Phanuromyia princeps Nesheim

Nesheim, Katherine C., Masner, Lubomir & Johnson, Norman F., 2017, The Phanuromyiagaleata species group (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Telenominae): shining a lantern into an unexplored corner of Neotropical diversity, ZooKeys 663, pp. 71-105 : 91-94

Phanuromyia princeps Nesheim sp. n. Figures 74-79

Description.

Female body length: 1.38-1.48 mm (n=10).

Median keel on frons: absent. Sculpture of lower frons: with 3-6 transverse rugae medially. Shape of mandible: slender. Median tooth of mandible: diminished. Frons below median ocellus: with 2 rows of setiferous punctures.

Sculpture on posterior half of mesoscutum: coriaceous to rugulose, at most with fine irregular longitudinal sculpture. Sculpture of anterior half of mesoscutellum: rugose-punctate. Thin median foliaceous lamella on propodeum: absent.

Color of coxae: bright yellow, concolorous with legs.

T1: flat, at most slightly swollen. Anterior margin of T2: medially without costae or foveolae. T2 sculpture: with transverse series of small punctures in shape of incurved chevron. Sculpture of T1: evenly costate across anterior 1/3 to 1/2, smooth in remain ing apical portion. Posterior margin of T2: straight; slightly convex. Number of visible terga past T2: 4 or 5. Setation on T2: limited to at most 1 row of setae posteriorly and sparse setation laterally.

Diagnosis.

Phanuromyia princeps can be recognized by the T2 sculpture, which consists of a transverse series of small punctures in the shape of an incurved chevron.

Etymology.

The name princeps is derived from the prince character in the book The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain in reference to its similarity to P. pauper . This name is to be used as a noun in apposition.

Link to distribution map.

[http://hol.osu.edu/map-full.html?id=403732]

Material examined.

Holotype, female: BRAZIL: BA, Sapiranga Reserve, sweeping 13, 12°33'27.3"S 38°03'05"W, Mata de São João, 24.VII.2001, sweeping, M. T. Tavares et al., OSUC150922 (deposited in OSUC). Paratypes: (9 females) BRAZIL: 4 females, OSUC150923, 151077, 151098, 151126 (OSUC). ECUADOR: 1 female, OSUC550068 (CNCI). FRENCH GUIANA: 4 females, OSUC149426, 550100, 550109, 550112 (CNCI).

Comments.

This species very closely resembles P. pauper , although the two species can be distinguished easily by the sculpture on T2: P. princeps has a complete scrobiculate angled “belt,” while P. pauper only has lateral costae.