Apocharips tamanii Paretas-Martínez & Pujade-Villar, 2013

Ferrer-Suay, Mar, Paretas-Martínez, Jordi & Pujade-Villar, Juli, 2013, Revision of Apocharips Fergusson (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Charipinae) with description of three new species from Colombia, Zootaxa 3646 (4), pp. 487-500 : 494

Apocharips tamanii Paretas-Martínez & Pujade-Villar n. sp.

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Type material. HOLOTYPE 3 (IAvH): “ COLOMBIA, Norte de Santander, PNN Tamá, Mun. Toledo. Vda. La Camacha. Pozo Negro, 7º21’N 72º28’W, 2213m, Malaise: 02–14.xi.2003, C. Leal leg., M-4050”.

Diagnosis. Apocharips tamanii resembles A. tropicale both species with males having same propodeal carinae shape and F1 slightly curved. They can be distinguished with the following characters: rhinaria and club begin in F 5 in A. tamanii ( Fig. 4 D), in F 4 in A. tropicale ( Fig. 6 E); proportions of flagellomeres are F1>F2=F3 ( Fig. 4 D) in A. tamanii , F1=F2<F 3 in A. tropicale ( Fig. 6 E); and shape of radial cell, A. tamanii with Rs straight not reaching costal margin ( Fig. 4 B), while A. tropicale has Rs curved reaching costal margin ( Fig. 6 B).

Description. Length. Female unknown. Male: 1.6 mm.

Coloration. Head, mesosoma and metasoma dark brown. Scape dark brown, pedicel and F1 dark yellow; F2– F12 brown. Legs yellowish brown. Veins brown.

Head. Triangular, higher than wide, smooth, shiny. Setae below, between and above toruli. Scattered setae on vertex, many setae on frons. Transfacial line 0.8 times height of compound eye. Malar space 0.4 times height of compound eye ( Fig. 4 G).

Antenna. Male: 14-segmented, filiform. All antennomeres with sparse setae. F1–F4 smooth, thinner than remaining flagellomeres; F5–F12 with rhinaria, club-shaped. Antennal formula: 3.5 (2.0); 3.0 (1.8); 3.7 (1.5); 3.1 (1.3); 3.2 (1.5); 4.2 (1.5) ( Fig. 4 D).

Mesosoma. Pronotum with abundant long setae on anterior margin, less on posterodorsal margins; with two thick, curved, long carinae ( Fig. 4 C). Mesoscutum smooth, shiny, round in dorsal view with few scattered setae. Scutellum smooth, shiny with scattered setae not being more abundant on apex; apex with a single thick carina ( Fig. 4 F). Propodeum with many setae; two propodeal carinae separated by setae in first third, forming a plate in last two thirds, with straight margins ( Fig. 4 F).

Forewing. Longer than body, 1.3 times as long as mesosoma+metasoma. With dense pubescence and marginal setae ( Fig. 4 A). Radial cell 2.8 times as long as wide. R1 short, straight; Rs long, straight, not reaching costal margin ( Fig. 4 B).

Etymology. This species is named after the National Park “Tamá”, located in the Oriental Andes region of Colombia, where the only specimen of this species was collected.

Distribution. Colombia.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Apocharips tamanii Paretas-Martínez & Pujade-Villar n. sp.: a) forewing; b) radial cell; c) pronotum; d) male antenna; e) body; f) apex of scutellum and propodeum; g) head.

FIGURE 6. Apocharips tropicale Ferrer-Suay & Paretas-Martínez n. sp.: a) forewing; b) radial cell; c) pronotum; d) mesoscutum; e) male antenna; f) body; g) apex of scutellum and propodeum.