Digonocryptus inflatus ( Brullé, 1846 ), Brulle, 1846

Aguiar, Alexandre P. & Santos, Bernardo F., 2012, Additions to the revision of Digonocryptus Viereck (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae), with nine new taxa, new males, and distribution maps for all known species, Zootaxa 3282, pp. 1-41 : 14-15

Digonocryptus inflatus ( Brullé, 1846)

( Figs 20–21 , 71 )

Morphological variation. MALE. Variation not reported by Aguiar and Ramos (2011): Pronotal collar whitish, double white spots on T7 sometimes (3/8) partially fused, or sometimes (2/8) entirely contiguous, thus generating a transverse stripe.

Comments. Aguiar and Ramos (2011) provided the first description of the male of this species, based on four specimens. Extra material examined herein indicate however that the male is generally more difficult to associate with the respective female than previously reported, presenting a generally quite distinct color pattern ( Figs 20–21 ). Association with the female is here further defended based on the following: the female shows a slightly lighter, creamier color on the pronotal collar than in the rest of the pronotum, showing correspondence with the white pronotal collar of the male; the complex color pattern of all legs is identical for both sexes, including the characteristic mid tibia whitish on its anterior half only.

Dichotomy 9 of taxonomic key by Aguiar and Ramos (2011) will not work for some of the males studied here, because these have the yellow stripe on apex of T3 of regular width. Males of this species can be diagnosed from other Digonocryptus spp. by the habitus illustration on Figs 20–21 , and by the following combination of features: head and mesosoma mostly reddish brown; metasoma darkened, with three contrasting, spaced, whitish transverse stripes, placed on T1, T3 and T7; stripe of T7 sometimes centrally interrupted; mid tibia anterior half whitish, hind tibia black with basal 0.15–0.20 white.

Material examined. 3 females, 8 males. 1 3 from BRAZIL, Bahia, Camamu, Fazenda Nova Sorte, Pt. 5, 13.VIII.2002, Malaise trap, JCardoso & JMaia; 1 3, same data except Pt. 6, 19.XI.2002; 1 3, same data except Ubaitaba, Fazenda Casa de Pedra, Pt. 3, 23.XI.2003; 1 3, same data except Pt. 5, 20.XI.2002. 1 3 from BRAZIL, Minas Gerais, Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, Área da Tereza, Pt. 2, 12–19.X.2000, Malaise trap, JCRFontenelle; 1 3, same data except Pt. 3; 1 3, same data except Porco Capim, 14–21.V.2005. 1 3 from BRAZIL, Espírito Santo, Atílio Vivacqua, Serra das Torres, Pt. 8, 14–29.IV.2007, Malaise trap, CWaichert et al.; 1 Ƥ, same data except Cariacica, Reserva Biológica de Duas Bocas, Pau Amarelo, Pt. 13, 25–27.X.2005, yellow pan traps, APAguiar et al. ( UFES). No data: 1 Ƥ“5727” ( INPA).

Distribution. Brazil (BA NR, MG, ES, RJ) ( Fig. 71 ).

Figures

FIGURES 20 – 21. Digonocryptus inflatus (Brullé). Male from Southeastern Brazil (Bahia). 20, Habitus. 21, Dorsal habitus.

FIGURES 64 – 71. Distribution maps for species of Digonocryptus. 64, D. domius Aguiar et Ramos. 65, D. elegans Aguiar et Ramos. 66, D. grossipes (Brullé). 67, D. hesperus Aguiar et Santos. 68, D. huntus Aguiar et Ramos. 69, D. iageus Aguiar et Ramos. 70, D. inermis (Szépligeti). 71, D. inflatus (Brullé).