Procestus simplex Townes, 1970
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4941.4.4 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4617998 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FA6C87AD-3D40-FFB8-D2D2-FBD4FE9EF8E4 |
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Procestus simplex Townes, 1970 |
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Redescription of Procestus simplex Townes, 1970 View in CoL
( Figs 22–24 View FIGURES 22–24 )
Type: female ( Fig. 22 View FIGURES 22–24 ), Nova Teutonia , Santa Catarina, Brazil, Oct. 22, 1952, Fritz Plaumann (Townes) .
Fore wing length 9 mm.
Head. Malar space about 0.5 × as long as basal mandibular width ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 22–24 ); frons simple ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 22–24 ); occipital carina a little raised ( Fig. 22 View FIGURES 22–24 ); temple and occiput weakly convex ( Fig. 22 View FIGURES 22–24 ).
Mesosoma. Epomia ending dorsally below upper edge of pronotum; mesoscutum with punctures small, separated by about twice their diameter ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 22–24 ); propodeum without a distinct posterior transverse carina ( Figs 22 & 24 View FIGURES 22–24 ); fore tarsal claws with slender, pale-colored pecten teeth on their basal 0.65; fore wing with bulla in 2m-cu vein 0.7 as long as the rest of this vein; hind wing with nervellus (composite vein first abscissa of CU & cu-a) intercepted at its center.
Coloration ( Figs 22–24 View FIGURES 22–24 ). Head black; face yellow with blackish brown areas at antennal sockets, near clypeus and malar space, and on midline; small spot on inner (or facial) orbit and very narrow stripe on outer (or temporal) orbit yellow; mouth parts yellow or brownish yellow, the basal 0.6 of mandible mostly fuscous; antenna dark brown, the apex of scape in front, pedicel except above, and lower side of first two flagellomeres yellowish. Thorax black, the scutellum yellow at apex and on sides; tegula blackish; fore coxa dark brown; mid and hind coxae black; fore and mid legs yellow beyond coxae, mid trochanters partly brown above; hind trochanters dark brown with apex of first trochanter and upper side of second yellowish; hind femur blackish with a dorsal area at base that is pale brown; hind tibia dark brown, paler at ends; hind tarsus yellow, brownish toward apex; wings light yellowish brown, apical 0.2 of fore wing a little darker; pterostigma light brown. Metasoma reddish brown.
Male: unknown.
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