Sendaphne sulmo Nixon, 1965: 204.

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Whitfield, James B., Smith, M. Alex, Hallwachs, Winnie & Janzen, Daniel H., 2014, Revision of the neotropical genus Sendaphne Nixon (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 41, pp. 1-29 : 15-16

Sendaphne sulmo Nixon, 1965: 204.

Figs 8-14 , 76-78

Holotype.

Female, BMNH. MEXICO, Tabasco, Teapa (not examined).

Specimens examined.

3 ♂ (CNC). Mexico, Chiapas, 16°58'N, 91°47'W, 560 m; (collecting dates: 6.ix.1978, 28.x.1978, 8-11.xi.1978); coll. J. Rawlins. DNA Voucher codes: CNCHYM 07030 CNCHYM 07031 and CNCHYM 07033.

Diagnosis.

This is the only known species of Sendaphne with a higher ocellar triangle (i.e., anatomical line tangent to posterior margin of anterior ocellus crosses far above anterior margin of posterior ocelli). The distance between anatomical line tangent to posterior margin of anterior ocellus and anterior margin of posterior ocelli is 0.5 × the diameter of anterior ocelli (Fig. 77 ), while for all other known species of Sendaphne it is usually 0.1-0.3 ×.

Distribution.

Only known from lowlands (100-560 m) of Mexico.

Comments.

We could only study some photos of the holotype (Figs 76 - 78 ) and the original description which included a line drawing of the metasoma ( Nixon 1965: 207, Figure 255). The drawing shows a T1 slightly narrower medially than the photos of the actual holotype reveal, but the rest of the original description is in agreement with the photos we examined. The males mentioned above are, however, different from the female holotype in having a darker anteromesoscutum, scutellar disc, and metasoma (Figs 8-14 ), and also the ocellar triangle is not as elevated. Lacking more specimens to examine (especially females), we have refrained from considering those male specimens as a different species because the two localities are not too far apart and males are known to be darker in other species of Sendaphne . If more material becomes available for study in the future, the status of those specimens may be clarified.

Molecular data.

The three male specimens sampled for DNA rendered minibarcodes of 103 base pairs each.

Figures

Figures 8 - 14. Sendaphne sulmo, male specimen from Mexico. 8 Habitus, lateral view 9 Head, frontal view 10 Fore wing 11 Meso- and metasoma (partially), lateral view, and hind legs 12 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 13 Meso- and metasoma (partially), dorsal view 14 Metasoma, dorsal view.

Figures 76 - 78. Sendaphne sulmo, female holotype. 76 Habitus, lateral view 77 Head and mesosoma (partially), dorsal view 78 Propodeum and metasoma, dorsal view.