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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183AC456FF77FB79FEE4FB4E" bold="true" box="[151,336,1178,1204]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="56">Meteorus gigas</emphasis>
Aguirre, Shaw and Jones
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(
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.
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female. Body length
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. Mostly black, except antenna brown with white annulus comprising F11F21; mandibles yellow basally, testaceous medially; palpi yellow; fore coxa testaceous posterodorsally; fore tibia dark brown; wing membrane slightly infused; wing venation, pterostigma dark brown; first tergite yellow basally, apically; second tergite yellow near spiracle; ovipositor, sheath dark brown.
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. Antenna with 33 flagellomeres; flagellar length/width ratios as follows: F1 = 5.37, F2 = 5.25, F3 = 3.78, F21 = 1.67, F22 = 1.56, F23 = 1.65, F24 = 1.65, F2 5 = 1.65, F33 (apical flagellomere) = 2.62; head 1.25 x wider than height; eye large and protuberant, nearly parallel in anterior view; head height 1.44 x eye height; temples length 0.46 x eye length in dorsal view; maximum face width 1.31 x minimum face width; minimum face width 0.57 x clypeus width; malar space length 0.22 x mandible width basally; ocelli small, ocello-ocular distance 1.96 x ocellar diameter; mandibles not twisted; clypeus punctate; face rugulose; frons with shallow strigate depressions behind the scape; vertex smooth; occipital carina complete.
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. Notauli distinct, foveate converging in rugose area, mesonotal lobes well defined; scutellar furrow with three distinct carinae; pronotum foveate-rugose; propleuron puncticulate; mesopleuron smooth, polished; sternaulus foveate; metapleuron rugose; propodeum carinate-rugose, distinct median, transverse carinae creating very large, defined areolae; median depression absent. Legs: hind coxa rugulose-punctate; tarsal claw simple.
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. Forewing length
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.; vein m-cu antefurcal; second submarginal cell of forewing strongly narrowed anteriorly; vein r 0.81 x length of 3
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r-m length.
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. First metasomal tergite without dorsopes; ventral borders of first tergite separated basally, joined apically; first tergite dorsally smooth; ovipositor long, thick at base, 3.33 x longer than first tergite.
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED1839C455FF77F828FEADF819" bold="true" box="[151,281,1995,2019]" pageId="2" pageNumber="57">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Lateral habitus of
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED1838C454FF77FBC2FE76FBC1" bold="true" box="[151,450,1057,1083]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">FIGURES 25. Figure 2.</emphasis>
Head of
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED1838C454FD34FBC0FC97FBC1" bold="true" box="[724,803,1059,1083]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">sp.nov.</emphasis>
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, female, anterior view, 120 x.
<emphasis id="B92BEAED1838C454FB8CFBC0FB78FBC1" bold="true" box="[1132,1228,1059,1083]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Figure 3</emphasis>
. Head of
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Zitani
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, female, anterior view, 120 x.
<emphasis id="B92BEAED1838C454FD71FBA5FD45FBA4" bold="true" box="[657,753,1094,1118]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Figure 4</emphasis>
. Anterior mesosoma of
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, female, dorsal view, 100 x.
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. Anterior mesosoma of
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED1838C454FD61FB8AFCE6FB7A" box="[641,850,1129,1152]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Meteorus megalops</emphasis>
Zitani
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, female, dorsal view, 150 x.
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Variation, female
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. Body length 8.0
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.; antenna with 3034 flagellomeres; white annulus sometimes comprising F11F20; F21 color varying from white to brownish-white to brown; head 1.211.3 x wider than height; head height 1.371.45 x eye height; temple length 0.460.53 x eye length in dorsal view; maximum face width 1.271.37 x minimum face width; minimum face width 0.530.61 x clypeus width; malar space length 0.210.31 x mandible width basally; ocello-ocular distance 1.962.5 x ocellar diameter. Forewing length
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; vein r 0.71.12 x length of 3
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Variation, male
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.; vein r 0.971.33 x length of 3
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length 0.430.77 x r-m length; 1M length 1.211.57 x cu-a length of hindwing; 1M length 0.81.02
<date id="FFE1103F1838C454FD4AF902FD7CF901" box="[682,712,1761,1787]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">x 1</date>
r-m length. Metasomal tergum 1 yellowish-brown; T2 and T3 basally varying from yellowish brown to black.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED1838C454FF59F8CFFEDAF8BF" box="[185,366,1836,1861]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">
<typeStatus id="54E4885D1838C454FF59F8CFFE9CF8BF" box="[185,296,1836,1861]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
data.
