Anisepyris williamsi Evans, 1959

Barbosa, Diego N. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2018, Revision of Anisepyris Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), with description of 135 new species, Zootaxa 4416 (1), pp. 1-258 : 109-110

Anisepyris williamsi Evans, 1959

( Figs 14H ; 14I; 14J; 15A; 15D; 15K)

Anisepyris williamsi Evans, 1959 , 61: 106–107.

Redescription, female. Body length 5.62 mm. Head and mesosoma black; wings clear hyaline; metasoma dark castaneous. Head wide. Mandible with five distal teeth, narrow, curved, and with teeth equally wide. Median clypeal lobe rounded, short. Frons coriaceous ; antennal scrobe carinate. Eye large. Frontal angle of ocellar triangle acute; ocelli small. Vertex convex. Pronotal disc as long as wide, strongly coriaceous ; transverse pronotal carina complete; posterior margin without posterior pronotal sulcus. Notaulus very narrow. Mesoscutellar disc with mesoscutellar sulcus narrow; posterior mesoscutellar sulcus present. Metapectal-propodeal disc long; metapostnotal median carina complete; longitudinal ridges present; metapostnotal-propodeal suture convergent to first pair of metapostnotal carina; paraspiracular carina present and conspicuous; metapleural carina present and conspicuous; metapectal-propodeal disc with short striae; propodeal declivity strigate. Mesopleuron with anterior fovea closed; mesopleural fovea closed; lower fovea divided; posterior fovea absent; mesopleural suture closed. Forewing with stigma developed; Rs&M vein distinguished. Mesotibia not spinose; claws trifid. Metasomal segments sparsely setose. Genitalia. T9 with anterior arm long and overlapping 2vf; 1vv longer than genitalia body; 2vv as long as 1vv length, smoothly narrowing apicad; 3vv short; 1vf slightly curved forward; 2vf slender and with dorsal lap strongly swollen posteriorly; 1rv slightly curved forward, ventral process small, and posterior process short; 2rv not curved.

Redescription, male. Body length 2.89 mm. Head and mesosoma black; wings clear hyaline; metasoma dark castaneous. Head wide. Flagellomeres short, with dense and short setae, with tooth projection at second and third flagellomere. Mandible narrow, curved, and with teeth equally wide. Median clypeal lobe rounded, short, with tooth at apical margin. Antennal scrobe carinate. Eye small. Frontal angle of ocellae forming right angle; ocelli small. Vertex convex. Pronotal disc as long as wide, strongly coriaceous ; transverse pronotal carina complete; with posterior pronotal sulcus. Notaulus narrow. Mesoscutellar sulcus wide; posterior mesoscutellar sulcus present. Metapectal-propodeal disc short; metapostnotal median carina complete; longitudinal ridges absent; metapostnotal-propodeal suture convergent to first metapostnotal carina; paraspiracular carina present and conspicuous; metapleural carina present and conspicuous; metapectal-propodeal disc with short striae; propodeal declivity strigate. Mesopleuron with anterior fovea closed; mesopleural fovea closed; lower fovea divided; posterior fovea absent; mesopleural suture closed. Forewing with stigma developed; Rs&M vein not distinguished. Mesotibia not spinose. Claws bifid. Metasomal segments glabrous. Genitalia. Basiparamere longer than paramere; paramere wide, rounded, and with ventral and dorsal margin straight, sparsely setose; basivolsela uniform; cuspis with arms long, dorsal arm slender; digitus with basal projection overlapping aedeagus basal portion; aedeagus with basal portion angled and wide, and apical portion shorter than basal, wide; apodeme slender.

