Leptopilina boulardi ( Barbotin, Carton & Kelner­Pillaut, 1979 ), Barbotin, Carton & Kelner-Pillaut, 1979

Guimarães, Jorge A., Gallardo, Fabiana E., Diaz, Norma Beatriz & Zucchi, Roberto A., 2003, Eucoilinae species (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) parasitoids of fruit­infesting dipterous larvae in Brazil: identity, geographical distribution and host associations, Zootaxa 278, pp. 1-23 : 17-19

Leptopilina boulardi ( Barbotin, Carton & Kelner­Pillaut, 1979)

( Figs. 56–63 )

Cothonaspis (Cothonaspis) boulardi Barbotin, Carton & Kelner­Pillaut,1979: 20 Leptopilina boulardi ; Nordlander 1980: 432

Charips mahensis ; Nordlander 1980: 432

Diagnosis. Body stout. Head ( Fig. 56 ) with lateral margin of occiput not well defined. Eyes without pubescence. Antennae of female ( Fig. 57 ) pilose, cilindrical, widened towards apex, club 6­segmented, conspicuous. Antennae of male ( Fig. 58 ) with the first flagellomere shorter than second; the second more or less elongated and curved, distal half more or less swollen. Dorsal margin of pronotal plate ( Fig. 59 ) rather low; sides of pronotum smooth. Mesoscutum ( Figs. 60 and 61 ) slightly convex in profile, smooth. Dorsal part of scutellum ( Fig. 61 ) with ridges running from the margin laterally and posteriorly towards the plate and forwards; dorsoposterior part in dorsal view rounded. Scutellar plate ( Figs. 60 and 61 ) long and narrow, convex, weakly elevated, with a circular pit close to the posterior margin of the plate. Mesopleuron ( Fig. 60 ) without subalar pit. Metapleuron ( Fig. 60 ) slightly sculptured. Forewings ( Fig. 62 ) hyaline, pubescent, apical margin with hair fringe; marginal cell anteriorly closed; veins pale. Metacoxa ( Fig. 63 ) with only a few hairs along the posterior margin. Third abdominal tergum of metasoma ( Fig. 60 ) with very thin hairy ring at base; metasoma distally smooth.

Geographical distribution. Cosmopolitan. In Brazil it is distributed throughout the States of São Paulo ( Nordlander 1980), Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro (new records).

Hosts. Drosophilidae : Drosophila melanogaster (in Nordlander 1980). This species was collected from dipterous puparia in rotten fruits fallen on the ground.

Material collected. BRAZIL: Amapá: Oiapoque, III.2000, (1 male); II. 2000, (1 male). ( ESALQ). Bahia: Conceição de Almeida, 13. VI.2000, (20 males, 26 females), coll. R.S. Carvalho. ( ESALQ). Rio Grande do Norte: Assú, 01.III.2000, (1 male); Mossoró, 23.IV.2001, (8 females); Mossoró, 31.V.2000, (189 males; 299 females); Assú, 30.V.2000, (2 males); Assú, 17.II.2000, (2 females); Assú, 17.III.2000, (1 female), coll. E.L. Araujo. ( ESALQ). Minas Gerais: Araguari, 23.XII.2000, (20 males, 58 females); Grupiara, 28.XII.2000, (12 males; 5 females); Araguari, 22.XII.2000, (18 males; 20 females), coll. J.A. Guimarães. Divinópolis, 11.II.2002, (1 male, 10 females), coll. C.H. Marchiori. ( ESALQ). São Paulo: Nazaré Paulista, 11.VII.1996, (1 male, 2 females); Sorocaba, 05.XII.1996, (2 males, 2 females); Campinas, 08.I.1997, (20 males, 22 females); Piracicaba, 05.I.1997, (10 males, 13 females); Patrocínio Paulista, 23.I.1997, (62 males, 61 females); Campinas, 19.XI.1997, (1 male, 3 females); São Bento do Sapucaí, 31.I.1996, (10 males, 29 females); Nazaré Paulista, 11.VII.1996 (102 males, 112 females); São Bento do Sapucaí, 31.I.1996, (22 males, 50 females); Tarabaí, 15.II.1996, (2 males, 9 females); Conchal, 19.II.1998, (22 males, 43 females); Florínea, 17.II.1998, (3 females); Patrocínio Paulista, 23.I.1997, (1 male); Campinas, 07.II.1996, (17 males, 49 females); Florínea, 05.II.1998, (27 males, 20 females); São Bento do Sapucaí, (3 males); Pedreira, 17.I.1997, (1 female); Atibaia, 07.I.1998, (10 males, 9 females); Nazaré Paulista, 07.IV.1998, (4 females); Itu, 01.IV.1998, (3 females); Limeira, 03.IV.1998, (1 male); Conchal, 20.III.1998, (29 males); Jundiaí, 01.IV.1998, (2 males, 1 female); Mogi das Cruzes, (2 males); São José do Rio Preto, 28.V.1997, (1 male); Piracicaba, 28.IV.1998, (2 females); Limeira, 20.IV.1998, (10 males, 3 females); Taquaritinga, 22.VIII.1998, (20 males, 58 females); Pindorama, 13.I.1995, (2 males); Anhumas, 31.I.1997, (1 female); Campinas, 14.XI.1997, (1 female); Guará, 16.I.1997, (1 male); Pindorama, 14.II.1993, (3 males); Neves Paulista, 12.I.1995, (1 female); Campinas, 21.X.1994, (2 females); Campinas, 05.V.2000, (9 females); Valinhos, 03.I.2000, (6 females); Juquiá, 14.I.2000, (2 males, 1 female); Ubatuba, 02.II.2000, (12 females); São Bento do Sapucaí, 03.II.2000, (2 males, 1 female); Monte Alegre do Sul, 24.V.2000, (2 females); Conchal, 03.II.2000, (1 male, 2 females); Monte Alegre do Sul, 24.III.2000, (1 male); Campinas, 28.I.2000, (3 females), Assis, 17.XII.1999, (2 males); Jundiaí, (01.IV.1998), (1 female); Campinas, 28.I.2000, (15 females); Ibiúna, 20.III.1994, (5 females), coll. M.F. Souza Filho. ( ESALQ). Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro, VII.1998, (1 male, 10 females), coll. E.L. Aguiar­Menezes. ( ESALQ). Espírito Santo: Vitória, X.1998, (1 female), coll. K. Uramoto. ( ESALQ). Santa Catarina: São Carlos, 17.III.1999, (14 males, 16 females); Cunha Porá, 17.V.1999, (1 male) coll. F. Garcia. ( ESALQ).

Remarks. Leptopilina Förster, 1869 is a cosmopolitan genus, which includes about 10 species ( Nordlander 1980). L. bourladi is the only species of this genus recorded in Brazil.

Figures

FIGURES 56 – 63. Leptopilina boulardi. 56. Head, anterior view (407 x, 20 m); 57. Female antenna (309 x, 20 m); 58. Flagellomerous 1 and 2 of male (267 x, 20 m); 59. Pronotal plate (790 x, 20 m); 60. Head, mesosoma and anterior part of metasoma, lateral view (100 x, 100 m); 61. Mesosoma, dorsal view (335 x, 20 m); 62. Forewing (10 x, 0.14 mm); 63. Metacoxa (230 x, 100 m).