Tersilochinae of Western Amazonia (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Genus Stethantyx Townes, part 1
Author
Khalaim, Andrey I.
Author
Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.
Author
Bordera, Santiago
text
Zootaxa
2013
3741
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3741.3.1
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1175-5326
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Stethantyx puntarenasa
Khalaim & Broad, 2013
Remarks.
The species is reported for the first time from South
America
. Peruvian specimens are much larger than most Costa Rican specimens, with a body length
8.1–9.3 mm
and fore wing length
5.5–6.5 mm
(usually 5.0–7.0 mm and 4.0–5.0 mm in Costa Rican specimens, respectively), flagellum with 35–37 segments, second tergite of metasoma 1.7–2.1× as long as broad anteriorly, and ovipositor sheath 1.6–2.0× as long as first tergite.
Material examined.
Peru
, Loreto:
3 ♀ (ZMUT) Iquitos Area, Allpahuayo, clayish soil,
4–20.X.1998
,
29.VI– 16.VII
,
15–28.XII.2000
, coll. I.E. Sääksjärvi
et al
. 1 ♀ (ZISP) same data, but varillal,
18.IX–4.X.1998
. 1 ♀ (BMNH) same data, but white sand,
8.XI–1.XII.2000
. 1 ♀ (ZMUT) same locality,
30º58′17′′ S
,
73º25′20′′ W
,
19– 26.IV.2011
, coll. I. Gómez & I.E. Sääksjärvi. 1 ♀ (ZMUT) same data, but
30º58′29′′ S
,
73º25′46′′ W
,
31.X– 6.XI.2011
. 1 ♀ (ZMUT) same locality and collectors, sweeping,
IV.2011
. 1 ♀ (CEUA) Iquitos Area, Mishana, clayish soil,
1–16.X.1998
, coll. I.E. Sääksjärvi
et al
.
Distribution.
Costa Rica
,
Peru
(Loreto).