Neotheronia concolor Krieger, 1905

Khalaim, Andrey I. & Ruíz-Cancino, Enrique, 2021, Darwin wasps of the subfamily Pimplinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Mexico: genera Neotheronia Krieger, Nomosphecia Gupta and Xanthopimpla Saussure, Zootaxa 4950 (3), pp. 401-440 : 409-410

6. Neotheronia concolor Krieger, 1905

Neotheronia lineata var. concolor Krieger 1905: 302 [♀ ♂ (ZMHB), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)].

Synonyms:

Pimpla lineata Smith, 1879 (junior homonym of Bassus lineatus Fabricius, 1804 ).

Neotheronia lineata var. lateralis Krieger, 1905 ( Townes & Townes 1966: 32).

Neotheronia concolor taeniata Townes & Townes, 1966 (new name for Pimpla lineata Smith, 1879 ; Gauld 1991: 434).

References. Smith 1879: 230 [ Pimpla lineata (description); Costa Rica]. Krieger 1905: 301–302 [ N. lineata Smith , N. lineata var. concolor , N. lineata var. lateralis , N. lineata var. pectoralis ; Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama]. Morley 1914: 52 [ N. lineata Smith ; in key; general distribution], 56 [ N. lineata Smith ; remarks; Mexico (Guerrero, Tabasco), Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama]. Townes & Townes 1966: 32 [catalogue; Theronia (Neotheronia) concolor concolor ; lectotype ♀ (ZMHB) designated (?), Colombia; Neotheronia lineata var. lateralis (syn.)], 32 [catalogue; Th. (N.) concolor taeniata ; Mexico]. Gauld 1991: 434 [description; Mexico (Guerrero, Veracruz), Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama]. Gauld et al. 1998: 132 [in key; Costa Rica]. Hernández-Aguilar et al. 1999: 36 [ Mexico (Tamaulipas)]. Kumagai & Graf 2000: 162 [ Brazil (Paraná)]. Gauld et al. 2002: 73 [ El Salvador]. Kumagai & Graf 2002: 450 [ Brazil (Paraná)]. Ruíz-Cancino et al. 2002: 645 [checklist; Mexico]. Hernández-Aguilar et al. 2005: 470 [ Mexico (Tamaulipas)]. Ruíz-Cancino et al. 2010: 66 [checklist; Mexico (Tamaulipas)]. Sánchez-García et al. 2015: 827 [checklist; Mexico (Oaxaca)]. Khalaim et al. 2018: 20 [ Mexico (Veracruz)].

