:
10♀
with same label data as holotype (
MZLU
,
MZUCR
,
NHMUK
)
.
Etymology.
From the Latin
crinitus
= fringed, referring to the long marginal fringe in fore wing.