Prochas shimborii Onody & Penteado-Dias

Onody, Helena C. & Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria, 2015, Two new species of Prochas Walkley from Brazil (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Campopleginae), Zootaxa 4039 (3), pp. 495-500 : 497-498

Prochas shimborii Onody & Penteado-Dias , sp. nov.

( Figures 5–6 )

Description. Female holotype ( Fig. 5 ). Fore wing length 4.3 mm.

Head. Transverse, 1.1 × height, mostly granulose; antenna with 31 flagellomeres, first flagellomere five × as long as width; lateral ocellus separated from eye by 0.4 × its own diameter; distance between lateral ocelli 1.5 × their diameter ( Fig. 6 ); malar space narrow, 0.5 × basal mandibular width.

Mesosoma . Mostly pilose. Pronotum punctate and rugose; epomia absent ( Fig. 7 ); mesoscutum granuloserugose without discernible notaulices; scutellum rugose with lateral carinae; upper part of mesopleuron mostly strongly striate and lower part rugose-punctate; epicnemial carina present; sternaulus strongly distinct ( Fig. 7 ) anteriorly; posterior transverse carina of mesosternum complete; propodeum mostly rugose and fully carinated, areola hexagonal ( Fig. 8 ); metapleuron punctate with juxtacoxal carina strong and complete ( Fig.8 ); anterior coxae with a ventral carina.

Metasoma. Tergites I and II strongly coriaceous, remaining tergites finely coriaceous; ovipositor straight, 0.65 × length of hind tibia; fore wing with Rs&M opposite to cu-a vein; hind wing with four hamuli.

Color. Head black; antennae dark brown with scape and pedicel dorsally black and ventrally light yellow; mandible yellow with apex brown; clypeus apically and palpi yellow. Mesosoma black, tegula yellow; anterior and mid legs orange brown with trochanter and trochantellus light yellow, last tarsomeres of mid legs brown; posterior legs orange brown with coxae black, trochanter, trochantellus and tibial spur light brown, tarsomeres dark brown almost black, except their apex light brown; wings hyaline. Metasoma mainly orange brown, tergites I and II black except apically; ovipositor sheaths black.

Variation: Mesopleuron in one specimen not so rugose

Male: Unknown.

Distribution. Brazil: Minas Gerais and São Paulo States ( Fig. 13 )

Host. Unknown.

Etymology. The specific name is in honor of our colleague Eduardo Mitio Shimbori for the many years of friendship and work on the Brazilian Braconidae fauna.

Comments. Prochas shimborii sp. n. can easily be distinguished from other species by the combination of the following features: anterior coxae with a ventral carina, sternaulus strongly distinct anteriorly; propodeum with areola hexagonal and juxtacoxal carina complete.

Material examined. Holotype: 1♀ ( MZSP 45651), BRAZIL, São Paulo, Nazaré Paulista, mata, Malaise trap, 21–24.x.2004, B. H. Dietz col.. Paratypes: 1♀ ( MZSP 45652), BRAZIL, São Paulo, Nazaré Paulista, Malaise trap, 26.i.2001, B. H. Dietz col.; 1♀ ( DCBU 39946), Minas Gerais, Bom Repouso, bairro Damázios, 22º26'17,5'' S 46º09'55.5'' W, Malaise trap, 06.i.2010, I. F. Melo and team cols.

Figures

FIGURE 13. Distribution map for Prochas brasiliensis sp. nov. and Prochas shimborii sp. nov..

FIGURES 5 – 8. Prochas shimborii sp. nov.: 5, ♀ holotype habitus; 6, ♀ holotype head; 7, ♀ paratype mesopleuron; 8, ♀ paratype propodeum. Scale bars: 5 = 1 mm; 6 = 0.5 mm; 7 = 0.5 mm; 8 = 0.5 mm.