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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="152058839" LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C97793CA-C8CF-4806-B744-D248820706AA" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3AEA9246C6B91AB96D43264118E9DBF" lastPageNumber="54" pageId="21" pageNumber="54">
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<pageBreakToken pageId="21" pageNumber="54" start="start">Taxon</pageBreakToken>
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classification Animalia Hymenoptera Braconidae
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="54" type="nomenclature">
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/C97793CA-C8CF-4806-B744-D248820706AA" authority="Aguirre, Almeida & Shaw" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Meteorus eurysaccavorus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="eurysaccavorus">Meteorus eurysaccavorus Aguirre, Almeida & Shaw</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="21" pageNumber="54">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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Figures 83-90
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="54" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">
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Occipital carina complete, ocelli small (ocelli ocular distance 2.7-3
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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ocellar diameter), posterior area of temple and gena coriaceous, eyes convergent (face width 1.6
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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minimum face width), mandibles untwisted, notauli distinct, lateral lobes of mesoscutum coriaceous, propodeum carinate-rugose, transverse carina on propodeum present, vein 3RSb distinctly curved, marginal cell short, dorsope and laterope present; ventral borders of first tergite widely separated, basal area of T3 coriaceous, ovipositor long (ovipositor 2.4
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longer than first tergite).
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<caption pageId="21" pageNumber="54">
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">
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Figures 83-90.
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Meteorus eurysaccavorus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="eurysaccavorus">Meteorus eurysaccavorus</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. female. 83 Habitus in lateral view 84 head in frontal view 85 head in dorsal view 86 temple in posterior view 87 mesonotum in dorsal view 88 propodeum in dorsal view 89 first tergite in dorsal view, the arrows indicate the
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<normalizedToken originalValue="dorsopes’">dorsopes'</normalizedToken>
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location 90 metasoma, excluding the first tergite, in dorsal view.
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</caption>
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="54" type="body color">
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Body color.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Mostly black except: prothoracic legs brown from trochanter along tarsus; mesothoracic and metathoracic legs with trochanter, trochantellus, femur and tarsus dark brown, tibia light brown; sterna dark brown; wings hyaline.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Body length 3.4 mm.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="54" type="head">
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Head.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">
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Antenna with 19 flagellomeres; flagellar length/width ratios as follows: F1 = 5.5, F2 = 3.7, F3 = 3.7, F17 = 1.7, F18 = 1.7, F19 = 2.7; head 1.2 wider than high; occipital carina complete; ocelli ocular distance 3
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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ocellar diameter; head height 1.5
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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eye height; temples length 0.6
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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eyes length in dorsal view; vertex in dorsal view not descending vertically behind the lateral ocelli; posterior area of temple and gena coriaceous; frons puncticulate; eyes convergent, maximum face width 1.6
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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minimum face width; face finely rugulose; minimum face width 0.8
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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clypeus width; clypeus smooth and polished; malar space length 0.6
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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mandible width basally; mandibles untwisted.
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="54" type="mesosoma">
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Mesosoma.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Pronotum in lateral view completely rugose; propleuron mostly smooth except rugulose on the anterior part; notauli distinctive and rugose; mesonotal lobes well defined; lateral lobes of mesoscutum coriaceous; scutellar furrow with one distinctive carina; mesopleuron mostly smooth but rugulose close to tegula; precoxal sulcus long, wide and rugose-costate; metapleuron rugose; propodeum carinate-rugose; transversal carina on propodeum present; median depression on propodeum absent.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="54" type="legs">
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Legs.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Hind coxa strigate; tarsal claw simple.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="54" type="wings">
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Wings.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">
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Wing length 3.2 mm; second submarginal cell of forewing not strongly narrowed anteriorly; vein r 0.6
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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length of 3RSa; vein 3RSb distinctly curved; marginal cell short; vein 3RSa 0.7
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length of rm; vein m-cu of forewing antefurcal; vein 1M 1.1
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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length of cu-a; vein 1M 0.6
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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length of 1r-m.
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Metasoma.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">
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Dorsope and laterope present; ventral borders of first tergite widely separated; first tergite costate-rugulose; T2 coriaceous-costate, costae divergent; basal area of T3 coriaceous; ovipositor long and straight, ovipositor 2.4
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longer than first tergite.
