Charmedia chavarriai, 2002

Sime, Karen R. & Wahl, David B., 2002, The cladistics and biology of the Callajoppa genus-group (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 134 (1), pp. 1-56 : 22-23

CHARMEDIA CHAVARRIAI WAHL & SIME , SP. N.

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from other members of the Callajoppa genus-group by the characters given above in the generic description of Charmedia , and by the overall black colouration and patterned wings.

Female. Structure. As in generic description. Colour. Overall colour black with faint bluish overtones. Following areas yellowish-white: paraocular area, gena bordering posterior margin of eye, labrum, apical 0.5 of ventral surface of middle basitarsus, hind tarsus except for fuscous 0.2 of basitarsus and tarsomore 5. Fore and middle legs fuscous beyond trochantellus, with apex of fore femur and ventral surface of fore tibia somewhat lighter. Fore wing clear with two dark brown bands. Hind wing clear except for dark brown of cell C and apical 0.2 ( Fig. 72 ). Length. 19.5–21.8 mm (21.8 mm); fore wing 18.3–19.0 mm (17.9 mm).

Male. Structure. As for female. Colour. Similar to female except that yellowish-white areas vary from that found in females to the following extreme: clypeus except for median fuscous marks at base and centre; supraclypeal area; paraocular area; gena bordering posterior margin of eye; malar space; ventral margin of propleuron; pronotal flange except for median 0.3; short strip on dorsal margin of posterior dorsal corner of pronotum; following areas of mesopleuron: area surrounding epicnemial carina, subalar ridge, anterior 0.5 of hypoepimeron, and ventral posterior corner; apical 0.7 of anterior surface of fore coxa; apical 0.5 of anterior face of middle coxa. Length. 19.1–21.0 mm; forewing 16.0– 18.3 mm.

Type material. Holotype ♀, COSTA RICA: Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Estación Cacao, Lambert coord. 330200– 380200, 800– 1600 m, 12–17.vii.1993, ‘INBIO CRI001 954550’ ( Garcia ) [INBC]. Condition of holotype: intact except right antenna broken beyond flagellomere 38 and left antenna broken beyond flagellomere 32. Paratypes: COSTA RICA: 1 ♂, Alajuela, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector San Rámon, Lambert coord. 318100–381900, 620 m, 27. iv-23.vi.1994, ‘INBIO CRI001899308’ (Araya) [AEIC]; 1 ♂, same data as holotype except ‘INBIO CRI001824278’ (Carballo) [INBC]; 1 ♂, Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Gongora, Lambert coord. 318600–375150, 560 m, ex Xylophanes chiron (larva collected 6.ix.1995, wasp emerged from host pupa 14.x.1995), ‘95-SRNP-9318’ [JHIC]; 1 ♀, same data as preceding except ex Xylophanes hannemanni (host larva collected 23.i.1996, wasp emerged from host pupa 26.iii.1996), ‘96-SRNP- 183’ [JHIC]; 1 ♂, Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Sendero Nayo, Lambert coord. 322450–375250, 1000 m, ex Xylophanes ceratomioides (host larva collected 21.x.1997, wasp emerged from host pupa 6.xii.1997) ‘97-SRNP-1913’ (Moraga) [JHIC]; 1 ♂, same data as preceding except wasp emerged 6.xii.1997 ‘97-SRNP-1912’ [AEIC]; 1 ♂, same data as preceding except ex Xylophanes crotonis (host larva collected 10.x.1997, wasp emerged from host pupa 8.xii.1997) ‘97-SRNP-1892’ [JHIC]; 1 ♀, same data as preceding except host larva collected 17.vi.1999 and wasp emerged from host pupa 22.viii.1999 ‘99-SRNP-938’ (Ramirez) [AEIC]; 1 ♂, Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Cacao, Sendero Derrumbe, Lambert coord. 323300–376300, 1300 m, ex Xylophanes sp. (host larva collected 9.vi.1997, wasp emerged from host pupa 30.vii.1997) ‘97-SRNP-1251’ [AEIC]; 1 ♀, same locality data as above, ex Xylophanes ceratomioides (host larva collected 17.v.1999, wasp emerged from host pupa 4.viii.1999) ‘99-SRNP-650’ ( Pereira ) [AEIC]; 1 ♂, Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Orosi, Estación Martiza, Lambert coord. 326900–373000, 600 m, 1.viii-1.x.1992, ‘INBIO CRI001931006’ [INBC]; 1 ♂, Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Estación Pitilla, 9 km S Santa Cecillia, Lambert coord. 330200–380200, 700 m 1995, ‘INBIO CRI002131397’ (Moraga) [AEIC]; 2 ♀♀, same data as preceding except collected 19.v-3.vi.1993 ‘INBIO CRI001342234’, 31.iii- 15.iv.1992 ‘INBIO CRI000706600’ [AEIC, INBC]; 1 ♂, same data as preceding except collected 27.ii- 2.iii.1989 ‘INBIO CRI000603517’ (Miranda) [INBC]; 1 ♂, Guanacaste, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Sector Santa Rosa, Bosque Humido, Lambert coord. 314800–360500, 300 m, ex Xylophanes juanita . (host larva collected 7.vi.1999, wasp emerged from host pupa 26.vii.1999) ‘99-SRNP-8735’ [DHIC]; 1 ♀, Puntarenas, Monteverde, San Luis, Lambert coord. 250850–449250, 1040 m ‘INBIO CRI000 842771’ ( Fuentes ) [AEIC]; 1 ♂, Puntarenas, Monteverde, ‘Hoge’s Lower Farm’, ex Xylophanes amadis (host larva collected 2.xii.1978, wasp emerged from host pupa 16.ii.1979) ( Haber ) [JHIC]. PANAMA: 1 ♂, Chiriquí, Quebrada La Mina, near Hornito, 1400 m, ex Xylophanes (host larva collected 6.v.1993, wasp emerged from host pupa 26.v.1993), Aiello lot 93–32 [STRI]; 1 ♂, Canal Zone, Barro Colourado Island, 10.viii.1977 (Kimsey & Kimsey) [UCDC].

Etymology. Named after Sr. Luis Felipe Chavarría Días, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the invention, development, and evolution of biodiversity prospecting at INBio and the Area de Conservación Guanacaste.

Figures

Figures 72–73. (72) Charmedia chavarriai, fore and hind wings. (73) Lagavula gauldi, fore wing.