Curriea nigriventris SZÉPLIGETI

Papp, Jenö, 2013, A revision of five braconid species described by SZÉPLIGETI in 1913 and deposited in Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 63 (2), pp. 297-312 : 300-301

Curriea nigriventris SZÉPLIGETI

( Figs 28-35 , 39-41 )

Curriea nigriventris SZÉPLIGETI, 1913: 383 , male(s), type locality: “ Kamerun ”, male lectotype (hereby designated, examined in 2005) in Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Müncheberg. – FAHRINGER 1928: 156 (in key) and 160 (redescription).

Aphrastobracon nigriventris (SZÉPLIGETI) : WATANABE 1950: 301 (comb. n., distribution). SHENEFELT 1978: 1428 (literature up to 1950).

Curriea testaceipes SZÉPLIGETI, 1914b: 109 female(s), type locality: “Franz. Congo (Chutes de Samlia Riv. N. Gami)”, female lectotype (hereby designated, examined in 2010) in Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles;

Labels of the lectotype of Curriea nigriventris SZÉPLI- GETI :

( First label, printed) “ Kamerun / Conradt” “XI” (handscript); (second label, printed) “ Coll. Kraatz ”; third label is SZÉPLIGETI’s original label, fourth label is the holotype card. – Holotype is in good condition: (1) pinned by mesosoma (through mesoscutum / between pro- and mesosternum); (2) distal part of right antenna missing, i.e. flagellum with 24 flagellomeres; (3) right fore wing missing.

Labels of the lectotype of Curriea testaceipes SZÉPLI- GETI :

( First label, printed) “Chutes de Samlia / Riv. N. Gamie / Mocgnereys”; (second label, my handscript) “Franz. Kongo / (= Brazzaville / Congo)”; (third label) “ Curriea ♀ / testaceipes n. sp. ” (handscript) “det. Szépligeti ” (printed) “1914” (handscript); fourth label reverse and close to the third label, printed red) “Type”; fifth label is the holotype card; sixth label is with the actual name Curriea nigriventris SZÉPL. present identification. (Labels 2, 5 and 6 were attached by me.) – Lectotype is in less good condition: (1) pinned by mesosoma (through lateral part of mesoscutum / prosternum); (2) pair of forewings and right hind wing glued on a separate card; (3) missing: head, right fore and middle legs (except coxae), right hind tibia + tarsus and tarsomeres 4-5 of left hind leg, ovipositor sheath + ovipositor.

Redescription of the male lectotype of Curriea nigriventris SZÉPLIGETI :

Body 7 mm long. Left antenna somewhat longer than body and with 54 antennomeres. Scape 1.4 times as long as broad apically, distally somewhat broadening, dorsally somewhat longer than ventrally, in lateral view apically deeply emarginate ( Fig. 28 , see arrow). First flagellomere 2.1 times, further flagellomeres gradually shortening and slightly attenuating so that penultimate flagellomere twice as long as broad. – Head in dorsal view cubic ( Fig. 29 ), 1.5 times as broad as long, eye three times as long as temple, temple receded. Ocelli middle-sized, POL somewhat longer than OOL. Eye in lateral view almost 1.4 times as high as wide, temple 0.3 times less wide than eye ( Fig. 30 , see arrows). Horizontal diameter of oral opening twice as long as shortest distance between opening and eye. Margin of clypeus carinated. Face with rugae-rugulae elements, medially smooth. Head polished.

1 (2) First tergite less broad, female 1.4 times ( Fig. 40 ) and male 1.6 ( Fig. 41 ) times as long as broad behind, second tergite of male 1.25 times as broad behind as long ( Fig. 41 ). Eye in dorsal view three times as long as temple, temple receded ( Fig. 29 ). Forewing: r just longer than width of pterostigma ( Figs 33 , 39 ). First discal cell large; first subdiscal cell less wide, cu–a 1.5 times as long as 3–CU1 ( Fig. 34 ). Hind femur 4.6 times (♂) and 4.2 times (♀) as long as broad dis- tally ( Figs 31, 35 ). ♂: 6 mm, ♀: 9 mm. ....................... .................................. C. nigriventris SZÉPLIGETI, 1913

Mesosoma in lateral view twice as long as high, polished. Notaulix weakly distinct, smooth. Hind femur five times as long as broad distally ( Fig. 31 ). Hind basitarsus as long as tarsomeres 2-3 combined. Claw curved and widening basally as in Fig. 32 .