</emphasis>
Female (point mounted),
<emphasis id="B92BEAED1838C454FD4CF8C8FC19F8BF" bold="true" box="[684,941,1835,1861]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">
<collectingCountry id="F348766F1838C454FD4CF8C8FCE3F8BF" box="[684,855,1835,1861]" name="Colombia" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">COLOMBIA</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingRegion id="499BF81D1838C454FC85F8C8FC19F8BF" box="[869,941,1835,1861]" country="Colombia" name="Huila" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Huila</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
, Cueva de los Guacharos National Park, Cabaña Cedros,
<geoCoordinate id="EE6B50381838C454FEB9F8B2FE1BF891" box="[345,431,1873,1899]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" precision="925" value="1.6166667">1°37´N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate id="EE6B50381838C454FE57F8B2FDA1F891" box="[439,533,1873,1899]" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" precision="925" value="-76.1">76°6´W</geoCoordinate>
,
<quantity id="4CA79B1A1838C454FDC1F8B2FDCBF891" box="[545,639,1873,1899]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.1" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" unit="m" value="2100.0">2100 m</quantity>
., Malaise trap,
<date id="FFE1103F1838C454FCD2F8B2FC7EF891" box="[818,970,1873,1899]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" value="2002-02-04" valueMax="2002-02-18" valueMin="2002-02-04">418.ii.2002</date>
, C. Cortés leg, deposited in Instituto de Ciencias Naturales (
<collectionCode id="ED4EAE3A1838C454FE62F895FE0CF86A" box="[386,440,1910,1936]" country="Colombia" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/xsgz-nxkh" name="Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Museo de Historia Natural" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">ICN</collectionCode>
) Entomological Collection, Universidad Nacional de
<collectingCountry id="F348766F1838C454FBCFF895FB13F86A" box="[1071,1191,1910,1936]" name="Colombia" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Colombia</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED1838C454FF59F87FFEDCF84F" box="[185,360,1948,1973]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">
<typeStatus id="54E4885D1838C454FF59F87FFE91F84F" box="[185,293,1948,1973]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" type="paratype">Paratype</typeStatus>
data.
</emphasis>
<specimenCount id="9D59FD761838C454FE8FF87FFE44F84C" box="[367,496,1948,1974]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" type="female">13 females</specimenCount>
and
<specimenCount id="9D59FD761838C454FDCAF87FFD23F84C" box="[554,663,1948,1974]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" type="male">19 males</specimenCount>
.
<emphasis id="B92BEAED1838C454FD43F878FC12F84F" bold="true" box="[675,934,1947,1973]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">
<collectingCountry id="F348766F1838C454FD43F878FCFFF84F" box="[675,843,1947,1973]" name="Colombia" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">COLOMBIA</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingRegion id="499BF81D1838C454FCB8F878FC14F84F" box="[856,928,1947,1973]" country="Colombia" name="Huila" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Huila</collectingRegion>
,
</emphasis>
same data as
<typeStatus id="54E4885D1838C454FBAAF87FFB04F84C" box="[1098,1200,1948,1974]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
except collected on the following elevations and dates:
<specimenCount id="9D59FD761838C454FDD7F822FD1FF821" box="[567,683,1985,2011]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" type="female">2 females</specimenCount>
,
<quantity id="4CA79B1A1838C454FD56F822FCA1F821" box="[694,789,1985,2011]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.95" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" unit="m" value="1950.0">1950 m</quantity>
.,
<date id="FFE1103F1838C454FCC6F822FC5DF821" box="[806,1001,1985,2011]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" value="2001-11-28" valueMax="2001-12-02" valueMin="2001-11-28">28.xi2.xii.2001</date>
, D. Campos leg;
<specimenCount id="9D59FD761838C454FB54F822FA9CF821" box="[1204,1320,1985,2011]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" type="female">2 females</specimenCount>
,
<quantity id="4CA79B1A1838C454FAD4F822FA26F821" box="[1332,1426,1985,2011]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.1" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" unit="m" value="2100.0">2100 m</quantity>
.,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FF77FF7BFE83FF48" box="[151,311,152,178]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2002-04-06" valueMax="2002-04-27" valueMin="2002-04-06">627.iv.2002</date>
,. J. Fonseca leg;
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FDE0FF7BFDE7FF48" box="[512,595,152,178]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
,
<quantity id="4CA79B1A183FC453FD80FF7BFD74FF48" box="[608,704,152,178]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" unit="m" value="2100.0">2100 m</quantity>