Material examined. MEXICO. Nuevo León: 1 ♀ ( UAT) 30 km SE of Monterrey, near Santiago, La Cieneguilla , 9.xi.1987, coll. E. Ruíz C. 1 ♂ ( UAT) Allende, 28.i.1987, coll. M. R. Cantú. 12 ♂ ( UAT) Garza García, Chipinque, 22.vii.1985, coll. E. Ruíz C. & S. Arrambide. 1 ♀, 7 ♂ ( UAT) same locality, 8.ix.1981, coll. E. Ruíz C. Tamaulipas: 2 ♀ ( UAT) Cd. Victoria, 3.vi.1981, coll. E. Ruíz C. 1 ♀ ( UAT) 17 km N of Palmillas, Ejido Magdaleno Aguilar, 23°26.995’N, 99°33.440’W, 1450 m, pine forest + juniper, Malaise trap, 12–18.vii.2012, coll. S. Mireles, E. Ruíz C. et al. 1 ♂ ( UAT) same data, but 30.viii–12.ix.2012. SSW of Cd. Victoria, Rancho Santa Elena, 23º37.362’N, 99º12.746’W, 970 m, Malaise trap, 2010, coll. E. Ruíz C. & A.I. Khalaim (all in UAT): 25.ix–13.x (1 ♀), 14–27.x (1 ♂), 6–24.xi (1 ♂), 25.xi–15.xii (1 ♂), 16–31.xii (1 ♀, 3 ♂), 1–18.i.2011 (1 ♂). 15 km SSW of Cd. Victoria, El Madroño, 23°36.307’N, 99°13.558’W, 1350–1450 m, coll. A.I. Khalaim (all in UAT): 26.ii.2009 (2 ♀), 2.xi.2011 (2 ♀, 1 ♂). Same locality, coll. E. Ruíz C. et al. (all in UAT): iv.1984 (1 ♀, 1 ♂), v.1984 (4 ♀, 2 ♂), vi.1984 (4 ♀, 2 ♂), vii.1984 (2 ♀, 2 ♂), viii.1984 (1 ♀), ix.1984 (1 ♂), i.1985 (1 ♀), iii.1985 (2 ♀), iv.1985 (5 ♀, 5 ♂), v.1985 (6 ♀, 11 ♂), vi.1985 (2 ♀, 4 ♂), vii.1985 (5 ♂), ix.1985 (1 ♂), 23.xii.1987 (1 ♀, 1 ♂), 20.i.2000, (28 ♀, 6 ♂), 7.ix.2011 (2 ♀, 2 ♂), 8–25.ix.2011 (1 ♂), 26.ix–5.x.2011 (3 ♂), 8–25.xi.2011 (2 ♂), 20.x–2.xi.2011 (1 ♂), 1.xii.2011 (5 ♀). 1 ♀ ( UAT) Cd. Victoria, Cañon Novillo, 28.x.1985, coll. H. Serna T. Same locality, 780–1200 m, coll. R. Meza V. (all in UAT): xi.1987 (1 ♂), xii.1987 (2 ♀, 2 ♂), i.1988 (1 ♀, 1 ♂), ii.1988 (8 ♀, 1 ♂), iii.1988 (4 ♀, 6 ♂). 1 ♀, 1 ♂ ( UAT) same locality, 800–900 m, iii–iv.1988, coll. J. de León. NW of Cd. Victoria, Los Troncones (park), coll. A.I. Khalaim (all in UAT): 27.ii.2009 (1 ♂), 22.xii.2009 (2 ♂), 7.x.2012 (1 ♂), 16.xii.2012 (3 ♀). Same locality, 770–1000 m, coll. R. Meza V. (all in UAT): xii.1987 (2 ♀), i.1988 (11 ♀, 2 ♂), ii.1988 (3 ♀), iii.1988 (5 ♀, 3 ♂). 1 ♂ ( UAT) same locality, 1000–1120 m, iii.1988, coll. J. de León. 1 ♂ ( UAT) same locality, 24.iii.1990, coll. M. Aquino S. 4 ♀, 1 ♂ ( UAT) Llera, 44 km S of Cd. Victoria, matorral, Malaise trap, 28.x–25.xi.2000, coll. D. R. Kasparyan. Gómez Farías, Alta Cimas, Malaise trap, 1999, coll. S. Hernández A. (all in UAT): 24.iv–29.v (3 ♀, 2 ♂), 29.v–26.vi (2 ♀, 1 ♂), 17.vii–28.viii (2 ♀, 4 ♂). Same locality and trap, 900 m, 2000, coll. D. R. Kasparyan (all in UAT): 12–19.viii (3 ♂), 2–9.ix (1 ♀), 7–14.x (1 ♂). 1 ♀, 2 ♂ ( UAT) same locality, 1–2.xi.1990, coll. E. & H. Ruíz C. 1 ♂ ( UAT) Gómez Farías, Los Cedros, Malaise trap, 16–23.i.1999, coll. S. Hernández A. & C. A. Covarrubias D. 1 ♂ ( UAT) Gómez Farías, El Cielo, 2.xi.1990, coll. H. Ruíz C. 1 ♀ ( UAT) Gómez Farías, Canindo, 17.v.1993, coll. C. A. Covarrubias D. 2 ♀, 1 ♂ ( UAT) same locality, Malaise trap, 20–21.vii.1994, coll. J.B. Woolley. 1 ♀ ( UAT) same locality and collector, 1400 m, 28–30.vii.1993. 2 ♂ ( UAT) Ocampo, 21.ii.1991, coll. E. Ruíz C. 2 ♀ ( UAT) Ocampo, Joya de Manantiales, 13.v.1995, coll. C. Hernández V. & H. Hernández-Martinez. Ocampo, Ejido El Bejuco, 900 m, Malaise trap, 2016, coll. E. Ruíz-Cancino et al. (all in UAT): 29.iv–14.v (2 ♀), 26.vi–8.vii (1 ♂), 9–29.vii (1 ♂), 30.vii–12.viii (2 ♂), 13–26.viii (1 ♂), 27.viii–10.ix (1 ♂), 29.x–12.xi (1 ♂), 18.xii.2016 – 4.i.2017 (1 ♂). 2 ♂ ( UAT) Tula, Ejido Acahuales, 1400 m, oak-forest, Malaise trap, 12–25.vi and 30.vii–12.viii.2016, coll. E. Ruíz C. et al. 1 ♀ ( UAT) Palmillas, El Agucate, 1468 m, Malaise trap, 28.ii–14.iii.2016, coll. E. Ruíz C. & J. M. Coronado B. San Luis Potosí: 1 ♀ ( AEIC) 24 km “W.N.” Morelos, El Naranjo, 9.x.1962, coll. H. & M. Townes. Nayarit: 1 ♀ ( AEIC) Nayarit, near Compostela, 20.v.1983. Querétaro: 1 ♂ (UAQ) Municipio El Marquéz, Amazcala, 27.v.2016. Veracruz: 1 ♂ ( UNAM) Xalapa, 27.vi.1976, coll. E. Gonzalez. 