Revision of the genus Amputoearinus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae) with fourteen new species Author Lindsay, Cheryl Author Sharkey, Michael text Zootaxa 2006 1329 1 27 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.174171 9c25c690-863c-4030-b63f-1ceb1f8dd782 1175-5326 174171 Amputoearinus niger Lindsay and Sharkey sp.n. ( Figs. 3 c, 5a, 5h, 6a) Diagnosis: This species can be distinguished from all other species of Amputoearinus by the following character; median areola of propodeum complete. Description: Holotype Ψ Body length: 7.0 (6.2–9.6) mm. Color: body black except: propodeum, metasoma yellow, foretarsus off-white, first tarsal segment of midleg white, posterior surface of hind coxa orange, hind tibia orange medially; forewing weakly infuscate basally, deeply infuscate apically ( Fig. 5 a). Head: antenna with 41 (40–43) flagellomeres. Mesosoma: longitudinal carina of scutellar sulcus present (cf. Fig. 6 c); projection of propleuron acute (cf. Fig. 6 e); median areola of mesosoma well defined with sharp carinae laterally and posteriorly (cf. Fig. 7 c); median areola of propodeum rugulose and complete ( Fig. 5 h); mesopleural suture with transverse carinae throughout its length; margin between metepimeron and metepisternum with transverse carinae (cf. Fig. 7a ); carina bordering subpronope posteriorly, extending to anterior margin of pronotum (cf. Fig. 6a ); length of midtibial spur 0.6mm , length of midbasitarsomere 0.6mm ; midtibia with 0–1 peg(s) at midlength, 0–1 peg apically; hind tibia with 2–3 pegs apically; forewing length 5.8 (5.6–7.8)mm. Metasoma: median syntergite 2+3, length 1.2mm , width 1.4mm . Variation : Three paratypes differ considerably; female from Estación Cacao in Costa Rica : body color black except for: hind femur, hind tibia orange, black apically; propodeum and metasoma orange. Female from Venezuela : body black except: forefemur and midfemur brown dorsally, black ventrally; foretarsus brown; apex of first midtarsomere off-white; hind femur orange, hind tibia orange basally, black apically; median area of propodeum orange, first three metasomal terga dark orange, fourth to sixth terga orange, posterior two terga black. Male from Costa Rica : body color black except; foretarsus off white, basal midtarsomere off-white basally; hind femur orange, hind tibia orange, black distally, hind tarsomeres black; propodeum orange, metasoma orange. Etymology: from the Latin niger , meaning black, dark, because of the mostly black bodies of this species. Specimen examined: HOLOTYPE . Ψ, COSTA RICA , Prov. Guanacaste, Bagaces, P.N. Palo Verde, Sector Catalina, Fila Catalina , [ 10°31’60”N 85°15’W ], 250m , 13 May 11 - Jun 2000, I. Jimenez, Malaise, L_N_257400_400000, (INBio). PARATYPES . COLOMBIA , Ψ, Bolivar, Zambrano, 150m , Finca Monterrey, [ 4°22’17”N 76°8’49”W ], Jan. 19 1994 , F. Fernandez, (UNCB). COSTA RICA : Ψ, northern Guanacaste, Guanacaste Nat Pk., [ 11°7’N 85°37’60”W ], Janzen, Voucher Specimen Database, (INBio). Ψ, Gua[nacaste], 14km S Cañas, [ 10°25’60”N , 85°5’60”W ], 2–4 Sept 1990 , F.D. Parker, (BLCU). ♂: Escazú, [ 9°55’N 84°7’60”W ], May 22 1987 , H. & M. Townes, (left hind leg missing tarsus), (AEI). Ψ, Prov. Guanacaste, Estación Cacao, [ 11°7’N 85°37’60”W ], 1100m , 2– 6 ENE [Jan] 1997, M.A Zumbado, L_N_323200_373000, #45333, (INBio CR1002 489178). MEXICO : Ψ, Tamaulipas, Gómez Farías, [ 23°3’N 99°9’W ], 900m , Alta Clima, T. Malaise, 8–15.vi.1999 , Col. Sonia Hernández A., (HIC). Ψ, Tamaulipas, Gómez Farías, [ 23°3’N 99°9’W ], 300m , Los Cedros, T. Malaise, 17–24.iv.1999 , Col. Sonia Hernández A., (HIC). Ψ, State of Tamaulipas, 16mi S of Ciudad Victoria on Mex 101, [ 26°21’N 99°1’60”W ], 16-June-1975 , H.V. Weems, Jr., (FSCA). Ψ, Tamaulipas, Gómez Farías, [ 23°3’N 99°9’W ], 300m , Los Cedros, T M 1, 8–15.v.1999 , Col. Sonia Hernández A., (HIC). VENEZ[UELA] , Ψ, Tucuco, Zulia, [ 11°13’N 71°52’60”W ], iv.23.1981, H.K. Townes, (AEI).