Material examined. Holotype, ♀, [ U.S.A.], Cal [ifornia], [Contra Costa Co.], Danville, aug[ust] 2..1949, F.X.W[illiams] col. ( CASC, #6865) . TRINIDAD, Curupe , 1 ♀, 28.iii.1978, M[alaise]T[rap] ( CNCI); Arima, female, 8 Km N Arima, Lalaja Trace, montane rain for[est], 650m , 8–16.vi.1993, FIT, S. & J. Peck, (CNCI); 1 ♀, Simla Res[erve] Sta[tion], trop[ical] for[est], 260m, 6–14.vi.1993; BRAZIL , Amazonas, 3 ♀, Manaus, Reserva Campina, 08–19.vi.1992, Adesiva, Vidal col[etor] ( INPA); BOLIVIA , Cochabamba, 1 ♀, 117 Km E Cochabamba at. Lagunitas , 1000m, 17°6'22"S 65°40'57"W, 1–6.ii.1999, FIT, mountain evergreen for[est], F. Génier col[ector] ( CNCI); BRAZIL , Minas Gerais, 1 ♀, Marliéria, P[arque] E[stadual] Rio Doce, Mata do Vinhático , 19°37'S 42°34'W, 12–19.x.2000, arm[adilha] Malaise, JCR Fontenelle col[etor] ( UFES 105878 ) ; 1 ♀, Mata do Gambá , 25.x–1.xi.2001 ( UFES 102922) ; 1 ♀, 7.xi.2002 (UFES 103781); 1 ♀, Luz, 18.xi.2003, [armadilha] Malaise, D.P. Amaral col[etor] (UFES 126604); 1 ♀, Belo Horizonte, UFMG, Est [ação] Ecológica , 28.xi.1996 —arm[adilha] Malaise, J.C.R. Fontenelle col[etor] ( UFMG) ; Espírito Santo, 1 ♀, Itaguaçu, Alto lajinha, Faz [enda] Binda , 19°48'S 40°48'W, 22–29.ix.2008, arm[adilha] Malaise, M.T. Tavares & equipe col[etores] ( UFES 80531 ) ; 2 ♀, Santa Maria de Jetiá, Fazenda Clarinda Krüger , 20°04'27.9"S 40°44'51.3"W, 29.xi–6.xii.2002, armadilha Malaise, Tavares, Azevedo & eq[uipe] col[etores] ( UFES 09751 ; 09752) ; Rio de Janeiro, 1 ♀, S[na]ta Maria Madalena, Parque Estadual do Desengano , 21°59'03"S 41°57'08"W, 19–22.iv.2002 —[armadilha] Möricke, A.M. Penteado- Dias & eq[uipe] col[etores] ( UFES 29649 ) ; 1 ♀, Nova Iguaçu, res[erva] Biol [ógica] do Tinguá , 22°34'37"S 43°26'05"W, 5–8.iii.2002 —[armadilha] Möericke, STP Amarante & eq[uipe] col[etores] ( UFES 29645 ) ; 1 ♀, 8–11.iii.2002 (UFES 29734); 2 ♀, 9–12.iii.2002 (UFES 29735; 29736); São Paulo, 1 ♀, Ubatuba P[ar]que Est [adual] da serra do Mar, Núcleo Picinguaba, 23°21'43"S 44°49'22"W, 24–27.i.2002 —[armadilha] Malaise, N.W. Perioto & equipe col[etores] ( UFES 29644 ) ; 1 ♀, 26–29.i.2002 (UFES 29741); Santa Catarina, 2 ♀, S[ão] Francisco do Sul, CEPA Vila da Glória , 26°13'40"S 48°40'49"W, 14–17.x.2001, [armadilha] Malaise, Penteado- Dias & equipe col[etores] ( UFES 29747 ; 29748) ; PARAGUAY, Cazzapá, 1 ♀, Estancia Condesa /Toro Blanco, San Refael Res[erva], 100m, 29°19'11"S 55°39'57"W, 8–10.xi.2000, FIT, Z.H. Falin ( CNCI).

Distribution. U.S.A.: California; Mexico; Trinidad & Tobago; Brazil: Amazonas, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo; Bolivia; Paraguay.

Figures

FIGURE 14. Anisepyris: columbianus species-group.A–I.Head in dorsal profile. A. A.occidentalis (Ashmead, 1893) (♀); B. A. occidentalis (Ashmead, 1893) (♂); C. A. penai Evans, 1966; D. A. sculptilis Evans, 1966; E. A. similis Santos & Azevedo, 2000; F. A. subviolaceus Kieffer, 1910; G. A. westwoodi (Cameron, 1888); H. A. williamsi Evans, 1959 (♀); I. A. williamsi Evans, 1959 (♂); J. Male manbible in frontal profile; K–N. Female manbible in frontal profile; O. Male antenna in lateral profile.