Revision of the genus Prosaspicera Kieffer, 1907 (Hym.: Figitidae: Aspicerinae)
Author
Ros-Farré, P.
Author
Pujade-Villar, J.
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Prosaspicera similis
(
Ashmead, 1887
)
(
Figs 3c
,
25b
,
26b
,
37c
)
Aspicera similis
Ashmead, 1887: 156
.
Aspicera albinervis
Kieffer, 1910a: 337
.
Prosaspicera similis
(Ashmead)
Weld, 1951: 596
.
Prosaspicera albinervis
(Kieffer)
synonymyzed in
Weld, 1952: 167
.
Type material of
Aspicera similis
Ashmead
: (
5 ♂
&
1 ♀
).
HOLOTYPE
female deposited in
USNM
(nº 23330) collected in Jaksonville (Florida,
USA
).
PARATYPES
(
5 ♂
):
3 ♂
(
USNM
) in
Tiffon
,
Ga
;
1 ♂
(
USNM
) in
Washington DC
;
1 ♂
(
USNM
) label data:
Algonquin
, III. 9,2,95–134; nº 5537 without locality.
Type material of
Aspicera albinervis
Kieffer
: (
1 ♂
&
3 ♀
). (
Holotype
not examined)
PARATYPES
:
1 ♂
&
2 ♀
(
USNM
nº 27157), 17/
18-IX-
1906
in
Fayeteville
,
Ark.
(
USA
);
1 ♀
(
USNM
nº 23330) in
Jaksnville
,
Florida
(
USA
).
Additional material
(
24 ♂
&
28 ♀
).
USA
:
1 ♀
(
CAS
),
13-V-1923
Chesaheau
beach,
Ma
.;
♀
(
CNCI
), 12/
24-X-1987
,
Va
,
Montgomeri Co
,
8km
NW Blacksburg
,
Mt
rural
100m
.;
1 ♀
(
UB
), 7-
V
/
7-VII-1997
,
Calvert Co.
7km
S Prince Frederick
, BRC
Hym Team
,
Mt
.;
1 ♀
(
CNCI
),
5-VII-1929
W. E. Steenburgh
col.
;
1 ♀
(
UB
),
23-III-1965
,
Welder Wildlife
,
Ref.
nr.
Sinton
,
Tex. J.G.Chillcott
col.
;
1 ♀
(
CNCI
),
6-VII-1957
Wayah Bald
, 5400’
Macon Co, N. C.
, W.
R
.
M. Mason
col.
;
2 ♂
(
UB
),
22-IV-1987
, SC,
Pickings Co
,
Clemson Issageena
,
Hake Rd. H. Goulet
col.
;
2 ♂
(
CNCI
), 20-IX/
20-X-1988
, MO,
Wayne co.
Williamsville, J.
T
.
Becker
, col.
Mt.
;
2 ♂
&
1 ♀
(
UB
), 21-X/
11-XI-1988
, MO,
Wayne co.
Williamsville, J.
T
.
Becker
, col.
Mt.
;
2 ♂
(
CNCI
), 8/
31-VIII-1988
, MO, 4
Wayne co.
Williamsville, J.
T
.
Becker
, col.
Mt.
;
1 ♀
(
USNM
),
13-VII-
1949
in
Waco
,
Texas
,
Coll
on cotton,
W. B. Lattimore
col.
;
1 ♀
(
USNM
),
VII-
1923
in Greenwood,
Miss
, reared from
Mesogramma polita
, W. R. McConnell
col
.;
1 ♀
(
USNM
),
28-IV-
1965
in Bradley,
Ark.
, Crimson Clover col.
;
1 ♀
(
USNM
),
20-VIII-
1909
in
Salisbury
N.C.
,
R
.
A. Vickery
col.
;
1 ♂
(
USNM
), in
Nashville
,
Tenn
, reared from
Syrphid
puparium,
G. G. Ainslie
col.
;
1 ♂
(
USNM
),
7-VII-
1949
in
Waco
,
Texas
, coll on
Cotton
,
Glick
col.
