Dasymutilla Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) in Panama: new species, sex associations and seasonal flight activity Cambra, Roberto A. Williams, Kevin A. Quintero, Diomedes Windsor, Donald M. Pickering, John Saavedra, Daisy Insecta Mundi 2018 2018-02-16 608 1 17 Cambra, Williams and Quintero Cambra, Williams and Quintero 2018 [192,933,1471,1496] Insecta Mutillidae Dasymutilla Animalia Hymenoptera 7 6 Arthropoda species colorado sp. nov.  ( Fig. 17–22, 24)     Holotypefemale. PANAMA, Panamá  Province, Monumento Natural Barro Colorado, Península Gigante,  1.viii.1990, A. Mena( captured in copula,mounted on same pin with male Allotype, deposited in CDFA).   Paratypes( MIUPexcept where noted).  PANAMA: Panamá Province:same data as holo- type(  1m, CDFA);   23.vii.1990, D. Quintero, 1f;   30.vii.1990, A. Mena, 1f;   27–29.viii.1990, 1f;   3.viii.1990, 1f;  Barro Colorado Island:  14.vi.1993, J. Coronado, 1f;   27.iv.1994, J. Pickering,  1m;   4–11.v. 1994, 1m;   11–18.v. 1994, 1m;   18–25.v. 1994, 1m;   3–10.vi. 2002, 1m;   20–27.vii. 1994, 1m;   10–17.viii. 1994, 1m;   29.viii.2001, D. Windsor(  1m, CDFA);   26.xii. 2001, 1m;   22–28.v. 2002, 1m;   29.v. 2002, 4m;   12–20.vi. 2002, 2m;   26.vi. 2002, 1m;   4–12.ix. 2002(  1m, CDFA);   11.vi. 2003, 1m;   10.ix. 2003, 1m;   17.ix. 2003, 1m;   24–31. iii. 2004, 1m;   5–12.v. 2004, 2m;   19.v. 2004, 5m;   26.v. 2004, 4m;   9.vi. 2004, 1m;   15.ix. 2004, 1m;   29.xii. 2004, 1m;   4.v. 2005, 1m;   11.v. 2005, 3m;   18.v. 2005, 3m;   25.v. 2005, 2m;   15.vi. 2005, 1m;   24–31.viii. 2005, 1m;   25.i. 2006, 1m;   19.iv. 2006, 1m;   26.iv. 2006, 1m;   3.v. 2006, 1m;   10.v. 2006, 3m;   27.ix. 2006, 1m;   28.iii. 2007, 1m;   3.vi.1981, 2f;   17.iv.1981, 1f;   7.v.1981, 1f;   25.v.1981, 1f;   21.viii. 1977, 1m;   3–6.vi.1967, M. Naumann,  1m;   7.vi.1956, C. Rettenmeyer,  1m;  P. Nac. Soberanía, camino Plantación,  16.ix.2000, D. Quintero& A. Santos(1f, CDFA);  Campana, Chica,  1–25.x.2013, Y. Cheng,  1m; P. Nac. Campana,  16.vi.1991, J. Coronado, 1f;   10.vi.2007, Y. Christopher( 1f, CDFA);  Cerro Azul, Urbanizacion Las Nubes,  2.ix.2001, D. Quintero, 1f.   Coclé Province: El Copé,  900m,  24.ix.1990, D. Quintero, 2f.   Darién Province: P. Nac. Darién, Pirre, Estación Rancho Frío,  3–17.x.2002, R. Cambra, 1f;  P. Nac. Darién, Estación Cruce de Mono, 250 msnm, 7°55′N, 77°39′W,  8.ii.1993, R. Cambra& J. Coronado, 1f;   17.ii.1993, 1f;   26.ii.1993(  1m, CDFA).   Diagnosis.FEMALE. This species can be separated from other  Dasymutillaby the triangular pygidium. It can be separated from  Traumatomutillawith a similar triangular pygidium by the unarmed posterolateral head margins, the rounded femoral apices, and the red mesosoma. The following diagnostic characters are also useful: the antennal scrobe has a dorsal carina that is sometimes weak; the gena has a distinct carina; the mesosoma is longer than broad and has a distinct scutellar scale; and T2 is marked with two yellow subcircular patches. MALE. This species has the integument black, clothed with black and white setae only; T4 and T5 each have a dense band of white setae; the tibial spurs are white; S2 lacks a seta-filled pit; the posterior margin of the hypopygium has a median notch, and the forewing marginal cell is apically acute.   