Heterospilus nunesi 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 : 386-387

Heterospilus nunesi Marsh sp. n. Figure 264

Female.

Body size: 2.5-3.0 mm. Color: body dark brown, apical metasomal terga usually yellow or light brown; scape yellow without lateral brown stripe; flagellum brown; wing veins brown, stigma light brown or yellow; legs yellow. Head: vertex smooth; frons smooth; face smooth; temple in dorsal view narrow, sloping behind eye, width equal to eye width; malar space greater than 1/4 eye height; ocell-ocular distance slightly greater than 2.5 times diameter of lateral ocellus; 20-25 flagellomeres. Mesosoma: mesoscutal lobes weakly granulate; notauli scrobiculate, meeting posteriorly in triangular costate area; scutellum smooth; prescutellar furrow with 3-5 cross carinae; mesopleuron weakly granulate; precoxal sulcus smooth weakly scrobiculate or smooth, shorter than mesopleuron; venter smooth; propodeum with basal median areas margined, granulate, basal median carina absent or very short, areola distinctly margined, areolar area rugose, lateral areas entirely rugose. Wings: fore wing vein r shorter than vein 3RSa, vein 1cu-a slightly beyond or interstitial with vein 1M; hind wing vein SC+R present, vein M+CU shorter than 1M. Metasoma: first tergum longitudinally costate, length 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 half as long as metasoma.

Holotype female.

Top label (white, partially printed and hand written) - COSTA RICA, Heredia [;] Chilamate, 75m [;] 25-II-1989 [;] Col. P. Hanson; second label (red, partially printed and hand written) - HOLOTYPE [;] Heterospilus [;] nunesi [;] P. Marsh. Deposited in ESUW.

Paratypes.

1 ♀, same data as holotype (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Heredia [;] Est. Biol. La Selva [;] 50-150m, 10.26 N [;] 84.01 W, Aug. 1992 (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Heredia [;] 3km. S. Puerto Viejo [;] OTS - La Selva, 100m [;] 16-30 IX.1992 [;] P. Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica, Heredia Prov. [;] OTS, La Selva, 100m [;] 1993 II-III P. Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA-Heredia Prov. [;] La Selva Biological Station [;] 10°26'N, 84°01W 100m [;] Malaise trap 01, #248 [;] 1.xi.1993 [;] Project ALAS (M.01.248) (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Heredia [;] 3Km. S. Puerto Viejo [;] OTS - La Selva, 100m [;] v-vi.1993, P. Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA: [;] Guanacaste Prov. [;] Cerro el Hacha [;] NW Volcan Orosi [;] 300m, 1988 (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Puntarenas [;] Pen. Osa, Puerto Jimenez [;] 10m, August 1991, full sun, [;] grassy & weedy site [;] P. Hanson, ex Malaise (ESUW). 1 ♀, top label - Costa Rica: Puntarenas [;] A.C.O., Golfito, Reserva [;] Forestal Golfo Dulce [;] Est. Agujas, 250-350m; second label - 2-22 October 1999 [;] J. Azofeifa, Red de Golpe [;] L-S-276750-526550 #5349 (ESUW). 4 ♀♀, Costa Rica: Puntarenas ACO [;] Golfito, R.F. Golfo Dulce [;] Est Agujas, 250-350m [;] 3-23.ix.1999 and 4-22.v.1999, J. Azofeifa [;] L.S. 276750-526550 #53269 [;] Red de Golpe (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Puntarenas, ACO [;] Golfito, R.F. Golfo Dulce [;] Est. Agujas, 250-350m [;] 1-11.xi.1999, J. Azofeifa [;] Red.de Golpe #54023 [;] L.S.276750-526550 (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA, Heredia [;] Chilamate, 75m [;] 25/III/1989 [;] col. Hanson & Godoy (MICR). 2 ♀♀, Costa Rica: Puntarenas [;] San Vito - Las Cruces [;] 5-VI-1988 1200m [;] P. Hanson (TAMU). 3 ♀♀, Costa Rica: San Jose [;] Braulio Carillo N. P. [;] 8.2km E tunnel [;] 15-V-1988 (TAMU). 4 ♀♀, COSTA RICA, Prov. Puntarenas [;] Est. Agujas, Frente a la Estación, [;] 300m, 19-21 MAR 1997. M. Lobo. [;] Red de Golpe. [;] L_S_276750_536550 #45572 (INBC). 1 ♀, CPOSTA RICA, Prov. Puntarenas, [;] Est. Agujas, Send. Ajo. 300m. [;] 3-7 DIC1997. M. Lobo. Red de [;] Golpe. L_S_276750_526550 [;] #48755 (INBC). 2 ♀♀, COSTA RICA. Prov. Puntarenas. P.N. [;] Corcovado, Sector Tigre. 34m. 28 [;] NOV 2002. J. Azofeifa Zuniga. De [;] Golpe. L.S. 277800 529600 #72455 (INBC). 2 ♀♀, Turrialba, C.R. [;] IV-17, 21-1957 [;] RDShenefelt [;] RDS 57-68, 124 (AEIC). 1 ♀, LaLola,C.R. [;] VI-8 1957 [;] MJStelzer [;] [;] MS 57-254 (AEIC).

Comments.

The dark brown body, brown flagellum and presence of hind wing vein SC+R are distinctive for this species.

Etymology.

Named for Juliano F. Nunes in recognition of his studies of Brazilian Doryctinae .