Crassomicrodus mariae Figueroa, Sharkey & Romero

Figueroa, Jose Isaac, Sharkey, Michael Joseph, Napoles, Jesus Romero, Garcia, Jose Antonio Sanchez, Martinez, Ana Mabel, Lopez-Martinez, Victor & Pineda, Samuel, 2011, Revision of the new world genus Crassomicrodus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae), with an identification key to species, ZooKeys 142, pp. 27-75 : 41-43

Crassomicrodus mariae Figueroa, Sharkey & Romero sp. n. Fig. 7 a–e

Description female.

Body. Length. 5.13-5.38 mm. Color (Fig. 7e). Integument black except yellowish-orange as follows, basal area of mandible, tegulae, femora, fore and middle tibia; medial area of hind tibia pale yellow; ocelli translucent yellow; apical area of mandible reddish; tarsomeres and apical area of hind tibia blackish; tergum dark brown; sternum and wing veins brown; forewing lightly infumate with a hyaline spot on the first submarginal cell that is similar in size to the parastigma. Head (Fig. 7ab). Transverse in frontal view; face with longitudinal ridge dorsomedially; eye height/width = 1.35-1.42; eye height 0.67 –0.72× inter-ocular distance; area between antennal sockets with a median pyramidal-shaped elevation; frons not excavated; posterior surface of antennal sockets smooth; groove between lateral ocelli smooth; median ocellus separated from lateral ocellus by smooth groove; gena bulging; malar space 0.38 –0.43× as long as eye height; clypeus 2.53 –2.67× wider than high; length of ventrolateral margin of clypeus distinctly longer than diameter of tentorial pit; antenna with 25 flagellomeres; setae at base of mandible distinctly longer than setae on rest of body surface. Mesosoma (Fig. 1cde). Pronotum punctuate; lateral pronotal margins with weakly crenulate groove; notauli not impressed; anterolateral edges of scutellum lacking small acute projection; scutellar disc convex with sparse setae from 0.09 to 0.10 mm in length; scutellar disc sloped posteriorly and rounded; lateral scutellar depression smooth centrally and microfoveolate on the margins; carinae of central metanotal area almost circular shaped; propodeum reticulate rugulose, more pronounced on lateral margins; subalar lobe separated from mesopleuron by narrow rugulose groove, width distinctly shorter than the subalar lobe; ventral one-fourth of metapleuron reticulate punctuate, remainder smooth. Legs. Inner spur of middle tibia 0.67 –0.74× length of basitarsus; inner spur of hind tibia 0.52 –0.53× length of basitarsus; metabasitarsus 1.35 –1.42× length of tarsomeres III, IV, and V combined; hind tibia 2.21 –2.30× longer than basitarsus; hind femur length 3.14 –3.23× its maximum width. Wings. Forewing length/width = 2.07-2.17; stigma 2.65 –2.75× longer than maximum width; forewing vein R1 0.48 –0.50× as long as vein RS; vein RS slightly sinuate; vein r arising at middle of stigma; second submarginal cell triangular, with petiole 0.03-0.06 mm long; vein M+CU not pigmented throughout; hind wing length/width = 2.96-3.30; hind wing vein 1M 2.00 –2.35× longer than 1r-m; hind wing with 4 hamuli. Metasoma. Apical width of petiole (tergum 1) 2.17 –2.38× wider than basal width; minimum width of petiole 0.70 –0.77× apical width; length of ovipositor sheath 0.76-0.78 mm.

Male.

Similar to female except male has 26-28 flagellomeres, carinae of central metanotal area almost pentagonal shaped, 4-5 hamuli.

Host.

Unknown

Distribution.

USA.

Diagnosis.

Distinguished from other Crassomicrodus species by the following combination of characters: area between antennal sockets with a median pyramidal-shaped elevation, frons not excavated, antenna with 25 flagellomeres, notauli not impressed, length of ovipositor sheath 0.76-0.78 mm, forewing vein R1 0.48 –0.50× as long as vein RS, head and mesosoma black, and wings lightly infumate.

Remarks.

This species is near to Crassomicrodus muesebecki , but differs in that Crassomicrodus muesebecki measures 6.08 a 6.95 mm, area between antennal sockets with a median transverse elevation and two weakly defined lateral tubercles, frons deeply excavated, antenna with 28-29 flagellomeres, pronotum more smooth, sparse setae on scutellar disc from 0.18 to 0.20 mm in length, length of ovipositor sheath 1.83-2.33 mm, and coloration of metasoma is black.

Etymology.

This species is named in honor of María Espinosa Morales, wife of the first author.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀: USA, California: 5 miles W Llano, 2/V/1937, Timberlake, deposited in USNM. Allotype ♂: USA, Nevada: Patrick, Washoe Co., 22/ VI /1971, Bohart R.M., deposited in UCDC. Paratypes: USA, California: Apple Valley, 1 ♂ 20/V/1955, Mason W.R.M. (CNC); Colton, 1 ♀ Eddy F.A. (USNM); Hwy 76 at junc. to Mt. Palomar, San Diego Co., 1 ♂ 26/VI/1976, Coville R.E. (EMEC); Mojave Desert Love Joy Butte, 1 ♀ 10/V/1944, Melander A.L. (UCR); Sagehen Creek nr. Hobart Mills, Nevada Co., 1 ♂ 24/VI/1964, Froebe J.A. (UCDC). Colorado: Limon, 1 ♂ 16/VIII/1949, Dreisbach R.R. & R.K. Schwab (USNM). Nevada: 15 miles E Reno, Nevada Co., 1 ♂ 4/VI/1963, Irwin M.E.; 4 ♂ same data as Allotype; 1 ♂ same data as Allotype but collected by Grissell E.E. (UCDC). 2 miles Nixon Washoe Co., 1 ♀ 22/VI/1961, Parker F.D.; 12 miles NE Stillwater Churchill, 2 ♀ 3/VI/1961, Parker F.D.; Winnemucca, Humboldt Co., 1 ♀ 15/VI/1960, Parker F.D.; Winnemucca, 1 ♀ 30/V/960, Haig T.R. (USNM). Utah: Wild Horse Cr., N Goblin Valley, Emery Co., 1 ♀ 3/VI/1982, 1494 m, Parker F.D. & Griswold T. (CNC).