Anisepyris sculptilis Evans, 1966

Barbosa, Diego N. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2018, Revision of Anisepyris Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), with description of 135 new species, Zootaxa 4416 (1), pp. 1-258 : 105-106

Anisepyris sculptilis Evans, 1966

( Figs 14D ; 14J; 15A; 15C; 15D; 15K)

Anisepyris sculptilis Evans, 1966 , 9: 94–96.

Redescription, female. Body length 4.3 mm. Head and mesosoma black; wings subhyaline. Head wide. Mandible with five distal teeth, narrow, curved, and with teeth equally wide. Median clypeal lobe rounded, long, with median tooth at apical margin. Frons coriaceous ; antennal scrobe carinate and reaching compound eye. Eye large. Frontal angle of ocellar triangle obtuse; ocelli very small. Vertex convex. Pronotal disc as long as wide, strongly coriaceous ; transverse pronotal carina complete; posterior margin with posterior pronotal sulcus. Notaulus narrow. Mesoscutellar disc with mesoscutellar sulcus narrow; posterior mesoscutellar sulcus present. Metapectal-propodeal disc short; metapostnotal median carina complete; longitudinal ridges present; metapostnotal-propodeal suture convergent to first pair of metapostnotal carina; paraspiracular carina present and conspicuous; metapleural carina present and conspicuous; metapectal-propodeal disc with short striae; propodeal declivity strigate. Mesopleuron with anterior fovea closed; mesopleural fovea closed; lower fovea closed; posterior fovea present; mesopleural suture opened. Mesotibia not spinose.

Redescription, male. Body length 3.77 mm. Head and mesosoma black; wings clear hyaline; metasoma dark castaneous. Head wide. Flagellomeres short, with dense and short setae, with tooth projection at second and third flagellomere. Mandible narrow, curved, and with teeth equally wide. Median clypeal lobe quadrate, short, with apical median tooth. Frons coriaceous . Antennal scrobe carinate. Eye large, circumocular suture present. Frontal angle of ocellar triangle obtuse; ocelli large. Vertex convex. Pronotal disc as long as wide, strongly coriaceous ; transverse pronotal carina complete; with posterior pronotal sulcus. Notaulus wide. Mesoscutellar sulcus wide; posterior mesoscutellar sulcus present. Metapectal-propodeal disc short; metapostnotal median carina complete; longitudinal ridges present; metapostnotal-propodeal suture fused with first metapostnotal carina; paraspiracular carina present and conspicuous; metapleural carina present and conspicuous; metapectal-propodeal disc with short striae; propodeal declivity strigate. Mesopleuron with anterior fovea closed; mesopleural fovea closed; lower fovea divided; posterior fovea absent; mesopleural suture closed. Forewing with stigma developed; Rs&M vein distinguished. Mesotibia not spinose. Claws trifid. Metasomal segments sparsely setose. Genitalia. Basiparamere longer than paramere; paramere slender, rounded, and with ventral and dorsal margin straight, sparsely setose; basivolsella straight and with inner projection; cuspis with arms very short, dorsal arm wide; aedeagus with basal portion angled and wide, and apical portion as long as basal and wide; apodeme slender.

