Preseucoela imallshookupis Buffington, 2004

Buffington, Matthew L., 2004, The description of Preseucoela Buffington, new genus, with notes on the status of Nearctic species of Agrostocynips Diaz (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Eucoilinae), Zootaxa 408 (1), pp. 1-11 : 6

Preseucoela imallshookupis Buffington , n. sp.

( Figs. 1 –4)

Description. As in description of genus except as follows: Pronotum: Pronotal struts complete, usually 2–3 per side (PST, Fig. 3). Mesoscutum: Mesoscutal keel present, issuing from anterior margin of mesoscutum, terminating from middle to posterior margin of mesoscutum (MSK, Fig. 3). Scutellum: Scutellar plate only slightly elevated above scutellar disk. Differs from P. pallidipes and P.heratyi in the possession of a mesoscutal keel.

Etymology. Named for Elvis Presley’s 1957 RCA recording I’m All Shook Up.

Distribution. Central and South America; the Caribbean.

Material Examined. Holotype female: COSTA RICA, Guanacaste. Santa Rosa Park, 8 Dec. 1977. D.H. Janzen, Dry Hill ; deposited in the AEI. Paratypes: 4 females, 13 males: COSTA RICA, Guanacaste. Santa Rosa Park, various dates between 27 May, 1976 and 13 May 1978. D.H. Janzen, Dry Hill .

Additional Material: ARGENTINA: La Puerta, North of Córdoba, 8.XII.1998, ex Japanagromyza on Fabaceae (1 female). BAHAMAS. Grand Bahama Island, West End, 12 May 1953, Van Voast, A.M.N.H. Bahama Island Expedition, coll. E.B. Hayden & G.B. Rabb (1 female). BRAZIL: Chapadados Guimaräes, Mato Grosso, 800m, July 1983, M. Alvarenga (1 male). COLOMBIA: Magdalena, PNN Tayrona Zaino, 11°20’N 74°02’W, 50m, 3–30.V.2000 M.136, R. Henriquez, Leg. (1 male, 1 female). COSTA RICA. Guanacaste. Santa Rosa Park, various dates between 1 Dec, 1976 and 21 May 1977, D.H. Janzen, riparian (5 females, 8 males); Escazú, 22 May 1987, H. & M. Townes (1 female, 1 male). GUATEMALA: Yepocapa, Oct. 1948, H.T. Dalmat, collector (1 male); Antigua, 1500– 1600m, July 1980, N.L.H. Krauss (2 females). MEXICO. Tamaulipas, Gomez Farias, Estacion Los Cedros, 23°03’00’’N 99°09’03’’W 340m, III.2002, MT, A. Cordoba­Torres; Tamaulipas, Gomez Farias, mountain top, 20.II.1986, R. Wharton (1 female).

Biology. I have examined a single female specimen from La Puerta, near Cordoba, Argentina, whose data label indicates the specimen was reared from Japanagromyza sp. (Agromyzidae) (determination by G. Valladares; no host remains with specimen).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Habitus of Preseucoela imallshookupis Buffington, n. sp. Figure 2. P. imallshookupis; head, anterior view. OF, orbital furrows. Figure 3. P. imallshookupis; mesosoma, dorsal view. MSK, mesocutal keel; PST, pronotal struts; SCT, scutellar tubercles. Figure 4. P. imallshookupis; mesosoma, lateral view. SCT, scutellar tubercle. Figure 5. Preseucoela heratyi Buffington, n. sp.; scutellum, lateral view. Arrow indicates elevated scutellar plate. Figure 6. P. pallidipes (Ashmead), n. comb.; scutellum, lateral view. Arrow indicates scutellar plate nearly flush with scutellar disk.