Notiospathius amazonensis Rodríguez-Jiménez, 2016

Rodriguez-Jimenez, Andrea & Sarmiento, Carlos E., 2016, Taxonomic synopsis of Notiospathius Matthews & Marsh, 1973 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Colombia, Zootaxa 4132 (2), pp. 151-206 : 168-170

Notiospathius amazonensis Rodríguez-Jiménez sp. nov.

( Figs 61–65 )

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from others by the following combination of characters. Clypeus rugose-transversely striate or strongly rugose. Face striate or weakly striate. Frons striate. Scutellum (scutellar disc) smooth. Subalar groove porcate. Mesopleuron mostly porcate. Venter or mesosoma smooth, very weakly coriaceous-with a few area weakly rugose. Metapleuron rugose. Femora with a rounded protrusion in dorso-medial view.

Description female. Body length: 7.15 mm.

Color. Head mainly honey yellow-brown. Eye orbits yellow. Malar space yellow. Palpi white. Periocellar area honey-brown. Scape yellow with a longitudinal brown stripe. Pedicel yellow with a wide longitudinal brown stripe. Flagellum with apically white annulus composed of 18 flagellomeres. Flagellomeres before annuli honey to dark brown. Mesosoma mainly honey-black. Lateral mesoscutal lobes honey. Median mesoscutal lobe honey yellow. Venter of mesosoma honey to dark brown. Pronotum honey to dark brown. Propodeum black. First tergum blackhoney. Second tergum dark brown-honey yellow. Fourth tergum honey-yellow basomedially, yellow apically with a transversal light brown. Fifth tergum yellow to brown. Sixth tergum brown to yellow. Remaining terga pale yellow. Fore and middle femur pale yellow at apex and base with brown apically. Fore and middle tibia yellow. Hind coxa honey basally and brown-yellow apically. Hind trochanter pale yellow. Hind trochantellus pale yellow, honey at apex. Hind femur pale yellow basally, brown apically. Hind tibia pale yellow basally, honey yellow apically. Hind tarsi honey. Wings dusky. Veins mainly brown. Tegula pale yellow. Stigma white-dark brown.

Head. Clypeus rugose-transversely striate. Head 0.80 x higher than wide. Face transversely striate. Face minimum width/maximum width ratio 0.89. Frons transversely striate. Vertex transversely striate. Eye 1.25 x higher than wide. Ocell-ocular distance twice diameter of lateral ocellus. Malar space 0.37 x eye height in lateral view. Temple/eye length ratio in dorsal view 0.58. Temple narrow. Supraclypeal area 0.50 x head height in frontal view. Gena-temple area smooth- weakly striate. Scape 0.52 x first flagellomere length. Flagellomeres 44.

Mesosoma. Pronotum porcate laterally and rugose ventrally. Pronotal groove distinct. Pronotal groove laterally weakly porcate-smooth. Propleuron rugose-smooth. Mesoscutal lobes strongly costate-rugose along lateral edges, coriaceous medially. Notauli scrobiculate, not reaching the end of mesoscutum. Mesoscutum medially strongly costate-rugose. Scutellum (scutellar disc) smooth. Subalar groove distinct and porcate. Precoxal sulcus narrow, deep and scrobiculate; length 0.79 x mesopleuron length. Mesopleuron porcate dorsally, porcateweakly rugose medially, and porcate-weakly coriaceous ventrally. Venter of mesosoma smooth, very weakly coriaceous-with a few area weakly rugose. Metapleuron rugose. Propodeum rugose without two sublateral, longitudinal and complete carinae absent, and without a median, longitudinal and complete carinae. Propodeal apico-lateral corners weakly tuberculate. Propodeal spine or tooth over hind coxa absent.

Wings: fore wing. 2RS/2M ratio 0.50. Vein m-cu meeting vein RS+Ma distinctly before vein 2RS. Vein (RS+M)b distinct. Vein (RS+M)b/2RS ratio 0.19. Vein r 0.40 length of vein 3 RSa. Vein 1cu-a slightly postfurcal to vein 1M. Hind wing. Vein M+CU/1M ratio 0.45. Vein m-cu nebulous. Vein cu-a 0.16 x length of 1M. Vein r-m/1M ratio 0.29. Vein SC+R complete.

