Notiospathius carmenae Rodríguez-Jiménez, 2016

Rodriguez-Jimenez, Andrea & Sarmiento, Carlos E., 2016, Taxonomic synopsis of Notiospathius Matthews & Marsh, 1973 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Colombia, Zootaxa 4132 (2), pp. 151-206 : 173-175

Notiospathius carmenae Rodríguez-Jiménez sp. nov.

( Figs 66–72 )

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from others by the following combination of characters. Frons smooth-very weakly coriaceous or smooth. Temple broad. Flagellum with annulus. Mesoscutal lobes granulaterugose along lateral edges. Mesoscutum medially with triangular rugose area or triangular rugose-costate area.

Description female. Body length: 3.35 mm.

Color. Head mainly honey yellow-brown. Eye orbits honey. Malar space honey yellow. Palpi pale yellow. Periocellar area brown. Scape yellow. Pedicel yellow with a wide longitudinal light brown stripe. Flagellum with apically yellow annulus composed of 7 flagellomeres. Flagellomeres before annuli honey yellow-brown. Mesosoma mainly dark brown. Lateral mesoscutal lobes dark brown. Median mesoscutal lobe dark brown. Venter of mesosoma dark brown. Pronotum brown to dark brown. Propodeum dark brown. First tergum brown-dark brown. Second tergum brown. Third tergum brown basomedially and apically with a transversal yellow stripe. Fourth tergum dark brown-yellow. Fifth tergum brown to dark brown. Sixth tergum dark brown to brown. Remaining terga brown except the last one, which is yellow. Fore and middle femur honey yellow. Fore and middle tibia honey yellow. Hind coxa dark brown with pale yellow apically. Hind trochanter yellow. Hind trochantellus yellow. Hind femur brown, with yellow at apex and base. Hind tibia yellow basally, and the remaining honey. Hind tarsi honey. Wings lightly dusky. Veins mainly brown. Tegula yellow. Stigma brown.

Head. Clypeus smooth-weakly rugose. Head 0.80 x higher than wide. Face weakly transversely costate. Face minimum width/maximum width ratio 0.94. Frons smooth-very weakly coriaceous. Vertex transversely costate. Eye 1.25 x higher than wide. Ocell-ocular distance three diameter of lateral ocellus. Malar space 0.43 x eye height in lateral view. Temple/eye length ratio in dorsal view 0.71. Temple broad. Supraclypeal area 0.40 x head height in frontal view. Gena-temple area smooth. Scape 0.56 x first flagellomere length. Flagellomeres 25.

Mesosoma. Pronotum rugose-granulate-smooth laterally and rugose ventrally. Pronotal groove distinct. Pronotal groove laterally scrobiculate-smooth. Propleuron with weakly scrobiculate area, weakly coriaceousweakly rugose, smooth ventrally. Mesoscutal lobes granulate-rugose along lateral edges. Notauli scrobiculate, not reaching the end of mesoscutum. Mesoscutum medially triangular rugose area. Scutellum (scutellar disc) coriaceous. Subalar groove distinct and scrobiculate-weakly coriaceous. Precoxal sulcus broad, deep and scrobiculate; length 0.79 mesopleuron length. Mesopleuron weakly rugose-weakly coriaceous-granulate dorsally, granulate medially and ventrally. Venter of mesosoma weakly coriaceous. Metapleuron rugose-areolate. Propodeum rugose-areolate. Propodeum with a median and two lateral longitudinal and complete carinae. Propodeal apico-lateral corners weakly tuberculate. Propodeal spine or tooth over hind coxa absent.

Wings: fore wing. 2RS/2M ratio 0.44. Vein m-cu meeting vein RS+Ma distinctly before vein 2RS. Vein (RS+M)b distinct. Vein (RS+M)b/2RS ratio 0.33. Vein r 0.30 length of vein 3 RSa. Vein 1cu-a interstitial to vein 1M. Hind wing. Vein M+CU/1M ratio 0.58. Vein m-cu nebulous. Vein cu-a 0.12 length of 1M. Vein r-m/1M ratio 0.31. Vein SC+R complete.

Legs. Hind coxa dorsally costate-rugose. Ventral part of hind coxa weakly costate-weakly rugose. Hind coxa without basoventral tubercle. Hind coxa 0.50 length of hind femur. Femora without a rounded protrusion in dorsomedial view. Hind femur in dorsal view very weakly coriaceous-smooth.

Metasoma. Basal sternal plate length/first tergum length ratio 0.80. First tergum 3.20 x longer than apical width. First tergum costate-rugulose. Second tergum weakly costate at base, remainder of terga smooth and polished. Third tergum smooth and polished. Suture between second and third tergum absent. Fourth tergum and remainder of terga smooth and polished. Ovipositor 1.50 mm long. Ovipositor 0.79 x length of metasoma. Ovipositor 1.67 x length of first tergum.