.,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FD31FF7BFCDDFF48" box="[721,873,152,178]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2002-02-04" valueMax="2002-02-18" valueMin="2002-02-04">418.ii.2002</date>
;
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FC96FF7BFC58FF48" box="[886,1004,152,178]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="female">2 females</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FC18FF7BFBFFFF48" box="[1016,1099,152,178]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
,
<quantity id="4CA79B1A183FC453FBB8FF7BFB0CFF48" box="[1112,1208,152,178]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" unit="m" value="2100.0">2100 m</quantity>
.,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FB29FF7BFAC8FF48" box="[1225,1404,152,178]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2002-04-27" valueMax="2002-05-05" valueMin="2002-04-27">27.iv5.v.2002</date>
, J. Fonseca leg;
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FED7FF5EFE3FFF2D" box="[311,395,189,215]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
,
<quantity id="4CA79B1A183FC453FE78FF5EFE4DFF2D" box="[408,505,189,215]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" unit="m" value="2100.0">2100 m</quantity>
.,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FDEBFF5EFD67FF2D" box="[523,723,189,215]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2001-11-27" valueMax="2001-12-02" valueMin="2001-11-27">27.xi2.xii.2001</date>
, D. Campos leg;
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FC45FF5EFC4EFF2D" box="[933,1018,189,215]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
,
<quantity id="4CA79B1A183FC453FBE7FF5EFBDCFF2D" box="[1031,1128,189,215]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" unit="m" value="2100.0">2100 m</quantity>
.,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FB9AFF5EFA82FF2D" box="[1146,1334,189,215]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2002-02-18" valueMax="2002-03-07" valueMin="2002-02-18">18.ii7.iii.2002</date>
;
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FAA3FF5EFA2CFF2D" box="[1347,1432,189,215]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
,
<quantity id="4CA79B1A183FC453FF77FF01FF41FF06" box="[151,245,226,252]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" unit="m" value="2100.0">2100 m</quantity>
.,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FEE7FF01FE76FF06" box="[263,450,226,252]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2002-03-20" valueMax="2002-04-06" valueMin="2002-03-20">20.iii6.iv.2002</date>
, J. Fonseca leg; same date except collected by red traps on the following elevations and dates:
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FEF3FEEBFECFFED8" box="[275,379,264,290]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="female">1 female</specimenCount>
,
<quantity id="4CA79B1A183FC453FE66FEEBFE57FED8" box="[390,483,264,290]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.95" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" unit="m" value="1950.0">1950 m</quantity>
.,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FE13FEEBFDC0FED8" box="[499,628,264,290]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2001-11-30">30.xi.2001</date>
, D. Campos leg.
<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FCDBFEE4FBC1FEDB" bold="true" box="[827,1141,263,289]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<collectingCountry id="F348766F183FC453FCDBFEE4FC57FEDB" box="[827,995,263,289]" name="Colombia" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">COLOMBIA</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingRegion id="499BF81D183FC453FC0FFEE4FBC4FEDB" box="[1007,1136,263,289]" country="Colombia" name="Santander" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Santander</collectingRegion>
,
</emphasis>
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FB9CFEEBFB51FED8" box="[1148,1253,264,290]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="female">1 female</specimenCount>
, Tamá National Park, Municipio Toledo, Vda. La Camacha, Pozo Negro,
<geoCoordinate id="EE6B5038183FC453FC70FECEFC5DFEBD" box="[912,1001,301,327]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" precision="925" value="7.35">7º21'N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate id="EE6B5038183FC453FC12FECEFBD7FEBD" box="[1010,1123,301,327]" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" precision="925" value="-72.46667">72º28'W</geoCoordinate>
,
<quantity id="4CA79B1A183FC453FB92FECEFB68FEBD" box="[1138,1244,301,327]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.213" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" unit="m" value="2213.0">2213 m</quantity>
., Malaise trap,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FF77FEB1FEF9FE96" box="[151,333,338,364]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2003-10-23" valueMax="2003-11-02" valueMin="2003-10-23">23.x2.xi.2003</date>
, C. Leal leg, deposited in
<collectionCode id="ED4EAE3A183FC453FD6AFEB1FD75FE96" box="[650,705,338,364]" country="Colombia" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/xsgz-nxkh" name="Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Museo de Historia Natural" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">ICN</collectionCode>
.
