Heterospilus jennieae Marsh

Marsh, Paul M., Wild, Alexander L. & Whitfield, James B., 2013, The Doryctinae (Braconidae) of Costa Rica: genera and species of the tribe Heterospilini, ZooKeys 347, pp. 1-474 : 239-240

Heterospilus jennieae Marsh sp. n. Figure 162

Female.

Body size: 3.5-4.0 mm. Color: head dark brown; scape yellow with lateral longitudinal brown stripe, flagellum brown with apical 8-10 flagellomeres white, apical flagellomere often brown; mesosoma dark brown, mesoscutal lobes lighter brown; metasomal terga dark brown, terga 4-7 usually lighter; wing veins brown, stigma bicolored brown with yellow at base; legs yellow. Head: vertex granulate, area behind ocelli granulate-striate; frons transversely striate; face striate; temple in dorsal view broad, not sloping behind eye, width equal to 1/2 eye width; malar space greater than 1/4 eye height; ocell-ocular distance 2.5 or more times diameter of lateral ocellus; 26-30 flagellomeres. Mesosoma: mesoscutal lobes granulate; notauli scrobiculate, meeting at scutellum in triangular rugose area; scutellum granulate; prescutellar furrow with 3 cross carinae; mesopleuron granulate; precoxal sulcus smooth, shorter than mesopleuron; venter granulate; propodeum with basal median areas margined, granulate, basal median carina absent, areola not margined, areolar area rugose, lateral areas rugose posteriorly, granulate or smooth anteriorly, propodeum with small but distinct tubercle above hind coxa. Wings: fore wing vein r shorter than vein 3RSa, vein 1cu-a beyond vein 1M; hind wing vein SC+R present, vein M+CU shorter than vein 1M. Metasoma: first tergum longitudinally costate, length equal to or slightly greater than apical width; second tergum longitudinally costate; anterior transverse groove present, straight; posterior transverse groove present; third tergum costate basally, smooth apically; terga 4-7 smooth; ovipositor as long as metasoma.

Holotype female.

Top label (white, printed) - COSTA RICA, Heredia [;] Est. Biol. La Selva, 50- [;] 150m, 10°26'N, 84°01'W [;] Mar 1993, INBio-OET; second label (white, printed) - 02 Marzo 1993 [;] M/05/020 [;] Bosque primario; third label - INBio bar code label; fourth label (red, partially printed and hand written) - HOLOTYPE [;] Heterospilus [;] jennieae [;] P. Marsh. Deposited in ESUW.

Paratypes.

4 ♀♀, same data as holotype with additional date of Apr 1993 (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica, Heredia Prov. [;] OTS. La Selva, 100m [;] 1993 II-III P. Hanson (ESUW). 2 ♀♀, Costa Rica, Heredia [;] Puerto Viejo, 100m [;] OTS-La Selva [;] III-1991 P. Hanson (ESUW). 2 ♀♀, Costa Rica, Heredia [;] 3km. S. Puerto Viejo [;] OTS-La Selva [;] III-IV-1993, P. Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA-Heredia Prov. [;] La Selva Biological Station [;] 10°26'N, 84°01W 100m [;] Malaise trap 06,#347 [;] 3.ii.1994 [;] Project ALAS (M.06.347) (ESUW). 1 ♀, top label - COSTA RICA: Heredia [;] Pr: La Selva Biol. Sta. [;] 3km S. Pto. Viejo [;] 10°26'N, 84°01'W; second label - 22.vi.1991 [;] H.A. Hespenheide (ESUW). 1 ♀, top label - COSTA RICA: Prov. [;] Heredia, F. La Selva [;] 3km S Pto. Viejo [;] 10°26'N, 84°01W; second label - 12.xi.19?? MT#2 [;] T.W. Sherry (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Limon, Sec. Cocori [;] 30Km al N. Cariari, 100m [;] xii.1994, E. Rojas, Malaise [;] L.N. 286000-567500 #4525 (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Limon [;] Sector Cocori, 100m [;] 30km N Carari, i.1995 [;] E. Rojas, Malaise, #4526 [;] L.N. 286000-567500 #4525 (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Limon [;] 30km N Carari, 100m [;] Sector Cocori, Malaise [;] iii.1995, E. Rojas #4524 [;] L.N. 286000-567500 #4525 (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Limon, ACLAC [;] Central, R.B. Hitoy Cerere, [;] Est Hitoy Cerere, Sect. Toma [;] de Agua, 100m, 17. iv– 8.v.1999. [;] F. Umana, Malaise trap [;] L.N. 184600-643400 #52757 (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA: [;] Limon [;] 4km NE Bribri [;] 50m, iv-vi 1990 [;] Col. Paul Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Puntarenas [;] San Vito, Las Cruces [;] Wilson Botanical Gardens [;] 18-22.iii.1990, 1150m [;] J.S. Noyes (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Alajuela [;] ACA, R.B.San Ramon [;] 875m, Malaise near [;] river, 10-26.viii.1998 [;] L.J. van der Ent (ESUW). 7 ♀♀, top label - COSTA RICA, Heredia: [;] Est. Biol. La Selva, 50- [;] 150m, 10°26'N, 84°01'W [;] Feb 1998, INBio-OET; second label - 5 and 19 Febrero 1998 [;] M/18/702 and 701 [;] Borde Suampo (INBC). 12 ♀♀, top label - COSTA RICA, Heredia: [;] Est. Biol. La Selva, 50- [;] 150m, 10°26'N, 84°01'W [;] Mar 1998, INBio-OET; second label - 5 and 19 Marzo 1998 [;] M/18/703 and 704 [;] Borde Suampo (INBC). 8 ♀♀, top label - COSTA RICA, Heredia: [;] Est. Biol. La Selva, 50- [;] 150m, 10°26'N, 84°01'W [;] Apr 1998, INBio-OET; second label - 2, 16 and 19 Febrero 1998 [;] M/18/705, 706 and 707 [;] Borde Suampo (INBC). 1 ♀, top label - COSTA RICA, Heredia: [;] Est. Biol. La Selva, 50- [;] 150m, 10°26'N, 84°01'W [;] Apr 1996, INBio-OET; second label - 1 Abril 1996 [;] Bosque primario [;] M/12/613 (INBC).

Comments.

The lighter colored mesoscutal lobes, the granulate-striate vertex and the ovipositor length equal to length of metasoma are distinctive for this species. It is similar to Heterospilus mixtec but is distinguished by the lighter covered mesoscutal lobes.

Etymology.

Named for my loving wife and friend of nearly 50 years, Jennie.