Description.FEMALE ( holotype). Body length 11 mm. Body black, except apical flagellomeres, mandible, and leg joints partly brown, mesosoma largely reddish dorsally and laterally; and T2 with two distinct yellow subcircular patches. Head and mesosoma with appressed setae predominantly pale yellow and erect setae predominantly blackish; metasoma with distinct white setal patch on T1 and T2; with distinct whitish fringe or band on T4–5 and S2–5; whitish setae on T2 patches and laterally on T2–3; remaining metasomal setae black. Head. Genal carina present and distinct; subgenal carina absent; antennal scrobe with dorsal carina partially obliterated; head, including outer margin of eyes; broader than mesosoma; posterolateral angle of vertex without tubercle. Entire head with deep contiguous punctures, many interspaces cariniform. Mesosoma. Longer than broad in dorsal view, perpendicularly truncate posteriorly; dorsally with deep contiguous punctures, interspaces mostly cariniform; humeral carina weak, basically continuous to epaulet; scutellar scale present; lateral and posterior propodeal faces smoothly rounded together with similar dense punctation; mid and hind femora rounded apically; tarsomere five apex with laminar process notched medially, process covering base of claws. Metasoma. T1 narrowly petiolate with globose T2; T2–6 with deep contiguous punctures, interspaces mostly cariniform; pygidial area higher than wide, narrow at base, with few weak longitudinal striae. MALE. Body length 10.5 mm. Color.Entirely black except flagellum, mandible and leg joints partly brown. Setae predominantly scattered whitish except head with erect black setae; mesoscutum with erect and appressed black setae; T1, T4, and T5 with distinct white setal bands, remaining tergites with setae mostly black. Head. Genal carina absent; clypeus anterior margin with two denticles or tubercles; mandible apically oblique, tridentate; ocelli small: OOD ~5× DLO, IOD subequal to DLO; head slightly swollen posteromedially. Mesosoma. Mostly with deep confluent punctures; mesopleuron without protuberance near tegula; tegula mostly smooth; axilla punctate dorsally, apically oblique with truncate setose posterior face; propodeum reticulate; apices of mid and hind femora more or less rounded, not sulcate; tibial spur white; marginal cell with pointed apex to marginal vein. Metasoma.T1 narrowly petiolate with T2; S2 without seta-filled pit; S2 base without carina, evenly convex; T6 mostly smooth with apical setal fringe; hypopygium apical margin with median V-shaped notch; S7 Posterolateral angles not dentiform, lateral borders without carina.   Distribution.Known only from central and eastern Panama.   Etymology.From the Spanish “  colorado” meaning red colored. Jointly named in reference to the female’s uncommon mesosomal color and Barro ColoradoIsland, where the typewas collected and this project originated. Treat as noun in apposition.   