<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FD2DFEB1FC01FE96" bold="true" box="[717,949,338,364]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<collectingCountry id="F348766F183FC453FD2DFEB1FCD1FE96" box="[717,869,338,364]" name="Ecuador" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">ECUADOR</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingRegion id="499BF81D183FC453FC92FEB1FC01FE96" box="[882,949,338,364]" country="Ecuador" name="Napo" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Napo</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
,
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FC26FEB1FBAEFE96" box="[966,1050,338,364]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
, Yanayacu Biological Station,
<geoCoordinate id="EE6B5038183FC453FA6BFEB1FF49FE68" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" precision="92" value="-0.59833336">S 00°35.9</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate id="EE6B5038183FC453FEE5FE9BFE26FE68" box="[261,402,376,402]" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" precision="92" value="-77.89">W 77°53.4</geoCoordinate>
,
<quantity id="4CA79B1A183FC453FE7EFE9BFE4FFE68" box="[414,507,376,402]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.163" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" unit="m" value="2163.0">2163 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FDE8FE9BFD3BFE68" box="[520,655,376,402]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2008-02-01" valueMax="2008-02-08" valueMin="2008-02-01">18.ii.2008</date>
, J. Simbaña Macucoloma trail, Malaise trap, NSF-BSI-0717458; same data except collected on the following dates:
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FD1BFE7EFCD2FE4D" box="[763,870,413,439]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="female">1 female</specimenCount>
,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FC93FE7EFBB0FE4D" box="[883,1028,413,439]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2007-06-01" valueMax="2007-06-08" valueMin="2007-06-01">18.vi.2007</date>
;
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FBF1FE7EFB3CFE4D" box="[1041,1160,413,439]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="female">2 females</specimenCount>
,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FB74FE7EFA83FE4D" box="[1172,1335,413,439]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2007-08-01" valueMax="2007-08-08" valueMin="2007-08-01">18.viii.2007</date>
;
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FAA4FE7EFA2CFE4D" box="[1348,1432,413,439]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FF77FE21FEF6FE26" box="[151,322,450,476]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2007-11-05" valueMax="2007-11-12" valueMin="2007-11-05">512.xi.2007</date>
;
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FEB0FE21FE1EFE26" box="[336,426,450,476]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FE58FE21FDD9FE26" box="[440,621,450,476]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2007-12-03" valueMax="2007-12-10" valueMin="2007-12-03">310.xii.2007</date>
;
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FD9BFE21FD55FE26" box="[635,737,450,476]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="male">4 males</specimenCount>
,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FD0FFE21FC27FE26" box="[751,915,450,476]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2008-02-01" valueMax="2008-02-10" valueMin="2008-02-01">110.ii.2008</date>
;
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FC42FE21FC48FE26" box="[930,1020,450,476]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FBEAFE21FB10FE26" box="[1034,1188,450,476]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2008-04-02" valueMax="2008-04-09" valueMin="2008-04-02">29.iv.2008</date>
;
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FB52FE21FA91FE26" box="[1202,1317,450,476]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="female">1 female</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FAD2FE21FA2CFE26" box="[1330,1432,450,476]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="male">2 males</specimenCount>
,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FF77FE0BFE83FDF8" box="[151,311,488,514]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2008-06-01" valueMax="2008-06-10" valueMin="2008-06-01">110.vi.2008</date>
; same date except collected by yellow pans on the following dates:
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FB8AFE0BFB7EFDF8" box="[1130,1226,488,514]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="male">2 males</specimenCount>
,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FB37FE0BFA34FDF8" box="[1239,1408,488,514]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2007-07-01" valueMax="2007-07-10" valueMin="2007-07-01">110.vii.2007</date>
;
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FA6DFE0BFF5EFDDD" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="female">1 female</specimenCount>
,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FF15FDEEFEC1FDDD" box="[245,373,525,551]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2008-01-01" valueMax="2008-01-08" valueMin="2008-01-01">18.i.2008</date>
;
<specimenCount id="9D59FD76183FC453FE61FDEEFE67FDDD" box="[385,467,525,551]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
, same data except collected by maxi net,
<date id="FFE1103F183FC453FC54FDEEFB88FDDD" box="[948,1084,525,551]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="2006-07-31">31.vii.2006</date>
, Andrew Townsend.
