Prasmodon erenadupontae Braet & Fernandez-Triana, 2014

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Whitfield, James B., Smith, M. Alex, Braet, Yves, Hallwachs, Winnie & Janzen, Daniel H., 2014, Review of the Neotropical genus Prasmodon (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), with emphasis on species from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 37, pp. 1-52 : 19-21

Prasmodon erenadupontae Braet & Fernandez-Triana sp. n. Figs 29-34

Type locality.

FRENCH GUIANA, Saul.

Holotype.

♀ in MNHN. Specimen labels: 1. Guyane Francaise, Saul, 29.IX.2010, SEAG rec 2010.

Paratype.

2 ♀, 3 ♂ (CNC, IRSNB). French Guiana, same locality than holotype, 17-26.ix.2010 (1 ♀, 1 ♂); Montagne de Kaw, Relais Patawa, ix.1999 (1 ♀); Nouragues Reserve, Inselberg, 16.x.2010 (1 ♂); Brazil, Mato Grosso, Sinop, xi.1975 (1 ♂).

Description.

Female. Body length 5.3-5.4 mm, 5.5-5.6 mm or 5.7-5.8 mm. Fore wing length 5.9-6.0 mm or 6.1-6.2 mm. Body color: meso- and metasoma entirely yellow-orange (with the exception of a very small black spot on axillar complex) ( Figs 29, 32, 34 ). Scape color: partially dark brown to black. Flagellomeres color: with relatively extense yellow area (at least including F13-15, and usually apical half of F11 and basal half of F16) ( Fig. 30 ). Tegula and humeral complex color: both pale. Mesotibia color: entirely yellow. Metatibia color: posterior 0.1-0.3 dark brown to black. Metatibia spurs color: yellow-orange. Metatarsus color: dark brown to black (except for anterior 0.7 or less of first metatarsomere) ( Fig. 30 ). Fore wing color pattern: mostly infumate, but with pale area centrally which gives the wing a banded appearance ( Figs 30, 33 ). Fore wing veins color: anterior 0.4-0.5 of vein 3M (and usually part or all of veins 2M and r-m) yellow-orange, contrasting with all other veins which are dark brown ( Fig. 33 ). Pterostigma color: entirely dark brown ( Fig. 30 ). Hypostomal carina: highly raised ( Fig. 31 ). Scutoscutellar sulcus: with 4 impressions ( Fig. 32 ). Areolet height÷vein r length (fore wing): 0.2 ×. Hind wing subbasal cell: mostly without setae. Hind tarsal claws: with pectination uniform, teeth thick and relatively evenly spaced. Shape of mediotergite 1: distinctly narrowing at around 0.5 its length, with both anterior and posterior margins clearly wider than its median width ( Fig. 34 ). Mediotergite 1 length÷width at posterior margin 2.9-3.0 ×. Mediotergite 2 width at posterior margin÷length: 3.6-4.0 ×. Ovipositor sheaths length: 0.5 × as long as metatibia.

Male. Morphologically similar to females, but with antenna only yellow on flagellomeres 15-16 (females with flagellomeres 12-16 yellow).

Molecular data.

Sequences in BOLD: 1, barcode compliant sequences: 1.

Biology and ecology.

Malaise trapped.

Distribution.

Brazil, French Guiana.

Etymology.

Named after Erena Dupont (the partner of YB) who shares his passion in entomology and for her strong support.

Comments.

The only specimen with associated molecular data is the male paratype from Brazil.

Figures

Figures 29 - 34. Prasmodon erenadupontae. 29 Habitus 30 Body, dorso-lateral view 31 Head and mesosoma (partially), lateral view 32 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 33 Fore wing 34 Propodeum and metasoma, dorsal view.