Heterospilus rhabdotus Marsh

Marsh, Paul M., Wild, Alexander L. & Whitfield, James B., 2013, The Doryctinae (Braconidae) of Costa Rica: genera and species of the tribe Heterospilini, ZooKeys 347, pp. 1-474 : 149-150

Heterospilus rhabdotus Marsh sp. n. Figure 101

Female.

Body size: 3.0-5.0 mm. Color: head yellow; scape yellow, flagellum entirely yellow or light brown; mesosoma yellow, usually with a dark brown stripe laterally from pronotum, along mesopleuron dorsally and dorso-laterally on propodeum, mesosoma occasionally entirely or mostly brown; metasoma yellow, terga 3-5 usually brown on posterior edge; wing veins brown, stigma usually bicolored yellow with brown center, occasionally entirely yellow or light brown; legs yellow. Head: vertex and frons transversely costate; face striate-granulate; temple smooth or weakly granulate; temple in dorsal view less than 1/2 eye width, narrow and sloping behind eye; malar space greater than 1/4 eye height; ocell-ocular distance 1.5-2.5 times diameter of lateral ocellus; 27-37 flagellomeres. Mesosoma: mesoscutal lobes granulate; notauli scrobiculate, meeting before prescutellar furrow in triangular rugose area; scutellum granulate; prescutellar furrow with 3-5 cross carinae; mesopleuron smooth at least just above precoxal sulcus, often costate or granulate dorsally; precoxal sulcus scrobiculate, about 1/2 length of mesopleuron; venter smooth or weakly granulate; propodeum with basal median areas distinctly margined, basal median areas granulate, basal median carina distinct but short, areola not distinctly margined, areolar area rugose, lateral areas rugose entirely. Wings: fore wing vein r about 1/2 length of vein 3RSa, vein 1cu-a distinctly beyond vein 1M; hind wing vein SC+R present, vein M+CU shorter than vein 1M. Metasoma: first tergum length equal to apical width, longitudinally costate-rugose, often granulate between costae, often with transverse costae at base; second tergum apical width slightly more than 3 times median length, longitudinally costate, often granulate between costae; anterior transverse groove distinct and sinuate, posterior groove weak or often absent; third tergum costate at base, smooth or weakly granulate at apex; terga 4-7 smooth or weakly granulate at base, smooth at apex; ovipositor equal to or longer than metasoma.

Holotype female.

Top label (white, partially printed and had written) - Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa Nat. Park [;] 300m, ex. Malaise trap [;] Site # BH-9-0 [;] Dates: 20.xi.86-10.i.1987 [;] I.D. Gauld & D. Janzen; second label (white, printed) - [BH] Bosque Humedo [;] mature evergreen dry forest [;] [O] in clearing, fully [;] isolated part of day; third label (red, partially printed and hand written) - HOLOTYPE [;] Heterospilus [;] rhabdotus [;] P. Marsh. Deposited in ESUW.

Paratypes.