Material examined. Holotype, ♀, MEXICO, Yucatan, Progresso, 23.VI.1962, H. E. Evans col. ( MCZH, #31223). Allotype, ♂, COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, 12 mi. SW Cañas, 27.II. [19]64, H. E. Evans col. ( MCZH, #31223). U.S.A., Arizona, 1 ♂, Mobile Co[unty], Chunchula (site 20), [armadilha] Malaise, 30.90N 88.20W, 25.x.2004, E. Benton [collector] ( ESUW); NICARAGUA, Granada, 2 ♂, Volcam Mombacho, El Progresso 3, 30.iv.1998 —Mal[aise] Trap, J.M. Maes col[lector] ( SEAN); 14 male, 15.v.1998; 1 ♂, San Joaquim 2, 30.iv.1998; 1 ♂, 15.v.1998; 6 ♂, San Joaquim 3, 21.vi.1998; 2 ♂, Santa Ana 1, 15.v.1998; 2 ♂, 2.vi.1998; 6 ♂, Santa Ana 2, 15.v.1998; 2 ♂, 21.vi.1998; 2 ♂, Santa Ana 3, 31.iii.1998; 2 ♂, 15.v.1998; TRINIDAD, Curupe, 2 ♂, 5–11.xii.1977, M[alaise] T[rap], Mason [collector] ( CNCI); 1 ♂, 10.viii.1978, M[alaise] T[rap], F.D. Bennett [collector] ( CNCI); 1 ♂, 1978 or 1979; 1 ♂, 2–11.xii.1978, M[alaise] T[rap] ( CNCI); 1 ♂, 17.xii.1978; 1 ♂, 19–30.iii.1979; BRAZIL, Roraima, 1 ♂, Rio Uraricoera, Ilha de Maraca, 2–13.v. 198, Arm[adilha] Malaise, J.A. Rafael e equipe ( INPA); Amazonas, 1 ♂, Reserva Ducke, clareira, isca fruta, xii.2000, [armadilha] Malaise, Ale- Rocha, Vidal & Marques col[etores] ( INPA); 1 ♂, Base de instrução—2, clareira igarapé, 21–30.x.1997, ar[madilha] suspensa ( INPA); 1 ♂, Rio Jaú, Meriti, Mundo Novo Airão, 04–10.vi.1994, J.A. Rafael col[etor] ( INPA); Pará, 1 ♂, Canaã dos Carajás, 6.4°48'85"S 49.8°77'00"W, 26.xi.2005, arm[adilha] Malaise, R.M. Valente & E.M. Santos col[etores] ( MPEG); 1 ♂, Ourém, Faz[enda] Gavião Real, 27.x.1990, armadilha Malay{i}se, B. Mascarenhas [coletor] ( MPEG); Bahia, 1 ♂, Camamu, Faz[enda] Nova Sorte, 13°57'S 39°09'W, 19.xi.2002, arm[adilha] Malaise (CEPLAC); Goiás, 1 ♂, Alto Paraíso, P[ar]q[ue] Nac[ional] Chapada do Veadeiros, 14°00'S 47°41'W, 07–15.ix.2003, arm[adilha] Malaise, Aguiar & eq[uipe] col[etor] ( MZSP); 1 ♂, 13–15.ix.2003; Bahia, 1 ♂, Itacaré, Faz[enda] Muchirão, 14°20'S 39°18'W, 12.xii.2003, arm[adilha] Malaise (CEPLAC); 1 ♂, Dário Meira, Faz[enda] Maria Bonita, 14°26'S 9°55'W, 09.xii.2003, arm[adilha] Malaise (CEPLAC); 1 ♂, Santa Luzia, Faz[enda] Conceição, 15°20'S 39°26'W, 14.iii.2001, arm[adilha] Malaise, J.A. Cardoso & J.R. Maia [coletores] (CEPLAC); 1 ♂, Maraú, Malaise trap, 28.vi. [19]97, H.J. dos Santos [coletor] (CEPLAC); Espírito Santo, 2 ♂, Linhares, cultura de côco, 50m, 19°25'S 40°04'W, 13.vi.2008, arm[adilha] Möricke, E.F. Comério col[etor] ( UFES 77859; 77860); 1 ♂, 2.i.2008 ( UFES 77894); Minas Gerais, 1 ♂, Marliéria, P[arque] E[stadual] Rio Doce, Área Tereza, 19°37'S 42°34'W, 24–31.x. 20002 arm[adilha] Malaise, JCR Fontenelle col[etor] ( UFES 101737); Espírito Santo, 1 ♂, Itaguaçu, Alto Lajinha, Faz[enda] Binda, 19°48'S 40°48'W, 22–29.ix.2008, arm[adilha] Malaise, M.T. Tavares & equipe col[etores] ( UFES 80161); 1 ♂, Santa Teresa, Estação Biológica de Santa Lúcia, 19°58'18.5"S 40°32'7.6"W, 13–17.x.2008 ( UFES 125607); 2 male, Itapemirim, Fazenda Usina Paineiras, Ponto 1, 20°56'29"S 41°03'06"W, 19–26.xi.2010, [armadilha] Malaise bosque 7, M.T. Tavares & equipe col[etores] ( UFES 125501; 125508); São Paulo, 1 ♂, Descalvado, Faz[enda] Itaúnas, Cerrado, 21°54'S 47°37'W, 20.vii.2006, arm[adilha] Malaise, N.W. Perioto & equipe col[etores] ( UFES 79260); Paraná, 1 ♂, Jundiaí do Sul, Fazendo Monte Verde, 17.xi.1986, Lev[antamento] Ent[omológico] Profaupar, [armadilha] Malaise ( DZUP); PARAGUAY, Cazaapá, 1 ♂, Hermosa, Sosa family, San Rafaeal Res[erve], 90m, 26°19'15"S 55°44'55"W, 3–6.xii.2000, FIT, Z.H. Falin [collector] ( CNCI); 1 ♂, López family, San Rafaeal Res[erve], bank Rio Tebicuaty, 80m, 1–4.xii.2000; BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Sul, 1 ♂, Arroio Grande, 101m, arm[adilha] Malaise, 32°13'22"S 53°11'57"W, 07.ii.2003, arm[adilha] Malaise, R.F. Krüger col[etor] ( UFES 30317); 1 ♂, 27.ii.2004 ( UFES 16380); 3 ♂, 26.iii.2004 ( UFES 16440; 16443; 16444); 2 ♂, 02.iv.2004 ( UFES 15059; 15069); 1 ♂, 09.iv.2004 ( UFES 30372); 1 ♂, 16.iv.2004 ( UFES 15146); 1 ♂, Quaraí, 22.xi.1985, E.S. Roberto & R. Cure col[etores] ( INPA); ARGENTINA, Salta, 1 ♂, 30Km E Salta, Campo Quijano, El Alissal for[est], 18–28.ii.1992, FIT, S.A. Marshal [collector] ( CNCI); 1 ♂, La Caldera, Camino La Cornisa, 1500m, road side forest, 27.ii.1992, FIT, S.A. Marshal [collector] ( CNCI).

Distribution. U.S.A.: Arizona; Mexico; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Trinidad & Tobago; Brazil: Roraima, Amazonas, Pará, Bahia, Goiás, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná; Paraguay; Argentina: Salta.

Figures

FIGURE 14. Anisepyris: columbianus species-group.A–I.Head in dorsal profile. A. A.occidentalis (Ashmead, 1893) (♀); B. A. occidentalis (Ashmead, 1893) (♂); C. A. penai Evans, 1966; D. A. sculptilis Evans, 1966; E. A. similis Santos & Azevedo, 2000; F. A. subviolaceus Kieffer, 1910; G. A. westwoodi (Cameron, 1888); H. A. williamsi Evans, 1959 (♀); I. A. williamsi Evans, 1959 (♂); J. Male manbible in frontal profile; K–N. Female manbible in frontal profile; O. Male antenna in lateral profile.