Synopsis of the parasitic wasps Bephrata (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) in Brazil
Author
Perioto, Nelson W.
Author
Fernandes, Daniell R. R.
Author
Lara, Rogéria I. R.
Author
Tavares, Marcelo T.
Author
Rafael, José A.
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Iheringia, Série Zoologia
2023
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2023-07-07
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-4766e2023010
journal article
10.1590/1678-4766e2023010
1678-4766
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Bephrata chica
Gates & Hanson, 2009
(
Figs 5, 6
)
Material examined.
1 female
.
Holotype
female (
USNM
) (images examined, available at http://n
2t
.net/ ark:/65665/397e42c5d-9088-4da3-8cb1-b52a5adf3732): “
ECUADOR
,
Napo
,
Reserva Etnica Waorani
, Transect Ent.
1 km
S. Okone Gare Camp
,
00°39’10”S
76°26’0”W
,
220 m
,
8.X.1995
,
T. Erwin
et al., Canopy fogging, t10.5 #1265”.
Identification.According to
GATES & HANSON (2009)
B. chica
is a small species, with about
4 mm
long, with black mesosoma (except yellowish lateral pronotum) and yellowish lower face.
Discussion.
GATES & HANSON (2009
, p. 40), when describing
Bephrata chica
, stated that this species “can be distinguished by its black hind legs (except for the tarsi)”. However, when analyzing the holotype’s image, we verified that the hind leg of this specimen has coxa and femur almost entirely colored of yellowish brown, brown tibia, and yellowish tarsi.
Bephrata chica
has been found previously in
EQuador
,
Peru
and
Brazil
(AM) (
Fig 6
) (
GATES & HANSON, 2009
;
NOYES, 2019
). Only
two specimens
(
paratypes
) are known for
Brazil
, both collected in Amazonas state (
GATES & HANSON, 2009
;
NOYES, 2019
).