Stantonia carpocapsae Muesebeck, 1938

Braet, Yves & Quicke, Donald, 2004, A phylogenetic analysis of the Mimagathidini with revisionary notes on the genus Stantonia Ashmead, 1904 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Orgilinae), Journal of Natural History 38 (12), pp. 1489-1589 : 1544-1545

Stantonia carpocapsae Muesebeck, 1938

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Stantonia carpocapsae Muesebeck, 1938: 89 ; Shenefelt, 1970: 265 [examined].

Material examined. Mexico ( EMEC): Baja Cal. Sur., Las Barracas : „, 17 April 1985 (pan trap; P. DeBach). USA ( TAMU, USNM): ”, June 1943 (collected at light, Cornwell A.F.B. Ter (?)) ; ”, 30 July 1927 (ex. Desmia funeralis Hbn , caterpillar Va., a Busck ); ”, 8 August 1912 (parasit. Eustixia pupula, Quaintance No. 7854, R. A. Cushman, Hym slide 859) ; „, 13–18 June, Falls Chur ( R. A. Cushman); ”, Maryland, Beltsville , 24 August–6 September 1988 (G. Steck) ; ”, idem but ‘ 19 September–4 October 1988 ’; ”, Texas, Brazos Co. College Station, Lick Creek Park, 3–10 September 1988 ( R. Wharton) ; ”, idem but ‘ 19 September–2 October 1988 ’; ” , idem but ‘ 18–30 October 1987 ’; ”, idem but ‘ 16–31 May 1988 ’; ” , idem but ‘ 3–11 October 1986 ’.

Hosts. Desmia funeralis (Hubner) and Eustixia pupula (Hubner) ( Lepidoptera : Pyralidae ).

Remarks. Clypeus of holotype is a little bit more convex in lateral view than in other specimens, but it is considered as flattened for the purpose of the cladistic analysis.

Figures

FIGS 127–130. (127) Stantonia scutellaris, ”. (128) S. carpocapsae, holotype, ”. (129) S. gracilis, ”. (130) S. mara sp. n., holotype, „. Head in lateral view (127–130).