Dissomphalus pronus Alencar & Azevedo, 2006

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 : 39

Dissomphalus pronus Alencar & Azevedo, 2006

Dissomphalus pronus Alencar & Azevedo, 2006: 19 –20 (♂, holotype from Costa Rica, PMAE, figs 24–27).

Diagnosis. Mandible tridentate. Clypeus trapezoidal. Tergal process with pair of circular, large and deep lateral depressions with dense tuft of convergent setae directed backward. Hypopygium with posterior margin convex. Genitalia: paramere wide; dorsal margin straight and ventral margin concave; aedeagal ventral ramus shorter than aedeagal dorsal body, laminar; surface horizontal and angulate ventrally; basal half long and wide; inner margin sinuous; apical half narrowing to apex and converging mesad; apex folded laterad; aedeagal dorsal body wide; surface vertical; apical part with concavity mesad, apex with two arms; crown-process small. Apodeme not extending beyond genital ring.

Remarks. This species is known to Costa Rica ( Alencar & Azevedo 2006) and now it is recorded for the first time from Panama. Some variations are worth to mention: head, mesosoma and metasoma castaneous; clypeal carina not developed in profile; anterior margin of pronotal disc carinate and followed by foveae; apex of aedeagal ventral ramus folded.

Material examined. Holotype, ♂, COSTA RICA, Monteverde: 1520m, 25.VI–2.VII.1983, D.H Lindeman col. ( PMAE) ; PANAMA, Colón: 1♂, 14 km N J[un]ct[ion] Escobal r[oa]d and Piña r[oa]d on Piña r[oa]d, ± 20 m, [09°20'N', 79°54'W], 2–3.VI.1995, F[light] I[nterception] T[rap], J. Ashe & R. Brooks [col.] ( CNCI) ; Coche {= Coclé}: 1♂, El Cope {= El Copé }, [08°37'11"N, 80°35'03"W], 19.XI.1994, Windson & Edwards [col.] ( CNCI) ; Panama: 1♂, Cerro Campana , 08°40'N, 79°50'W, 7–14.V.1973 ( CNCI) ; 1♂, C[anal] Z[one], B[arro] Colorado Is[land], [09°09'N, 79°51'W], 1–14.VII.1994, F[light] I[nterception] T[rap], D. Banks [col.] ( CNCI) ; Darién Pr [ovincia]: 58♂, P[arque] N[acional] Darién, Pirre, Est [ación] Rancho Frio , 80 m, [08°00'N, 77°45'W], 16 nov 00 – 17 ene 2001, Malaise, R. Cambra, A. Santos [col.] (MIUP); 2♂, Cana , 7°45'N, 77°41'W, 3–7. VI. 96, 550m, F[light] I[nterception] T[rap] J. Ashe, R. Brooks ( UFES) .

Distribution ( Fig. 239 ). Costa Rica and Panama.

Figures

FIGURES 234 – 243. Known distribution of Dissomphalus in Panama. 234. D. galeatus, D. geniculatus and D. geortus sp. nov.. 235. D. gilvipes, D. ibocius sp. nov. and D. ibrastus sp. nov.. 236. D. guttus and D. ilarius sp. nov.. 237. D. infissus, D. intradentatus and D. iozus sp. nov.. 238. D. isortus sp. nov., D. isteus sp. nov. and D. latus. 239. D. persontaus, D. pilus and D. pronus. 240. D. plaumanni and D. politus. 241. D. piscicercus, D. ramosus and D. raziogus sp. nov.. 242. D. punctatus, D. strepsus and D. subdeformis. 243. D. racarus sp. nov., D. strabus and D. tisinus sp. nov..