Neocardiochiles braeti Kang, 2022

Kang, Ilgoo, Whitfield, James B., Owens, Brittany E. & Chen, Junyan, 2022, Resurrection of Neocardiochiles Szepligeti, 1908 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cardiochilinae) with descriptions of five new species from the Neotropical region, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 91, pp. 41-68 : 41

Neocardiochiles braeti Kang sp. nov.

Fig. 3A-E

Material examined.

Holotype French Guiana • ♀; Roura , Montagne des chevaux; 22.xi.2008; S.E.A.G.; 2008-2009. Will be deposited in RBINS.

Diagnosis.

Neocardiochiles braeti sp. nov. can be distinguished from other Neocardiochiles species by the combination of the following characters: antenna ≥ 37-segmented; scutellar sulcus weakly impressed (Fig. 3B ); fore wing with two bands; hind femur entirely melanic; anterior width of median furrow of propodeum ~ 0.33 × longer than maximum width (Fig. 3E ); T1 ~ 1.63 × longer than its posterior width; T2 ~ 0.42 × longer than its posterior width (Fig. 3E ); ovipositor sheath as long as hind tibia (Figs 3A , 3B , 3D ).

Description.

Body ~ 8.67 mm. Head: Antenna ≥ 37-segmented, apically broken. Face width ~ 1.46 × longer than its height (1.02:0.70) Width of anterior ocellus ~ 0.96 × longer than POL. Eyes bulged and without interommatidial setae; median width of eye about ~ 0.90 × longer than median width of gena in lateral view (0.44:0.49). Clypeus ~ 2.61 × longer than its height (0.60:0.23). Malar space 0.84 × longer than basal width of mandible. Mesosoma: Notauli anteriorly weakly impressed and absent posteriorly. Scutellar sulcus weakly impressed, medially shallow, laterally relatively deep, without crenula. Pronotum entirely smooth. Propodeum ~ 0.44 × longer than its median width (0.57:1.30); median longitudinal furrow present, elongate isosceles trapezoid, anteriorly opened posteriorly closed by nucha, anterior width ~ 0.33 × longer than maximum width (0.04:0.12). Legs: Basal spur on mid tibia ~ 0.64 × longer than length of basitarsus (0.47:0.74). Basal spur on hind tibia ~ 0.50 × longer than length of basitarsus (0.68:1.37). Wings: Fore wing (RS+M)a vein present; second submarginal cell trapezoid, ~ 3.01 × longer than height (1.66:0.55); 1r absent; 3r absent; 3RSb evenly curved; stigma about ~ 4.42 × longer than wide medially (2.08:0.47). Hind wing 2r-m absent; 2-1A absent. Metasoma: T1 ~ 1.63 × longer than its posterior width (1.19:0.73), anterior width ~ 0.63 × longer than posterior width (0.46:0.73), dorsally isosceles trapezoid; Y-shaped suture partially developed anteriorly, absent posteriorly. T2 nearly trapezoid, ~ 0.42 × longer than its posterior width (0.44:1.06), with curved posterior margin. Hypopygium with median fold. Ovipositor sheath slightly downcurved, ~ 1.03 × longer than length of hind tibia (2.92:2.81), evenly setose except for base.

Color.

Head and mesosoma mostly black, metasoma mostly orange and black apically. Legs black or dark brown except for fore tarsus. Fore wing with two bands; stigma pale at apical two thirds.

Etymology.

Named in honor of Mr Yves Braet who provided specimens collected in French Guiana for this study.

Male.

Unknown.

Host.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Neocardiochiles braeti sp. nov. is known only from one female specimen collected from Roura, Montagne des chevaux, French Guiana.

Figures

Figure 3. Neocardiochiles braeti sp. nov. A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C fore wing D anterior head E lateral mesosoma F dorsal propodeum and T 1.