Remarks.In the key to Neotropical  Dasymutilla( Manley and Pitts 2007), females of this species run to various couplets depending on how the antennal scrobe carina is scored. Most specimens key to couplet 32 with  Dasymutilla twegeni Manley and Pitts, 2007from Mexico. They can be separated from  D. twegeniby having the mesosoma reddish and the pygidial area higher than wide, narrowed basally, and mostly unsculptured. Other specimens key to couplet 47 with  Dasymutilla buenavista Manley and Pitts, 2007from Mexico. They can be separated from  D. buenavistaby having the mesosoma reddish, T2 with two yellow maculae, without a sinuate carina anterior to the scutellar scale, and having the pygidial area mostly unsculptured. Still other females key to couplet 47 and were discussed briefly as potential members of the genus  Traumatomutillain Williams et al. (2017). The diagnostic characters and habitus photos presented here will allow immediate recognition of this species. Males are similar to  Dasymutilla militaris nigriceps(Cresson, 1865)from Cuba, Bahamasand Dominican Republic. Both species have the integument black, clothed with black and white setae, S2 without seta-filled pit, and the posterior margin of the hypopygium with a median notch. It differs from D. m. nigricepsin the following combination of characters: the wings are uniform in color with the marginal cell apically acute; T2 has erect and sparse white setae basally; T3 is clothed mostly with black setae; the pygidial area is mostly unsculptured; while  D. militarishas the wings banded and marginal cell apically truncate, has the T2 base and T3 totally with dense decumbent white pubescence that hides the integument; and the pygidial area is finely rugose.   Dasymutillaand  Traumatomutillaare notoriously difficult to separate and could eventually be synonymized ( Manley and Pitts 2007). Both genera are diverse and morphologically variable, with  Dasymutillabeing predominantly North American and  Traumatomutillabeing predominantly South American. This species functionally represents a middle ground between the genera, having female coloration similar to  Dasymutilla, male coloration similar to  Traumatomutilla,and occurring at the border between North and South America. Because  Dasymutillais the older name, we place  D. coloradoin that genus. 2573323424 captured in copula, 1990-08-01 CDFA A. Mena Panama Peninsula Gigante Panam Monumento Natural Barro Colorado 7 6 2 PANAMA holotype 2573323442 1990-08-01 MIUP, CDFA A. Mena Panama Peninsula Gigante 1 PANAMA Monumento Natural Barro Colorado 7 6 2 PANAMA paratype 2573323445 [414,753,1648,1672] 1990-07-23 D. Quintero 7 6 1 1 2573323449 [761,1058,1648,1672] 1990-07-30 A. Mena 7 6 1 1 2573323410 [1066,1297,1648,1672] 1990-08-27 1990-08-29 1990-08-27 7 6 1 1 2573323635 1990-08-03 7 6 1 1 2573323454 [232,855,1680,1704] 1993-06-14 Coronado Panama Barro Colorado Island 7 6 1 Panama paratype 2573323426 [870,1222,1680,1704] 1994-04-27 J. Pickering 7 6 1 1 2573323435 [1231,1440,1680,1704] 1994-05-04 1994-05-11 1994-05-04 7 6 1 1 2573323433 [192,425,1712,1736] 1994-05-11 1994-05-18 1994-05-11 7 6 1 1 2573323430 [436,670,1712,1736] 1994-05-18 1994-05-25 1994-05-18 7 6 1 1 2573323418 [681,908,1712,1736] 2002-06-03 2002-06-10 2002-06-03 7 6 1 1 2573323434 [919,1170,1712,1736] 1994-07-20 1994-07-27 1994-07-20 7 6 1 1 2573323417 [1181,1434,1712,1736] 1994-08-10 1994-08-17 1994-08-10 7 6 1 1 2573323441 [192,641,1744,1768] 2001-08-29 CDFA Windsor Panama 1 7 6 1 1 Panama paratype 2573323429 [652,845,1744,1768] 2001-12-26 7 6 1 1 2573323446 [852,1072,1744,1768] 2002-05-22 2002-05-28 2002-05-22 7 6 1 1 2573323420 [1079,1256,1744,1768] 2002-05-29 7 6 4 4 2573323436 2002-06-12 2002-06-20 2002-06-12 7 6 2 2 2573323439 [246,427,1776,1800] 2002-06-26 7 6 1 1 2573323414 [440,763,1776,1800] 2002-09-04 2002-09-12 2002-09-04 CDFA Panama 1 7 6 1 Panama paratype 2573323413 [775,961,1776,1800] 2003-06-11 7 6 1 1 2573323419 [969,1156,1776,1800] 2003-09-10 7 6 1 1 2573323407 [1164,1350,1776,1800] 2003-09-17 7 6 1 1 2573323565 2004-03-24 2004-03-31 2004-03-24 7 6 1 1 2573323456 [349,556,1808,1832] 2004-05-05 2004-05-12 2004-05-05 7 6 2 2 2573323411 [562,740,1808,1832] 2004-05-19 7 6 5 5 2573323428 [746,923,1808,1832] 2004-05-26 7 6 4 4 2573323423 [930,1100,1808,1832] 2004-06-09 7 6 1 1 2573323416 [1107,1292,1808,1832] 2004-09-15 7 6 1 1 2573323592 2004-12-29 7 6 1 1 2573323431 [247,412,1840,1864] 2005-05-04 7 6 1 1 2573323422 [423,603,1840,1864] 2005-05-11 7 6 3 3 2573323408 [612,793,1840,1864] 2005-05-18 7 6 3 3 2573323443 [802,983,1840,1864] 2005-05-25 7 6 2 2 2573323450 [992,1180,1840,1864] 2005-06-15 7 6 1 1 2573323406 [1190,1440,1840,1864] 2005-08-24 2005-08-31 2005-08-24 7 6 1 1 2573323451 [192,363,1872,1896] 2006-01-25 7 6 1 1 2573323432 [371,556,1872,1896] 2006-04-19 7 6 1 1 2573323412 [564,749,1872,1896] 2006-04-26 7 6 1 1 2573323409 [757,919,1872,1896] 2006-05-03 7 6 1 1 2573323437 [927,1104,1872,1896] 2006-05-10 7 6 3 3 2573323453 [1111,1297,1872,1896] 2006-09-27 7 6 1 1 2573323650 2007-03-28 7 6 1 1 2573323448 [244,401,1904,1928] 1981-06-03 7 6 2 2 2573323421 [407,577,1904,1928] 1981-04-17 7 6 1 1 2573323438 [584,731,1904,1929] 1981-05-07 7 6 1 1 2573323427 [738,900,1904,1928] 1981-05-25 7 6 1 1 2573323444 [907,1109,1904,1929] 1977-08-21 7 6 1 1 2573323455 1967-06-03 1967-06-06 1967-06-03 M. Naumann 1 8 7 7 6 1 2573323575 [247,624,221,246] 1956-06-07 C. Rettenmeyer 8 7 1 1 2573323588 2000-09-16 CDFA P. Nac. Soberania & D. Quintero & Santos Panama Plantacion 8 7 1 Panama paratype 2573323621 [471,1027,253,277] 2013-10-01 2013-10-25 2013-10-01 Y. Cheng Panama 1 Chica Campana 8 7 1 Panama paratype 2573323602 1991-06-16 Coronado Campana Campana 8 7 1 1 2573323598 [365,836,285,309] 2007-06-10 CDFA Christopher Panama 8 7 1 1 Panama paratype 2573323600 2001-09-02 D. Quintero Panama Urbanizacion Las Nubes Cerro Azul 8 7 1 Panama paratype 2573323649 [396,1160,316,341] 1990-09-24 El Cope & D. Quintero Panama 900 Cocle Province 8 7 2 Cocle Province paratype 2573323646 2002-10-03 2002-10-17 2002-10-03 P. Nac. & R. Cambra Panama Estacion Rancho Frio Pirre 8 7 1 Darien Province paratype 2573323642 1993-02-08 P. Nac. & Cambra & J. Coronado Panama 7.9166665 Estacion Cruce de Mono 1302 -77.65 8 7 1 Darien paratype 2573323620 [1148,1307,381,405] 1993-02-17 8 7 1 1 2573323572 1993-02-26 CDFA Panama 1 8 7 1 1 Darien paratype