Dissomphalus lutzae Brito & Azevedo, 2024

De Brito, Chirlei D. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2024, Revision of the punctatus species-group of Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), Zootaxa 5536 (3), pp. 389-431 : 419-420

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5536.3.2
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DADA0F2F-C442-4B2F-8C08-D918CFFB8709
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038CCD37-FFAD-BA66-3F8B-74CB7F79FE2F
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Dissomphalus lutzae Brito & Azevedo
status	sp. nov.

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Dissomphalus lutzae Brito & Azevedo , sp. nov.

( Figs 1A View FIGURE 1 , 5F View FIGURE 5 )

Diagnosis. This species is easily recognized by having the harpe strongly incurved, the digitus wide, basivolsella without protuberance, the aedeagal dorsal lobe very wide with margin of the apex with a projection pointed posterad and basal cover plate in V-shaped.

Description. Head. Mandible with three distal teeth. Median clypeal lobe trapezoidal, with one rounded tooth; median clypeal carina high in profile, complete or nearly so, arched in profile. Frons weakly coriaceous, punctures large, and sparse. Vertex crest straight or nearly so. Dorsal pronotal area with anterior margin ecarinate. Tergal process submedian, with tuft of setae inside a depression. Posterior hypopygeal margin straight or nearly so. Genitalia. Harpe wide basally, apical margin angulate, abaxial margin not projected; gonostipes shorter than harpe, ventral margin excavated almost until outer margin of basivolsella; digitus short, basidorsal corner strongly projected; basivolsella without protuberance, without spines; aedeagal ventral valve with apex anterior to apex of dorsal one, wide, abruptly narrowing apicad; outer margin straight, curved laterad; aedeagal dorsal valve narrow, with two pairs of apical lobe; outer lobe long, wide, apical margin rounded, abruptly acute and posterad; apex of inner median filament anterior to apex of lobe, directed posterad; basal cover plate entirely narrow, posterior margin completely incurved; apodeme extending beyond genital ring.

Material examined. Holotype, 1♂: BRAZIL, Pará, Oriximiná, Porto de Trombetas , 01°27'S 56°30'W, 15– 25.XII.2006, arm. Malaise, J. Cardoso & G. Costa col. ( UFES) GoogleMaps . Paratype: 1♂, same data as holotype ( UFES) GoogleMaps .

Distribution. Brazil (Pará).

Etymology. This species is named after the biologist and politician Bertha Lutz, one of the most important figures who fought for women's political rights in Brazil.

Remarks. It is not similar to any other of this group.