Phanuromyia constellata Nesheim

Nesheim, Katherine C., Masner, Lubomir & Johnson, Norman F., 2017, The Phanuromyiagaleata species group (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Telenominae): shining a lantern into an unexplored corner of Neotropical diversity, ZooKeys 663, pp. 71-105 : 72-74

Phanuromyia constellata Nesheim sp. n. Figures 7-12

Description.

Female body length: 1.43-1.54 mm (n=3).

Median keel on frons: absent. Sculpture of lower frons: with 3-6 transverse rugae medially. Shape of mandible: slender. Median tooth of mandible: diminished. Frons below median ocellus: with two rows of setiferous punctures converging medially and then diverging ventrally.

Sculpture on posterior half of mesoscutum: coriaceous to rugulose, at most with fine irregular longitudinal sculpture. Sculpture of anterior half of mesoscutellum: smooth. Thin median foliaceous lamella on propodeum: absent.

Color of coxae: bright yellow, concolorous with legs.

T 1: swollen in posterior half. Anterior margin of T2: with costae or foveolae throughout its width. T2 sculpture: with neither transverse series of small punctures nor scrobiculate lateral areas. Sculpture of T1: entirely costate. Posterior margin of T2: straight; only slightly concave. Number of visible terga past T2: 4 or 5. Setation on T2: limited to at most 1 row of setae posteriorly and sparse setation laterally.

Diagnosis.

Phanuromyia constellate can be recognized by the swirling pattern of setiferous punctures on the frons.

Etymology.

The name constellata is derived from the Latin word for constellation because the pattern of punctures on this species’ frons is reminiscent of stars in the sky. This name is to be used as a noun in apposition.

Link to distribution map.

[http://hol.osu.edu/map-full.html?id=403720]

Material examined.

Holotype, female: PARAGUAY: Canindeyú Dept., Jejuí-mí, wet grazing floor, MT1, Bosque Mbaracayú Natural Reserve, 29. V– 11.VI.1996, Malaise trap, A. C. F. Costa, OSUC322906 (deposited in OSUC). Paratypes: PARAGUAY: 2 females, OSUC322905, 322907 (OSUC).