Forewing as long as body. Pterostigma ( Fig. 33 ) four times as long as wide and issuing r just proximally from its middle, r just longer than width of pterostigma. Second submarginal cell usual in length: 3–SR 1.5 times as long as 2–SR, SR1 bent and reaching tip of wing. First discal cell long, 1–M slightly longer than m–cu; first subdiscal cell glabrous medially, its form as in Fig. 34 .

2 (1) First tergite broad, female 1.1 times ( Fig. 43 ) and male 1.2 times ( Fig. 42 ) as long as broad behind, second tergite of male 1.7-1.8 times as broad behind as long ( Fig. 43 ). Eye in dorsal view more than three times as long as temple, temple rounded ( Fig. 38 ). Forewing: r shorter than width of pterostigma ( Figs 44-45 ). First discal cell less large; first subdiscal cell wide, cu–a 1.3 times longer than 3–CU1 ( Fig. 46 ). Hind femur 4.1 times (♂) and 3.6 times (♀) as long as broad distally ( Figs 36-37 ). ♂ ♀: 8-10 mm. ......................................... ................................... C. anteurcalis SZÉPLIGETI, 1915

First tergite ( Fig. 41 ) 1.65 times as long as broad behind, evenly broadening posteriorly, pair of spiracles before middle of tergite, with a pair of basal keels, scutum striated. Second tergite 1.25 times as broad behind as long, anteriorly with a median and polished area narrowing posteriorly, otherwise tergite striated. Further tergites subrugulose, uneven to almost smooth. Suture between tergites 2-3 almost straight, fairly deep and crenulated.

Body ochre yellow, face yellow. Scape ochre yellow, pedicel and flagellum brownish. Metasoma posteriorly darkening brown. Legs also ochre yellow. Wings subhyaline, pterostigma yellow, veins yellow to light brownish.

Redescription of the female lectotype of Curriea testaceipes SZÉPLIGETI :

Similar to the male lectotype of C. nigriventris . Body 10 mm long (after SZÉPLIGETI 1914b: 109), without head 7 mm long. Hind femur 3.6 times as long as broad distally ( Fig. 35 ). Pterostigma four times as long as wide and issuing r just proximally from its middle. Second submarginal cell somewhat longer (than that of male, cf. Fig. 33 ), 3–SR 1.6 times as long as 2–SR ( Fig. 39 ). First tergite somewhat greater, 1.4 times as long as broad behind, scutum wide ( Fig. 40 ); second tergite transverse, 1.5 times as broad behind as long, its antero-median

polished area wide, striation strong (cf. Fig. 41 ). Ovipositor sheath as long half metasoma (after SZÉPLIGETI 1914a: 109). Body and legs ochre yellow, metasoma posteriorly not darkening brown, wings subhyaline.

Host unknown.

Distribution:

Cameroon, Republic of Congo (= Congo Brazzaville).

Taxonomic position:

The species Curriea nigriventris is near to C. antefurcalis SZÉPLIGETI ( Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo = Zaire), the features that distinguish between them are restricted to a few body characters as follows:

Figures

Figs 26-38: Fig. 26: Campyloneurus basalis SZÉPLIGETI, 1906 (female holotype). – 26 tergites 1-2. – Fig. 27: Aphrastobracon sp. – 27scape and pedicelin outer-lateral view.– Figs 28-35: Curriea nigriventris SZÉPLIGETI, 1913 (28-34 male holotype ofC. nigriventris. 35 female holotype of C. testaceipes SZÉPLIGETI, 1914). – 28 scape, pedicel and first flagellomere in outer-lateral view. – 29 head in dorsal view.– 30 head in lateral view.– 31 hind femur.– 32 claw.– 33 distal part of right forewing.– 34 first discal and first subdiscal cells of forewing. – 35 hind femur.– Figs 36-38: Curriea antefurcalis SZÉPLIGETI, 1915. – 36 hind femur of male. – 37 hind femur of female. – 38 head in dorsal view.

Figs 39-46: Figs 39-41: Curriea nigriventris SZÉPLIGETI, 1913 (39-40 female holotype of C. testaceipes SZÉPLIGETI, 1914. 41 male holotype of C. nigriventris). – 39 second submarginal cell and r. – 40 first tergite.– 41 tergites 1-2. – Figs 42-46. Curriea antefurcalis SZÉPLIGETI, 1915 (42-43 male.44-45 female.46 femaleand male)–42 tergites1-2.–43 firsttergite.–44 distal part of right forewing. – 45 pterostigma, r and second submarginal cell of forewing. – 46 first discal and first subdiscal cells of forewing.