10 ♀♀, same data as holotype except: Site #: BH-11-O; Dates: 18. i– 8.ii.1986, 16. xi– 3.xii.1985, 8. ii– 2.iii.1986, 2-23.iii.1986, 29. xi– 20.xii.1986 and 28.xii.85-18.i.1986 (ESUW). 8 ♀♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa Nat. Park [;] 300m, ex. Malaise trap [;] Site # SE-5-0, SE-7-O and blank [;] Dates: 13. ix– 4.x.1986, 28.xii.85-18.i.1986, 31. i– 21.ii.1987, 26. x– 16.xi.1985, 10-31.i.1987 and 7-18.xii.1985 [;] I.D. Gauld & D. Janzen. second label - [SE] Bosque San Emilio [;] [O] in clearing, fully [;] isolated part of day (ESUW). 11 ♀♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa Nat. Park [;] 300m, ex. Malaise trap [;] Site # SE-8-C, SE-6-C and blank [;] Dates: 20. xii– 10.i.1986/7, 8-29.xi.1986, 18. x–8.xi– 1986, 29. xi– 20.xii.1986, 2-23.iii.1986, 31. i– 21.ii.1986, 7-28.xii.1985, 16. xi– 7.xii.1985 and 8-26.x.1985 [;] I.D. Gauld & D. Janzen. second label - [SE] Bosque San Emilio [;] [C] more or less fully [;] shaded as possible (ESUW). 4 ♀♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa Nat. Park [;] 300m, ex. Malaise trap [;] Site # H-2-0 and blank [;] Dates: 28.xii.85-18.i.1986, 20.xii.86-10.i.1987, 21. ii– 14.iii.1987 and 10-31.i.1987 [;] I.D. Gauld & D. Janzen. second label - [H] open regenerating [;] woodland <10 year old [O] in clearing, fully [;] isolated part of day (ESUW). 7 ♀♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa Nat. Park [;] 300m, ex. Malaise trap [;] Site # BH-12-C, BH-10-C and blank [;] Dates: 18. i– 8.ii.1986, 16. xi– 7.xii.1985 and 8. ii– 2.ii.1986 [;] I.D. Gauld & D. Janzen. second label - [BH] Bosque Humedo [;] mature evergreen dry forest [;] [C] more or less fully [;] shaded as possible (ESUW). 2 ♀♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa Nat. Park [;] 300m, ex. Malaise trap [;] Site # H-2-C and blank [;] Dates: 18. i– 8.ii.1986 and 31. i– 21.ii.1987 [;] I.D. Gauld & D. Janzen. second label - [H] open regenerating [;] woodland <10 year old [;] [C] more or less fully [;] shaded as possible (ESUW). 3 ♀♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste, Santa [;] Rosa Nat'l Park, Bosque San [;] Emilio, trap #5 and 7 in clearing, 300m [;] XII/28/85-I/18/1986 and II/8-III/2/1986, I. Gauld; second label - [SE] Bosque San Emilio [;] 50yr old deciduous forest [;] [O] in clearing, fully [;] isolated part of day (ESUW). 1 ♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste, Santa [;] Rosa Nat'l Park, Bosque Humedo [;] trap #9 in clearing, 300m [;] XII/7-28/1985, I. Gauld; second label - [BH] Bosque Humedo [;] mature evergreen dry forest [;] [O] in clearing, fully [;] isolated part of day (ESUW). 2 ♀♀, top label - Costa Rica: BH-10-C [;] Guanacaste Province [;] Santa Rosa Natl. Pk. [;] 300m, (dry season) [;] 10-31 January 1987; second label - Bosque Humedo, mature [;] dry forest with high [;] proportion evergreen [;] species, fully shaded [;] Townes style Malaise [;] Ian Gauld coll. (ESUW). 8 ♀♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa National Pk. [;] 300m, Malaise, Ian Gauld [;] 10-31.i.1987; second label - Bosque Humedo [;] mature dry forest [;] high proportion [;] evergreen species [;] Sun; third label - BH-9-O [;] 10-31.i.87 (ESUW). 2 ♀♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa National Pk. [;] 300m, Malaise, Ian Gauld [;] 10-31.i.1987; second label - Bosque San Emilio [;] 50yr Old deciduous [;] Forest [;] Full Shade; third label - SE-6 and 8-C (ESUW). 1 ♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa National Pk. [;] 300m, Malaise, Ian Gauld [;] 31. i– 21.ii.1987; second label - Bosque San Emilio [;] 50yr Old deciduous [;] Forest [;] Sun; third label - SE-7-O [;] 31. i– 21.ii.87 (ESUW). 