The New World ant parasitoid genus Orasema (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae)
Baker, Austin J.
Heraty, John M.
Zootaxa
2020
2020-11-30
4888
1
1
84
Baker & Heraty, 2020
Baker & Heraty
2020
[151,361,1157,1184]
Insecta
Eucharitidae
Orasema
Animalia
Hymenoptera
58
59
Arthropoda
species
peraltai
sp. nov.
( Fig. 31)
Diagnosis.Distinguished from O. chrysozonaby features given in the key.
Description. Female.Length 3.3–3.6 mm( Fig. 31A). Color.Head and mesosoma bright green. Pedicel and anellus brown. Fore coxa yellow, mid and hind coxae iridescent green; femora yellow. Head( Fig. 31B–D). HW:HH = 0.8–1.0; IOD:EH = 1.0–1.2; MS:EH = 0.5–0.7; malar depression absent; supraclypeal area smooth. Palpal formula 3:2. Temples present, angulate. FL:HH = 0.9–1.1; F2L:F2W= 1.4–2.0, F2L:F3L = 1.4; clava subconical ( Fig. 31F). Mesosoma( Fig. 31E, G, H). ML:MH = 1.7–2.1. Mesoscutal midlobe costate, sparsely setose. Axilla smooth; scutoscutellar sulcus narrow, regularly foveate; mesoscutellar disc slightly longer than broad, weakly costate-reticulate; frenal line irregularly foveate; smooth with scattered shallow depressions; axillular sulcus distinct and foveate. Callus areolate. HCL:HCW = 1.6–2.1; HFL:HFW = 4.0–4.8, with moderate cover of short setae. FWL:FWW = 2.3–2.6, FWL:ML = 1.8–2.1; postmarginal vein several times longer than stigmal vein. Hind wing costal cell with a broad bare area. Metasoma.PTL:PTW = 2.0–2.7, PTL:HCL = 0.9–1.2, rugose-reticulate. Ovipositor with subapical carina present; first (ventral) valvula with 6–8 small, narrowly separated teeth, second (dorsal) valvula with 8–10 annuli that are broadly separated dorsally, carinae coalescing. Male.Unknown.
Hosts.Unknown. Plant associates.Unknown.
Distribution( Fig. 29). Argentina: CN, LR, SF, TM; Brazil: BA; Uruguay: CO. Collected in January–April.
Material Examined. Holotype. ARGENTINA. Tucumán: Las Tipas( Trancas), 1169m, 26° 38’9”S, 65° 24’58”W, 2-6.i.2009, E. Virla, malaise trap[ ♀, desposited in UCRC: UCRCENT00434580]. Paratypes. AR-GENTINA. Corrientes: Hwy.12, Arroyo Carumbe, 29° 30’18”S, 57° 52’48”W, 15.i.1989, C.W. & L.B. O’Brien& G. Wibmer[ 1♀, CASC: UCRCENT00417408]. La Rioja: Santa Cruz, 1637m, 28°40’45”S, 66°57’52”W, 15- 31.iv.2007, C. Porter & P. Fidalgo, decid. for., malaise trap, H07-049 [ 1♀, UCRC: UCRCENT00161481]; Sta. V. Cruz, 28°35’8”S, 66°37’50”W, 15-31.iii.2003, D. Peralta, MT[ 1♀, IFML: UCRCENT00436715]; 15.i.2007[ 1♀, IFML:UCRCENT00436709]; 28.ii.2007[ 5♀,IFML:UCRCENT00436703–05, MACN:UCRCENT00436896–97]; 31.i.2007[ 6♀, IFML: UCRCENT00436707–08, MACN: UCRCENT00436899–900, UCRC: UCRCENT00169650, UCRCENT00169656]. Santa Fe: 8 km. N Recreo, 24m, 31° 25’2”S, 60° 44’42”W, 31.i.1989, C.W. & L.B. O’Brien& G. Wibmer[ 1♀, CASC: UCRCENT00417427]. Tucumán:btw Choromoto& Higuera, 900m, 26° 22’48”S, 65° 22’12”W, 9.i.1996, M.J. Sharkey[ 2♀, CNC: UCRCENT00505442–43]. BRAZIL. Bahia:Chapada, 1347m, 12° 52’46”S, 41° 24’13”W, iv [ 2♀, USNM: UCRCENT00247814, UCRCENT00416666]. URUGUAY. Colonia: 1 km. E. R.21, km. 184, 33° 58’52”S, 58° 16’52”W, 9.ii.1989, C.W. & L. O’Brien & G. Wibmer [ 6♀, CASC: UCRCENT00417415, UCRCENT00417417–21].
Etymology.Named in honor of Daniel Peralta, who candidly took care of the malaise trap where this species was collected for many years.
2988974407
2009-01-02
2009-01-06
2009-01-02
E. Virla
Argentina
1169
-26.635834
Trancas
20
-65.416115
Las Tipas
58
59
1
1
Tucuman
holotype
2988974312
1989-01-15
CASC
C. W. & L. B. O'Brien & G. Wibmer
Argentina
-29.505
Arroyo Carumbe
20
-57.879997
Hwy.
58
59
1
1
Corrientes
paratype
2988974342
[734,1428,2004,2031]
Argentina
1637
-28.679167
Santa Cruz
20
-66.96444
58
59
1
La Rioja
paratype
2988974467
[510,1259,186,213]
2003-03-15
2003-03-31
2003-03-15
MT
Peralta
59
60
1
1
2988974397
2007-01-31
24
-31.417221
Recreo
20
-60.745
59
60
6
6
Santa Fe
2988974304
1989-01-31
CASC
C. W. & L. B. O'Brien & G. Wibmer & Choromoto & Higuera
900
-26.380001
Tucuman
20
-65.37
59
60
1
1
Tucuman
2988974435
1996-01-09
Sharkey
Brazil
1347
-12.879444
BRAZIL
21
-41.403614
59
60
2
2
2988974434
Uruguay
-33.981113
Colonia
19
-58.281113
59
60
2
2
Colonia