Lepidura tuberosa Dasch, 1974

Araujo, Rodrigo O. & Vivallo, Felipe, 2018, Taxonomic revision of Lepidura Townes, 1971 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Mesochorinae) with the description of three new species, new distribution records and a key to the all known species, Zootaxa 4514 (2), pp. 215-229 : 225-226

Lepidura tuberosa Dasch, 1974

Lepidura tuberosa Dasch, 1974 . 18, 25, 476 (Original description, keyed, comparative illustration of metasoma); Lanfranco, 1974. 203 (Listed); Lanfranco, 1980. 79 (Listed).

Diagnosis: Antenna dark brown. Body yellowish brown. Supra-antennal area, around ocelli, median and lateral stripes on anterior portion of mesoscutum, depression of pronotal lobe, proepisternum, dorsal portion of mesopleuron, mesosternum, metapleuron, propodeum, anterior portion of petiole, spots on anterior and posterior magins of T2–T3, anterior and posterior margins of all tibiae and hind tarsi, dark brown. Remainder of legs, petiole and T2–T3 light green. Vein 1-mcu&(RS+M)b uniformly convex. Propodeum without areola, with reduced carina ( Fig. 2 ).

Comments: Gena slightly more convex than in remaining species. Color of male similar to that of the female, mesosoma dark brown either entirely or at least on stripes on the mesoscutum. All coxae and femora with variations of olive green, with slight tone variations, but always uniformly colored across legs. T2–T3 with variable tones of green.

Type material: Holotype female ( USU, examined).

Type locality: CHILE: Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena: Puerto Natales (Laguna Amarga) .

Distribution ( Fig. 4 ): CHILE: Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena: Choros de la Piedra, Puerto Natales, Puerto Williams, Punta Arenas, Río de Las Minas ( Dasch, 1974; Lanfranco, 1974). Seno Beagle ( Dasch, 1974). Seno Otway, Tres Brazos ( Dasch, 1974; Lanfranco, 1974). * Región del Maule: Altos de Vilches.

Material Examined: 1 female: Holotype, Laguna Amarga , Natales , Magallanes, Chile, Dec. 14-21, 1960, L. Peña ( USU). 1 female: Altos de Vilches, Talca, Chile, x-18/25 -64 1200m, C. C. Porter ( FSCA).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Distribution records for Lepidura abbreviata Dash, 1974, L. patagonica new species, L. tuberosa Dash, 1974 and L. variegata Dash, 1974.

FIGURES 1–3. Propodeum in dorsal view. 1–2 Propodeum without areola: 1 Propodeum with subpentagonal area delimited by complete lateral longitudinal and posterior transverse carinae and incomplete anterior transverse and median longitudinal carinae, Lepidura abbreviata Dash, 1974; 2 Propodeum smooth, with reduced carinae, L. olivacea Dash, 1974; 3 Propodeum with areola delimited by the median longitudinal, anterior transverse and posterior transverse carinae, L. improcera Dash, 1974. Scale bars (mm): Figs 1–3 = 0.2.