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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865D6963FF3EF90EFE10F922" bold="true" box="[151,392,1738,1764]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Meteorus margarita</emphasis>
Jones
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,
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(
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Female
</emphasis>
. Body length 5.0 mm; fore wing length 4.0 mm.
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Head black with mostly black face, yellowish marks on ventral portion, roundish area of yellow centered in the face below the antennal sockets; antennae dark brown; mandibles light yellow; palpi cream; fore- and mid-coxae cream; hind coxae cream anteriorly, dark brown posteriorly; fore- and mid- tibia pale yellow; hind femur cream; hind tibia brown; mesosoma dark yellow dorsally; mesosoma light yellow laterally; propodeum and metasoma black dorsally; wings dark brown with dark brown venation; tergites one and two black; ovipositor light brown with brown sheath.
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865A6964FF3EFB74FEC2FB00" bold="true" box="[151,346,1200,1223]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">FIGURES 2831.</emphasis>
28.—Lateral habitus of
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865A6964FDC5FB76FCA7FB01" box="[620,831,1202,1223]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Meteorus margarita</emphasis>
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,
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: holotype female; 29.—Face of
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865A6964FA95FB76FF65FB23" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Meteorus margarita</emphasis>
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,
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: holotype female; 30.—Cocoon of
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865A6964FD41FB14FC2BFB23" box="[744,947,1232,1253]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Meteorus margarita</emphasis>
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,
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; 31.—Host caterpillar of
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865A6964FA95FB14FF65FAC2" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Meteorus margarita</emphasis>
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,
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:
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865A6964FE39FB2AFE7EFAC5" box="[400,486,1262,1283]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Amastus</emphasis>
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nr.
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865A6964FDA5FB2BFDE0FAC2" box="[524,632,1263,1284]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">vitripennis</emphasis>
Hampson
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(
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:
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865A6964FCDFFB29FC41FAC5" box="[886,985,1261,1283]" class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Arctiidae</taxonomicName>
).
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865A6964FF6EFAF5FE88FA8F" bold="true" box="[199,272,1329,1353]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Head:</emphasis>
Antenna with 31 flagellomeres; flagellar length/width ratios as follows: F1 = 3.0, F2 = 3.0, F3 = 2.5, F29 = 2.0, F30 = 2.0, F31 = 2.8; ocelli large,
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/OCD ratio of 1.3; eyes nearly parallel with face maximum width minimum to minimum width ratio of 1.1, eyes large with head height 1.3 X eye height; minimum face width to clypeus width ratio 1.1; malar space 2.7 X mandible width; mandibles strongly twisted; clypeus finely rugose longitudinally; face and frons smooth; complete occipital carina in a distinct upside-down “v” shape.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865A6964FF3EF8B6FECCF84E" bold="true" box="[151,340,1906,1929]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">FIGURES 32, 33.</emphasis>
32.—Scanning electron micrograph of
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865A6964FD4EF8B0FC2BF84F" box="[743,947,1908,1929]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Meteorus margarita</emphasis>
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,
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: dorsal view of mesosoma (120x); 33.—Scanning electron micrograph of
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865A6964FDE8F857FC8CF86E" box="[577,788,1939,1960]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Meteorus margarita</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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: dorsal view of tergite one (120x), showing sculpturing.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF6EFF5CFED6FF76" bold="true" box="[199,334,152,176]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Mesosoma:</emphasis>
Slightly defined mesonotal lobes with lightly foveolate notauli (
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); pronotum, mesopleuron smooth, sternaulus lightly carinate; metapleuron smooth; propodeum rugose.
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF6EFF24FE90FF3E" bold="true" box="[199,264,224,248]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Legs:</emphasis>
Finely rugose hind coxae; simple tarsal claw.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF6EFEC7FE83FEDA" bold="true" box="[199,283,259,284]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Wings:</emphasis>
Vein r 0.8´vein 3
<collectingCountry id="67BC1BA0865B6965FE45FEC0FD87FEDA" box="[492,543,260,284]" name="South Africa" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">RSa</collectingCountry>
; absence of (RS + M)b at 2RS insertion.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1F145B30865B6965FF6EFEECFF5BFEA2" blockId="13.[151,1437,151,1652]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF6EFEECFED5FE86" bold="true" box="[199,333,296,320]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Metasoma:</emphasis>
Ovipositor short, roughly the same length as tergum one; tergum one lightly costate laterally (
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).
