Aphelagathis wendymooreae Sharkey

Sharkey, Michael J., Chapman, Eric G., Janzen, Daniel H., Hallwachs, Winnie & Smith, M. Alex, 2015, Revision of Aphelagathis (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae, Agathidini), Zootaxa 4000 (1), pp. 73-89 : 87

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4000.1.3

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E91C9EBA-8176-4A5F-8185-4ECC6FE1BD02

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6100193

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AE2C87CD-FFFF-FFDA-998B-FF50FD4A8E06

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scientific name

Aphelagathis wendymooreae Sharkey
status

sp. nov.

Aphelagathis wendymooreae Sharkey n. sp.

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Diagnosis. Predominantly yellow body, black dot on mesopleuron immediately below fore wing, propodeum mostly unsculptured except for a weak median carina anteriorly.

Description. Body length 7.0. Fore wing length 5.3. Ovipositor length 4.9. Body color mostly yellow with some black; black as follows: antennae including scape, most of occiput, antennal insertions (some paratypes lack black color on the head); patches immediately below and behind wing insertions; apices of hind femur and tibia slightly darkened (paratypes vary from black to yellow in these areas of the hind leg). Fore wing weakly and evenly infuscate. Propodeum almost completely smooth, a short medial carina anteriorly. Cub of hind wing not (or barely) pigmented.

Etymology. Named in honor of Dr Wendy Moore, for her hospitality and support while I (MJS) was on sabbatical at the University of Arizona.

Specimens examined. Holotype ♀, USA: Arizona. Santa Cruz Co. Sonoita, 3.2 km S. town center, 31°38’N, 110°39’W, 15–30.vii.2013. Malaise trap, juniper, oak, grass, E.E. Grissell, H14986 (HIC). Paratypes. USA: Arizona. 11♀, 10♂, 31°38’N, 110°39’W, 1.vii.-8.ix 2013 and 2014, H5680, H14939, H14989, H14940, H14991, H14957, H14963, H14987, H14988, H14990, H15268, H15274, H15275, H15276, H15277, H15279, H15280, H15282, H15294, H15295, H15296, (HIC, UAIC). California: 1♂, 32°01’N, 114°16’W, 10.viii.1965, ex: Gossypium hirautum (CSCA). 1♀, 32°40’N, 115°30’W, 14.ix.1959 (CSCA).

Molecular data. H14988 ( KR 140159 View Materials ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Braconidae

Genus

Aphelagathis

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