Amputoearinus boringi Lindsay and Sharkey sp.n. (Fig.2 b, 6c)

Diagnosis: This species can be distinguished from all other species of Amputoearinus by the following characters; longitudinal carina of scutellar sulcus present; median areola of mesosoma depressed medially with sharp carinae laterally and posteriorly; projection of propleuron blunt; carina bordering subpronope posteriorly, extending to anterior margin of pronotum.

Description: Holotype Ψ

Body length: 7.3mm. Color: body orange except for melanic as follows: antenna, hind tarsus, mid and hind tibia with melanic patch distally; forewing with infuscate band apically (cf. Fig. 4 f). Head: antenna with 43 flagellomeres. Mesosoma: scutellar sulcus with weak longitudinal carina (Fig. 6 c); projection of propleuron blunt (cf. Fig 6 f.); median areola of mesosoma slightly depressed medially, with carinae laterally and posteriorly and transverse carina anteriorly, interior of areola rugulose (cf. Fig. 7 c); propodeal sculpture reduced to small protuberance anteromedially (cf. Fig. 5 f); mesopleural suture with weak and reduced carinae along its length; margin between metepimeron and metepisternum smooth, lacking transverse carinae (cf. Fig. 7 b); carina bordering subpronope posteriorly, extending to anterior margin of pronotum (cf. Fig. 6a); length of midtibial spur 0.6mm; length of midbasitarsomere 0.7mm; midtibia with 3 pegs at midlength; 0–1 peg(s) apically; hind tibia with 3–4 pegs apically; forewing length 7.1mm. Metasoma: median syntergite 2+3 length 1.6mm, width 1.5mm.

Male: Unknown

Etymology: in honor of Andy Boring.

Specimen examined: HOLOTYPE. Ψ, COLOMBIA, [Valle del] Cauca, PNN [Parque Nacional Natural] Gorgona, El Saman, 2º58’N 78º11’W, 5m, Malaise, 7–20.ii.2001, H. Torres, Leg. M. 1364, (right hind leg broken off after hind tibia), (IAvH).