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Variation of
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females.
</emphasis>
Body length
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; flagellomeres 3031.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF6EFE51FD91FE6A" box="[199,521,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
Variation of
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males.
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Body length 5.0
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; antennal flagellomeres 3132; darker anteriorly; basal medial pits on apical tergites.
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF6EFE19FE86FE32" box="[199,286,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Cocoon</emphasis>
(
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). Brown; ovoid; moderately baled with silk; body 5.0 mm long; cap
<quantity id="D853F6D5865B6965FB28FE18FB4FFE32" box="[1153,1239,476,500]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="mm" value="1.5">1.5 mm</quantity>
long.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="57B108BB865B6965FF6EFDC4FDC6FB9E" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" type="materials_examined">
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF6EFDC4FE3BFDDE" box="[199,419,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Material examined.</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1F145B30865B6965FF6EFDE0FD7DFD61" blockId="13.[151,1437,151,1652]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF6EFDE0FE0CFDFA" bold="true" box="[199,404,547,572]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<typeStatus id="C010E592865B6965FF6EFDE0FEACFDFA" box="[199,308,548,572]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
female:
</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="67BC1BA0865B6965FE35FDE0FE65FDFA" box="[412,509,548,572]" name="Ecuador" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Ecuador</collectingCountry>
: Napo Province, reared at Yanayacu Biological Station with database number YY #28552,
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,
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, collected
<date id="6B157DF0865B6965FD4FFD83FC5CFD99" box="[742,964,583,607]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2007-11-24">24 November 2007</date>
, Yanayacu Road, parasitoid pupation and adult wasp emergence dates unknown, host caterpillar
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FC9BFDA8FC09FD42" box="[818,913,620,644]" class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" genus="Amastus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FC9BFDA8FC09FD42" box="[818,913,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Amastus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
nr.
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FC62FDA9FB48FD42" box="[971,1232,620,644]" class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" genus="Amastus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vitripennis">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FC62FDA9FBDBFD42" box="[971,1091,621,644]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">vitripennis</emphasis>
(Arctiidae)
</taxonomicName>
, associated plant
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FF3EFD54FE75FD61" box="[151,493,655,680]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Chusquea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="scandens">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF3EFD54FEEDFD6E" box="[151,373,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Chusquea scandens</emphasis>
(Poaceae)
</taxonomicName>
. Deposited in
<collectionCode id="79BAC3F5865B6965FD24FD54FD7AFD61" box="[653,738,656,679]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">UWIM</collectionCode>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1F145B30865B6965FF6EFD70FDC6FB9E" blockId="13.[151,1437,151,1652]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF6EFD70FED0FD0A" bold="true" box="[199,328,692,716]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<typeStatus id="C010E592865B6965FF6EFD70FEDBFD0A" box="[199,323,692,716]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
:
</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="67BC1BA0865B6965FEF9FD70FE2AFD0A" box="[336,434,692,716]" name="Ecuador" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Ecuador</collectingCountry>
: Napo Province,
<specimenCount id="09AD90B9865B6965FDDEFD70FD70FD0A" box="[631,744,692,716]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" type="female">2 females</specimenCount>
, reared at Yanayacu Biological Station database number YY #25609,
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<geoCoordinate id="7A9F3DF7865B6965FE25FD1CFD80FD29" box="[396,536,727,751]" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="-77.89">W 77°53.4</geoCoordinate>
,
<quantity id="D853F6D5865B6965FD83FD13FD1FFD29" box="[554,647,727,751]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.163" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="m" value="2163.0">2163 m</quantity>
, collected
<date id="6B157DF0865B6965FCA4FD13FC48FD29" box="[781,976,727,752]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2007-08-27">27 August 2007</date>
, Yanayacu Road, parasitoid pupated
<date id="6B157DF0865B6965FA27FD13FECFFCD2" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2007-09-06">6 September 2007</date>
, adult wasps emerged
<date id="6B157DF0865B6965FDC3FD38FCADFCD2" box="[618,821,764,788]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2007-10-21">21 October 2007</date>
, host caterpillar
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FBA9FD38FBC7FCD2" box="[1024,1119,764,788]" class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" genus="Amastus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FBA9FD38FBC7FCD2" box="[1024,1119,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Amastus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
nr.
