Andesipolis whartoni, Whitfield & Choi

Whitfield, James B., Choi, Won-Young & Suh, Kyong-In, 2004, Andesipolis, a puzzling new genus of cyclostome Braconidae (Hymenoptera) from the Chilean Andes, with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 438, pp. 1-15 : 5-6

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.157242
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:569A6BEF-157C-42A9-832F-EB202A658D5A
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6273440
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C487DA-FF8B-FF8F-FEB1-FB65264EFAFB
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Andesipolis whartoni, Whitfield & Choi
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Andesipolis whartoni, Whitfield & Choi View in CoL , n. sp. ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1 – 3. 1 , 14–19 View FIGURES 14 – 19. A , 26)

Female Body length 2.8–2.9 mm; forewing length 4.0– 4.1 mm.

Head 1.0–1.1X wider than mesoscutum. Face 1.5–1.7X as broad at midheight as long medially, smooth and polished with scattered setae. Clypeus 2.1–3.0X as broad as its height. Malar space 0.3–0.4X eye height in frontal view. Eye 1.4X higher than width; eye 1.5X longer than temple in lateral view. Vertex smooth and polished with scattered setae. Occipital and hypostomal carinae remaining separate to mandibular base. Antennae slightly longer than forewing; 33–34 segmented; first flagellomere about 6.0X longer than midwidth. Maxillary palps 6segmented; labial palps 3segmented.

Mesosoma 1.5X longer than high; 2.1–2.2X longer than width between tegulae. Pronotum small; rugose dorsally; largely polished laterally except weakly rugulose anterior portion. Mesonotum weakly punctate with scattered setae; notauli short and shallow, presenting only anterior half of mesonotum; midpit shallow and narrowly elliptical, 0.4X as long as mesonotum. Scutellum 1.1–1.2X as long as width, smooth to weakly punctate and polished; scutellar sulcus 0.4X as long as width, with one longitudinal carina. Mesopleuron mostly smooth and polished. Propodeum with weak but distinct irregular median carina; without distinct areola; mostly polished, smooth to granulate. Hind coxa 2.0X as long as width, smooth to granulate, 1.0X as long as tergite I; hind femur 4.6X as long as width; hind tibia 10.3X as long as width; hind tibial spur short, 0.26X as long as basitarsus; hind tarsal claw with prominent basal lobe.

Wings Forewing: Stigma 4.2X longer than broad. Vein r arising from middle of stigma; vein r 0.5–0.6X as long as vein 3RSa. Vein 2RS 1.0– 11X as long as vein 3RSa. Vein 3RSa 0.4X as long as vein 3RSb. Vein 3RSa 1.5X as long as vein rm. Vein 1Cub 2.2X as long as vein 1CUa. Vein (RS+M)b present. Vein 11AC 0.4X as long as vein 2 1A. Hindwing: Vein M+CU 1.9–2.0X as long as vein 1M. Vein cua 0.7X as long as vein 1M, slightly curved. Vein rm 0.5X as long as vein 1M.

Metasoma Length of tergite I 1.1X its apical width, sclerotized, striaterugose except smooth to granulate posteriorlateral margin; dorsal carina converging and jointed; dorsope rather large and deep. Tergite II and III smooth and polished, tergite II 1.2X as long as tergite III. Hypopigium small. Ovipositor 2.0X longer than hind tibia, curved upward; ovipositor sheath 0.7X shorter than ovipositor.

Color Body generally brown; legs orangeyellow; maxillary palps, labial palps, lateral pronotum, scutellum and mesopleuron orangebrown except slightly darker apex of tibia and tarsus; metasoma orangebrown except brown tergite I; ovipositor sheath dark brown.

Male Unknown.

Biology Unknown.

Diagnosis This species differs from Andesipolis masoni and A. framea due to the long and curved ovipositor and the indistinct areola on the propodeum.

Material examined. Holotype. Female: Chile: Pichinahuel, Cord, Nahuelbuta Arauco, 12.ii.1953, 11– 1400m, L. Peña ( CNC). Paratypes. 3 females, same data as holotype ( CNC).

Etymology This species is named for R. A. Wharton, who originally planned to describe this genus and helped characterize it.