2 ♀♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa National Pk. [;] 300m, Malaise, Ian Gauld [;] 31. i– 21.ii.1987; second label Bosque Humedo [;] mature dry forest [;] high proportion [;] evergreen species [;] Sun; third label - BH-9-O [;] 31. i– 21.ii.87 (ESUW). 2 ♀♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa National Pk. [;] 300m, Malaise, Ian Gauld [;] 31. i– 21.ii.1987; second label Bosque Humedo [;] mature dry forest [;] high proportion [;] evergreen species [;] Full Shade; third label - BH-10 and 12-C [;] 31. i– 21.ii.87 (ESUW). 1 ♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa National Pk. [;] 300m, Malaise, Ian Gauld [;] 18. x– 8.xi.1986; second label - Open regenerating [;] Woodland less than [;] 10 yrs. Old. Sun; third label - H-3-O [;] 18. x– 8.xi.86 (ESUW). 1 ♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa National Pk. [;] 300m, Malaise, Ian Gauld [;] 18. x– 8.xi.1986; second label -Bosque San Emilio [;] 50 yr. old deciduous [;] Forest. Sun; third label - SE-7-O [;] 18. i– 8.ii.86 (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Guanacaste, ACT [;] Bagaces, P.N. Palo Verde [;] Sec. P. Verde, 0-50m [;] Extremo E Campo Aterrizaje [;] Malaise trap, #53260 [;] 17. viii– 13.ix.1999. I. Jimenez [;] L.N. 560952-385020 (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa Natl. Park [;] 300m, ex. Malaise trap [;] blank [;] Dates: 23. iii– 13.iv.1986 [;] I.D. Gauld & D. Janzen (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica, Guanacaste Pr. [;] Guan. Conservation Area [;] Santa Rosa Hdq., 200m [;] Malaise trap 22-26 VII 1997 [;] 3x night L.J. van der Ent (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA: [;] Guanacaste Prov. [;] Cerro el Hacha [;] NW Volcan Orosi 300m. 1988 (ESUW). 2 ♀♀, Costa Rica: Puntarenas [;] R.F. Golfo Dulce, 24km. W [;] Piedras Blancas, 200m [;] I.1993 and II.1993, P. Hanson (ESUW). 2 ♀♀, COSTA RICA: Puntarenas [;] Rd. to Rincon, 24km W. [;] Pan-Amer. Hwy, 200m [;] II-III 1989 and III-V 1989, Hanson & Gauld (ESUW). 3 ♀♀, COSTA RICA: [;] Puntar [;] Golfo Dulce, 3km [;] SW. Rincon, 10m [;] iii-v 1989 and VI-VIII 1989, Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Puntarenas [;] Pen. Osa, Puerto Jimenez [;] 10m, July 1991, full sun, [;] grassy & weedy site [;] P. Hanson, ex. Malaise (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA: Puntar [;] Golfo Dulce, 10km W Piedras Blancas, 100m [;] VI-VIII 1989, Hanson (ESUW). 2 ♀♀, Costa Rica: Puntarenas [;] R.F. Golfo Dulce, 5km. [;] W. Piedras Blancas, 100m I-1993, P. Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA: [;] San Jose [;] Ciudad Colon [;] 800m, iii-iv 1990 [;] Col. Luis Fournier (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA-Heredia Prov. [;] La Selva Biological Station [;] 10°26'N, 84°01'W, 100m [;] Canopy fogging 32 [;] 3.xi.1994 [;] Project ALAS (FVK32) (ESUW). 1 ♀, Estac. Santa Rosa, 300m. [;] Guanacaste Prov. COSTA [;] RICA, Jan 1989 [;] GNP Biodiversity Survey [;] w85 37'06", N10 50'15" (INBC). 1 ♀, VicinityEstac.Murcielago [;] 8km SW Cuajiniquil, [;] Guanacaste Prov. COSTA [;] RICA, 100m, Feb 1989 [;] GNP Biodiversity Survey [;] W85 43'59", N10 54'08" (INBC). 1 ♀, Los Almendros, P. N. Guanacaste, A. C. [;] Guanacaste, Prov. Guana. COSTA RICA [;] 300m. 8 Feb– 1 Mar 1993, E. E. López, LN [;] 334800_369800 #2005 (INBC). 1 ♀, top label - COSTA RICA, Heredia: [;] Est. Biol. La Selva, 50- [;] 150m, 10°26'N, 84°01W [;] Feb 1998, INBio-OET; second label - 17 Febrero 1998 [;] Bosque secundario [;] L/15/318 (INBC). 23 ♀♀, S.RosaPark, Guan. [;] C. Rica, various dates from Dec, 1976 to March 1978 [;] D. H. Janzen [;] Riparian and Dry Hill (AEIC).

Comments.

The longitudinal brown stripe laterally on the mesosoma is characteristic for this species.

Etymology.

The species name is from the Greek rhabdotos meaning striped in reference to the brown stripe on the mesosoma.