Neocardiochiles whitfieldi (Mercado, 2003) comb. nov.

Material examined.

Holotype Mexico • ♂; 16 km north of Autlan, Jalisco; 7.vii.1984; Carrol, Schaffner, Friedlander. Deposited in TAMU.

Diagnosis.

The known male of Neocardiochiles whitfieldi can be easily distinguished from other members of Neocardiochiles by the following color characters: head and mesosoma darker; wings entirely melanic; metasoma orange.

Description

(Male). See Mercado and Wharton (2003).

Female.

Unknown.

Host.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Mexico.