<collectingCountry id="F348766F183FC453FADAFDEEFA28FDDD" box="[1338,1436,525,551]" name="Ecuador" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Ecuador</collectingCountry>
<typeStatus id="54E4885D183FC453FF77FDD1FEB3FDB6" box="[151,263,562,588]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
deposited in
<collectionCode id="ED4EAE3A183FC453FE44FDD1FE4DFDB6" box="[420,505,562,588]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">UWIM</collectionCode>
and
<collectionCode id="ED4EAE3A183FC453FDD1FDD1FD3EFDB6" box="[561,650,562,588]" country="Ecuador" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/rm44-by7m" name="Museo Ecuadoriano de Ciencias Naturales" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">MECN</collectionCode>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="DF206677183FC453FF77F9CFFA3BF97E" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/294199/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" targetBox="[210,1377,679,1559]" targetPageId="4">
<paragraph id="8BE036FF183FC453FF77F9CFFA3BF97E" blockId="4.[151,1436,1580,1668]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FF77F9CFFE07F9BE" bold="true" box="[151,435,1580,1604]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">FIGURES 69. Figure 6.</emphasis>
Propodeum of
<taxonomicName id="4C5F4D7C183FC453FDBCF9CEFCB6F9BE" box="[604,770,1581,1604]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gigas" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FDBCF9CEFCB6F9BE" box="[604,770,1581,1604]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Meteorus gigas</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2185796183FC453FCEAF9CFFCEDF9BE" box="[778,857,1580,1604]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FCEAF9CFFCEDF9BE" bold="true" box="[778,857,1580,1604]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">sp.nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, female, dorsal view, 120 x.
<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FB74F9CFFB4EF9BE" bold="true" box="[1172,1274,1580,1604]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Figure 7.</emphasis>
Propodeum of
<taxonomicName id="4C5F4D7C183FC453FF77F9AEFE0DF99E" authority="Zitani" authorityName="Zitani" box="[151,441,1613,1636]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="megalops">
<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FF77F9AEFEDAF99E" box="[151,366,1613,1636]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Meteorus megalops</emphasis>
Zitani
</taxonomicName>
, female, dorsal view, 180 x.
<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FD18F9AFFCD5F99E" bold="true" box="[760,865,1612,1636]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Figure 8.</emphasis>
First metasomal tergum of
<taxonomicName id="4C5F4D7C183FC453FB73F9AEFA88F99E" box="[1171,1340,1613,1636]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gigas" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FB73F9AEFA88F99E" box="[1171,1340,1613,1636]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Meteorus gigas</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2185796183FC453FAA4F9AFFA21F99E" box="[1348,1429,1612,1636]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FAA4F9AFFA21F99E" bold="true" box="[1348,1429,1612,1636]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">sp.nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, female, dorsal view, 100 x.
<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FE5DF98FFD97F97E" bold="true" box="[445,547,1644,1668]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Figure 9.</emphasis>
First metasomal tergum of
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FCAAF98EFBAFF97E" box="[842,1051,1645,1668]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Meteorus megalops</emphasis>
Zitani
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, female, dorsal view, 150 x.
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FF59F93BFE83F90B" box="[185,311,1752,1777]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Etymology</emphasis>
. The specific epithet is from the Latin
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FCF9F93BFCEEF90B" box="[793,858,1752,1777]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">gigas</emphasis>
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, meaning “giant” or “large,” in reference to the very large body size of this
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FE3CF91EFDFFF8EC" box="[476,587,1789,1814]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Meteorus</emphasis>
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species.
