Revision of Anisepyris Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), with description of 135 new species
Author
Barbosa, Diego N.
Author
Azevedo, Celso O.
text
Zootaxa
2018
4416
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journal article
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Anisepyris grandis
(
Ashmead, 1887
)
(
Figs 13F
; 13G; 14J; 14N; 15A; 15D; 15K)
Goniozus grandis
Ashmead, 1887
, 3: 76.
Epyris aeneiceps
Ashmead, 1893
, 45: 59. Synonym by
Evans, 1966
, 9: 92.
Epyris grandis
(
Ashmead, 1887
)
. Combined by
Ashmead, 1893
, 45: 61.
Rhabdepyris
(
Rhabdepyris
)
grandis
(
Ashmead, 1887
)
. Combined by
Kieffer, 1914
, 41: 355.
Rhabdepyris
(
Rhabdepyris
)
aeneiceps
(
Ashmead, 1887
)
. Combined by
Kieffer, 1914
, 41: 356.
Rhabdepyris grandis
(
Ashmead, 1887
)
. Combined by
Muesebeck & Walkley, 1951
, 2: 729.
Rhabdepyris aeneiceps
(
Ashmead, 1893
)
. Combined by
Muesebeck & Walkley, 1951
, 2: 729.
Anisepyris grandis
(
Ashmead, 1887
)
. Combined by Evans, 1959, 61: 108.
Anisepyris aeneiceps
(
Ashmead, 1887
)
. Combined by Evans, 1959, 61: 107.
Redescription, female.
Body length
5.15 mm
. Head with green reflection; mesosoma with green reflection and metapectal-propodeal disc black; wings subhyaline; metasoma dark castaneous. Head wide. Mandible with five distal teeth, narrow, slightly angled, and with lower tooth longer than others. Median clypeal lobe rounded, short, with apical median tooth. Frons
coriaceous
; antennal scrobe carinate, but weak. Eye large. Frontal angle of ocellae forming right angle; ocelli small. Vertex convex. Pronotal disc as long as wide, strongly
coriaceous
; transverse pronotal carina complete; posterior margin with posterior pronotal sulcus. Notaulus narrow. Mesoscutellar disc with mesoscutellar sulcus narrow; posterior mesoscutellar sulcus present. Metapectal-propodeal disc short; metapostnotal median carina complete; longitudinal ridges present; metapostnotal-propodeal suture convergent to first pair of metapostnotal carina; paraspiracular carina present and conspicuous; metapleural carina present and conspicuous; metapectal-propodeal disc with short striae; propodeal declivity strigate. Mesopleuron with anterior fovea closed; mesopleural fovea closed; lower fovea divided; posterior fovea absent; mesopleural suture closed. Forewing with stigma developed; Rs&M vein not distinguished. Mesotibia not spinose; claws trifid. Metasomal segments sparsely setose.
Genitalia.
T9 with anterior arm long and overlapping 2vf.; 1vv slightly longer than genitalia body; 2vv as long as 1vv length, smoothly narrowing apicad; 3vv short; 1vf strongly curved forward; 2vf slender and with dorsal lap strongly swollen posteriorly; 1rv slightly curved forward, ventral process large, and posterior process short; 2rv slightly curved forward.
Redescription, male.
Body length
4.77 mm
. Head and mesosoma black; wings clear hyaline; metasoma dark castaneous. Head wide. Flagellomeres short, with dense and short setae, with tooth projection at second and third flagellomere. Mandible narrow, curved, and with teeth equally wide. Median clypeal lobe rounded, long, with apical median tooth. Frons
coriaceous
. Antennal scrobe carinate. Eye large. Frontal angle of ocellae forming right angle; ocelli large. Vertex convex. Pronotal disc as long as wide, strongly
coriaceous
; transverse pronotal carina complete; with posterior pronotal sulcus. Notaulus narrow. Mesoscutellar sulcus narrow; posterior mesoscutellar sulcus present. Metapectal-propodeal disc short; metapostnotal median carina complete; longitudinal ridges present; metapostnotal-propodeal suture fused with first metapostnotal carina; paraspiracular carina present and conspicuous; metapleural carina present and conspicuous; metapectal-propodeal disc with short striae; propodeal declivity strigate. Mesopleuron with anterior fovea closed; mesopleural fovea closed; lower fovea divided; posterior fovea absent; mesopleural suture closed. Forewing with stigma developed; Rs&M vein not distinguished. Mesotibia not spinose. Claws trifid. Metasomal segments sparsely setose.