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FB3CFD39FA00FCD2" box="[1173,1432,764,788]" class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" genus="Amastus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vitripennis">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FB3CFD39FA95FCD2" box="[1173,1293,765,788]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">vitripennis</emphasis>
(Arctiidae)
</taxonomicName>
, associated plant
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FEFAFCE4FD34FCF1" box="[339,684,799,824]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Chusquea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="scandens">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FEFAFCE4FDA9FCFE" box="[339,561,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Chusquea scandens</emphasis>
(Poaceae)
</taxonomicName>
;
<specimenCount id="09AD90B9865B6965FD11FCDBFCB0FCF1" box="[696,808,799,823]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" type="female">8 females</specimenCount>
, database number YY #39586, collected
<date id="6B157DF0865B6965FB54FCDBFA00FCF1" box="[1277,1432,799,824]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2009-06-21">21 June 2009</date>
, Yanayacu Road, dates of parasitoid pupation
<date id="6B157DF0865B6965FD3CFC80FCB7FC9A" box="[661,815,836,860]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2009-06-24">24 June 2009</date>
, adults emerged
<date id="6B157DF0865B6965FC44FC80FB1AFC9A" box="[1005,1154,836,860]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2009-07-17">17 July 2009</date>
, host caterpillar
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FA94FC80FA04FC9A" box="[1341,1436,836,860]" class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" genus="Amastus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FA94FC80FA04FC9A" box="[1341,1436,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Amastus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
nr.
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FF15FCADFE23FCB9" box="[188,443,871,896]" class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" genus="Amastus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vitripennis">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF15FCADFEACFC46" box="[188,308,873,896]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">vitripennis</emphasis>
(Arctiidae)
</taxonomicName>
, associated plant
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FD2AFCACFCC8FC46" box="[643,848,872,896]" class="Polypodiopsida" family="Athyriaceae" genus="Diplazium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Polypodiales" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="costale">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FD2AFCACFCC8FC46" box="[643,848,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Diplazium costale</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FCF0FCADFB5EFCB9" box="[857,1222,871,896]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" rank="variety" variety="robustum">
var
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FC2CFCACFC76FC46" box="[901,1006,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">robustum</emphasis>
(Dryopteridaceae)
</taxonomicName>
.
<specimenCount id="09AD90B9865B6965FB7BFCA3FAB4FCB9" box="[1234,1324,871,895]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" type="male">5 males</specimenCount>
, reared at Yanayacu Biological Station with the database number YY #28552,
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,
<quantity id="D853F6D5865B6965FB06FC48FA9FFC62" box="[1199,1287,908,932]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.163" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="m" value="2163.0">2163 m</quantity>
, collected
<date id="6B157DF0865B6965FA29FC48FEC8FC01" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2007-11-24">24 November 2007</date>
, Yanayacu Road, parasitoid pupation and adult wasp emergence dates unknown, host caterpillar
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FF3EFC10FF6EFC2A" box="[151,246,980,1004]" class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" genus="Amastus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF3EFC10FF6EFC2A" box="[151,246,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Amastus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
nr.