;
1 ♂
(
UB
),
XI-1989
, OK,
Latimer Co
,
Red Oak.
K.
Stephan
co, fit
.;
1 ♂
(
CNCI
),
20-IV-1987
,
N. C.
,
Anson Co
,
Pee Dee Nat
W.
Ref.
,
L. Masner
col.
;
1 ♂
(
CNCI
),
17-VIII-1957
,
Whiteface Cove
,
Mr. Highlands
,
N. C., L. A. Kelton
col.
;
1 ♂
(
CNCI
),
3-VI-1957
,
Whiteside
,
Highlands, N.C.
, J.
R
.
Vockeroth
col.
;
1♂
(
CNCI
),
24-VIII-1957
,
Whiteside
,
Highlands
,
N.C., L. A. Kellton
col.
;
1♂
(
CNCI
),
17-VII-1957
,
Whiteside
,
Highlands, N.C.
, W.
R
.
Richards
col.
;
1 ♂
(
CNCI
),
20-VIII-1957
,
Whiteside
,
Highlands
,
N.C., C. J.Durden
col.
,
Mt
.;
1♂
(
UB
),
8- VIII-1957
,
Great Smoky
,
Mt.
, N. P.,
N.C.
,
Tenn
, W.
R
.
M. Mason
col.
;
1♂
(
CNCI
),
27-VII- 1957
,
Base of Rabun Bald
,
Ga.
W.
R
.
Richards
col.
;
1 ♀
(
CNCI
),
14-V-1957
,
Pine Mountain Rabun Co.
,
Ga.
, 1400’, J.
R
.
Vockeroth
col.
;
1 ♂
(
CNCI
),
12-VII-1957
,
Pinne Mountain Rabun Co., Ga.
, 1
Mi
N., 3000’,
J. G. Chillcott
col.
;
2 ♀
(
CNCI
),
8-VII-1987
, VA.
Page Co.
, Shenandoah nat. park,
1300m
.,
L. Du. Mouchel
col.
;
1 ♂
(
CNCI
)
,
USA
,
8- VII-1987
,
Page Co
,
Sherandoah Nat Park
,
Big Meadow, J.
T
.
Huber, SS
;
3 ♀
(
UB
), 11/
12- VII-1987
,
Clark Co.
,
Athens Oconee Forest Park, J.
T
.
Huber, SS
;
2 ♀
(
UB
),
28-V-1957
,
Great Smoky
,
Mt., N. P., N.C. Tenn, W.
R
.
M. Mason
col.
;
1 ♂
(
CNCI
),
10-IV-1959
, TEX,
Kerrville
, W.
R
.
M. Mason
col.
;
1 ♀
(
CNCI
),
8-V-1957
,
Franklin
, N.C. 2000’, W.
R
.
M.Mason
col.
;
1 ♀
(
CNCI
),
29-V-1957
,
Cherokee
, N.C., 2000’, J.
R
.
Vockeroth
col.
;
2 ♂
(
CAS
),
19 and 21-IV-
1952
in
Greenville
, S. C., G. L.
Townes
col.
;
MEXICO
:
1♀
(
CNCI
),
9-VIII-1954
,
Iguala
,
Guerrero
, 2400’,
J. G. Chillcott
col.
;
1 ♀
(
USNM
), 9/
16-I-
1992
in
Orizaba
,
V
.
C., H. Osborn
col.
Other material.
1 ♀
(
USNM
), without locality
.;
1 ♀
(
CAS
),
VII-1924
,
E. Fallschurch
leg. (
Without
country)
.
1 ♀
(
CAS
)
3-X-1914
,
F.
T
.
Sheridan
leg. (
Without
country)
;
1 ♀
(
USNM
), in
Texas
(no more data)
;
1 ♀
(
CAS
)
Ravinia
(
South Dakota
?,
USA
) III.
4-IX- 1914
.
Diagnosis.