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Cocoon.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Unknown.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="54" type="female variation">
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Female variation.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">
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Body length 3.3-3.5 mm; antenna with 19-20 flagellomeres; ocelli ocular distance 2.7-3
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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ocellar diameter; temples length 0.6-0.7
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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eyes length in dorsal view; frons finely rugulose or puncticulate; minimum face width 0.7-0.8
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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clypeus width; malar space length 0.5-0.6
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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mandible width basally; scutellar furrow with four clearly distinctive carinae; precoxal sulcus rugose-costate or rugose-colliculate; wing length 3.2-3.4 mm; vein r 0.6-0.9
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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length of 3RSa; vein 3RSa 0.7-0.8
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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length of rm; vein 1M 0.9-1.1
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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length of cu-a; vein 1M 0.6-0.8
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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length of 1r-m; first tergite costate-rugulose, or entirely rugulose; ovipositor 2.1-2.4
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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longer than first tergite.
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="54" type="male variation">
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Male variation.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">
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Body length 3.4-3.5 mm; antenna with 23-24 flagellomeres; head height 1.6-1.7
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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eye height; temple length 0.8-0.9
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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eye length in dorsal view; maximum face width 1.2-1.3
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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minimum face width; minimum face width 0.8-1
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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clypeus width; malar space length 0.6-0.8
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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mandible width basally; propleuron smooth and polished; scutellar furrow with six clearly distinctive carinae; wing length 3 mm; vein r 0.6
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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length of 3RSa; vein 3RSa 0.8-0.9
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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length of rm; vein 1M 1.1-1.3
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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length of cu-a; vein 1M 0.6-0.7
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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length of 1r-m; first tergite rugose.
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="54" type="type locality">
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Type locality.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">BOLIVIA, La Paz, Patacayama Research Station.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="54" type="type specimen">
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Type specimen.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">
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Holotype female (point mounted). Original label: BOLIVIA, La Paz, Patacayama Research Station, collected
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<normalizedToken originalValue="II–III">II-III</normalizedToken>
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.1995. Reared from larvae of
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Gelechiidae" genus="Eurysacca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Eurysacca melanocampta" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="melanocampta">Eurysacca melanocampta</taxonomicName>
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Meyrick, UWIM.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Paratypes. Two females and two males (point mounted), same data as the holotype, UWIM.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="54" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">BOLIVIA, La Paz, Patacayama Research Station.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="54" type="biology">
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Biology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">
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Parasitoid of
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Gelechiidae" genus="Eurysacca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Eurysacca melanocampta" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="melanocampta">Eurysacca melanocampta</taxonomicName>
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(
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<taxonomicName family="Gelechiidae" lsidName="" pageId="21" pageNumber="54" rank="family">Gelechiidae</taxonomicName>
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).
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="54" type="comments">
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Comments.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Meteorus eurysaccavorus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="eurysaccavorus">Meteorus eurysaccavorus</taxonomicName>
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is the only Neotropical
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Meteorus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Meteorus</taxonomicName>
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species with a combination of coriaceous sculpture on temple, gena, mesonotum and T2, presence of dorsopes on the first metasomal tergite, and the vein 3RSb of the frontal wing distinctly curved (such a vein is entirely straight in the rest of species). When
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Meteorus eurysaccavorus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="eurysaccavorus">Meteorus eurysaccavorus</taxonomicName>
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is compared with the previously known Neotropical
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Meteorus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Meteorus</taxonomicName>
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, the morphologically most-similar species is
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Meteorus muiscai" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="muiscai">Meteorus muiscai</taxonomicName>
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, since both of them share a complete occipital carina, simple tarsal claw, metapleuron rugose and presence of dorsopes. However,
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Meteorus muiscai" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="muiscai">Meteorus muiscai</taxonomicName>
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is completely smooth and shiny on the body surfaces on which
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Meteorus eurysaccavorus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="eurysaccavorus">Meteorus eurysaccavorus</taxonomicName>
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displays coriaceous sculpture, and the legs of
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Meteorus eurysaccavorus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="eurysaccavorus">Meteorus eurysaccavorus</taxonomicName>
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are dark brown to black, in contrast to yellow in
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Meteorus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Meteorus muiscai" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="54" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="muiscai">Meteorus muiscai</taxonomicName>
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.
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="21" pageNumber="54">
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The specific epithet is composed by the stem eurysacca after the host genus name, and the suffix
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derived from the latin
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that means voracious, referring to the feeding habit of the wasp larva on this gelechiid caterpillar.
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