Legs. Hind coxa dorsally costate-rugose. Ventral part of hind coxa rugose. Hind coxa without basoventral tubercle. Hind coxa 0.50 x length of hind femur. Femora with a rounded protrusion in dorso-medial view. Hind femur in dorsal view weakly striate-weakly coriaceous.

Metasoma. Basal sternal plate length/ first tergum length ratio 0.75. First tergum 2.50 x longer than apical width. First tergum rugose basally, costate-rugose apically. Second tergum costate on basal three fourths, remainder of terga weakly costate-smooth. Third tergum very weakly costate-smooth. Suture between second and third tergum absent. Fourth tergum and remainder of terga smooth and polished. Ovipositor 7.80 mm long. Ovipositor 1.90 x length of metasoma. Ovipositor 4.88 x length of first tergum.

Variation with respect to holotype. Females. Body length: 6.00– 7.15 mm. Color. Head mainly honey yellow. Periocellar area brown. Flagellomeres before annuli honey to brown. Lateral mesoscutal lobes honey yellow. Venter of mesosoma honey yellow-brown. First tergum honey-dark brown, or dark brown. Second tergum brown, yellow apically. Third tergum yellow basomedially and apically with a transversal light brown stripe. Fourth tergum yellow basomedially and apically with a transversal light brown stripe. Fore and middle femur pale yellow at apex and base with light brown apically. Stigma white-brown.

Head. Clypeus strongly rugose. Face weakly transversely striate. Face minimum width/maximum width ratio 0.89–0.91. Eye 0.80–1.25 x higher than wide. Ocell-ocular distance twice diameter of lateral ocellus, or three diameter of lateral ocellus. Malar space 0.33–0.53 x eye height in lateral view. Temple/eye length ratio in dorsal view 0.56–0.59. Supraclypeal area 0.40–0.50 x head height in frontal view. Gena-temple area smooth. Scape 0.42– 0.57 x first flagellomere length.

Mesosoma. Pronotal groove laterally smooth-weakly scrobiculate. Mesoscutum medially strongly rugose. Precoxal sulcus length 0.79–0.84 mesopleuron length.

Wings: fore wing. 2RS/2M ratio 0.47–0.50. Vein (RS+M)b/2RS ratio 0.09–0.21. Vein r 0.30–0.40 length of vein 3 RSa. Hind wing. Vein M+CU/1M ratio 0.44–0.54. Vein cu-a 0.14–0.19 length of 1M. Vein r-m/1M ratio 0.23–0.30.

Legs. Ventral part of hind coxa weakly rugose, or weakly costate-weakly rugose. Hind coxa 0.40–0.50 length of hind femur. Femora with a rounded protrusion in dorso-medial view (sometimes indistinct in hind femur).

Metasoma. Basal sternal plate length / first tergum length ratio 0.75–0.80. First tergum 2.45–2.83 x longer than apical width. First tergum rugose on basal three fourths, weakly rugose-costate-smooth on apical fourth. Second tergum costate at base, remainder of terga weakly costate-smooth and polished. Third tergum smooth and polished. Ovipositor 6.00– 7.80 mm long. Ovipositor 1.38–2.00 x length of metasoma. Ovipositor 4.88–5.69 x length of first tergum.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Colombia.

Biology. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype female ( ICN). Colombia, Amazonas-PNN Amacayacu Matamata, 3º23'S 70º6'W, 150m, Malaise, 11–28.vi.2001, D. Chota, Leg. M.1860, ICN 0 44907.

Paratypes. Females ( ICN): one female, Colombia: Amazonas-PNN Amacayacu Mocagua, 3º23'S 70º6'W, 150m, Malaise, 7–20.v.2001, D. Chota, Leg. M.1866, ICN 056046; one female, Colombia, Amazonas-PNN Amacayacu Matamata, 3º23'S 70º6'W, 150m, Malaise, 16.iv. 7.v.2001, D. Chota, Leg. M.1857, ICN 044909; two females, Colombia, Amazonas-PNN Amacayacu Matamata, 3º23'S 70º6'W, 150m, Malaise, 7–28.v.2001, D. Chota, Leg. M.1858, ICN 0 44906 and ICN 0 44908.

Etymology. The name of this species refers to Amazonas, the department in Colombia where this new species was collected.

Figures

FIGURES 61 – 65. Notiospathius amazonensis sp. nov.: 61) habitus, 62) head and mesosoma in dorsal view, 63) mesosoma in lateral view, 64) metasoma in dorsal view, and 65) head in anterior view. Scale bar: 1 mm.