Erythmelus miridiphagus Dozier 1937: 133–134 Erythmelus miridiphagus Dozier From Amaranthus Polymerus cuneatus Dist. Erythmelus miridiphagus Dozier Erythmelus From Amaranthus Poeciloscytus cuneatus Uhler Peck 1963: 30 De Santis 1979: 369 Erythmelus (Erythmelus) miridiphagus Dozier Triapitsyn 2003: 15 flavovarius A review of the Nearctic species of Erythmelus (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), with a key and new additions to the New World fauna Triapitsyn, Serguei V. Berezovskiy, Vladimir V. Hoddle, Mark S. Morse, Joseph G. Zootaxa 2007 2007-11-19 1641 1 1 64 3BCJT Dozier, 1937 Dozier From 1937 [151,787,1797,1823] Insecta Mymaridae Erythmelus Animalia Hymenoptera 49 50 Arthropoda species miridiphagus Erythmelus  ( Figs 72, 73)      Erythmelus miridiphagus Dozier 1937: 133–134( holotypefemale, circled in black ink, on slide mounted under the same coverslip as two female paratypesof this species [USNM], labeled: 1. “  Erythmelus miridiphagusDozier From  Amaranthusheavily infested with mirid  Polymerus cuneatusDist.Hormigueros P.R. Oct. 1–1935H.L. Dozier”; 2. [red] “  Erythmelus miridiphagusDozierType female + 2 paratypesType No. 51682 U.S.N.M.”, examined. The holotype, mounted dorsoventrally, is in fair condition, complete. This species was described from a series of 29 females( Dozier 1937). The first author examined the paratypespecimens of this species on slides in USNM, as follows. Besides the two femalesmounted together with the holotypespecimen, there are 2 more slides having the USNM type No.51682, both labeled the same as the holotypeslide (but as “ paratypefemales”), one containing 3 and the other 5 females. All these comprise the 10 paratypesmentioned by Dozier (1937)as deposited by him in the USNM. The additional 5 slides were apparently donated to the USNM by H.L. Dozier later, so they don’t have the USNM type numbers and all but one lack the paratypeindication although all do have the red label on the right side. Two of these slides have the same label as the holotypeslide on the left side, one with 3 females(labeled as “ paratypes”) and the other with 2 female paratypes. The remaining 3 paratypeslides are labeled as follows: “  ErythmelusFrom  Amaranthusheavily infested with mirid. HormiguerosP.R. Oct. 1–1935H.L. Dozier”. Two of these slides have 3 femaleseach, and the third slide has 4 females; it also has the following host information added to the label in pencil: “  Poeciloscytus cuneatusUhler”. The appropriate paratypelabels were added to the four slides that lacked them. Type locality: Hormigueros, Puerto Rico[ USA]);  Peck 1963: 30(catalog, in part, type information only, erroneously listed for the Nearctic region);  De Santis 1979: 369(catalog).    Erythmelus (Erythmelus) miridiphagusDozier:  Triapitsyn 2003: 15(mentioned as member of the  flavovariusspecies group).   Material examined.  ARGENTINA. Misiones, Loreto, A.A. Ogloblin( on  Crotalaria incanawith  Lygussp.):  20.vi.1936[ 1 female, 2 males, MLPA];  22.vi.1936[ 1 male, MLPA];  24.vi.1936[ 3 females, 3 males, MLPA];  25.vi.1936[ 2 females, 1 male, MLPA];  27.vi.1936[ 1 female, 1 male, MLPA];  18.vii.1936[ 1 male, MLPA].  MEXICO. MORELOS, Trayacapan,  29.x.1982, A. González– Hernández[ 1 female, UCRC].  USA. LOUISI- ANA, East Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge,  9–21.vi.2002, D. V. Chouljenko, S. V.  Triapitsyn[ 1 female, UCRC].  TEXAS, Cameron Co., Brownsville,  5.v.1937, H.J. Crawford(“on  Crotonberlanderi”) [ 1 female, USNM].  VENEZUELA. LARA,  8 kmS of Sarare, Yacomba National Park,  1600 m,  27.xii.1985, R.  Jones, P. Kovarik[ 1 female, TAMU].   