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FE8BFC11FD87FC2A" box="[290,543,980,1004]" class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" genus="Amastus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vitripennis">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FE8BFC11FE02FC2A" box="[290,410,981,1004]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">vitripennis</emphasis>
(Arctiidae)
</taxonomicName>
, associated plant
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FD4CFC10FBA5FC2A" box="[741,1085,980,1004]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Chusquea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="scandens">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FD4CFC10FC5BFC2A" box="[741,963,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Chusquea scandens</emphasis>
(Poaceae)
</taxonomicName>
;
<specimenCount id="09AD90B9865B6965FBE0FC10FB3AFC2A" box="[1097,1186,980,1004]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" type="male">5 males</specimenCount>
, database number YY #39586, collected
<date id="6B157DF0865B6965FEC3FC33FD9FFBC9" box="[362,519,1015,1040]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2009-06-21">21 June 2009</date>
, Yanayacu Road, dates of parasitoid pupation
<date id="6B157DF0865B6965FBB6FC33FB24FBC9" box="[1055,1212,1015,1040]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2009-06-24">24 June 2009</date>
, adults emerged
<date id="6B157DF0865B6965FA29FC33FE93FBF2" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2009-07-17">17 July 2009</date>
, host caterpillar
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FE67FBD8FDB5FBF2" box="[462,557,1052,1076]" class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" genus="Amastus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FE67FBD8FDB5FBF2" box="[462,557,1052,1076]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Amastus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
nr.
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FDF7FBD9FCC7FBF2" box="[606,863,1052,1076]" class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" genus="Amastus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vitripennis">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FDF7FBD9FD4EFBF2" box="[606,726,1053,1076]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">vitripennis</emphasis>
(Arctiidae)
</taxonomicName>
, associated plant
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FB85FBD8FB63FBF2" box="[1068,1275,1052,1076]" class="Polypodiopsida" family="Athyriaceae" genus="Diplazium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Polypodiales" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="costale">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FB85FBD8FB63FBF2" box="[1068,1275,1052,1076]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Diplazium costale</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FAACFBD9FEFEFB91" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" rank="variety" variety="robustum">
var
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FA9AFBD8FA03FBF2" box="[1331,1435,1052,1076]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">robustum</emphasis>
(Dryopteridaceae)
</taxonomicName>
. Deposited in
<collectionCode id="79BAC3F5865B6965FDAFFB85FDC2FB9E" box="[518,602,1089,1112]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">UWIM</collectionCode>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="57B108BB865B6965FF6EFBA0FBB7FBBA" box="[199,1071,1124,1149]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="1F145B30865B6965FF6EFBA0FBB7FBBA" blockId="13.[151,1437,151,1652]" box="[199,1071,1124,1149]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF6EFBA0FECFFBBA" box="[199,343,1124,1148]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known only from the
<typeStatus id="C010E592865B6965FDFFFBA1FD1EFBBB" box="[598,646,1125,1149]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">type</typeStatus>
localities in Napo Province,
<collectingCountry id="67BC1BA0865B6965FC65FBA0FBB3FBBA" box="[972,1067,1124,1148]" name="Ecuador" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Ecuador</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="57B108BB865B6965FF6EFB4CFD3DFAE9" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="1F145B30865B6965FF6EFB4CFD3DFAE9" blockId="13.[151,1437,151,1652]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF6EFB4CFD80FB66" box="[199,536,1160,1184]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
Biology.
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FE99FB4DFD80FB66" box="[304,536,1161,1184]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="margarita">Meteorus margarita</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
is a gregarious species attacking arctiid larvae commonly known as “linda mezclada”, but specifically are
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FE5CFB68FDCCFB02" box="[501,596,1196,1220]" class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" genus="Amastus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FE5CFB68FDCCFB02" box="[501,596,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Amastus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
nr.
