Gonatocerus (Cosmocomoidea) inflatiscapus Huber, 1988

(Figs 353–355)

Gonatocerus inflatiscapus Huber 1988: 70 –72. Holotype female [USNM] (not examined). Type locality: Hathaway Creek, Barton Flats, San Bernardino Co., California, USA.

Gonatocerus inflatiscapus Huber: Yoshimoto 1990: 40 (list, ater species group); De Santis & Fidalgo 1994: 125 (catalog).

Material examined. COLOMBIA. BOYACÁ, Santuario de Fauna y Flora Iguaque, 5°25’N 73°27’W: Bosque de Rastrojo, 17.viii–1.ix.2000, P. Reina [4 ♀, UCRC] ; Cabaña Mamaramos, 2855 m, 1–19.v.2000, P. Reina [1 ♀, UCRC] . CHOCÓ, Parque Nacional Natural Utría, Cocalito, 6°01’N 77°20’W, 20 m, 7– 29.ix.2000, J. Pérez [1 ♀, UCRC] . MAGDALENA: Parque Nacional Natural Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, La Estación, 10°48’N 73°39’W, 2220 m, J. Cantillo: 25–30.vi.2000 [1 ♀, UCRC] ; 15–31.vii.2000 [2 ♀, UCRC]. Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Pueblito, 11°20’N 74°02’W, 225 m, 26.iv–13.v.2000, R. Henríquez [1 ♀, UCRC] . COSTA RICA. CARTAGO, 4 km NE of Cañon Genesis II, 2350 m, i.1995, P. Hanson [1 ♀, UCRC] . SAN JOSÉ, Serra de la Muerte, Estación Biológica Cuericí, 2600 m, i.2000, P. Hanson [1 ♀, UCRC] . GUATEMALA. CHIMALTENANGO, 14°39.517’N 90°42.522’W, 5833’, 8.iii.2004, M.S. Hoddle (on avocado) [1 ♀, UCRC] .

Extralimital records. MEXICO. NUEVO LEÓN: Municipio El Carmen, El Carmen: 10.vii.1983, A. González-Hernández [5 ♀, 3 ♂, UCRC] ; 10.vii.1983, G. Gordh [1 ♀, UCRC] . Municipio Escobedo: 13.vii.1983, M.A. Rodríguez-Pérez [1 ♀, UCRC] . Hacienda El Canada: 12.vii.1983, A. González-Hernández, M.A. Rodríguez-Pérez [1 ♀, UCRC] ; 12.vii.1983, G. Gordh [1 ♀, UCRC] . San Juan, Río San Juan: 14.vii.1983, F. Reyes-Vélez [5 ♀, 2 ♂, UCRC] ; 14.vii.1983, M.A. Rodríguez-Pérez [2 ♀, 3 ♂, UCRC] . PUEBLA, Atlixco, 18°52.391’N 98°26.435’W, 1724 m, 24.xi.2003, M.S. Hoddle (on avocado) [1 ♀, UCRC] .

Description. See Huber (1988).

Diagnosis. Gonatocerus (Cosmocomoidea) inflatiscapus is a member of the ater subgroup of the ater species group. Body generally brown to dark brown. Female antenna (Fig. 353) with scape abruptly and conspicuously wider than radicle at junction. Propodeum (Fig. 354) with submedian carinae fine, straight, parallel, almost extending to dorsellum anteriorly. Forewing (Fig. 355) without cubital row of setae. Distribution. NEOTROPICAL*: Colombia*, Costa Rica*, and Guatemala*. NEARCTIC: Mexico, and USA. Huber (1988) mentioned this species from Nuevo León, Mexico.

Hosts. Unknown.