Dissomphalus altivolans Evans, 1954

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 : 10-12

Dissomphalus altivolans Evans, 1954

( Figs 95–96 )

Dissomphalus altivolans Evans, 1954: 294 , 297, 301, 307–308 (♂, holotype from Tallulah, USNM, figs 7, 21) 1978: 40, 41–42; Krombein 1979: 1217; Gordh & Móczár 1990: 218, Azevedo 1999a: 356, 357–358, 390.

Dissomphalus nigrescens Evans, 1954: 294 , 297, 299, 308–309; 1962: 68, 75–76; 1964: 45; 1978:40, 41, 47–48; Krombein, 1979: 1217; Gordh & Móczár, 1990: 224, Azevedo 1999a: 357 (designation of synonymy).

Diagnosis. Mandible tridentate. Clypeus tridentate. Tergal process with median concavity not so large and deep, with pair of lateral subcircular tufts densely covered by short setae. Hypopygium with posterior margin concave, corners rounded. Genitalia: paramere with apex rounded; aedeagal ventral ramus shorter than aedeagal dorsal body, inner margin smooth, parallel and straight; outer margin smooth, slightly convergent; surfaces horizontal; apex rounded, basal margin with median invagination; aedeagal dorsal body with two pairs of apical lobes; outer lobe wide, with rounded apex, inner margin concave, convergent dorsally; inner lobe membranous and setose. Apodeme extending beyond genital ring.

Remarks. No additional material of this species was not found in this study.

Material examined. Holotype, ♂, Tallula, La., “Airpl. 794”, take in airplane trap between 20 and 500 feet altitude, P.A. Glick (USNM nº. 62277).

Distribution ( Fig. 225 ). United States of America (Illinois, Indiana, California, Missouri, Arizona, Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas), Mexico (Sonora, Sinaloa, Jalisco, Quintana Roo and Chiapas), Guatemala, Honduras and Panama.

Figures

FIGURES 95 – 106. Dissomphalus spp., ♂, genitalia. 95 – 96. D. altivolans 95. Dorsal view. 96. Ventral view. 97 – 98. D. subdeformis 97. Dorsal view. 98. Ventral view. 99 – 100. D. isteus sp. nov. 99. Dorsal view. 100. Ventral view. 101 – 102. D. azagus sp. nov. 101. Dorsal view. 102. Ventral view. 103 – 104. D. asfartus 103. Dorsal view. 104. Ventral view. 105 – 106. D. iozus sp. nov. 105. Dorsal view. 106. Ventral view. Scale bars = 250 µm.

FIGURES 224 – 233. Known distribution of Dissomphalus in Panama. 224. Provinces and Counties of Panama. 1. Bocas del Toro. 2. Chiriquí. 3. Ngöbe-Buglé County. 4. Veraguas. 5. Herrera. 6. Los Santos. 7. Colón. 8. Coclé. 9. Panama. 10. Guna Yala County. 11. Darién. 12. Emberá Woonan County. 225. D. abarus sp. nov., D. afestus sp. nov. and D. altivolans. 226. D. angulatus sp. nov., D. ardonius sp. nov. and D. aretisus sp. nov.. 227. D. apertus, D. areius sp. nov. and D. arteobius sp. nov.. 228. D. arbeius sp. nov., D. asitius sp. nov. and D. brasiliensis. 229. D. arteus sp. nov., D. cervoides and D. culteratus. 230. D. asfartus sp. nov.. 231. D. azagus sp. nov., D. bilobatus and D. coronatus. 232. D. borus sp. nov., D. citus sp. nov. and D. curvifoveatus. 233. D. declinatus, D. dilatatus and D. ettus sp. nov..