Genitalia.
Basiparamere as long as paramere; paramere wide, rounded, and with ventral and dorsal margin straight, sparsely setose; basivolsella straight and with inner projection; cuspis with arms very short, dorsal arm wide; aedeagus with basal portion angled and wide, and apical portion as long as basal and wide; apodeme slender.
Material examined.
U.S.A.
,
Florida
,
3 ♂
, Alachua, Co[unty], Gainesville
AEI
,
29°35'53.6"N
82°21'54.8"W
,
May 2004
, Malaise trap, D.B. Wahl (
AMNH
);
NICARAGUA
,
Granada
,
2 ♀
, Volcan Mombacho,
Santa Ana
2,
15.v.1998
,—Mal[aise] trap, J.M. Maes col[ector] (
SEAN
);
1 ♀
,
Santa Ana
1,
2.vi.1998
;
TRINIDAD
,
Curupe
,
1 ♀
,
28.iii.1978
, M[alaise]T[rap] (
CNCI
);
1 ♀
,
9.xi–29.xii.1979
, P[itfal]T[rap] (
CNCI
);
PANAMA
,
Darien
,
1 ♀
, along road in vicinity of El Real de Santa Maria,
May 26, 1977
, Junius Bird (
AMNH
);
VENEZUELA
,
Monagas
,
1 ♀
, n[ea]r La Pica,
15–30.xi.1980
, P. Kutuk [colector] (
OSUC
);
Aragua
,
1 ♀
, P. N. H. Pittier,
200m
, La trilla,
11–14.iv.1994
, L. Masner [collector] (
CNCI
);
BRAZIL
,
Amazonas
,
1 ♀
, Barcelos, Serra do
Acará
, solo,
viii.2007
, arm[adilha] Malaise, A.S. Filho col[etor] (
INPA
);
Bahia
,
1 ♀
, Firmino Alves, Faz[enda] Santo Antônio,
14°59'S
39°55'W
,
24.xi.2002
, arm[adilha] Malaise (CEPLAC);
1 ♀
, Itororó, Faz[enda] Guanabara,
15°03'S
39°06'W
,
25.xi.2002
, arm[adilha] Malaise (CEPLAC);
Espírito Santo
,
2 ♀
, Linhares, cultura de coco,
50m
,
19°25'S
40°04'W
,
05.ix.2008
, arm[adilha] Möricke, E.F.
Comério
col[etor] (
UFES
77853; 77868);
Rio de Janeiro
,
1 ♀
, Silva Jardim,
iii.1974
, F.M. Oliveira (
CNCI
);
Paraná
,
1 ♀
, Telêmaco Borba, Res[erva] Samuel Klabin,
ix.1986
, Lev[antamento] Ent[omológico] Profaupar, [armadilha] Malaise (
DZUP
);
Rio
Grande
do Sul
,
1 ♀
,
Arroio Grande
,
101m
, arm[adilha] Malaise,
32°13'22"S
53°11'57"W
,
26.iii.2004
, R.F. Krüger col[etor] (
UFES
16416).
Distribution.
U.S.A.
:
Florida
;
Nicaragua
;
Trinidad &
Tobago
;
Panama
;
Venezuela
;
Brazil
:
Amazonas
,
Bahia
,
Espírito Santo
,
Rio de Janeiro
,
Paraná
,
Rio Grande
do Sul
.