Digonocryptus campygeus Aguiar et Ramos, 2011

Aguiar, Alexandre Pires & Ramos, Adriana C. B., 2011, 2846, Zootaxa 2846, pp. 1-98 : 25-26

Digonocryptus campygeus Aguiar et Ramos , sp. nov.

Figs 49, 50, 115, 157, 183, 223

Description. Holotype FEMALE. Fore wing 12.8 mm.

Head. Ventral tooth of mandible approximately as long as dorsal tooth, slightly more massive in size. Clypeus apical area delimited by smooth border; clypeal margin with two delicate teeth. Antenna with 26 flagellomeres; white band starting at flagellomere VI, 5 flagellomeres at least 50% white.

Mesosoma . Mesopleuron with scarce short hairs, 99% of cuticular surface visible. Subalar prominence narrow and more or less elongate, somewhat ridged (as in Fig. 149). Sulcus between sternaulus and scrobe absent. Posterior transverse carina of mesosternum absent. Lower metapleuron regularly transversely striate. Propodeum: area in front of anterior transverse carina medially polished, smooth, laterally with faint sculpturing, medially without longitudinal ridges. Propodeal apophyses present as scale-like structures, continuous with distinct, bell-shaped posterior transverse carina. Area between carinae obliquely striate-rugose; area behind posterior transverse carina transversely striate-rugose. Fore wing in Fig. 183; vein 3-Cu 1.43 length of 4-Cu. Hind wing in Fig. 223.

Metasoma. Postpetiole dorso-anteriorly weakly but distinctly concave, forming shallow depression; dorsolateral carina weak but developed from spiracle to apex; median dorsal carina absent; petiolar spiracles in dorsal view not prominent. Ovipositor 1.84 length of hind tibia. Apex of lower valve with 12 teeth.

Color. Orange brown with yellow and black marks. Lateral pattern as in Fig. 49. Stripe of yellow briefly interrupted at malar space, and at 1 h, width on supra-antennal area and temple around 0.2 of interocular distance, gena entirely yellow, but yellow stripe tapering toward 1 h position. Supraclypeal area entirely yellow. Clypeus yellow, except apical area medially dark brown, laterally light brown; clypeal sulcus ventrally black. Mesosoma dorsally orange brown, except as follows. Pronotum on collar, including dorsally along anterior margin, with wide yellow stripe from side to side, medio-dorsally dark brown; laterally on dorsal margin with narrow yellow spot. Propleuron centrally black, laterally yellow, yellow area largest. Mesoscutum centrally, at level of tegula, with large yellow spot connecting notauli; notaulus and area behind yellow spot black. Axillar carina, scutellum and postscutellum yellow. Axillary through of meso and metanotum mesally black. Propodeum as in Figs 49–50. All femora orange brown, fore femur ventrally yellow. All tibiae yellow, hind tibia with darker tone apically. Fore and mid t1 mostly brownish yellow, its apex and all of fore and mid t2–5 brown. Hind t1–4 yellow, hind t5 brown. Metasoma dorsally orange brown, except T1 apical margin medially with tiny yellow mark.

Morphological variation. Fore wing 11.7–14.4 mm. Ovipositor 1.30–1.84 length of hind tibia. Clypeus at line of delimitation of apical area sometimes with an emargination or incision medially ( Fig. 115). Antenna white band starting at flagellomere IV or V, with 5–7 articles. Posterior transverse carina of mesosternum sometimes represented by a few very small, weak transverse rugosities crossing discrimen. Propodeum with posterior transverse carina sometimes absent. Petiolar spiracles in dorsal view sometimes prominent, protruding from T1. Apex of lower valve of ovipositor with 12–14 teeth. Areas with orange tone sometimes brown; extension of yellow on meso and metapleuron highly variable, from almost absent to covering the entire area on both structures; hind coxa from yellow to dark orange, dorsally sometimes with small to large, elongate yellow spot; all femora sometimes mostly dark brown; hind femur sometimes yellow. T1 sometimes dark brown, apical margin with small to large yellow spot.

MALE. Unknown.

Comments. Very similar to Digonocryptus silopoeus from which it can be separated by having propodeum medially with a longitudinal yellow stripe ( Fig. 50) (vs. without or only with traces of yellow, Fig. 46); postpetiole weakly but distinctly concave (vs. flat); dorsolateral carina weak but developed from spiracle to apex (vs. absent); mesopleuron fine pilosity covering 99% of cuticular surface (vs. 90% of cuticular surface). Most differences between these species are quite subtle and can be observed only when carefully examined. The variability of colors and color patterns is also very high.

Material examined. 8 females. HOLOTYPE ♀ “ Campina Grande // nr. Curitiba // II-17-66 Brazil // H. & M. Townes ” ( AEIC) . Right wings slide mounted; left antenna broken beyond flagellomere IV. Paratypes ( AEIC) : ♀ “ Campina Grande // nr. Curitiba // II-23-66 Brazil // H. & M. Townes ”; “ Digonocryptus // sp.12// Tow ‘54” ( AEIC) . ♀ “ Rio de Janeiro // III-5-66 Brazil // H. & M. Townes ” ( AEIC) . ♀ “ Jundiaí do Sul - Pr // 06.07.1987 // Profaupar// malaise” ( DZUP) . ♀ “ Horco Molle // nr. Tucumán // V.25–30.66 Arg.// Lionel Stange”; ( AEIC) . ♀ “ Horco Molle // nr. Tucumán // IV.3–9.66 Arg.// Lionel Stange” ( AEIC) . ♀ “Caxambu// E. de Minas // C.Moreira // III.915”; “Laboratório de// Entomologia// Agrícola// Rio de Janeiro ”; “Nº10/511// Proc.” ( QBUM) . ♀ “ Horco Molle // nr. Tucumán // V.15–21.66 Arg.// Lionel Stange” ( AEIC) .

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil (Atlantic Forest of RJ, PR).