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FF59F8C0FE81F8C6" box="[185,309,1827,1852]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Comments</emphasis>
. In the key to Costa Rican
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FD97F8C0FD52F8C6" box="[631,742,1827,1852]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Meteorus</emphasis>
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species by
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Zitani
<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FC5DF8C0FC4CF8C6" box="[957,1016,1827,1852]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">et al.</emphasis>
(1998)
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FBB5F8C0FB09F8C6" box="[1109,1213,1827,1852]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">M. gigas</emphasis>
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keys to couplet 17 (near
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FF3AF8ABFEC5F89B" box="[218,369,1864,1889]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">M. megalops</emphasis>
Zitani
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). This new species is most similar to
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,
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sharing the following: mandibles not twisted, eyes large and protuberant (
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), ocelli small, flagellum with white annulus medially (
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), occipital carina complete, ventral borders of first tergite joined medially, separated basally and apically, and ovipositor long (2.613.81 x longer than first tergite) and thick at base (
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).
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183FC453FB9AF85BFB56F82B" box="[1146,1250,1976,2001]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">M. gigas</emphasis>
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differs in being strikingly larger (8.0 to
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vs.
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or less), having more flagellomeres (3036 vs. 2425), female eyes less convergent ventrally than
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, in which these are strongly convergent in anterior view (
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). The notauli of
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are strongly foveate (
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) while in
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183EC452FC23FF01FBEEFF01" box="[963,1114,226,251]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">M. megalops</emphasis>
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the notauli are more finely foveolate (
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). The propodeal sculpture is carinate-rugose in
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183EC452FC23FEEBFB84FEDB" box="[963,1072,264,289]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">M. gigas</emphasis>
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(
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) while carinate in
<taxonomicName id="4C5F4D7C183EC452FA9BFEEBFEBCFEBC" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="megalops">
<emphasis id="B92BEAED183EC452FA9BFEEBFEBCFEBC" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">M. megalops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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). The mesopleuron is more rugose in
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183EC452FCFDFECEFC31FEBC" box="[797,901,301,326]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">M. gigas</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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) while smoother in
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183EC452FB28FECEFAEBFEBC" box="[1224,1375,301,326]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">M. megalops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The first metasomal tergite is dorsally smooth in
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183EC452FD28FEB1FC81FE91" box="[712,821,338,363]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">M. gigas</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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) while finely longitudinally costate in
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183EC452FA9CFEB1FEB3FE6B" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">M. megalops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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). Additionally there are some obvious color differences:
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183EC452FC19FE9BFBEBFE6B" box="[1017,1119,376,401]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">M. gigas</emphasis>
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body color is mostly black (
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) while the
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183EC452FE8DFE7EFDB2FE4C" box="[365,518,413,438]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">M. megalops</emphasis>
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body color is dark brown. The fore and middle coxae of
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183EC452FB50FE7EFAACFE4C" box="[1200,1304,413,438]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">M. gigas</emphasis>
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are mostly black (
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) while the fore and middle coxae of
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183EC452FD3CFE21FCC0FE21" box="[732,884,450,475]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">M. megalops</emphasis>
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are entirely yellow.
</paragraph>
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It is interesting to note that while more than 30,000 individual caterpillars have been reared so far in the
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CAPEA project, including numerous examples of
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and
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(known hosts for other
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<emphasis id="B92BEAED183EC452FF3AFDD1FEFDFDB1" box="[218,329,562,587]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Meteorus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species),
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has not yet been reared from a host caterpillar. On the other hand, sampling by Malaise traps (both in
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and
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) has shown
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to be a species that is active as flying adults during all months except August and September. The species has also been collected using yellow pans and by maxi-net, but not yet collected at black lights. This gap between sampling methods shows the importance of using diverse sampling methods for assessing biodiversity of
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in an area, and provides clues about possible hosts. Since the common and apparent caterpillars of the low vegetation at Yanayacu have now been well-sampled, the absence of
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reared from these hosts suggests that the species may selectively parasitize either very cryptic caterpillars, nocturnal caterpillars, caterpillars that feed high in the forest canopy, or the species may parasitize beetle hosts that are not yet being sampled in the
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CAPEA project.
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