Ptilobaptus cinctus Townes, 1971

Lima, Karoline Gomes, Nascimento, Alexsandra Cordeiro & Fernandes, Daniell Rodrigo Rodrigues, 2023, Creagrura Townes, 1971 and Ptilobaptus Townes, 1971 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Brazilian Amazon: new records and comments, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63, pp. 1-7 : 7

Ptilobaptus cinctus Townes, 1971

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Ptilobaptus cinctus Townes, 1971: 11 [original description]; Gauld, 2000: 151 [taxonomic review]. Female holotype, Peru ( EMUS) [Entomology Museum, Utah State University, Logan , Utah, USA] .

Diagnosis: This species can be distinguished from other Ptilobaptus species by the combination of the following characters: black flagellum with a wide white stripe in the center ( Fig. 4A ); mediodorsally complete occipital carinae ( Fig. 4C ); more or less entirely black mesosoma ( Fig. 4A ); simple posterior femur without any trace of a ventral tooth ( Fig. 4B ).

Material examined: 3 ♀♀. BRAZIL, AM [Amazonas] – Careiro Castanho BR-319, km 181, Sítio São Paulo, 04°12′48″S, 60°49′04″W, Malaise grande, 09-21.XI.2016, J.A. Rafael & F.F. Xavier Fº leg, Rede BIA (2 ♀♀, INPA). RR [Roraima]-Amajari,Serra do Tepequém, SESC 03°44′45″N, 61°43′40″W, Malaise, 01-15.II.2016, R. Boldrini & J.A. Rafael leg Rede BIA Ptilobaptus Det. D.R.R. Fernandes 2019 UCE _ INPA _P_010 (1 ♀, INPA).

Geographical records: Brazil * (Amazonas* and Roraima *), Costa Rica, Peru ( Fig. 5 ).

Remarks: The females analyzed here are morphologically similar ( Fig. 4 A-B), except for the median longitudinal carinae which are distinct between the anterior and posterior transverse carina ( Fig. 4 D-E) or incomplete on the left and/or right side of the area superomedia ( Fig. 4 F-G).

Figures

Figure 4. Ptilobaptus cinctus Townes, 1971, females. (A) Lateral habitus. (B) Propodeum, dorsal view. (C) Propodeum SEM, dorsal view. (D) Lateral habitus. (E) Propodeum,dorsal view.(F) Propodeum SEM,dorsal view.

Figure 5. Geographic distribution of Ptilobaptus cinctus Townes,1971. Legend:Brazilian state records are highlighted in gray.The circles represent the specimens: red for new records and blue for previous records.