Decevania reticulata Kawada

Kawada, Ricardo & Azevedo, Celso O., 2007, Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical ensign wasp genus Decevania (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae), Zootaxa 1496, pp. 1-30 : 25-28

Decevania reticulata Kawada sp. nov.

(Figs. 82–88)

MALE. Description: Head, antenna, mesosoma and posterior leg dark castaneous; tegula and metasoma castaneous; mandible, palpi, forewing veins, anterior and median legs light castaneous; wings hyaline and ocelli translucent.

Head: Umbilicate (Fig. 82). Mandible with two apical teeth. Eye large, nearly circular, HE 1.54 x WE (Fig. 83). Malar space strigate (Fig. 82). Face above of clypeus with developed protuberance (Fig. 83). Gena flat in frontal view, narrow in lateral view, WG 0.75 x WTO, genal carina complete (Fig. 83). Lateral of vertex angularly convex in frontal view (Fig. 82). Ocellus large, DAO 1.00 x WTO; ocellar triangle not raised in frontal view (Fig. 82). Anterior ocellus not aligned in dorsal view of head. Clypeus pinched (Fig. 82). Occipital area wide (Fig. 83). Subocullar groove with conspicuous carina (Fig. 82). Toruli strigulate around them (Fig. 83). Antenna inserted at level of midline of eye (Fig. 82). Antennal segments evenly wide; pubescence subappressed, without some setae outstanding; scape short, scape LS 0.55 x HE; flagellomere I long, LF 0.83 x LP (Fig. 85).

Mesosoma: Thorax punctate dorsally, not raised (Fig. 87). Pronotum narrow in lateral view, LPR 0.50 x WTO, with conspicuous fovea in anterior corner. Mosonotum aligned (Fig. 87). Mesoscutum wide, anterior depression with short scrobiculate, lateral carina complete or incomplete anteriorly; notaulus with circular punctures, straight (Fig. 86). Lateral scutellar region umbilicated; posterior region of scutellum flat in profile (Fig. 87). Median region of scutellar groove with large fovea. Metanotum conspicuous medially. Propodeum deeply areolate; median region of dorsal propodeum areolate; posterior region flat in profile; small ridge posterolaterad of insertion of petiole large (Fig. 87). Mesepimeron strongly scrobiculate. Mesepisternum wide; anterior region partially areolate; posterior margin evenly areolate; upper region evenly areolate; lower region foveolate, lower region with many foveae, anterior area of lower region with fovea irregularly sparse; central region weakly concave (Fig. 88). Metapleuron areolate-umbilicate; metepimeron bulging. Distal region of metafemur not dilated. Tarsal claw with two teeth. Basitarsal projection of hind leg short, with sharp apex. Wing LFW 2.59 x LM. Basal cell setose. Stigmal vein narrow, WST 0.14 x LST, apex of posterior margin straight (Fig. 84). 1R1 vein slender distally. Stigmal + 1R1 long (Fig. 84). Stigmal + 1R1 LST 5.50 x WTO. Set of M+CU, 1CUa, 1CUb and 2CU veins sinuous.

Metasoma: Petiole very long, polished dorsally, LPE 1.00 x LST.

FEMALE. Description: Color black; dark castaneous; light castaneous; hyaline and translucent.

Head. Punctate. Mandible with two apical teeth. Eye small, nearly circular, HE 1.38 x WE. Malar space strigate. Face above of clypeus with developed protuberance. Gena flat in frontal view, narrow in lateral view, WG 0.80 x WTO, genal carina complete. Lateral of vertex angularly convex in frontal view. Ocellus small, DAO 1.00 x WTO; ocellar triangle raised in frontal view; anterior ocellus not aligned in dorsal view of head. Clypeus pinched. Occipital area wide. Subocullar groove with conspicuous carina. Toruli strigulate around them. Antenna inserted at above level of midline of eye. Antennal segments widened progressively; pubescence subappressed, with some setae outstanding; scape short, scape LS 0.67 x HE; flagellomere I short, LF 0.83 x LP.

Mesosoma: Thorax punctate dorsally, not raised. Pronotum narrow in lateral view, LPR 0.40 x WTO, with conspicuous fovea in anterior corner. Mosonotum aligned. Mesoscutum wide, anterior depression with short scrobiculate, lateral carina incomplete anteriorly; notaulus with circular punctures, straight. Lateral scutellar region umbilicated; posterior region of scutellum flat in profile; median region of scutellar groove with large fovea. Metanotum conspicuous medially. Propodeum deeply areolate; median region of dorsal propodeum areolate; posterior region flat in profile; small ridge posterolaterad of insertion of petiole large. Mesepimeron strongly scrobiculate. Mesepisternum wide; anterior region partially areolate; posterior margin evenly areolate; upper region evenly areolate; lower region foveolate, lower region with many foveae, anterior FIGURE 82–97: D. reticulata sp. nov (Figs. 82–88). 82. head in frontal view; 83. head in lateral view; 84. stigmal and 1R1 vein; 85. antennal segments 1–6; 86. mesoscutum in dorsal view; 87. dorsal region of mesosoma in profile; 88. pronotum and mesepisternum in lateral view. D. unidentata sp. nov (Figs. 89–97). 89. head in frontal view; 90. head in lateral view; 91. metafemur; 92. mesoscutum in dorsal view; 93. detail of tarsal claw with one tooth; 94. stigmal and 1R1 vein; 95. mesepisternum in lateral view; 96. antennal segments; 97. dorsal region of scutellum and propodeum in profile. Scale bar = 200µ

