Dentalion apon, Hansson, Christer, 2011

Hansson, Christer, 2011, Dentalion (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) a new genus from tropical America with eleven new species, Zootaxa 2811, pp. 1-21 : 8-9

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.207919

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6184934

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EF87C4-FF8E-FFDE-FF67-FA96FE18811B

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Plazi

scientific name

Dentalion apon
status

sp. nov.

Dentalion apon sp. nov.

( Figs 14–18 View FIGURES 14 – 18 , 51 View FIGURES 47 – 53 , 59, 60 View FIGURES 56 – 68 )

Diagnosis. Scutellum with 2 pairs of setae, one anterior and one posterior ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 14 – 18 ); frontal suture reaching eyes at a level equal to half distance between posterior margin of anterior ocellus and anterior margin of posterior ocelli ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 14 – 18 ); forewing costal cell ventrally with a sparse row of setae in apical ½ ( Fig. 51 View FIGURES 47 – 53 ).

Similar to D. quadrifer except frons and vertex with much weaker reticulation ( Figs 14, 15 View FIGURES 14 – 18 ) and mesoscutum and scutellum with distinctly larger meshes ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 14 – 18 ).

Description. FEMALE. Length 1.4 mm. Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge dark brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Frons metallic purple. Vertex golden-green. Mesoscutum, scutellum and propodeum metallic bluish-green. Coxae dark and metallic; femora and tibiae dark brown; tarsi with tarsomeres 1–3 white, 4 dark brown. Forewing hyaline. Gaster with tergites 1 and 2 metallic bluish-purple, remaining tergites dark brown with metallic tinges.

Antenna as in Fig. 59 View FIGURES 56 – 68 . Frons with raised, weak reticulation ( Fig. 14 View FIGURES 14 – 18 ); frontal suture reaching eyes at a level equal to half distance between posterior margin of anterior ocellus and anterior margin of posterior ocelli. Vertex with engraved, weak reticulation ( Fig. 16 View FIGURES 14 – 18 ). Occipital margin rounded. Eyes with sparse, scattered hairs ( Figs 14– 16 View FIGURES 14 – 18 ).

Pronotum without transverse carina close to posterior margin ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 14 – 18 ). Mesoscutum with raised, strong reticulation ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 14 – 18 ); notauli as narrow distinct grooves in anterior 1/3, not visible in posterior 2/3. Scutellum with raised, strong reticulation ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 14 – 18 ); with 2 pairs of setae. Propodeum smooth except for irregular longitudinal carinae medially ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 14 – 18 ); callus with 2 setae. Forewing speculum closed below; costal cell ventrally with a sparse row of setae in apical ½.

Petiole 0.4X as long as wide, smooth. Gaster elongate with apex acuminate; tergites smooth.

MALE. Length 1.4 mm. Colour as in female. Antenna as in Fig. 60 View FIGURES 56 – 68 ; head otherwise as in female ( Fig. 16 View FIGURES 14 – 18 ). Mesosoma and metasoma as in female.

Material examined. Holotype female ( INBio) labelled “ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, A.C.T. Bagaces, Parque Nacional Palo Verde, Sct Palo Verde, Extremo E de campo de Aterrizaje, 50 m, 9.xii.1999 – 5.i.2000, I. Jiménez, LN 260952 /385020, #54957”. Paratype. 1ɗ on card. COSTA RICA: Guanacaste, from same locality as holotype but collected 9.ii–12.iii.2001 ( INBio).

Etymology. No specific meaning intended.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

INBio

National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Rica

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Dentalion

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