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FDD4FB69FCFFFB02" authority="Hampson" authorityName="Hampson" box="[637,871,1197,1220]" class="Insecta" family="Arctiidae" genus="Amastus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vitripennis">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FDD4FB69FD6DFB02" box="[637,757,1197,1220]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">vitripennis</emphasis>
Hampson
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="879047B5865B6965FCDCFB68FC50FB02" box="[885,968,1196,1220]" captionStart="FIGURES 28 31. 28" captionStartId="12.[151,264,1200,1223]" captionTargetBox="[319,1263,265,1173]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[319,1267,265,1179]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURES 28 31. 28. — Lateral habitus of Meteorus margarita, new species: holotype female; 29. — Face of Meteorus margarita, new species: holotype female; 30. — Cocoon of Meteorus margarita, new species; 31. — Host caterpillar of Meteorus margarita, new species: Amastus nr. vitripennis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/210894/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Fig. 31</figureCitation>
). A small number of wasp larvae (6) from the later rearing (YY #28552), emerge from the host and then pupate into adults. From the earlier rearing, there were 6 cocoons, but only
<specimenCount id="09AD90B9865B6965FE6EFB30FDBBFACA" box="[455,547,1268,1292]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" type="adult">2 adults</specimenCount>
emerged from their cocoons. This caterpillar host was found feeding on the native bamboo,
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FEE3FADCFD39FAE9" box="[330,673,1303,1328]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Chusquea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="scandens">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FEE3FADCFDB0FAF6" box="[330,552,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Chusquea scandens</emphasis>
(Poaceae)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="57B108BB865B6965FF6EFAF8FDF2FAB1" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="1F145B30865B6965FF6EFAF8FDF2FAB1" blockId="13.[151,1437,151,1652]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF6EFAF8FEDDFA92" box="[199,325,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Etymology.</emphasis>
The Latin word
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FDADFAF9FDEDFA92" box="[516,629,1341,1364]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="margarita">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FDADFAF9FDEDFA92" box="[516,629,1341,1364]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">margarita</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
means “pearl” and is such named for the pearl-like spot directly below the antennal sockets on the face (
<figureCitation id="879047B5865B6965FDA0FA9BFDC6FAB1" box="[521,606,1375,1399]" captionStart="FIGURES 28 31. 28" captionStartId="12.[151,264,1200,1223]" captionTargetBox="[319,1263,265,1173]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[319,1267,265,1179]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURES 28 31. 28. — Lateral habitus of Meteorus margarita, new species: holotype female; 29. — Face of Meteorus margarita, new species: holotype female; 30. — Cocoon of Meteorus margarita, new species; 31. — Host caterpillar of Meteorus margarita, new species: Amastus nr. vitripennis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/210894/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Fig. 29</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="1F145B30865B6965FF6EFA41FE28FA22" blockId="13.[151,1437,151,1652]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF6EFA41FEDDFA5A" box="[199,325,1413,1436]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Comments.</emphasis>
It is unusual to have such distinctive and striking coloration changes such as these: black, orange, yellow and white, all on one adult parasitoid. In regards to biology, this is the first record on
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FB01FA6DFA8AFA06" box="[1192,1298,1449,1472]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Meteorus</emphasis>
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parasitizing this particular caterpillar.
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<paragraph id="1F145B30865B6965FF6EFA35FC67F9B2" blockId="13.[151,1437,151,1652]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<taxonomicName id="D8AB20B3865B6965FF6EFA35FE32F9CE" box="[199,426,1521,1544]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="margarita">
<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FF6EFA35FE32F9CE" box="[199,426,1521,1544]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Meteorus margarita</emphasis>
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is most similar to both
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FD13FA35FCC4F9CE" box="[698,860,1521,1544]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">M. imaginatus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FC3FFA35FB8EF9CE" box="[918,1046,1521,1544]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">M. zitaniae</emphasis>
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with large eyes and ocelli and the absence of the (RS + M)b vein at the 2RS insertion point, but
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FCE0F9D1FC47F9EA" box="[841,991,1557,1580]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">M. margarita</emphasis>
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can be differentiated from these two by a black head, upside-down “v” shaped occipital carina, and a short ovipositor. Both
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FBECF9FDFB7EF996" box="[1093,1254,1593,1616]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">M. imaginatus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="2DDF8722865B6965FAB7F9FDFA04F996" box="[1310,1436,1593,1616]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">M. zitaniae</emphasis>
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have long ovipositors, heads that are not black, and a circular occipital carina.
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