Variation with respect to holotype. Females. Body length: 2.65–4.30 mm. Color. Eye orbits honey yellowbrown. Periocellar area brown-dark brown. Scape honey yellow with a weakly longitudinal light brown stripe. Annulus with 5–8 flagellomeres yellow apically. Flagellomeres before annuli honey yellow to dark brown. Mesosoma mainly black. Mesoscutal lobes black. Venter of mesosoma black. First tergum black-dark brown. Second tergum dark brown-brown. Third tergum dark brown-brown. Fourth tergum brown-dark brown. Fifth tergum brown. Sixth tergum brown. Fore and middle femur light brown. Hind femur yellow or honey basally, brown apically. Tegula honey.

Head. Head 0.80–0.90 x higher than wide. Face minimum width/maximum width ratio 0.88–1.06. Frons smooth-very weakly coriaceous-weakly costate, or smooth-very weakly coriaceous-weakly rugose, or smooth.

Vertex weakly transversely costate-smooth, or transversely costate-weakly rugose. Eye 1.17–1.30 x higher than wide. Ocell-ocular distance three diameter of lateral ocellus, or four diameter of lateral ocellus. Malar space 0.41– 0.51 x eye height in lateral view. Temple/eye length ratio in dorsal view 0.67–0.82. Supraclypeal area 0.40–0.50 x head height in frontal view. Scape 0.44–0.67 x first flagellomere length. Flagellomeres 22–29.

Mesosoma. Propleuron with scrobiculate area-coriaceous-rugose-smooth. Notauli weakly scrobiculate. Mesoscutum medially triangular rugose-costate area. Scutellum (scutellar disc) granulate. Precoxal sulcus length 0.70–0.83 mesopleuron length. Mesopleuron weakly rugose-smooth-granulate dorsally and medially, weakly rugose-granulate ventrally. Venter of mesosoma coriaceous-weakly rugose-weakly coriaceous. Propodeum weakly rugose-rugose-areolate. Propodeal short tubercle at apical-lateral corners.

Wings: fore wing. 2RS/2M ratio 0.37–0.51. Vein (RS+M)b/2RS ratio 0.26–0.36. Vein r 0.20–0.30 length of vein 3 RSa. Hind wing. Vein M+CU/1M ratio 0.50–0.71. Vein cu-a 0.11–0.24 length of 1M. Vein r-m/1M ratio 0.16–0.32.

Legs. Hind coxa dorsally costate, or weakly costate-rugose. Ventral part of hind coxa costate-rugose, or rugose. Hind coxa 0.50–0.60 length of hind femur.

Metasoma. Basal sternal plate length/first tergum length ratio 0.75–0.80. First tergum 3.04–3.94 x longer than apical width. Second tergum weakly costulate at base, remainder of terga smooth and polished. Ovipositor 1.25– 1.90 mm long. Ovipositor 0.67–0.90 x length of metasoma. Ovipositor 1.53–2.11 x length of first tergum.

Male. Similar to female; flagellomeres before annuli dark brown, annulus with 1 yellow and 2 light brown flagellomeres. Head honey-honey yellow. Vertex weakly sculpture.

Distribution. Colombia.

Biology. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype female (IAvH). Colombia, Risaralda SFF Otún Quimbaya, Urapanera, 4º44'N 75º35'W, 1960m, Malaise, 27.x.12 –xi.2003, G. López Leg. M.4194, IAvH-E 114256.

Paratypes. Females (IAvH): one female, Colombia, Risaralda SFF Otún Quimbaya, Urapanera, 4º44'N 75º35'W, 1960m, Malaise, 08–23.vii.2003, G. López Leg. M.4189, IAvH-E 114257; one female, Colombia, Quíndio Calarca Vda. Pradera Baja Fca. La Holanda. 4º33' 25''N 75º38'21'' W. 1575m, C. Winkler. 29.xi.1999. E. González & J. Sossa Leg. IAvH-E 110656; one female, Colombia, Risaralda SFF Otún Quimbaya, Cuchilla Camino, 4º44'N 73º35'W, 1960m, Malaise, 19.vi–7.vii.2003, G. López Leg. M.4198, IAvH-E 114252 and one female ( ICN): Colombia, Vaupés R.N. Mosiro-Itajura (Caparú) Centro Ambiental, 1º4'S 69º31'W, 60m, Malaise 11.ii–18.iii.2003, J. Pinzón Leg. M.3619, ICN 0 56056.

Etymology. This species is named in honor of Andrea Rodríguez’s grandmother, Carmen Cadena.

Figures

FIGURES 66 – 72. Notiospathius carmenae sp. nov.: 66) habitus, 67) frons, 68) mesoscutum, 69) mesosoma in lateral view, 70) frons, 71) head and mesosoma in dorsal view, and 72) metasoma in dorsal view. Scale bar: 1 mm.