Eulophidae Of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), 4 The Genus Closterocerus Westwood S. Str.
Author
Hansson, Christer
text
Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera
2022
Oxford, England
2022-04-28
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6464278
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.6464279
978-1-7397467-0-4
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Closterocerus concinnus
sp.nov.
(
Figs 77, 78
)
Diagnosis.
Antenna not flattened, scape narrow, white with weak infuscation (
Fig. 78
); pronotal collar without a carina along anterior margin (
Fig. 77
); mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with strong and dense reticulation (
Fig. 77
); midlobe of mesoscutum with two pairs of setae (
Fig. 77
); fore wing hyaline with area below stigmal vein weakly infuscate (
Fig. 77
); legs white (
Fig. 78
); length of body female
1.1–1.3mm
.
Female
holotype
: length of body
1.3mm
.
Antenna white with weak infuscations. Frons metallic bluish-green. Vertex metallic purple. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and propodeum metallic bluish-purple; dorsellum metallic purple. Legs white. Fore wing hyaline with area below stigmal vein with weak infuscation, hind wing hyaline. Petiole dark brown. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic purple, Gt 2-3 dark brown medially and metallic purple laterally, Gt
4,7
dark brown, Gt
5
metallic bluish-purple with median part dark brown, Gt
6
metallic bluish-purple.
Antenna not flattened, scape narrow. Frons with strong reticulation. Vertex with strong reticulation. Frontofacial suture V-shaped. Subtorular sutures present. Occipital margin rounded.
Pronotal collar without a carina along anterior margin. Mesoscutum with strong reticulation; notauli distinct in anterior two-thirds; midlobe with two pairs of setae. Mesoscutellum flat, with strong reticulation. Dorsellum convex with strong reticulation. Propodeum with rather strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore wing speculum closed; with a stigmal hairline and with radial cell bare.
Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster ovate; tergites with strong reticulation.
Relative measurements: head length dorsal 14; head length frontal 17; head width 27; POL 4; OOL 2.5; lateral ocellus maximum width 2.5; eye length 15; malar space 2.5; mouth width 7; mesosoma length 29; mesosoma width 22; mesoscutellum length 12; mesoscutellum width 13.5; fore wing length 45; fore wing width 28; marginal vein length 21; postmarginal vein length 2; stigmal vein length 4.5; fore wing marginal fringe length 3; gaster length 34; gaster width 24.
Variation in
paratype
material. Length of body:
1.1–1.3mm
. The
paratypes
are similar to the
holotype
.
Male. Unknown.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution.
Dominican Republic
.
Material examined.
Type material.
Holotype
♀
“
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
: Prov.
Pedernales
,
Sta
Bahoruco
,
Alcoa Road
,
530-750m
,
14.vii.1990
,
L. Masner
” (
CNC
)
.
Paratypes
(
2♀
,
CNC
,
NHMUK
)
:
1♀
“
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
:
Sierra de Bahoruca
,
Alcoa Road
,
18.i.1989
, montane dry forest,
L.Masner
”
;
1♀
“
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
:
Barahonia
,
4km
N Paraiso
,
150m
,
22.iii.1991
,
L.Masner
”
.
Etymology.
From the Latin
concinnus
= elegant.