Klyngon albicornis, Hansson, Christer & Salle, John La, 2010

Hansson, Christer & Salle, John La, 2010, The Neotropical genus Klyngon Hansson (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), with new species and biological information, Zootaxa 2498, pp. 1-27 : 7

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.195758
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6211459
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A15D05-372C-F47A-2DD1-FE55FD6AF941
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Klyngon albicornis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Klyngon albicornis sp. nov.

( Figs 3 View FIGURES 3 – 8 , 22 View FIGURES 21 – 27. 21 , 36 View FIGURES 36 – 39 , 59 View FIGURES 59 – 68 , 69 View FIGURES 69 – 86 , 87 View FIGURES 87 – 97 )

Diagnosis. Female flagellum white with a 3-segmented clava and funiculars distinctly narrower than clava ( Figs 69 View FIGURES 69 – 86 , 87 View FIGURES 87 – 97 ); frons and vertex smooth and shiny, frons with weak traces of reticulation ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 3 – 8 ); antennal scrobes as narrow grooves ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 3 – 8 ); frontal suture present, complete ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 3 – 8 ); occipital margin a sharp edge with posterior ocelli situated close to margin ( Fig. 22 View FIGURES 21 – 27. 21 ); midlobe of mesoscutum with 1 pair of setae and with notauli as narrow grooves in anterior 1/3 ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 36 – 39 ); scutellum with 1 pair of setae ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 36 – 39 ); forewing with basal ½ dark brown and with short marginal vein, 0.4X as long as length of wing ( Fig. 59 View FIGURES 59 – 68 ).

Description. FEMALE. Length 1.0 mm.

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum white. Frons golden-green, close to mouth opening blue metallic. Vertex golden-green. Mesoscutum and scutellum dark with metallic purple tinges. Coxae and femora dark brown with metallic tinges; fore tibia yellowish-brown, mid and hind tibiae with basal ½ dark brown and apical ½ yellowish-brown, tarsi yellowish-white. Forewing with basal ½ dark brown and apical ½ hyaline, hind wing hyaline. Gaster dark brown with metallic purple tinges.

Flagellum with 1 small anellus, 2 funiculars and a 3-segmented clava, with funiculars distinctly narrower than clava ( Figs 69 View FIGURES 69 – 86 , 87 View FIGURES 87 – 97 ). Frons with very weak reticulation, shiny. Vertex smooth and shiny. Antennal scrobes as narrow distinct grooves; frontal suture present, complete. Occipital margin as a sharp edge. Eyes with sparse, scattered hairs.

Mesoscutum with strong, raised reticulation; midlobe with 1 pair of setae; notauli as narrow distinct grooves in anterior 1/3. Scutellum with strong, raised reticulation; with 1 pair of setae. Propodeum with irregular sculpture; propodeal callus with 2 setae. Forewing with 2 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum open below.

Petiole not visible, but presumably small. Gaster circular; gastral tergites smooth and partly shriveled.

Ratios. HE/MS/WM = 6.4/1.0/4.0; POL/OOL/POO = 16.7/6.3/1.0; WH/WT = 1.1; LW/LM/HW = 2.7/ 1.0/1.5; PM/ST = 0.4; MM/LG about 1.0.

MALE. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Biology. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype female labeled “ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, San Vito, Las Cruces, 8º47'N 82º58'W, 7-19.ii.2007, C. Hansson”, in INBio.

Etymology. Named for the white pedicel and flagellum.

Remarks. The single specimen is damaged, with mesosoma partly crushed and right antenna missing. However, because the species is still recognizable, and because this group is difficult to collect, the species is included here in spite of these shortcomings.