Orthocentrus maculae Veijalainen, 2014

Humala, Andrei E., 2019, Mexican species of the genus Orthocentrus (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae: Orthocentrinae), Zootaxa 4709 (1), pp. 1-83 : 28

Orthocentrus maculae Veijalainen, 2014

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Orthocentrus maculae Veijalainen in Veijalainen et al., 2014: 215–216 [holotype female (BMNH), ‘ Nicaragua, Jinotega, RN Cerro Kilambé, 1470± 10 m, 13.56980, -8569742, 23–26 May 2011, Malaise trap, cloud forest, LLAMA#Ma-D- 05-1- 02 ’].

https://species-id.net/wiki/ Orthocentrus _maculae

Material examined. 1 ♀ México, Oaxaca: Cuilapam, Nogal. Red. 9.IV.2005, leg. J. M. Maldonado ( UAT) ; 1 ♀ Oaxaca: Municipio S. Comaltepec, La Esperanza, 1600 m, N 17.62661°, W 96.36950°, MT, 10–20.VI.2008, leg. A. Lopez ( UNAM) ; 1 ♀ Veracruz: Xalapa , USBI, MT, T2H3, 1279 m, N 19°30′, W 96°55′ 20.IV–27.V.2015, leg. M. López-Ortega; the same place 1 ♀ 25.VI.2015, leg. M. López-Ortega ( UNAM) ; 1 ♀ Tlaxcala, Nanacamilpa; San Felipe Hidalgo, Ejido Los Búfalos , N 19°27′35.2″, W 98°35′46.9″, 2831 m a.s.l., 1–26.VIII.2016, leg. A. Contreras & Y. Marquez ( UNAM) ; 1 ♀ Hidalgo, Huasca de Ocampo, rancho Sta. Elena , MT3, 3–19.VI.2003, leg. A. Contreras & Menchaca ( UNAM) ; 1 ♀ the same place 25.XI–26.XII.2005, leg. A. Contreras et al., 1 ♀ the same place 29.XI–26.XII.2005, leg. Meléndez & Hdz.; 3 ♀ the same place, but without date ( UNAM. ZISP, KRC) .

Distribution. Costa Rica, Nicaragua; Mexico (Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Tlaxcala, Veracruz).

New to Mexico.

Comments. This is a distinctive species on account of the broad, white inner orbits complete to the level of the ocelli, abruptly white malar space behind the subocular sulcus, and comparatively stout, slightly upcurved ovipositor. Additionally, сompared with the other species that have a complete posterior transverse carina and notauli, subocular sulcus is bent, unlike in O. rectus , and ovipositor has a notch, which is lacking in O. luteoclypeus .

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FIGURE 25. Distribution map of Orthocentrus in Mexico. O. brevicornis, O. maculae, O. tergalis, O. varicolor