The Doryctinae (Braconidae) of Costa Rica: genera and species of the tribe Heterospilini
Author
Marsh, Paul M.
Author
Wild, Alexander L.
Author
Whitfield, James B.
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ZooKeys
2013
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.347.6002
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.347.6002
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Heterospilus areolatus Marsh
sp. n.
Figures 15, 16
Female.
Body size: 3.5 mm. Color: body dark brown or black; scape yellow without lateral longitudinal brown stripe, flagellum brown; legs yellow; wing veins including stigma brown. Head: vertex transversely costate; frons transversely costate; face coarsely areolate; temple in dorsal view narrow, sloping behind eye, width equal to eye width; malar space greater than eye 1/4 eye height; ocell-ocular distance slightly greater than twice diameter of lateral ocellus; 24 flagellomeres. Mesosoma: mesoscutal lobes coarsely rugose-granulate; notauli scrobiculate, meeting at scutellum in wide rugose
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; scutellum smooth; prescutellar furrow with 3 cross carinae; mesopleuron smooth; precoxal sulcus smooth, shorter than mesopleuron; venter smooth; propodeum with basal median areas not margined, rugose, basal median carina absent, areola not margined, areolar area areolate-rugose, lateral areas entirely rugose. Wings: fore wing vein r nearly as long as vein 3RSa, vein 1cu-a beyond vein 1M; hind wing vein SC+R present, vein M+CU distinctly longer than vein 1M. Metasoma: first tergum apical width slightly greater than length, longitudinally costate, raised median triangular area distinctly margined and with basal cross carinae; second tergum longitudinally costate; anterior transverse groove absent; posterior transverse groove absent; third tergum entirely smooth; terga 4-7 smooth; ovipositor equal in length to metasomal terga 1-2.
Holotype female.
Top label (white, printed) - Costa Rica: Puntarenas, ACO [;] Golfito, Est. Agujas, 375m [;] Res. Ftal. Golfo Dulce [;] 16.
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16.v.1999, J. Azofeifa [;] L.S. 276551-526423 #52775 [;] Malaise trap; second label (red, partially printed and hand written) - HOLOTYPE [;] Heterospilus [;] areolatus [;] P. Marsh. Deposited in ESUW.
Paratypes.
Known only from the holotype.
Comments.
The species is distinguished by its coarsely areolate face and long hind wing vein M+CU.
Etymology.
The specific name is in reference to the very distinctly areolate face.
Figure 15.
Heterospilus areolatus
Marsh, sp. n., holotype.
Figure 16.
Heterospilus areolatus
Marsh, sp. n., holotype.