Alphomelon citroloma Deans, 2003

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Shimbori, Eduardo M., Whitfield, James B., Penteado-Dias, Angelica M., Shaw, Scott R., Boudreault, Caroline, Sones, Jayme, Perez, Kate, Brown, Allison, Manjunath, Ramya, Burns, John M., Hebert, P. D. N., Smith, M. Alex, Hallwachs, Winnifred & Janzen, Daniel H., 2023, A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Alphomelon Mason with the description of 30 new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), ZooKeys 1175, pp. 5-162 : 5

Alphomelon citroloma Deans, 2003

Figs 18A-E , 19A-C , 20A-F

Distribution.

Argentina, Belize*, Bolivia, Brazil (PE, RJ, RO), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru*, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela.

Biology.

No data.

DNA barcoding.

No BIN but four partial barcodes (109-234 bp) available.

Notes.

In the CNC collection many specimens from Central and South America look morphologically similar to A. citroloma . However, they differ in coloration, sculpture of T2, and the number of spines on the tarsal claws. We suspect additional cryptic species may be discovered in the future when the South American fauna is better studied and more DNA barcodes become available.

Other specimens examined.

(79 females, 72 males, 1 sex unknown): CNC280515, CNCHYM 00019, CNCHYM 00016, CNCHYM 00018, CNCHYM 00012, CNCHYM 00013, CNCHYM 00014, CNCHYM 00015, CNCH0686, CNC704128, CNC704129, CNC704130, CNC704131, CNC704132, CNC704133, CNC704134, CNC704135, CNC704136, CNC704137, CNC704138, CNC704139, CNC704140, CNC704141, CNC704142, CNC704143, CNC704144, CNC704145, CNC704146, CNC704147, CNC704148, CNC704149, CNC704150, CNC704151, CNC704152, CNC704153, CNC704154, CNC704155, CNC704156, CNC704157, CNC704158, CNC704159, CNC704160, CNC704161, CNC704162, CNC704163, CNC704164, CNC704165, CNC704166, CNC704167, CNC704168, CNC704169, CNC704170, CNC704171, CNC704172, CNC704173, CNC704174, CNC704175, CNC704176, CNC704177, CNC704178, CNC704179, CNC704180, CNC704181, CNC704182, CNC704183, CNC704184, CNC704185, CNC704186, CNC704187, CNC704188, CNC704189, CNC704190, CNC704191, CNC704192, CNC704193, CNC704194, CNC704195, CNC704196, CNC704197, CNC704198, CNC704199, CNC704200, CNC704201, CNC704202, CNC704203, CNC704204, CNC704205, CNC704206, CNC704207, CNC704208, CNC704209, CNC704210, CNC704211, CNC704212, CNC704213, CNC704214, CNC704215, CNC704216, CNC704217, CNC704218, CNC704219, CNC704220, CNC704221, CNC704222, CNC704223, CNC704224, CNC704225, CNC704226, CNC704227, CNC704228, CNC704229, CNC704230, CNC704231, CNC704232, CNC704233, CNC704234, CNC704235, CNC704236, CNC704237, CNC704238, CNC704239, CNC704240, CNC704241, CNC704242, CNC704243, CNC704244, CNC704245, CNC704246, CNC704247, CNC704248, CNC704249, CNC704250, CNC704251, CNC704252, CNC704253, CNC704670, CNC704671, CNC704672, CNC704673, CNC704674, CNC704675, CNC704676, CNC704677, CNC704678, CNC704679, CNC704680, CNC704681, CNC704682, CNC704685, CNC704686, CNC704687, CNC1065904.

Figures

Figure 18. Alphomelon citroloma Deans female CNC 704170 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C fore wing D propodeum and metasoma, dorsal E mesosoma, dorsal.

Figure 19. Alphomelon citroloma Deans holotype female USNMENT 00828298 A close-up of habitus, lateral B habitus, dorsal C habitus, lateral.

Figure 20. Alphomelon citroloma Deans male CNCHYM 00019 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C wings D head, fronto-lateral E metasoma, dorsal F mesosoma, dorsal.