Revision of the world Apenesia Westwood (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) Alencar, Isabel D. C. C. Azevedo, Celso O. Zootaxa 2020 2020-01-20 4724 1 1 72 Alencar & Azevedo Alencar & Azevedo 2020 [151,612,1916,1943] Insecta Bethylidae Apenesia GBIF Animalia Hymenoptera 26 27 Arthropoda species kelsiela sp. nov.  ( Figs 4E, 6K, 9C, 12A, 14F, 21G–I)  Description. Holotype. Male. Length 2.7 mm. LFW 2.5 mm.  Colors.Body reddish castaneous; antenna, clypeus, mandible and legs castaneous; wings hyaline, veins castaneous.  Head.Head wider than long, rectangular. Frons weakly coriaceous, sparsely puncticulate; frontal line absent. Vertex slightly convex. Clypeus broad with median lobe subtrapezoidal, median tooth small, apical margin smooth, median carina short in profile. Mandible with one apical tooth. Eye strongly bulging. Ocelli large, triangle with distal edges.  Mesosoma.Dorsal pronotal area very short. Notaulus present, complete, weakly converging posterad. Parapsidal signum weakly impressed. Mesoscutellum as long as wide, posterior margin convex; mesoscutum-mesoscutellar sulcus weakly arched, without fovea on side edge, narrow, deep. Axilla oval, deep, large. Metanotal trough imbricate, metanotal fovea oval; median region narrow, large, with posterior margin straight. Metapectal-propodeal complex short, posterior margin almost straight; metapostnotal median carina absent, metapostnotum strigate anteriorly, and polished. Metapectal-propodeal complex polished. Paraspicular sulcus polished; lateral carina of metapectal-propodeal carina absent; lateral surface of propodeum imbricate, inferior region imbricate. Propodeal declivity polished-imbricate.  Metasoma.Petiole short. Hypopygium with plate short, posterior margin strongly concave, flap present. Genitalia:paramere straight. Basivolsella apical inner margin smooth. Basiparamere with apical dorsal projection small, apex acute. Cuspis with apical margin with two apical calli, ventral larger than other, dorsal end long.Aedeagus with two apical lobes, ventral lobe large; dorsal lobe short; subapical membrane short; aedeagal dorsal cover wide.  Female.Unknown.   Material examined.  Holotype ♂, BRAZIL, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva Ducke, Igarapé Ipiranga,  31.XII.2002, Arm. Malaise, J. Vidal & J. Vidalcol. ( INPA).  Paratypes: TRINIDAD[AND TOBAGO], 1 ♂,  8 kmN Arima, Simla Res[erve] Sta[tion] {= William Beebe Tropical Research Station}, [ 10°40’N], [ 61°18’W], 14–24. VI.1993, M[alaise] T [rap], lower montane rain for[est],  260 m, S. & J. Peck[col.] ( CNCI);  TRINIDAD, 1 ♂, Tunapuna, Mt. St.Bene- dict, 4–13. VI .1993, FIT, ravine for. Bottom,  230m, 93-3, S. & J. Peck( CNCI);  BRAZIL, Pará: 1 ♂, Belém,  Dec. 1–4 1969, J. M. & B. A. Campbell( AEIC); 1 ♂, Juriti, Propriedade Barroso, Arm. Malaise, J. N. Santos& L. A. Quaresmacol. ( MPEG); 1 ♂, Anapu, Rio Xingu, Caracol, Barra do Vento,  07–10.VIII.2008, Arm. Malaise, O. T.  Silveira& equipe col. ( MPEG); 3 ♂, Vitória do Xingu, Rio Xingu, Igarapé Di Maria,  12–16.VIII.2008, Arm.Mal- aise, O. T.  Silveira& equipe col. ( MPEG); 1 ♂, Altamira, Rio Xingu, Itapuama, [ 03°13’16”S], [ 52°12’31”W],  19– 23.VIII.2008, arm[adilha] Malaise, O. T.  Silveira& equipe col. ( MPEG); 1 ♂, Altamira, Rio Xingu,  Ilha Grande,  06–10.XI.2007, Arm. Malaise, O. T.  Silveira& equipe col., ( MPEG); 1 ♂, Canaãdos Carajas, mata, 6.4°85’85”S, 49.8°98’56”W,  26.VII.2004, Arm. Malaise, R.  M. Valente& E. M. Santoscol. ( MPEG); 1 ♂, Bahia, S. J. da Vitória, Faz. São Roque, 15°04’S, 39°18’W,  12.III.2001, Arm. Malaise, J. A. Cardoso& J. R.  Maia( CEPLAC).   Comments.This species is similar to  A. julielaby having the head wider than long; the mandible with one tooth; the notaulus complete; the mesoscutum-mesoscutellar suture weakly arched, wide and deep; the hypopygium with flap and posterior margin concave. However,  A. kelsielahas the metapostnotum almost all polished, being only strigate anteriorly and metapostnotal median carina absent, whereas  A. julielahas the metapostnotum irregularly strigate and metapostnotal median carina present.   Distribution.Neotropical ( Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil). 2556157098 2002-12-31 INPA Arm. Malaise, J & J. Vidal Brazil Igarape Ipiranga Amazonas Reserva Ducke 27 28 1 1 holotype 2556156931 VI Trinidad and Tobago Simla Res 10.666667 William Beebe Tropical Research Station 1297 -61.3 Sta 27 28 1 1 Arima paratype 2556157108 [170,944,980,1007] CNCI Peck Trinidad and Tobago 260 27 28 1 Arima paratype 2556156930 VI Trinidad and Tobago Mt. St. 27 28 1 1 Tunapuna/Piarco paratype 2556157017 [303,422,1017,1043] FIT Trinidad and Tobago true Mt. St. 27 28 1 Tunapuna/Piarco paratype 2556157063 [434,1043,1016,1043] CNCI Bottom & Peck Trinidad and Tobago 230 27 28 1 Tunapuna/Piarco paratype 2556156928 1969-12-01 2008-08-10 1969-12-01 AEIC, MPEG, T Campbell & Juriti & Propriedade Barroso & Arm. Malaise, J. N. & Santos & L. A. Quaresma & Arm. Malaise Brazil Belem Rio Xingu Anapu 27 28 3 3 Para paratype 2556156997 2008-08-12 2008-08-16 2008-08-12 MPEG, T Silveira & Arm. Brazil Vitoria do Xingu Igarape Di Maria Rio Xingu 27 28 3 3 Para paratype 2556157005 2008-08-19 2008-08-23 2008-08-19 MPEG, T Silveira & Malaise Brazil Altamira -3.221111 Itapuama 21 -52.20861 Rio Xingu 27 28 1 1 Para paratype 2556157060 [620,1283,1196,1223] MPEG Silveira Brazil Rio Xingu Altamira 27 28 1 1 Para paratype 2556157037 2007-11-06 2007-11-10 2007-11-06 T Arm. Malaise Iceland Grande 27 28 1 paratype 2556157036 2004-07-26 MPEG, R Silveira & Arm. Malaise Iceland Carajas Canaa 27 28 1 1 paratype 2556156926 2001-03-12 MPEG, R M. Valente & E. M. Santos & Arm. Malaise, J. A & Cardoso Iceland Bahia -15.066667 Faz. Sao Roque 1286 -39.3 Vitoria 27 28 1 1 paratype 2556156929 [1113,1307,1304,1331] CEPLAC Maia Iceland 27 28 1 paratype