Protyndarichoides nigriceps Noyes, 1980

Noyes, John Stuart, 2023, ENCYRTIDAE OF COSTA RICA (HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 4 Subfamily Encyrtinae: tribes Arrhenophagini, Habrolepidini, Cerapterocerini, Cheiloneurini, Trechnitini, Cercobelini, Polaszekiini, Protyndarichoidini, Gahaniellini and Syrphophagini (part), mainly primary parasitoids and hyperparasitoids of Coccoidea and Psylloidea (Hemiptera), Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) 2 (11), pp. 1-921 : 540-541

Protyndarichoides nigriceps Noyes

(Figs 7,1356-1364; Hab. E 197, G 198)

Protyndarichoides nigriceps Noyes, 1980:224-225 . Holotype E, Trinidad & Tobago, NHMUK, examined.

DIAGNOSIS. Female (length about 1.0- 1.3mm): head mainly black with a weak metallic sheen; funicle segments varying from pale orange to dark brown, F6 and clava dark brown; thorax (Figs 1358, 1359) largely orange, pronotum, mesoscutum partially and scutellum usually, largely dark brown with a weak to moderate metallic sheen; coxae orange; gaster mostly orange, but dorsally brown from Gt3 to apex, sometimes only brown from Gt5 to apex; gonostylus brown; head slightly broader than high; antenna (Figs 1356, 1360) with clava 3-segmented; F1 smaller than F3; linear sensilla on F2-F6, sometimes absent from F2; mesoscutum (Figs 1358, 1359) with polygonally reticulate sculpture that is shallower than sculpture on scutellum; scutellum with deep polygonally reticulate sculpture, only extreme sides and apex smooth; side of propodeum clearly delimited outside spiracle by a conspicuous, translucent flange extending from anterior margin to posterior margin immediately above hind coxa, propodeum with about 3 pale setae outside spiracle; fore wing (Fig. 1362) varying from 2.5-2.8X as long as broad; ovipositor (Fig. 1363) about half as long as mid tibia and about 4.3X as long as gonostylus; hypopygium (Fig. 1361) about 2.2X as broad as long with anterior margin clearly concave. Male (length about 1.0- 1.3mm): similar to female but body generally dark brown, mesopleuron and propodeum orange-brown; scape and pedicel orange-brown, flagellum brown; legs mostly orange but with mid coxa, hind tibia and hind tarsus dark brown; head about 2-2.3X frontovertex width, antenna with scape (Fig. 1364) about 4X as wide as long; all funicle segments clearly longer than broad and clothed with long setae, the longest of which is about 6X as long as diameter of segments, ventral setae shorter; phallobase ( Fig. 7) about 2X as long as broad; cuspis seta present; digitus about 3X as long as broad with 2 unequal apical teeth, aedeagus about one-third as long as mid tibia, 4X as long broad with apex broad and acute.

DISTRIBUTION. Trinidad & Tobago, Costa Rica (new record).

HOSTS. Unknown.

MATERIAL EXAMINED.

Type material. Holotype E: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Tobago, St George, Caura , 2.viii.1976 (J.S. Noyes) . Paratypes: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, 1E, Tobago, Mt Irvine Bay , 19.vii.1976 (J.S. Noyes) . Holotype and paratype in NHMUK .

Non type material: COSTA RICA, 1E, Guanacaste, Guanacaste NP, Est. Mengo Vn Cacao , v.1988 (Gauld & Janzen); 1G, Guanacaste, PN Guanacaste, San Cristobal, #51903, 17.viii-17.ix.1996 (F.A. Quezada); 1E, Heredia, 3 km S Puerto Viejo, OTS-La Selva, 100m, xii.1992 (P. Hanson); 1E, Heredia, La Selva BS, 6-11.vii.1993 (B. Brown, D. Feener); 3E, San José, Zurqui de Moravia, 1600m, vii.1992, iv.1995 and xi.1996 (P. Hanson); 1E, 1G, Cartago, Braullio Castillo (error for Braulio Carrillo), NP, 25.iii.1990 (J.S. Noyes); 1E, Cartago, Turrialba, CATIE, Reventazon, 550m, 4.ix.1986 (L. Masner); 2G, Cartago, Turrialba, CATIE, 700m, 14-15.iii.1990 (J.S. Noyes); 1G, Cartago, Turrialba, CATIE, 9°53’N 83°39’W, 600m ii.2002 (J.S. Noyes); 1E, same data as holotype; 3E, 1G, same data as holotype, but vi-viii.1993 and viii-ix.1994;: 1E, Cartago, Dulce Nombre, Vivero Linda Vista, 1300m, viii-x.1993 (P. Hanson). 1E, Cartago, 2km NE Cachi, 1200m, vii-ix.1995 (P. Hanson); 1E, Puntarenas, 5km N Puerto Jimenez, iii-iv.1992 (P. Hanson); 1E, Puntarenas, Buenos Aires, Acia. Pila, Cerro que Mado, LS 336200 573560, 2278m, #52790, v-vi.1999 (R. Villalobos); 2G, Limón, RB Hitoy-Cerere, Sendero Bobocara, LN 184250 640500, 640m, MT, #53498, 8.viii-10.x.1999 (F. Umaña); 1G, Limón, RB Hitoy-Cerere, Sendero Bobocara, LN 184250 641800, 300m, #52903, 18.v-18.vi.1999 (G. Carballo); 1E, Limón, RB Hitoy Cerere, Send. Espavel, LS 401200 569800, 560m, #73630, 11.iii-1.iv.2003 (E. Rojas); 1E, Limón, RB Hitoy-Cerere, Valle del Silencio, LS 570120 400702, #58066, 17.vi-17.vii.2000 (F. Umaña). Material in MZUCR, NHMUK, and CNC.

COMMENTS. See comments under isonus (p. 540).