Description of the male of Darditilla araxa (Cresson, 1902) (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) with geographical distribution, biological notes and key to males of Brazil
Author
Lopez, Vinicius M.
Author
Guillermo-Ferreira, Rhainer
Author
Trad, Bhrenno M.
Author
Silvestre, Rogerio
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-12-17
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Key to
Darditilla
males known from
Brazil
1 Medial clypeal lobe narrower than space between antennal tubercles, entire, often obscured by punctures or setae; T2–5 fringes usually with bristle rows.................................................................................2
- Medial clypeal lobe broader than space between antennal tubercles, medially depressed, laterally smooth and shelf-like; T2–4 fringes with bristle rows, T5 setae usually simple, dark (see figure 1E in
Luz & Williams, 2014
)...................... 4
2 Clypeus mostly punctate with short transverse carina......................................................... 3
- Clypeus with broadly lamellar ventral margin, mostly smooth and hyaline (see fig. 7D in
Luz & Williams, 2014
) -
Atlantic Rainforest in
Brazil
and
Paraguay
-....................................................
D. felina
(Burmeister)
3 Tegula truncated in lateral view, with flat posterior face (see figure 3B in
Luz & Williams, 2014
); penis valve with widely separated teeth (see figure
15 in
Luz & Williams, 2014
) -
Atlantic Rainforest in
Brazil
and
Argentina
-.....................................................................................................
D. bejaronoi
Casal
- Tegula convex and not truncated (see figure 5B in
Luz & Williams, 2014
); penis valve with coalescent teeth (see figure
19 in
Luz & Williams, 2014
)
- Forests and grasslands in
Brazil
,
Argentina
,
Paraguay
and
Uruguay
-
......................................................................................................
D. debilis
(Gerstaecker)
4 Transverse clypeus and with subapical brush of golden setae (see fig. 1D in
Luz & Williams, 2014
) -
Argentina
,
Uruguay
and Rio Grande do Sul, mainly in grasslands
-............................................
D. amabilis
(Gerstaecker)
- Clypeus slightly triangular, with scopa densely covered by white bristles (
Fig.4
) (CAUTION: bristles may be broken) -
Brazil
and
Paraguay
, mainly in Cerrado
.........................................................
D. araxa
(Cresson)