Prosaspicera similis
is similar to
P. ensifera
and
P. optivus
based on the fact that they have a wide parascutal sulcus, the scutellum in lateral view slopes towards basis of the scutellar spine, the scutellar foveae are conspicuously deep with a conspicuous posterior margin and the vertex incised. The ocelli in
P. similis
do not have any protuberance behind them, while
P. optivus
and
P. ensifera
(
Fig. 6c
) have a conspicuous protuberance behind ocelli. Moreover in
P. similis
the frons is coriaceous, with weak frontal carinae, occipital carina conspicuously angled behind the dorsal 1/3 of eye, gena greatly wide and coriaceous, occiput coriaceous and usually without transverse carinae, lateral surface of pronotum coriaceous (
Fig. 24a
), scutellar disc coriaceous with one or two weak oblique carinae (
Fig. 23a
) and marginal pubescence of wing beginning on lateroventral margin.
Redescription. Length.
Females
2.2–2.7 mm
.; males
1.9–2.5 mm
.
Coloration
. Head and mesosoma reddish black, few specimens are all black. Antenna and legs light brown. Metanotum reddish black, light brown in anterior part.
Head
. Frons coriaceous with weak frontal carinae. Lateral frontal carinae strong, area
between them and eye coriaceous. Occipital carina strongly angled behind dorsal 1/3 of eye. Gena expanded, coriaceous and with few scattered setae. Vertex incised, coriaceous laterally, weakly coriaceous with one or two weak carinae centrally, in posterior part coriaceous and transversely striated and with one longitudinal carina on each side of median vertical groove, which is smooth. Ocelli prominent. Occiput coriaceous and transversely striated, usually without transverse carinae, but sometimes with one short conspicuous transverse carina.
Antenna
. FEMALE. Filiform. Antennal formula: 3.5(2): 1.5(1.5): 4(1.2): 4.5(1.1): 4.4(1.1): 4.4(1.2): 4(1.3): 3.9(1.5): 3.9(1.5): 3.5(1.6): 3(1.6): 3(1.6): 6.2(1.5). MALE. Filiform. F1 little modified. Antennal formula: 3.6(2.5): 2(1.8): 4.9(1.6): 6.2(1.8): 6(1.8): 6(1.8): 6(1.8): 6(1.8): 6(1.8): 5(1.8): 4.8(1.6): 6(1.6): 4.1(1.5): 6.9(1.5).
Mesosoma
. Lateral surface of pronotum coriaceous, densely pubescent. Subpronotal plate coriaceous and pubescent laterally, weakly coriaceous and glabrous centrally. Mesoscutum with scattered setae, coriaceous and punctuated, sometimes weak transverse carinae between notauli. Antero-admedian lines prominent, reaching 1/3 length of mesoscutum and almost parallel or slightly confluent; median ridge prominent in anterior part, weakly prominent in posterior part and not divided before median mesoscutal furrow. Notauli narrow, coriaceous and with very weak transverse carinae inside. Median mesoscutal furrow smooth or weakly alutaceous. Area between notauli and end of median mesoscutal furrow slightly prominent. Parascutal sulcus very wide, smooth, with few scattered setae and continuing to anteiror end of notauli. Mesopleura weakly coriaceous on anterior 1/3. Scutellum 1.45 to 1.52 times length of scutum,
1.29 to 1.41 in
males. Scutellar foveae rounded, deep, smooth with posterior limit, interfoveal line and lateral carinae weakly prominent, going on to first 1/4 of the spine. Spine longitudinally striated and almost smooth near apex. Scutellar disc coriaceous with one or two weak oblique carinae, in lateral view, slightly sloping from end of foveae to basis of spine, which is almost straight and extends to basal vein of wing.
Wings
. Forewing membrane hyaline. Radial cell 1.80 to 2.15 times longer than wide,
2.11 to 2.40 in
male. Marginal pubescence beginning on latero-dorsal margin. R1 rather long, Rs straight.
Biology.
Reared from
Mesogramma polita
(Syrphidae)
according to a label data.
Distribution.
Nearctic. Originally recorded from
USA
; also from
Mexico
in this study.