Ophion dentator Fabricius 1804: 138
Eiphosoma annulata Cresson 1865: 54
Townes & Townes 1966: 162
Eiphosoma texana Cresson 1872: 176
Gauld 2000: 82
Eiphosoma variegatum Brèthes 1909: 230
Gauld 2000: 82
Eiphosoma lacteum Cockerell 1913: 62
Gauld 2000: 82
Eiphosoma saueri
Costa Lima 1953: 188
Townes & Townes 1966: 162
A taxonomic review of Cuban Eiphosoma Cresson (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), with biogeographical notes
Fernández-Triana, José L.
Ravelo, Horacio Grillo
Zootaxa
2007
2007-12-05
1655
1
49
61
6DZX5
(Fabricius)
Fabricius
1804
[151,541,1901,1927]
Insecta
Ichneumonidae
Eiphosoma
Animalia
Hymenoptera
2
51
Arthropoda
species
dentator
Ophion dentator Fabricius 1804: 138. [Original description. Holotype ♀, GUYANA(ZMUC, not examined)] Eiphosoma annulata Cresson 1865: 54. [ Lectotype ♀, CUBA(ANSP, not examined). Designated by Cresson 1916: 16. Synonymized by Townes & Townes 1966: 162] Eiphosoma texana Cresson 1872: 176. [ Holotype ♀, USA(ANSP, not examined). Synonymized by Gauld 2000: 82] Eiphosoma variegatum Brèthes 1909: 230. [ Holotype ♀, PARAGUAY(MACN, not examined). Synonymized by Gauld 2000: 82] Eiphosoma lacteum Cockerell 1913: 62. [ Holotype ♀, MEXICO(USNM, not examined). Synonymized by Gauld 2000: 82] Eiphosoma saueri Costa Lima 1953: 188. [ Holotype ♀, BRAZIL(FIOC, not examined). Synonymized by Townes & Townes 1966: 162]
Diagnosis.This species can be differentiated from all of the Neotropical species of Eiphosomaother than those belonging to the dentatorspecies-group by the combination of metapleuron regularly punctate over its entire surface and forewing hyaline. The long malar space (0.60–0.80X the basal mandibular width), distal abscissa of forewing Mspectral, propodeal pleural carina absent posteriorly and areolet elongately petiolate separate E. dentatorfrom the other species in its species-group. In terms of the Cuban fauna, only E. bioeco sp. nov.exhibits the last character, but its completely pigmented distal abscissa of Mand much shorter malar space permits easy separation of both species.
Variation.Most of the Cuban specimens are darker than specimens from Central America, according to the description in Gauld (2000), including black marks on lateral longitudinal sides of propodeum, anterior ventral side of metapleuron, epicnemium and dorsum of tergite III. In that sense they resemble the colour pattern of E. texanumCresson, synonymized by Gauld (2000).
Material examined. WC. CH: Laguito, Marianao, iv-1967, P. Alayo ( IES, 1 ♀). LH: San Antonio de los Baños, vii-2004, Armas-Concepción ( 1 ♀, BIOECO); Bejucal, 1979, no further data ( 3 ♀, UCLV). MT: Agramonte, ii-1982, H. Grillo ( 1 ♀, UCLV); Playa Girón, Ciénaga de Zapata, v-1983, H. Grillo ( 1 ♀, UCLV); Ciénaga de Zapata, v-1964, I. García ( IES, 1 ♀); Torriente, vi-1982, H. Grillo ( 1 ♂, UCLV). CC.VC: Santa Clara, University, v & xii-1992, Ex Diaphania hyalinata( Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), E. Pozo; and v-1972, light trap, H. Grillo ( 5 ♀& 1 ♂, UCLV). SS: Trinidad(not examined, data from Gundlach, 1886). CM: Nuevitas, vi-1966, Leal ( IES, 1 ♂). EC.GR: Barranca, Bayamo, 1995, J. Fernández ( BIOECO, 2 ♂); Media Luna, x- 2001, Ex Diaphania hyalinata(Pyralidae), Yonie ( BIOECO, 1 ♂); Peralejo, Bayamo, iii & vii-1995, J. Fernández ( BIOECO, 8 ♀& 1 ♂) and xi-2001, Ex Diaphania hyalinata(Pyralidae), J. Fernández ( BIOECO, 2 ♀& 1 ♂). SC: Cuabitas, Santiago de Cuba, ix-1956, P. Alayo ( IES, 1 ♀); Jardín Botánico, Santiago de Cuba, iv-1990, G. Garcés ( BIOECO, 1 ♂).