Entedononecremnus tripar, HANSSON & LASALLE, 2003

HANSSON, C. & LASALLE, J., 2003, Revision of the Neotropical species of the tribe Euderomphalini (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Journal of Natural History 37 (6), pp. 697-778 : 770-771

Entedononecremnus tripar sp. n.

(figures 115, 125)

Diagnosis

Mid lobe of mesoscutum and scutellum each with three pair of setae; stigmal vein short ( tripar belongs in a group of species having a long and narrow stigmal vein, but compared to other species in that group tripar has a short stigmal vein); propodeum with a few irregular longitudinal carinae medially (figure 125); first gastral tergite without carinae from basal carina (as in bimaculatus (figure 135)).

Female (length of body =1.0– 1.1 mm)

Colour. Antenna yellowish brown. Frons and vertex golden-green. Mesosoma dark with golden-purple tinges. Coxae dark; femora and tibiae infuscate to dark, tarsal segments 1–3 pale, segment 4 infuscate. Fore wing with median one-third infuscate from marginal vein to hind margin of wing. First gastral tergite metallic bluish purple, remaining tergites dark with golden-purple tinges.

Head. Antenna as in figure 115. HE/MS/WM: 2.6/1.0/1.8. Frons and vertex with strong reticulation, except smooth and shiny clypeus. Frontal suture absent. POL/OOL/POO: 2.1/1.3/1.0. Occipital margin rounded. WH/WT=1.0.

Mesosoma . Mesoscutum and scutellum more or less convex dorsally, with strong reticulation. Mesoscutum 0.5× as long as wide, with three pair of setae. Scutellum 0.8× as long as wide, with three pair of setae. Axilla advanced 0.6× its length in front of scuto-scutellar sulcus. Fore wing speculum closed below; costal cell with setae on ventral surface; submarginal vein with three setae; LW/LM/HW: 2.1/1.0/1.6; PM/ST =0.4. Propodeum with irregular longitudinal carinae medially, propodeal surface with irregular sculpture; propodeal callus with two setae.

Metasoma. First gastral tergite smooth and shiny, without carinae from basal carina; remaining tergites with small-meshed reticulation, tergites 2–5 with a narrow smooth and shiny stripe along hind margin; MM/LG=0.9–1.0.

Material examined

H: X, Costa Rica: Puntarenas, Peninsula Osa, Puerto Jimenez , 10 m, 8°32∞N, 83°19∞W, December 1990, P. Hanson (BMNH) .

P: 1 X, ‘ Costa Rica: Heredia, La Selva Biological Station , 50 m, ii.1991, J.S. Noyes’ (BMNH); 1 X , ‘ Colombia: Magdalena, 800 m, ii–iv.1973, J. Helava’ (CNC); 1 X , ‘ Costa Rica: Alajuela, Plancillo Atenas , 800 m, 23.v.1999, M. Alpizar’ (INBio) .

Distribution Colombia, Costa Rica.