Capitonius venezuelaensis Pitz

Pitz, Kevin M., 2010, New taxonomic status of Foenomorpha Szépligeti as a subgenus of Capitonius Brullé (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cenocoeliinae) including a revision of species, Zootaxa 2607, pp. 1-54 : 48-50

Capitonius venezuelaensis Pitz n. sp.

( Figs. 37 , 38 A–G)

Diagnosis: Distinguishable from other species in the subgenus by having t1 testaceous with melanic band subapically.

Length: 10.4 mm.

Color: body melanic except: mid and hind coxa, mid and hind trochanter, mid and hind femur, t1 except melanic band apically, testaceous; wings hyaline ( Fig. 38 G).

Head ( Fig. 38 A–C): antenna with 39 flagellomeres, each with 2–5 rows of longitudinal placodes; vertex with sparse and weak punctures and weak setation laterally; occipital carina with evenly spaced setae over its entirety; lateral carina bordering antennal scrobe incomplete; median lamella of antennal scrobe flattened anteriorly, acute posteriorly; face and clypeus with dense punctures; ventral margin of clypeus with three blunt tubercles.

Mesosoma ( Fig. 38 D–E): anterior margin of pronotum protruding posteriorly as curl of cuticle; pronotum smooth anteriorly and medianly, moderately crenulate posteriorly; anterior face of mesoscutum smooth medianly and punctate to foveate laterally; median lobe of mesoscutum triangular; mesoscutum mostly smooth, with moderately dense setae evenly over lateral edges, anterior margin of median lobe weakly carinate laterally and smooth medianly, lateral margins smooth, lateral lobe with fovea and sparse setae laterally; notauli meeting in anterior half of mesoscutum, with transverse carinae that create large oval and rectangular fovea; transscutal articulation not grooved; scutellar disc with moderate weak punctures and with moderately dense setae; scutellar sulcus with 8 fovea; propleuron with dense punctation and setae ventrally becoming foveate dorsally; mesopleuron with carinae running perpendicular to epicnemial area, pleural sulcus foveate ventrally with few weak perpendicular carinae, otherwise mesopleuron smooth with few fovea, with dense setae on anterior margin and on posterior margin ventrally, otherwise with sparse setae; sternaulus complete, restricted to single row of ovoid fovea; propodeum irregularly areolate, with moderately dense to dense setae; metapleuron irregularly areolate with sparse to moderately dense setae ventrally; hind coxa lacking distinct groove or depression on median face; tarsal claw with basal lobe absent.

Metasoma ( Fig. 38 F): t1 with dorsal carinae that cover first one third of tergite, otherwise smooth; t4–t7 with dense, small pits posteroventrally near spiracles; first valvula of ovipositor without serrations apically; second valvula lacking subapical serration; ratio of length:width of t1 3.2; ratio of ovipositor:forewing 2.3; ratio of M+CU:1M vein of hind wing 2.4.

Variation: substantial variation not observed among specimens examined.

Biology: unknown.

Male: unknown.

Etymology: both known specimens of this species are from Venezuela.

Material examined: Holotype. Ψ Venezuela Bolivar ± 600m. 12-vi-1992 ( IZAV).

Paratype. 1 Ψ Venezuela Bolivar ± 600m. 12-vi-1992 ( USNM).

Figures

FIGURE 37. Lateral habitus of C. venezuelaensis holotype female, including label information.

FIGURE 38. Holotype female of C. venezuelaensis. A, anterior head; B, lateral head; C, dorsal head; D, dorsal mesosoma; E, lateral mesosoma; F, dorsal metasoma; G, forewing.