Capitonius rufa ( Braet, 2001 )

Pitz, Kevin M., 2010, New taxonomic status of Foenomorpha Szépligeti as a subgenus of Capitonius Brullé (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cenocoeliinae) including a revision of species, Zootaxa 2607, pp. 1-54 : 31-33

Capitonius rufa ( Braet, 2001)

( Figs. 23 , 24 A–G)

Braet & Achterberg. 2001. Holotype. Ψ Institut Royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium. [examined]

Diagnosis: Distinguishable from other species in the subgenus by having head melanic with clypeus testaceous.

Length: 9.9 mm.

Color: rufous except: head melanic with testaceous clypeus; propleuron and hind tarsus melanic; fore and mid leg testaceous; hind leg except tarsus and coxa brown; forewing banded from base yellow, infuscate, yellow, infuscate ( Fig. 24 G); hind wing banded from base yellow, infuscate.

Head ( Fig. 24 A–C): flagellomeres each with 2–5 rows of longitudinal placodes; vertex with sparse and weak punctures and weak setation laterally; occipital carina with evenly spaced setae over its entirety; lateral carina bordering antennal scrobe incomplete; median lamella of antennal scrobe flattened anteriorly, acute posteriorly; face and clypeus with dense punctures; ventral margin of clypeus with three blunt tubercles.

Mesosoma ( Fig. 24 D–E): anterior margin of pronotum protruding posteriorly as curl of cuticle; pronotum lightly rugosopunctate anteriorly, crenulate medianly and posterolaterally, with punctures posteromedianly; anterior face of mesoscutum smooth; median lobe of mesoscutum triangular; mesoscutum smooth with sparse setae, lateral lobe smooth with sparse setae; notauli meeting in anterior half of mesoscutum, with transverse carinae that create large oval and rectangular fovea; transscutal articulation not grooved; scutellar disc smooth with sparse setae; scutellar sulcus with 8 fovea; propleuron smooth posteriorly becoming foveate anteriorly, with moderate setae throughout; mesopleuron with depressions on anterior and dorsal borders, epicnemial area with short perpendicular carinae, pleural sulcus smooth, otherwise mesopleuron smooth with dense setae on anterior margin and on posterior margin ventrally, otherwise with sparse setae; sternaulus complete, restricted to single row of ovoid fovea; propodeum irregularly areolate dorsally and posteriorly, smooth on anterolateral margin, with sparse to moderately dense setae; metapleuron mostly smooth with lightly embossed fovea, with sparse setae; hind coxa lacking distinct groove or depression on median face; tarsal claw with basal lobe absent.

Metasoma ( Fig. 24 F): t1 strongly rugose basally, smooth apically; t4–t7 lacking dense, small pits posteroventrally near spiracles; first valvula of ovipositor with serrations apically; second valvula lacking subapical serration; ratio of length:width of t1 2.8; ratio of ovipositor:forewing 2.1; ratio of M+CU:1M vein of hind wing 2.4.

Variation: paratype specimens (not examined) with complete antenna containing 35 flagellomeres; nontype material examined has smooth first median metasomal tergum.

Biology: unknown.

Male: unknown.

Material examined: Holotype Ψ: Bahia, Brasilia ( IRSNB).

Nontype material. 1Ψ Suriname 1899 Fruhstorfer ( NMW).

Figures

FIGURE 23. Lateral habitus of C. rufa holotype female, including label information.

FIGURE 24. Standard images of holotype female of C. rufa. A, anterior head; B, lateral head; C, dorsal head; D, dorsal mesosoma; E, lateral mesosoma; F, dorsal metasoma; G, forewing.