Coccygidium phaeoscapos Sharkey, 2011

Sharkey, Michael J. & Clutts, Stephanie A., 2011, A revision of Thai Agathidinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), with descriptions of six new species, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 22, pp. 69-132 : 87-88

Coccygidium phaeoscapos Sharkey sp. n. Figs 35 36

Diagnosis.

Fore wing melanic distally with a melanic spot near parastigma. Scape entirely melanic or with some weak pale infusions medially.

Description.

Holotype female.

Body length. 7.1 mm

Head. OOL 0.17; POD 0.17; IOL 0.12; EH 1.04; MS 0.18; 42 flagellomeres.

Mesosoma: Mesoscutum punctate; notauli well impressed and crenulate; scutellum with apical carina and subapical transverse depression; sternaulus well impressed and crenulate, extending about ¾ length of mesopleuron; metapleuron rugose in ventral 1/3, punctate dorsally; fore tibial spur distinctly longer than basitarsus.

Metasoma. Median tergite 1 about twice as long as wide apically (length = 1.11mm, width = 0.59 mm).

Color. Yellow except as follows: flagellum melanic, scape entirely melanic or rarely with some weak pale infusions medially, pedicel melanic; tip of hind tibia varying from black to brown, hind tarsomeres varying from dark yellow to black, hind tibial spurs yellow to pale brown. Fore wing infumate in distal half and with a dark spot near parastigma, veins yellow basally, melanic distally; stigma yellow in basal half, vein R pale from stigma to union with RS. Hind wing yellowish hyaline basally and distinctly melanic distally.

Male. Unknown.

GenBank accessions.

H265: #HQ667965. H266: #HQ667964. H267: #HQ667967. H342: #HQ667966. H560: #HQ667968. H671: #HQ667963.

Distribution.

Known only from Thailand. Distribution map can be found at http://purl.org/thaimaps/phaeoscapos.

Etymology.

From the Greek phaios meaning dusky or brown, and scapos; this is a reference to the dark scape which distinguishes this species.

Material examined.

Holotype female: H267, Thailand, Ubon Ratchathani, Pha Taem NP,Phu Krajeaw foothill 15.667°N, 105.508°E 246m MT 2-9.vi.2007 Tongcam & Banlu [QSBG].

Paratypes ♀: Thailand: H671, Chaiyaphum, Pha Hin Ngam NP, deciduous forest/ Tepa Waterfall, 15.649°N, 101.418°E, 614m, MT, 19-25.iv.2007, Katae Sa-nog & Buakaw Adnafai [QSBG]; H265, Chaiyaphum, Pa Hin Ngam NP, deciduous forest, 15.666°N, 101.453°E, 357m, MT, 13-19.vi.2007, Katae Sa-nog & Buakaw Adnafai[ HIC]; H342, Loei, Phu Kradueng NP, Mixed deciduous/S Na Noy office 16.817°N, 101.794°E, 276m, MT, 14-21.v.2008, Thonghuay Phatai; H266, Sakon Nakhon, Phu Phan NP 16.81°N, 103.892°E, 512m, MT, 16-22.vi.2007, Winlon Kongnara [QSBG]; H631, Tat Tone NP, 16°0.79N, 101°58.472E, 648m, MT, 12-19.v.2007, Jaruphan & Budsawong [QSBG]; H553 & H560, Chaiyaphum, Tat Tone NP, Dipterocarp forest at Sapsomboon substation 16.018°N, 101.977°E, 674m, MT, 19-26.v.2007, Tawit Jaruphan & Orawan Budsawong [QSBG, HIC]; H306, Chaiyaphum, Tat Tone NP, Dipterocarp forest at Sapsomboon substation, 16.043°N, 101.977°E, 675m MT, 5-12.v.2007, Tawit Jaruphan & Orawan Budsawong [QSBG]; H395 & H398, Chaiyaphum, Tat Tone NP, Dipterocarp forest at Sapsomboon substation, 16.043°N, 101.977°E, 675m, MT, 26.v.-2.vi.2007, Tawit Jaruphan & Orawan Budsawong [QSBG, HIC].

Key to Thai Species of Cremnops

1a	Metasoma and hind leg mostly or entirely pale	2
1b	Metasoma and hind leg mostly or entirely melanic	Cremnops fuscipennis Brullé
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2a	Fore wing variable but never as in 2b and usually with a yellow stigma area and two or three pale bands	Cremnops desertor (Linnaeus)
2b	Fore wing mostly deep yellow with the distal edge infumate and a small infumate patch below the parastigma (The latter may be variable.)	Cremnops mekongensis Turner
	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/11259

Figures

Figure 35. Coccygidium phaeoscapos a lateral habitus b wings.

Figure 36. Coccygidium phaeoscapos a lateral head and mesosoma b dorsal head and thorax c dorsal propodeum and metasomal terga 1 and 2.