Dissomphalus vallensis Evans, 1979

Azevedo, Celso O., 2017, Review of Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Panama, with key to the Central American species, Zootaxa 4335 (1), pp. 1-72 : 57

Dissomphalus vallensis Evans, 1979

( Figs 197–199 )

Dissomphlaus vallensis Evans, 1979: 277 , 281 (♂ holotype from USNM); Gordh & Móczár, 1990: 226; Azevedo, 1999a: 327 – 328, 162–163.

Diagnosis. Mandible bidentate. Clypeus wih median lobe ill-defined. Tergal process median with large, elliptical and deep depression with pair of tubercles with tuft of setae directed each other. Hypopygium with posterior margin concave. Genitalia: paramere with apex truncate and oblique; aedeagal ventral ramus as long as aedeagal dorsal body; surface smooth; inner margin straight; outer margin convex; apical half narrow and divergent; aedeagal dorsal body with apical half arched downward; ventral side with median fold; dorsal margin of apical half arched outward and pair of very small lobes upward in base of aedeagal dorsal body. Apodeme not extending beyond genital ring.

Remarks. This species is known from Colombia ( Azevedo 1999a) and is recorded for the first time from Panama. Some variations are worth to mention: median clypeal tooth angulate; median clypeal carina conspicuous and complete; vertex crest straight; anterior margin of pronotal disc coarse; aedeagal ventral ramus shorter than aedeagal dorsal body; median region of aedeagal dorsal body wide, apical portion elongated and narrow, outer margin sinuous; genital ring bifurcated distally in ventral view.

Material examined. Holotype ♂, COLOMBIA, Peñas Blancas : 10km, W Cali, Dept. Valle, 26–28 1975, Malaise trap, R. Wilkerson ( FSCA) ; PANAMA, Coche {= Coclé}: 1♂, El Cope {= El Copé }, 730 m, [08°37'11"N, 80°35'03"W], 19–20.XI.1994, F[light] I[nterception] T[rap], D. Windson Edwards [col.] ( CNCI) ; Darién: 5♂, Cana, Serraria {= Serrania } de Pirre 1450m, 4–7.vi. 1995, J. Ashe, R. Brooks F[light] I[nterception] T[rap] ( UFES).

Distribution ( Fig. 244 ). Colombia and Panama.

Figures

FIGURES 184 – 197. Dissomphalus spp., ♂, genitalia, except otherwise indicated. 184 – 185. D. sartus sp. nov. 184. Dorsal view. 185. Ventral view. 186 – 187. D. teobus sp. nov. 186. Dorsal view. 187. Ventral view. 188 – 189. D. terbius sp. nov. 188. Dorsal view. 189. Ventral view. 190 – 194. D. unitus 190. Dorsal view. 191. Ventral view. 192. Outer lobe of aedeagal dorsal body, dorsal view. 193. Inner lobe of aedeagal dorsal body, dorsal view. 194. Apical lobe of aedeagal dorsal body, lateral view. 195 – 196. D. dilatatus 195. Dorsal view. 196. Ventral view. 197. D. vallensis. Dorsal view. Scale bars = 250 µm

FIGURES 198 – 210. Dissomphalus spp., ♂, genitalia, except figs 198, 204 – 206 outer lobe of apical lobes of aedeagal dorsal body. 198 – 199. D. vallensis. 198. Lateral view. 199. Ventral view. 200 – 201. D. rettenmeyeri 200. Dorsal view. 201. Ventral view. 202 – 206. D. personatus 202. Dorsal view. 203. Ventral view. 204. Dorsal view. 205. Dorsal view. 206. Lateral view. 207 – 208. D. abarus sp. nov. 207. Dorsal view. 208. Ventral view. 209 – 210. D. arteobius sp. nov. 209. Dorsal view. 210. Ventral view. Scale bars = 250 µm.

FIGURES 244 – 249. Known distribution of Dissomphalus in Panama. 244. D. rufipalpis, D. teraus sp. nov. and D. vallensis. 245. D. sartus sp. nov. and D. trisus sp. nov.. 246. D. teobus sp. nov. and D. urazius sp. nov.. 247. D. terbius sp. nov. and D. unitus. 248. D. ubracus sp. nov.. 249. D. rettenmeyeri.