Closterocerus tischeriae, 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 : 76-77

publication ID

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

publication LSID

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persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1F3A5679-0927-4164-B751-39AA53040FA7

taxon LSID

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scientific name

Closterocerus tischeriae
status

sp.nov.

Closterocerus tischeriae sp.nov.

( Figs 167–169 View Figs 164–170 , 174 View Figs 171–177 )

Diagnosis. Antenna flattened with all flagellomeres distinctly separated, scape widest at apex ( Fig. 174 View Figs 171–177 ); frons with upper border distinct; pronotal collar with a carina along anterior margin ( Fig. 168 View Figs 164–170 ); midlobe of mesoscutum with one pair of strong setae ( Fig. 168 View Figs 164–170 ); fore wing hyaline with three infuscate bands, one along apical margin, one below stigmal vein and one below marginal vein

( Figs 167, 168 View Figs 164–170 ); hind tarsus with T1&4 black, T2&3 white; length of body female 1.1–1.7mm, male 0.8–1.1mm.

Female holotype: length of body 1.5mm.

Antenna dark brown. Frons black with golden-green tinges. Vertex black with metallic purple tinges. Mesoscutum with midlobe golden and sidelobes metallic bluish-purple. Mesoscutellum golden with lateral and posterior margins metallic bluish-purple. Dorsellum golden with blue tinges. Propodeum black with metallic purple tinges, median part golden-green. Coxae, femora, mid and hind tibiae dark brown; fore tibia white with base brown; fore tarsus pale brown, mid and hind tarsi with T1&4 dark brown, T2&3 white. Fore wing hyaline with three infuscate bands, one along apical margin, one below stigmal vein and one below marginal vein; hind wing hyaline. Petiole dark brown. Gaster metallic purple.

Antenna flattened, scape widest at apex. Frons with strong reticulation; frontofacial suture Vshaped; frons with upper border distinct. Vertex with strong reticulation in anterior one-half, with very weak reticulation to smooth in posterior one-half. Subtorular sutures present. Occipital margin rounded.

Pronotal collar with a carina along anterior margin. Mesoscutum with strong reticulation; notauli distinct in anterior one-half; midlobe with one pair of strong setae attached in posterior part. Mesoscutellum convex, with weak reticulation. Dorsellum convex with weak reticulation. Propodeum smooth, without median carina; 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-elongate; Gt 1-2 smooth, remaining tergites with weak reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length dorsal 19; head length frontal 23; head width 40; POL 7; OOL 5; lateral ocellus maximum width 2.5; eye length 19; malar space 5.5; mouth width 10; mesosoma length 47; mesosoma width 33; mesoscutellum length 18.5; mesoscutellum width 20; fore wing length 65; fore wing width 36; marginal vein length 40; postmarginal vein length 2; stigmal vein length 4.5; fore wing marginal fringe length 5; gaster length 55; gaster width 35.

Variation in paratype material. Length of body: 1.1–1.7mm. Vertex with posterior one-half metallic purple, anterior one-half golden-green. Midlobe of mesoscutum golden-purple. Mesoscutellum golden-purple. Gaster golden-purple.

Male ( Figs 167, 169 View Figs 164–170 ). Length of body: 0.8–1.1mm. Vertex black with metallic purple tinges or golden-green; with strong reticulation in anterior one-half, with very weak reticulation to smooth in posterior one-half or with very weak reticulation throughout. Mesoscutum with midlobe golden and sidelobes metallic bluish-purple, or entirely golden-purple. Mesoscutellum golden with lateral and posterior margins metallic bluish-purple, or entirely golden-purple.

Hosts. Reared from Tischeria sp. ( Lepidoptera : Tischeriidae ) on Cecropia insignis ( Cecropiaceae ).

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Type material. Holotype ♀ “ COSTA RICA: Heredia, E.B. La Selva, 50-150m, 10º25’N, 84º01’W, 8.xi.1998; L.M. LaPierre, #98.180, ex Tischeria sp. on Cecropia insignis ” ( NHMUK) GoogleMaps . Paratypes (23♀ 7♂, CNC, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK) : 4♀ 1♂ with same label data as holotype; following from same locality and host as holotype but collected 21.ii.1998 (5♀ 1♂), ii.2000 (7♀ 3♂) GoogleMaps ; 7♀ 1♂ GoogleMaps “ COSTA RICA: Alajuela, vic. Boca Tapada de San Carlos , 250m, 10º40’N, 84º12’W, 20.iii.1999, L.M. LaPierre, #99.121, ex Tischeria sp. on Cecropia insignis GoogleMaps ; 1♂ from same locality and host as previous but collected 20.iv.1999 GoogleMaps .

Etymology. Named after host.

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

CNC

Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes

MZLU

Lund University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Closterocerus

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