Sendaphne olearus Nixon, 1965: 204.

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Whitfield, James B., Smith, M. Alex, Hallwachs, Winnie & Janzen, Daniel H., 2014, Revision of the neotropical genus Sendaphne Nixon (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 41, pp. 1-29 : 10

Sendaphne olearus Nixon, 1965: 204.

Figs 45-53 , 79-80

Holotype.

Female, BMNH. BRAZIL, Nova Teutonia, 2.iii.1937 (not examined).

Specimens examined.

1 ♀ (CNC), Brazil, Nova Teutonia, 27°11'S, 52°23'W, 300-500m, 2.iv.1966, DNA Voucher code: CNCHYM 07019. 3 ♂ (FUSAGx), French Guiana, Kaw Mountain, Patawa, 4°32'42.20"N, 52°09'09.19"W, v.1999 and viii.1999, Malaise trap. 1 ♀ (BMNH) Peru, Loreto, Estacion Jenaro Herrera, 4°53'55.0"S, 73°39'00.4"W, 121m, 13-23.i.2011, D. Karlsson & N. Dale-Skey, BMNH(E) 2011-72, BMNH(E)#1249978.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Sendaphne jatai , both having the lightest (i.e., more yellowish) coloration among all known species within the genus. S. olearus has brown bands on posterior margin of mediotergites 4-6, and its body coloration is generally more yellow-reddish ( Sendaphne jatai body color is entirely yellow).

Distribution.

Brazil, French Guiana, Peru.

Molecular data.

The CNC specimen from the type locality in Brazil (CNCHYM 07019) rendered a minibarcode of 164 base pairs.

Comments.

We could not see the holotype of this species, but the original description is adequately detailed for discrimination. We examined one female from the type locality (collected 30 years after the holotype female), the only known male specimens (from French Guiana), which were discussed in Braet (2006), and the first known specimen from Peru.

Figures

Figures 45 - 53. Sendaphne olearus, female specimen from Brazil. 45 Habitus, lateral view 46 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 47 Fore wing 48 Head, frontal view 49 Mesosoma and T 1, dorsal view 50 Mesosoma and metasoma (partially), dorsal view 51 Metasoma, dorsal view 52 Metasoma, lateral view 53 Details of the ovipositor and ovipositor sheaths.

Figures 79 - 80. Sendaphne olearus, female specimen from Peru. 79 Habitus, lateral view 80 Detail of the fore wing.