Decameria varipes Cameron, 1883

Boeve, Jean-Luc, Marin-Armijos, Diego S., Dominguez, Diego F. & Smith, David R., 2016, Sawflies (Hymenoptera: Argidae, Pergidae, Tenthredinidae) from southern Ecuador, with a new record for the country and some ecological data, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 51, pp. 55-89 : 58-59

Decameria varipes Cameron, 1883

Fig. 7

Distribution.

This species occurs from Guatemala south to Ecuador ( Smith 1990).

Material.

nr Loja, Reserva El Madrigal, 04°02'S, 079°11'W, 2275m, 21.10.2014, near rivulet, P3956.A, P3956.B, P3956.C, P3956.D, P3956.E, P3956.F (6 ♂), leg. T. Delsinne, J.-L. Boevé, on leaf of Rubus sp. ( Rosaceae ), P3950 (1 ♂), leg. J.-L. Boevé.

Remarks.

The thorax is typically partly red in most specimens; however melanic forms are occasionally found. The specimens collected here are entirely black but agree in all structural features with the red form. Colour variation is common in some Perreyiinae .

Figures

Figure 7. Decameria varipes, male (P 3956. B), body length 4.0 mm. a Dorsal view b ventral view.