5 ♀, 3 ♂ ( UAT) SW of Xalapa, park near Institute de Ecología, 19°30.768’N, 96°56.349’W, 1260 m, 17–18.ii.2009, coll. A.I. Khalaim. 32 ♀, 4 ♂ (22 ♀ and 3 ♂ in UAT, 5 ♀ and 1 ♂ in UNAM, 5 ♀ in ZISP) same data, but 12–14.iv.2014. 1 ♀, 3 ♂ ( UAT) Xalapa, bosque, 26.x.1995, coll. R. Herrera & M. Molina. 1 ♀ ( EMEC) 10 km N of Coscomatepec, 9.vii.1974, coll. J. A. Chemsak, E. & J. Linsley & J. Powell. 1 ♂ ( EMEC) Río Metlec, Fortín de las Flores, 2.x.1975, coll. J. Powell & J. A. Chemsak. Morelos: 1 ♀ ( ZISP) N of Tepoztlán, path to El Tepozteco, 1800–2000 m, 11.x.2014, coll. A.I. Khalaim. 1 ♀ (TAMU) 4.4 mi. E of Cuernavaca, 27–29.vii.1976, coll. Peigler, Gruetzmacher et al. Oaxaca: 3 ♀, 2 ♂ ( IPN) Cuilapam, Nogal, Malaise trap, 26.iii.2005, coll. J. M. Maldonado. 2 ♂ ( IPN) same data, but 9.iv.2005. 1 ♀ ( AEIC) 85.5 km SW of Tuxtepec, Metate, 900 m, 17.x.1962, coll. H. & M. Townes. 1 ♀ (TAMU) 10.8 mi. S of El Punto, 6100 ft. (= 1860 m), 19.vii.1987, coll. R. Wharton. 1 ♀ (TAMU) 10 mi. SE of [San Pedro] Totolapan, 4000 ft. (= 1220 m). 20.vii.1987, coll. R. Wharton. Chiapas: 1 ♀ ( UAT) Ocosingo, Agua Azul Galeria, 4.iv.1997, coll. A. Martinez, C. A. Covarrubias D. & S. Niño M. 1 ♀ ( EMEC) 5 mi. S of San Carlos, 6.iii.1953, coll. R.C. Bechtel & E.I. Schlinger. 1 ♀ ( EMEC) Puebla Nuevo, 20.iii.1958, coll. R.C. Bechtel & E.I. Schlinger. 1 ♂ ( UAT) 50 km SSE of Comitán, National Park Lagos de Montebello, 16°06.223’N, 91°44.072’W, 1450 m, mixed forest with pines, 5–6.iii.2013, coll. A.I. Khalaim. 1 ♀ ( AEIC) San Cristóbal [de las Casas], 2200 m, 26.v.1990, coll. H. & A. Howden, B. Gill. 1 ♂ (TAMU) Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello, Laguna Cinco Lagos, 11.viii.1990, coll. J.C. Schaffner. 1 ♂ (TAMU) Reserva El Triunfo, 6620 ft. (= 2020 m), 14–23.vii.1997, coll. J.B. Woolley. GUATEMALA. 4 ♀ ( AEIC) Fraijanes, Finca San Antonio, 1800 m, vi.1987, coll. Mauger. HONDURAS. 2 ♀, 2 ♂ ( AEIC) Cerro Monserrat, 1800 m, 24–30.v.1994, coll. H. & A. Hwden. 1 ♀ ( AEIC) Francisco Morazán, 30 km E of Tegucigalpa, Cerro Uyuca, 1800 m, 27.v.1994, coll. H. & A. Howden. 1 ♂ ( FSCA) Francisco Morazán, San Antonio de Oriente, Cerro Uyuca, El Zamorano, cloud forest, Malaise trap, 27.i–14.ii.1990, coll. R. Cave. 1 ♀ ( FSCA) same data, but 29.v–4.vi.1990, coll. R. Cave. 2 ♂ ( FSCA) Francisco Morazán, El Zamorano, 850 m, coffee plantation, 4–7.xii.1989, coll. Gupta. 2 ♀, 1 ♂ ( FSCA) Francisco Morazán, Cerro Uyuca, El Zamorano, 1800 m, cloud forest, 15.ii.1985, coll. L. Strange. 1 ♀ ( FSCA) same localiy, 1900 m, 15–24.iii.1993, coll. C. Porter & L. Stange. 1 ♂ ( FSCA) same data, but 5000 ft. (= 1525 m), 23.iv.1993, coll. L. Strange & R. Miller. COSTA RICA. 1 ♀ ( UAT) San José Prov., Río Agres above San Antonio de Escazú, 1500 m, v.1988, coll. W.G. Eberhard & I.D. Gauld (det. I.D. Gauld).

Remarks. Krieger (1905: 302) described N. pectoralis Krieger, 1905 as a form of N. lineata Smith from Peru. Type of this taxon is lost, and it was included as a subspecies of N. concolor by Townes ( Townes & Townes 1966: 32) and Yu et al. (2016), but actually taxonomical status of N. pectoralis is unclear.

Variation. Mexican specimens have hind leg with tarsus often widely yellowish basally, sometimes only the apical tarsomere is black while remaining tarsomeres are yellow.

Distribution. Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Nayarit, Querétaro, Veracruz, Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Chiapas), Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil. First record from Honduras.

Biology. Reared from unidentified coocons of Lepidoptera infested also with Zonopimpla carolinae Gauld ( Ichneumonidae : Pimplinae ), and probably is hyperparasitoid of this pimpline species ( Gauld 1991).