Sendaphne dianariaspennae Fernandez-Triana & Whitfield, 2014

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Whitfield, James B., Smith, M. Alex, Hallwachs, Winnie & Janzen, Daniel H., 2014, Revision of the neotropical genus Sendaphne Nixon (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 41, pp. 1-29 : 8

Sendaphne dianariaspennae Fernandez-Triana & Whitfield sp. n.

Figs 15-22

Holotype.

Female, CNC. BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro, Mangaratiba; i.1976; coll. M. Alvarenga. DNA Voucher code: CNCHYM 07025.

Paratypes.

3 ♀, 1 ♂ (CNC), Brazil, same locality and date than holotype. 1 ♀ (CNC), Brazil, Nova Teutonia, 27°11'S, 52°23'W, 300-500m, 21.iii.1961, coll. F. Plaumann. 2 ♂ (CNC), Brazil, Guanabara and Represa Rio Grande, i.1969 and i.1972. 1 ♂ (CNC), Brazil, Caruaru, Pernambuco, v.1972. 8 ♀, 10 ♂ (Humboldt Institute), Colombia, Magdalena, PNN Tayrona Zaino, 50m, 11°20'N, 74°2'W, specimens collected between 13.v.2000 and 30.viii.2000, coll. R. Henriquez.

Diagnosis.

This species is morphological similar to Sendaphne sulmo but differs in the smaller, less separated ocelli (which form a lower triangle, compared to higher triangle in Sendaphne sulmo ), T1 relatively wider medially, and T2 relatively slender than Sendaphne sulmo . The geographical distribution of the two species is more than 2,000 km apart.

Description.

Head color: dark brown to black. Mesosoma color: orange-yellow. Tegula color: orange-yellow. Metasoma color (dorsally): yellow. Metacoxa color: yellow. Anatomical line tangent to posterior margin of anterior ocellus crossing slightly (0.01-0.02 mm) above anterior margin of posterior ocelli. Ocular-ocellar line: 0.17 mm. Interocellar distance: 0.10 mm. Posterior ocellus diameter: 0.07-0.08 mm. Body length: 3.2-3.5 mm. Fore wing length: 3.0-3.2 mm. Ovipositor length: 2.3-3.0 mm. Metacoxa length: 0.90-0.95 mm. Metafemur length: 0.90 mm. Metatibia length: 1.12-1.35 mm. T1 length/width at posterior margin: 0.45-0.50 mm/0.05-0.06 mm. T2 length/width at posterior margin: 0.35 mm/0.18-0.20 mm.

Distribution.

Brazil and Colombia.

Molecular data.

Four of the paratypes from Brazil (DNA Voucher codes: CNCHYM 07023, CNCHYM 07024 and CNCHYM 07040) as well as the holotype were sampled for DNA. Only one of the paratypes (CNCHYM 07040) rendered a minibarcode of 103 base pairs.

Comments.

The Brazilian specimens of S. dianariaspennae were collected between January and March, while the Colombian specimens were collected between May and August.

Etymology.

Named after Diana Carolina Arias-Penna (Colombia), in recognition of her blossoming career studying neotropical Braconidae , especially species from South America.

Figures

Figures 15 - 22. Sendaphne dianariaspennae, female holotype. 15 Habitus, lateral view 16 Head, frontal view (some inclination downwards) 17 Fore wing 18 Propodeum and metasoma, dorsal view 19 Meso- and metasoma (partially), dorsal view. 20 - 22: Details of the ovipositor, ovipositor sheaths, and hypopygium.