Synopsis of New World Sigalphinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with the description of two new species and a key to genera
Author
Sharkey, Michael J.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6201-7340
Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546 - 0091, ON N 1 G 2 W 1, USA
msharkey@uky.edu
Author
enteado-Dias, Angelica Maria
Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, Rodovia Washington Luiz, km 235, CEP 13 565 - 905 - Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
Author
Smith, M. Alex
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8650-2575
Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON NIG 2 W 1, Canada
Author
Winnie Hallwachs,
Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 - 6018, USA
Author
Janzen, Daniel
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-5107
Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 - 6018, USA
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Journal of Hymenoptera Research
2019
2019-02-25
68
1
11
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.68.30131
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.68.30131
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Paphanus paloi Penteado-Dias
sp. n.
Fig. 1A-F
Diagnosis.
Lengths: body 10.0 mm, fore wing 9.3 mm. The following characters separate this species from
P. drechseli
van Achterberg & Riedel, 2009: fore wing membrane yellowish, infuscate apically, not infuscate near veins and hind wing yellowish with vein 1-M sinuous. The following characters separate this species from
P. priscillae
Braet, 2014: hind coxa yellowish with darkened patch, 1-cu-a of fore wing postfurcal, scutellum not protruding in lateral view and length of first tergite more than 1.8 times the apical width. The following characters separate this species from both
P. drechseli
and
P. priscillae
: face largely rugulose, notauli crenulate.
Figure 1.
Paphanus paloi
:
A
Lateral habitus
B
Dorsal habitus
C
Lateral habitus
D
Dorsal head and mesosoma
E
Anterior head
F
Dorsal metasoma.
Male.
Unknown
Hosts.
Unknown.
Type material.
Holotype
: ♀ (DCBU 264287), "Magda, SP, Brasil, Fazenda
Sao
Francisco BIOTA NOROESTE, 05.XII.2007, Malaise trap, S20 28'25 W50 17
'36"
, F. Noll coll..
Paratypes
: 50 ♀♀ (DCBU 264297 - DCBU 264346) same data as holotype except date, 16.X.2007. Same data as holotype, 9 ♀♀ (DCBU 264288 to DCBU 264296), 2 ♀♀ (NHMUK), 2 ♀♀ (HNHM), 2 ♀♀ (NBCN), 2 ♀♀ (HIC), 2♀♀ (EMUS), 3 ♀♀ (MNHN).
Etymology.
Named in memoriam of our friend, Haroldo Palo Jr., for his work as a photographer and naturalist.