Eiphosoma macrum ( Enderlein, 1921 ), 1966

Cuéllar-Ramírez, Mauricio, Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany & Fernandes, Daniell R. R., 2023, Five new species of Eiphosoma Cresson, 1865 (Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae) from Colombia, new records, and a key to Colombian species, Zootaxa 5330 (4), pp. 451-491 : 482

Eiphosoma macrum ( Enderlein, 1921)

Figs 92–98

Xiphosoma macrum Enderlein, 1921: 5 . Lectotype female, Costa Rica, designation by Townes & Townes, 1966: 163. (IZPAN).

Eiphosoma macrum (Enderlein) Townes & Townes, 1966: 163 .

Diagnosis. Mandible moderately tapered towards distal end, with upper tooth distinctly broader and longer than the lower tooth ( Figs 92–94 ); mesopleuron with diagonal black stripe ( Figs 92–93 ); scutellum weakly convex, centrally smooth; mesopleuron with lower part bearing fine, sparse punctures ( Fig. 95 ); propodeum smooth and polished with anterior and posterior transverse carina present, usually without defined posterolateral area ( Fig. 96 ); fore wing with 3 rs -m present, aerolet obliquely quadrate, shortly petiolate above ( Fig. 97 ) ( Gauld 2000).

Examined material. 1♀. Colombia, Caquetá: San Vicente del Caguán, Vereda Alto Quebradón, finca Veracruz , 02°17’52”N, 74°44’15”W, 374 m, 26.X.–09.XI.2016, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53614) .

New World geographical distribution. Belize (Chiquibul); Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul); Colombia (Caquetá *); Costa Rica (Alajuela, Guanacaste, Cartago, Limón, Heredia, Puntarenas, San José) ( Yu et al. 2016; Fernandes et al. 2023). ( Fig. 98 ).

Habitat. The specimen was collected with Malaise-type flight interception traps at ground level in sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum ) cultivation. The vegetation of the collection site corresponds to Amazonian lowland forest.

Host. Lepidoptera : Pyralidae ( Gauld 2000) .

Figures

FIGURE 98. Geographic distribution of Eiphosoma macrum (Enderlein, 1921). Yellow circles represent new records and red represent previous records.

FIGURES 92–97. Eiphosoma macrum (Enderlein, 1921) (LEUA–53614). Female. 92, Habitus, lateral view; 93, Head and mesosoma, lateral view; 94, Head, anterior view; 95, Head, mesoscutum and scutellum, dorsal view; 96, Scutellum and propodeum, dorsal view; 97, Wings.