Paraspicera bakeri Kieffer, 1907

Ros-Farré, P. & Pujade-Villar, J., 2011, Revision of the genus Paraspicera Kieffer, 1907 (Hym: Figitidae: Aspicerinae), Zootaxa 2801 (1), pp. 48-56 : 50-52

Paraspicera bakeri Kieffer, 1907

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Type material. ( 1♂) HOLOTYPE male deposited in ( CAS) in Polk County Whise , nº 55743, North Carolina. USA. Type nº 10503.

Additional material. (48 ♂ & 6 ♀). CANADA: NEW BRUNSWICK: (1♂) ( CNCI) 23-VII-1978, Kouchibouguac , N. P. S. J. Miller leg. Code 7331Y; (1♂) ( CNCI) 23-VII-1978, Kouchibouguac , N. P. S. J. Miller leg. Code 7328V ; ONTARIO: (2 ♂) ( CNCI) 27-VII-1947, Ottawa , O. Peck leg.; (1 ♂) ( CNCI) without locality; (1 ♂ & 1 ♀) ( CNCI) 23-VII-1976, St. Laurence Is. Nat. Park. Thwartway Is. A. Carter leg. Code 4195-I; (1 ♂ & 1 ♀) ( CNCI) same locality , 17-VIII-1976 W. Reid leg. Code 4440-V; (1 ♂) ( UB) same locality , 28-VII-1976, A. Carter leg. Code 4245G-106; (2 ♂) ( CNCI) same locality , 5-IX-1976, A. Carter leg. Code 4622V-2; (1♂) ( CNCI) same locality , 26- VIII-1976, Code 4518V-22; (1♀) ( CNCI) same locality , 20-VII-1976, G. Thompson leg. Code 4223-K; (1♀) ( CNCI) same locality , 20-VII-1976, C. Yosimoto leg. Code 4222-J; (4 ♂) ( CNCI) same locality , 21-VII-1976, A. Carter leg. Code 4175-O; (2 ♂) ( CNCI) same locality , 26-VII-1976, A. Carter leg. Code 4232-T y 4272-T78; (3 ♂) ( CNCI) same locality , 5-VIII-1976, A. Carter leg. Code 4336-V; (1♂) ( CNCI) 24-VI-1961, Qweenston , Kelton & Brumpton leg.; (1 ♂) ( CNCI) 4-VIII-1976, St. Laurence Is. Nat. Park. Mc Donald Is. A. Carter leg. Code 4320-F; (1 ♂) ( MZLU) 26-VIII-1982, Rondeau Park , L. Huggert leg. ZML-2007-098; (1♂) ( CNCI) 10-VII-1962, Rondeau Park , S. M. Clark leg.; (1♂) ( CNCI) 28-VIII-1980, Rondeau Prov. Park, C. M. Yosimoto leg.; (1♂) ( CNCI) 29-VI- 1962, Rondeau Park , S. M. Clark leg.; (1♂) ( CNCI) 18-VII-1955, Grimsby, L. A. Kelton leg.; QUEBEC: (1♀) ( UB) 9/ 14-VIII-1983, Gatineau Park, Lac Meech, L. Huggert leg.; USA: GEORGIA: (2 ♂) ( CNCI) 14-IX-1987, Athens , L. Masner leg.; (1 ♂) ( UB) same locality and date . ILLINOIS: (1 ♂) ( UB) 7-IX-1993, Effingham co. , SSW Mason, J. A. Pinto leg. ; MARYLAND (1 ♂) ( UB) , 15/ 22-VI-1992, Pr. Georges co. BARC Ent Bldg 476, N. M. Schill leg. ZML-2007-097; (1 ♂) ( MZLU) 13-VI/ 22-VI-1992, Pr. Georges co. BARC Ent Bldg 476, Malaise trap Stands, N. M. Schill leg., ZML-2007-096; (1 ♂) ( CNCI) 1/ 8-VI-1986, Prince Georges co; (1♂) ( CNCI) 18/ 25-V- 1986, Prince Georges co., Patuxent Res. Sta. , D. B. Whal leg. Malaise trap; (1♂) ( CNCI) 8/ 15-VI-1986, Prince Georges co., Patuxent Res. Sta. , D. B. Whal leg.; (1♂) ( LACM) 12/ 21-VI-1973, Cabin John, Collection of R. M. Fouts Accessioned by L. A. C. M.;(1♂) ( CNCI) 17-V-1965, Laurel , Malaise trap; MICHIGAN (3 ♂) ( MZLU) 18/

