Phytodietus mexicanus Cresson, 1874

Khalaim, Andrey I., Kasparyan, Dmitri R. & López-Ortega, Maurilio, 2018, New records and descriptions of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) from Mexico, Zootaxa 4486 (1), pp. 1-30 : 26

76. Phytodietus mexicanus Cresson, 1874

( Figs 31–35 )

References. Kasparyan 2007: 53.

Remarks. Male from Veracruz is generally darker than other examined material of this species, with more extensive black markings on head, mesosoma and legs ( Figs 32, 35 ).

Material examined. Oaxaca: 1 ♀ ( ZISP) Santiago Comaltepec, La Esperanza , N 17.0 2661, W 96.36 .950, 1600 m, Malaise trap, 10–20.VI.2008, coll. A. Lopez Garcia . 1 ♀, 1 ♂ ( UNAM) same data but 1 – 10.VII. Veracruz: 1 ♂ ( UNAM) San Andrés, Biological Station Los Tuxlas, N 18°34′ 55ʺ, W 95°04′ 35ʺ, 107 m, selva alta perennifolio, Malaise trap, 16.IV–1.V.2014, coll. M. Madora.

Distribution. Mexico (* Oaxaca, Tamaulipas, Veracruz).

Figures

FIGURES 31–35. Phytodietus mexicanus, female (31, 33) and male (32, 34, 35): 31, 32—habitus, lateral; 33, 34—head and bases of antennae, dorso-posterior (33) and front (34); 35—hind leg.