area of lower region with fovea irregularly sparse; central region weakly concave. Metapleuron strigate-foveolate; metepimeron bulging. Distal region of metafemur not dilated. Tarsal claw with two teeth. Basitarsal projection of hind leg short, with sharp apex. Wing LFW 2.59 x LM. Basal cell setose. Stigmal vein narrow, WST 0.11 x LST, apex of posterior margin convex. 1R1 vein slender distally. Stigmal + 1R1 long. Stigmal + 1R1 LST 5.40 x WTO. Set of M+CU, 1CUa, 1CUb and 2CU veins sinuous.

Metasoma: Petiole very long, polished dorsally, LPE 1.04 x LST.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE. Male. COLOMBIA, Amazonas: PNN Amacayacu, Matamata, 3°41S 70°15'W, 150 m, Malaise, 11–24.iv.2000, A. Parente col., M. 77 ( IAVH). ALLOTYPE. Female. COLOM- BIA, Amazonas: PNN Amayacu, Matamata, 3°41S 70°15'W, 150 m, Malaise, 27.iii–04.iv.2000, A. Parente col., M. 78 ( IAVH). PARATYPE. MEXICO, 1 male, Chiapas: 16º58’N 91º47’W, 08–11.xi.1978, J. Rawlins col.; VC, 33 Km NE Catemaco, 160 m, Tuxtlas Res. Sta., 1 male, 1.vii –i. viii.1983, M. Kaulbars col.; Ver 160 m 33 Km NE Catemaco, los Tuxtlas Biol. Stn., 1 male, 1.vii–1.viii.1983, FIT, S. Peck col. ( CNCI). GUATE- MALA, 1 female, Zacapa: 3,5 Km SE La Union, 1500 m, 20–27.iv.1993, J. Ashe & R. Brooks ( CNCI). COSTA RICA, Heredia: 16 Km SSE La Virgen, 10º16’N 84º05’W, 1050–1150 m, INBio-OET-ALAS transect., Malaise, 4 male, 21.ii–09.iii.2001, 11/m/02/022; 1 male, 21.iii–09.iv.2001, 11/m/02/022; 2 male and 5 females, 21.iii.2001, 11/m/02/042; 2 male and 1 female, 9.ii.2001, 11/m/03/003; 1 male and 3 females, 9.iii.2001, 11/m/03/023; 1 male and 1 female, 09–22.iv.2001, 11/m/02/082; 21.iii–09.iv.2001, 1 male and 1 female, 11/m/15/075; 1 male and 1 female, 11/m/16/076; 1 male, 21.ii.2001, 11/m/17/017; 2 male, 09– 21.iii.2001, 11/m/19/059; ( INBIO). PANAMA, 1 male, Darien, P. N. Darien, Pirre, Est. Rancho Frio, 1000 m, 21.iii–04.iv.2000, Malaise, R. Cambra, A. Santos & Bermudez ( MIUP); 3 male, Chiriqui: Quebrada de la Mina, 1249, 8º3?,46’N 82º12,30’W, 27–28.v.2000, YPT, along creek, B. & J. Gill col ( CNCI). COLOMBIA, Amazonas: 3°41’S 70°15W, 150 m, Malaise, A. Parente col., 8 male PNN Amacayacu Matamata, 03– 09.iv.2000, M. 76 (IAvH 65758-65); 8 male and 2 females, 11–24.iv.2000, M. 77; 2 male and 1 female, 27.iii– 03.iv.2000, M. 78 (IAvH 65755-57); 3 male, 27.iii–03.iv.2000, M. 85; 4 male 1 female, 12–19.iii.2000, M. 87; 3 male and 2 females, 20–26.iii.2000, M. 94; 2 male and 3 females, 27.iii–03.iv.2000 M. 95; 7 male, 20– 26.iii.2000, M. 96 (IAvH 64692-96, 65753-54); Mocagua, 2 male and 1 female, 12–19.iii.2000, M. 97 (IAvH 64687-89); 1 male, 19–26.iii.2000, M. 99; 1 male and female, 02–11.iv. 2000, M. 101; 1 male, 20–26.iii.2000, M. 102; San Martín, 1 male, 23–30.iv.2000, B. Amado col., M. 104 (IAvH 65766); 2 male, 08–12.iii.2000, M. Sharkey & B. Brown col., M. 3273 (IAvH 64690-91); (Mocagua), 1 male, 02–11.iv.2000, M. Sharkey & B. Brown col., M. 3277; Vaupés: R. N. Mosiro-Itajura, Caparú, Centro Ambiental, 1°4’S 69°31’W, 60 m, Malaise, 3 male, M. Sharkey & D. Arias col., M. 3386, 20.i –01.01. ii.2003 (IAvH 35842-44); 2 females, 20.i– 01.ii.2003 (IAvH 65840-41); Chocó: PNN Utría Boroboro, 6°1’N 77°20’W, 10 m, Malaise, J. Pérez col., 1 male, 05–19.vii.2000, M. 335 (IAvH 65771); 2 male, 19–27.vii.2000, M. 336 (IAvH 65772-73); 3 male and 2 females, Cocalito Dosel, 04–19.vii.2000, M. 339 (IAvH 65774-78); Huila: PNN Cueva de Los Guácharos, 1°37’N 76°6’W, Malaise, D. Campos col., 3 male Cueva del Indio, 1990 m, 28.xi–01.xii.2001, M. 2525 (IAvH 65810-12); Cabaña Cedros, 2100 m, 1 male, 27.xi–02.xii.2001, M. 2526; 1 female, 26.xi–02.xii.2001, M. 2527 (IAvH 66866); 1 female, 21.i–05.ii.2002, J. Urbano col., M. 2925 (IAvH 65795); 7 male and 1 female, 6–27.iv.2002, J. Fonseca col., M. 3129 (IAvH 65800-03, 65796-69); 3 male, J. Fonseca col., 27.iv– 05.v.2002, M. 3130 (IAvH 65805-07); Cueva de Los Guácharos, 2000 m, 1 male, 28.xi–01.xii.2001, D. Campos col., M. 2539 (IAvH 65809); Alto el Mirador, 1980 m, 2 females, 21.i–04.ii.2002, J. Urbano col., M. 2923; Valle del Cauca: PNN Farallones de Cali, Anchicaya, 3°26N 76°48’W, 730 m, Malaise, 1 male and 4 females, 09.v–18.vii.2000, S. Sarria col., M. 1099 (IAvH 65832-36); 1 female, 01.viii–10.x.2000, M. 1104 (IAvH 65837); 1 male, 13–27.ii.2001, M. 1530 (IAvH 65838); 1 female, 650 m, 03–17.vii.2001, M. 2835 (IAvH 65839); Nariño: R. N. La Planada, 1°15’N 78°15’W, Malaise, G. Oliva col.; Parcela Olga, 1850 m, 1 female, 16.x–02.xi.2000; Vía Hondón, 1930 m, 1 male, 2–16.xi.2000, M. 1411 (IAvH 65821); R. N. La Planada Parcela Olga, 1850 m, 1 male, 16.vi–02.vii.2001, M. 2384 (IAvH 65820); 1 male, 16.x–02.xi.2000, M. 1395 (IAvH 65819); Tolima: 2 male, Mun. Fresno Vda., Fca. Las Perlas, 5°12’N 75°2’W, 1508 m, 23– 26.xii.2002, T. Arias, D. Arias & S. Arias col., M. 111 (IAvH 65830-01); Meta: 1 female, PNN Sumapaz, Cabaña Las Mirlas, 3°48’N 73°52’W, 710 m, Malaise, 20.xi–22.xii.2003, H. Vargas col., M. 4350 (IAvH 65817) ( IAVH). BOLIVIA, Cochabamba: 17°08’52”S 65°42’54”W, 01–06.ii.1999, FIT, transition montane, cloud forest, F. Génier col. 109 Km and Cochabamba, 1400 m, 4 male; 105 Km and Cochabamba at rio Carmen Mayo, 1800 m, 4 male and 1 female; Cochabamba–Villa-Tunari Rd. 1750 m, 17º8,85’S 65º43,84’W 1 male, 08–12.ii.1999, FIT, R. S. Hanley col.; La Paz: Chulumani, env., 1600 m, R. Portugal’s Finca, 16º22’S 67º30’W, 30.iv.1997, L. Masner col., 1 male, SS B-07; 1 male, YPT, B-08; Chulumani, Apa-Apa, 1 male, SS B-09; 1800 m, 4 male, 01–04.v.1997, YPT B9-11 ( CNCI).

Comments. D. reticulata sp. nov. differs from the others species by having eye developed, but relatively more reduced (Fig. 82); face with dense and deep punctate and strigation wide and sinuous; gena narrow in lateral view; flagellomere I long; thorax punctate dorsaly; notaulus punctate; stigmal vein + 1R1 vein long and 1R1 slender distally.

Variation. Males with mesosoma and petiole black to light castaneous; smaller punctate in the head; face strigulate; petiole very long; declivity of propodeum with convex profile; stigmal vein + 1R1 vein long and slender distally. Females face with strigulation increase strong.

Distribution. Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Bolivia.

Etymology. The name refers to the densely strigate face.