Apanteles nigrofemoratus Granger, 1949

Rousse, Pascal & Gupta, Ankita, 2013, Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local species, including 18 new taxa and a key to species, Zootaxa 3616 (6), pp. 501-547 : 512

Apanteles nigrofemoratus Granger, 1949

( Fig. 5 a–d)

Diagnosis. Species quickly distinguishable by the combination of the wing characters with most venation translucent and the blackish hind femurs.

Description. cf. Granger, 1949: 262 for details.

Host records. Tortyra sp. ( Lepidoptera : Choreutidae ).

Distribution records. Madagascar. Reunion (new record).

Material examined. HOLOTYPE Ƥ (MNHN) Verbatim label data: Madagascar, Bekily, sud de l’île, IX.1943; complete. Other material ( Reunion) 1Ƥ Le Tampon / Plaine des Cafres (Piton Villers), alt. 1500m, I.2012, leg. Bled; 233 Etang Salé, alt. 20m, V.2011, leg. Ramage; 1Ƥ Le Port / Cambaie, alt. 70m, V.2011, leg. Ramage; 1Ƥ St Pierre / Bassin Martin, alt. 290m, III.2011, leg. Cirad; 13 St Paul / Boucan Canot, alt. 50m, I.2011, leg. Cirad; 1Ƥ Bras Panon / La Caroline, alt. 230m, IX.2010, leg. Cirad.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Apanteles spp. a: A. nigrofemoratus Granger, female, habitus; b: A. nigrofemoratus, fore wing; c: A. nigrofemoratus, propodeum (KOH treated). d: A. nigrofemoratus, propodeum and tergum 1; e: A. bordagei Giard, female, habitus; f. A. bordagei, propodeum; g: A. galleriae Wilkinson, female, habitus; h: A. galleriae, propodeum.