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
2754-9844
FE033A11-ACCB-4C6D-B185-63420F8CA79B
Closterocerus porphyriops
sp.nov.
(
Figs 143, 144
)
Diagnosis.
Antenna flattened, scape widest at apex (
Fig. 144
); pronotal collar with a carina along anterior margin (
Fig. 143
); midlobe of mesoscutum with three pairs of setae (
Fig. 143
); hind tarsus with T1 dark brown, T2–4 white (
Fig. 143
); fore wing hyaline with median one-third and apical margin infuscate (
Figs 143, 144
); length of body female
1.1mm
.
Female
holotype
: length of body
1.1mm
.
Antenna dark brown. Frons golden-green. Vertex metallic purple. Mesoscutum and dorsellum metallic purple. Mesoscutellum golden-green with lateral and posterior margins metallic purple. Propodeum dark brown with metallic tinges. Coxae, femora, mid and hind tibiae dark brown; fore tibia, fore and mid tarsi white, hind tarsus with T1 dark brown, T2–4 white. Fore wing hyaline with median one-third and apical margin infuscate, hind wing hyaline. Petiole dark brown. Gaster with Gt
1
metallic purple, remaining tergites dark brown.
Antenna flattened, scape widest at apex. Frons and vertex with strong reticulation. Fronto-facial suture V-shaped. Subtorular sutures present. Occipital margin rounded.
Pronotal collar with a carina along anterior margin. Mesoscutum with strong reticulation; notauli distinct in anterior two-thirds; midlobe with three pairs of setae. Mesoscutellum ±flat, with relatively weak reticulation. Dorsellum convex and smooth. Propodeum with weak reticulation, without median carina; 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 short-ovate; tergites smooth.
Relative measurements: head length dorsal 16; head length frontal 20; head width 31; POL 5; OOL 2.5; lateral ocellus maximum width 2.5; eye length 15.5; malar space 5; mouth width 6; mesosoma length 36; mesosoma width 26; mesoscutellum length 15.5; mesoscutellum width 15.5; fore wing length 55; fore wing width 32; marginal vein length 29; postmarginal vein length 1.5; stigmal vein length 5; fore wing marginal fringe length 5; gaster length 35; gaster width 25.
Male. Unknown.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution.
Venezuela
.
Material examined.
Type material.
Holotype
♀
“
VENEZUELA
:
Araqua
,
Rancho Grande
,
28.v.1990
, 3650´,
J.B. Woolley
, 90/003” (
TAMU
).
Etymology.
From the Greek
porphyrio
= purple, violet, and
ops
= appearance, referring to the colour of mesoscutum.