Closterocerus concinnus, Hansson, 2022

Hansson, Christer, 2022, Eulophidae Of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), 4 The Genus Closterocerus Westwood S. Str., Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) 1 (1), pp. 1-137 : 40-41

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6464279

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10165046

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B38785-6513-B82B-FDC4-6F8B27A6CD6A

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Felipe

scientific name

Closterocerus concinnus
status

sp.nov.

Closterocerus concinnus sp.nov.

( Figs 77, 78 View Figs 77–82 )

Diagnosis. Antenna not flattened, scape narrow, white with weak infuscation ( Fig. 78 View Figs 77–82 ); pronotal collar without a carina along anterior margin ( Fig. 77 View Figs 77–82 ); mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with strong and dense reticulation ( Fig. 77 View Figs 77–82 ); midlobe of mesoscutum with two pairs of setae ( Fig. 77 View Figs 77–82 ); fore wing hyaline with area below stigmal vein weakly infuscate ( Fig. 77 View Figs 77–82 ); legs white ( Fig. 78 View Figs 77–82 ); length of body female 1.1–1.3mm.

Female holotype: length of body 1.3mm.

Antenna white with weak infuscations. Frons metallic bluish-green. Vertex metallic purple. Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and propodeum metallic bluish-purple; dorsellum metallic purple. Legs white. Fore wing hyaline with area below stigmal vein with weak infuscation, hind wing hyaline. Petiole dark brown. Gaster with Gt 1 metallic purple, Gt 2-3 dark brown medially and metallic purple laterally, Gt 4,7 dark brown, Gt 5 metallic bluish-purple with median part dark brown, Gt 6 metallic bluish-purple.

Antenna not flattened, scape narrow. Frons with strong reticulation. Vertex with strong reticulation. Frontofacial suture V-shaped. Subtorular sutures present. Occipital margin rounded.

Pronotal collar without a carina along anterior margin. Mesoscutum with strong reticulation; notauli distinct in anterior two-thirds; midlobe with two pairs of setae. Mesoscutellum flat, with strong reticulation. Dorsellum convex with strong reticulation. Propodeum with rather strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore wing speculum closed; with a stigmal hairline and with radial cell bare.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster ovate; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length dorsal 14; head length frontal 17; head width 27; POL 4; OOL 2.5; lateral ocellus maximum width 2.5; eye length 15; malar space 2.5; mouth width 7; mesosoma length 29; mesosoma width 22; mesoscutellum length 12; mesoscutellum width 13.5; fore wing length 45; fore wing width 28; marginal vein length 21; postmarginal vein length 2; stigmal vein length 4.5; fore wing marginal fringe length 3; gaster length 34; gaster width 24.

Variation in paratype material. Length of body: 1.1–1.3mm. The paratypes are similar to the holotype.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Dominican Republic.

Material examined.

Type material. Holotype ♀ “ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Prov. Pedernales, Sta Bahoruco, Alcoa Road , 530-750m, 14.vii.1990, L. Masner ” ( CNC) . Paratypes (2♀, CNC, NHMUK) : 1♀ “ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Sierra de Bahoruca , Alcoa Road, 18.i.1989, montane dry forest, L.Masner ” ; 1♀ “ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Barahonia , 4km N Paraiso, 150m, 22.iii.1991, L.Masner ” .

Etymology. From the Latin concinnus = elegant.

CNC

Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Closterocerus

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