Redescription.FEMALE ( holotype, paratypes, and non-type specimens). Body length 550–890 µm. Body mostly dark brown except base of gaster yellow to light brown, hypopygium brown, midlobe of mesoscutum with a faint, slightly lighter (brown) transverse submedian stripe, and borders of axilla light brown. Appendages light brown to brown. Vertex transversely striate, with a few short setae. Antenna ( Fig. 72) with short setae. Scape 4.0–4.4 x as long as wide; pedicel much longer than F1; all funicular segments at least a little longer than wide; F1 the shortest funicular segment, F2 a little shorter than F3, F3–F5 subequal in length (F3 usually a little longer) and each much shorter than F6; F1–F5 without longitudinal sensilla, F6 with 2 longitudinal sensilla; clava 3.2–3.8 x as long as wide, with 5 longitudinal sensilla. Mesosoma. Mesoscutum wider than long, its midlobe finely longitudinally striate and with 1 pair of strong setae. Axillar seta extending to 3/10 length of scutellum. Scutellum about as long as mesoscutum, posterior scutellum finely longitudinally striate. Dorsellum broadly angulate posteriorly. Wings. Forewing ( Fig. 73) 4.3–5.0 x as long as wide; blade slightly infumate behind venation but otherwise hyaline, with setae mostly along margins in the distal 3/10; longest marginal cilia 1.3–1.6 x greatest width of wing. Hind wing 16–18 x as long as wide, a little shorter than forewing; blade slightly infumate apically; longest marginal cilia 4.2–4.8 x greatest wing width. Metasoma. Petiole wider than long. Gaster longer than mesosoma; ovipositor about 7/10 length of gaster, markedly exserted beyond apical gastral tergum (by 1/4–1/3 of ovipositor length) and apex of hypopygium, 1.8–2.1 x length of metatibia. Measurements of holotype(in µm). Body 793; mesosoma 264; gaster 354; ovipositor 338. Antenna: scape (including radicle) 139; pedicel 49; F1 18; F2 24; F3 27; F4 30; F5 27; F6 54; clava 120. Forewing 485:99; longest marginal cilia 136. Hind wing 470:30; longest marginal cilia 127.  Description.MALE. Body length 630–920 µm. Similar to female except for the normal sexually dimorphic features. Flagellum 11–segmented, all flagellomeres a little longer than scape. Forewing 4.3–4.5 x as long as wide, with blade more setose in the apical half than in female; longest marginal cilia 1.5–1.9 x greatest forewing width. Gaster shorter than mesosoma. Genitalia typical for the  flavovariusspecies group, similar to those of  E. (E.) picinus(Girault)( Fig. 51).   Diagnosis.Member of the  flavovariusspecies group (this species has a long ovipositor with a basal loop, a feature characteristic of the helopeltidisgroup species; however, it’s male genitalia are simple, typical for the  flavovariusgroup species). Among the species of the nominate subgenus that have relatively short funicular segments of the female antenna and lack longitudinal sensilla on F4,  E. (E.) miridiphagusis characterized by a very long ovipositor (ovipositor length: metatibia length ratio 1.8–2.1:1) that is notably exserted beyond the apical gastral tergum (by 1/4–1/3 of ovipositor length) and apex of the hypopygium.   Distribution. Argentina(new record), Mexico(new record), Puerto Rico( USA), USA( Louisianaand Texas, new records), and Venezuela(new record).   Hosts.  Polymerus cuneatus(Distant) (Miridae)( Dozier 1937). A possible association of this species with  Lygussp. (Miridae)was indicated by A.A. Ogloblin on the labels of his slides with the specimens (which he misidentified) from Loreto, Misiones, Argentina. 1936-06-20 1936-07-18 1936-06-20 MLPA Argentina Ogloblin Loreto 50 51 16 7 9 Misiones [151,1244,824,850] 1982-10-29 UCRC A. Gonzalez & Hernandez Mexico Trayacapan 50 51 1 1 Morelos [1255,1436,824,850] 1982-10-29 LOUISI- A. Gonzalez & Hernandez United States of America true Trayacapan 50 51 1 MORELOS [151,953,864,890] 2002-06-09 2002-06-21 2002-06-09 V United States of America Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Parish 50 51 1 MORELOS UCRC Triapitsyn United States of America 50 51 1 1 MORELOS 1937-05-05 USNM H. J. Crawford & Croton United States of America Cameron Co. Brownsville 50 51 1 1 Texas [260,1325,944,970] 1985-12-27 R Venezuela 1600 Yacomba National Park 50 51 1 Lara TAMU Jones, P & Kovarik Venezuela 50 51 1 1 LARA