Orthocentrus nicaraguensis Veijalainen, 2014

Humala, Andrei E., 2019, Mexican species of the genus Orthocentrus (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae: Orthocentrinae), Zootaxa 4709 (1), pp. 1-83 : 49

Orthocentrus nicaraguensis Veijalainen, 2014

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Orthocentrus nicaraguensis Veijalainen in Veijalainen et al., 2014: 223–224 [holotype female (BMNH), ‘ Nicaragua, Matagalpa, RN Cerro Musún, 615± 20 m, 12.95458 -85.23037, 2–4.V.2011, Malaise trap, second growth vegetation, LLAMA#Ma-D- 01-3-01 ’].

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Material examined. 13 ♀, México, Tamaulipas, Gómez Farias, Los Cedros , MT, 7–16.I.1999, 17–28.XI.1998, 28.XI–10.XII.1998, 16–26.XII.1998, 26.XII.1998 – 7.I.1999, 7–16.I.1999, 16–23.I.1999, 23–30.I.1999, all leg. S. Hernández & C. Covarrubias; Yucatán, Sudzal Chico ( SMSP) , XI–1999, leg. Hugo Delfín ( UAT, UNAM and ZISP) .

Distribution. Nicaragua; Mexico (Tamaulipas, Yucatan).

New to Mexico.

Comments. Compared with the other species that have antennae on a distinct but low shelf, completely papillate face, densely setose eyes, and second tergite without a posterior transverse groove, pterostigma nearly symmetrical, unlike in O. pictus , O. veracruzus and O. wahlbergi ; mesoscutum with ‘shoulder stripes’ along notaular lines and frontal orbits bright and distinct, unlike in O. minor .

Figures

FIGURE 29. Distribution map of Orthocentrus in Mexico. O. collaris, O. nicaraguensis, O. minor, O. oaxacae