22-VIII-1976, Ann Arbor , Malaise trap, Townes leg. ZML-2007-097; UTAH (1 ♂) ( MZLU) 19-VI-1964, Iron Co. Zane, G. F. Knowlton & W. I. Hanson leg. ZML-2007-095; MISSOURI (1 ♀) ( UB) VI-1987, Williamsville , J. T. Becker leg.; VIRGINIA (1 ♂) ( MZLU) 12-IV-1992, Essex Co. 1 mile SE of Dunnsville, Malaise trap, D. R. Smith leg., ZML-2007-096; (2 ♂) ( MZLU) 1/ 14-VII-1993, Clarke Co. 2 miles S of Boyce Blandy Experimental Farm, Malaise trap, D. R. Smith leg., ZML-2007-096; (2 ♂) ( MZLU) 17/ 30-VI-1993, Virginia, Clarke Co. 2 miles S of Boyce Blandy Experimental Farm, Malaise trap, D. R. Smith leg., ZML-2007-096 .

Diagnosis. Paraspicera bakeri has the scutellar spine longer ( Fig 1a ) than P.brandaoi (around 1/2 the length of scutellar disk) ( Fig 2a ). In P. bakeri the scutellar foveae are small and delimited posteriorly ( Fig 1a ), whereas in P. brandaoi they are large and not delimited posteriorly ( Fig 2a ). Furthermore, the interfoveal line in P. brandaoi is present, but not very pronounced in the scutellar disk, whereas in P. bakeri this character is prominent.

Redescription. Length. Males: 3.4–3.9 mm (n=49); females: 3.4–3.9 mm (n=6).

Coloration. Head black. Antennae light chestnut except scape and pedicel which sometimes are blackish. Mesosoma black. Legs light chestnut except coxae, which can be dark chestnut. Metasoma dark chestnut. Wing venation light chestnut.

Head. Frons coriaceous, with thin longitudinal carinae or slightly rugose; frontal lateral carina straight or slightly curved, sometimes not conspicuous adjacent to ocelli. Vertex dorsally coriaceous, sometimes rugose, posteriorly with many conspicuous longitudinal carinae. Occiput with many transverse carinae. Genae transversally carinate and coriaceous.

Antenna. MALE: filiform; F1 distinctly modified; antennal formula: 5(4): 2(2): 8(3): 7(3): 7(3): 6.5(3): 6(3): 6(3): 5(2): 5(2): 5(2): 5(2): 5(2): 8(2). FEMALE: filiform, antennal formula: 4(3): 2(2): 6(2): 5(2): 4(2): 4(2): 4(2): 4(2): 4(2): 4(2): 4(2): 4(2): 9(2).

Mesosoma. Lateral areas of pronotum coriaceous, sometimes with piliferous points next to dorsal margin. Dorsal margin of pronotal plate concave. Scutum coriaceous or coriaceous/rugose, sometimes with points in posterior half next to notauli; in some specimens small transverse carinae posteriorly between notauli can be present. Anteroadmedial lines parallel, conspicuous, reaching 1/3 length of scutum. Median line conspicuous or weak, reaching dorsal margin of mesoscutal sulcus. Notauli narrow, slightly wider in posterior half, with weak transverse strigae. Mesoscutal sulcus reaching 1/3–1/2 length of scutum, with faint transverse strigae, sometimes difficult to see. Scutellum 0.95–1.12 length of scutum; scutellar foveae small; lateral bars very wide, strongly delimited posteriorly, shiny and with longitudinal carinae more conspicuous in centre than on sides. Scutellar disk coriaceous, with many strong longitudinal carinae beginning at posterior margin of scutellar foveae and reaching posterior margin of scutellar disk; interfoveal carina extending conspicuously along scutellar disk. In lateral view scutellar disk is on same plane as scutellar spine, or slightly below base of the spine; spine straight or strongly bent downwards. Scutellar spine long, around 1/2 length of scutellar disk.

Wings. Hyaline. Radial cell 1.9–2.1 as long as wide. R1 vein straight anteriorly, curved next to wing margin. R2 vein short but sometimes a nebulous towards wing margin.

Distribution. Nearctic: USA (Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Maryland, Utah and Virginia) and Canada (New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec). Recorded for the first time from Canada.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Paraspicera bakeri Kieffer: (a) mesosoma in dorsal view, (b) head in anterior view, (c) occiput, and (d) head and mesosoma in lateral view.

FIGURE 2. Paraspicera brandaoi n. sp.: (a) mesosoma in dorsal view, (b) head in anterodorsal view, (c) occiput, and (d) head and mesosoma in lateral view.