Heterospilus corcovado Marsh

Marsh, Paul M., Wild, Alexander L. & Whitfield, James B., 2013, The Doryctinae (Braconidae) of Costa Rica: genera and species of the tribe Heterospilini, ZooKeys 347, pp. 1-474 : 51-53

Heterospilus corcovado Marsh sp. n. Figure 29

Female.

Body size: 3.0-4.0 mm. Color: head brown to dark brown; scape honey yellow, usually with lateral longitudinal brown stripe, flagellum brown, apical 8-11 flagellomeres white; mesosoma usually entirely dark brown or black, occasionally mesoscutal lobes and venter lighter brown; metasomal terga 1-4 dark brown or black, terga 5-7 yellow; wing veins including stigma brown; legs yellow, occasionally femora brown on apical half. Head: vertex transversely costate; frons transversely costate; face smooth or occasionally weakly striate; temple in dorsal view narrow, width less than 1/2 eye width; malar space greater than 1/4 eye height; ocell-ocular distance slightly more than 2.5 times diameter of lateral ocellus; 29-35 flagellomeres. Mesosoma: mesoscutal lobes granulate; notauli scrobiculate, meeting at scutellum in triangular costate or costate-rugose area; scutellum granulate; prescutellar furrow with 1 cross carina; mesopleuron granulate; precoxal sulcus smooth, shorter than mesopleuron; venter granulate; propodeum with basal median areas margined, granulate, basal median carina present, areola not distinctly margined, areolar area rugose, lateral areas rugose posteriorly, granulate anteriorly, area above hind coxa with distinct tubercle. Wings: fore wing vein r shorter than vein 3RSa, vein 1cu-a beyond vein 1M; hind wing vein SC+R present, vein M+CU slightly shorter than vein 1M. Metasoma: first tergum longitudinally costate, length about 1.5 times apical width; second tergum costate, about 4 times as wide as length; anterior transverse groove present, sinuate; posterior transverse groove present, occasionally weak and partially absent; third tergum smooth entirely, rarely weakly granulate at base; terga 4-7 smooth; ovipositor as long as or longer than metasoma.

Holotype female.

Top label (white, printed) - Costa Rica: Puntarenas, ACO [;] Golfito, P.N. Cordovado[sic], 745m [;] Est. Agujas, Cerro Rincon [;] 15. v– 15.vi.1999, J. Azofeifa [;] L.S. 276900-521500 #52744 [;] Malaise trap; second label 9 red, partially printed and hand written) - HOLOTYPE [;] Heterospilus [;] corcovado [;] P. Marsh. Deposited in ESUW.

Paratypes.

1 ♀, COSTA RICA: Puntar [;] Golfo Dulce 24km W [;] Piedras Blancas [;] 200m, vii-ix 1990 [;] Col. Paul Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA, Puntarenas [;] San Vito, Jardin Bot. [;] Las Cruces, VII-VIII/89 [;] 1200m, Col. P. Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA: Limon [;] 16km W. Guapiles [;] 400m, i-iv.1991 [;] col. Paul Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Limon, Sec. Cocori [;] 30Km al N> Cariari, 100m [;] xii.1994, E. Rojas, Malaise [;] L.N. 286000-567500 #4525 (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA: Puntarenas [;] RF Golfo Dulce, el 200m [;] 24km W Piedras Blancas [;] P. Hanson xii.1992 (TAMU). 1 ♀, Est. Cuatro Esquinas, 0m, [;] P.N. Tortuguero, Prov. [;] Limon, COSTA RICA. [;] R. Delgado, Nov 1991. [;] L-N-280000,590500 (INBC).

Comments.

This species is distinguished by the single cross carina in the prescutellar furrow and the distinct tubercle postero-laterally on the propodeum just above the hind coxa.

Etymology.

Named for Corcovado National Park where the holotype was collected.