Eiphosoma nigrum (Szépligeti, 1906)

Figs 15–21

Xiphosoma nigra Szépligeti, 1906: 119 . Holotype female, Brazil (TM).

Eiphosoma parana Morley, 1913: 53 . Holotype female, Brazil (NHM).

Eiphosoma nigrum (Szépligeti) Townes & Townes, 1966: 164 .

Diagnosis. Coloration predominantly black (Figs 15–16); mandible weakly and evenly tapered towards distal end, with upper tooth much stouter and slightly longer than the lower (Fig. 17); scutellum entirely punctate (Fig. 18); propodeum centrally with longitudinal groove smooth, laterally closely and shallowly punctate (Fig. 19); fore wing with 3 rs -m enclosing an almost triangular aerolet that is petiolate above and below (Fig. 20) (Gauld 2000).

Examined material. 3♁. Colombia, Caquetá: Florencia, Vereda San Francisco San Pacho, finca El Recreo, 01°42’24”N, 75°36’36” W, 643 m, 21.XII.2016 – 04.I.2017, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♁, LEUA –53604); idem Vereda Tarqui, 01°51’04”N, 75°40’01” W, 1719 m, 15.II.–01.III.2017, trampa Malaise en bosque secundario-dosel, Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♁, LEUA –53605), idem (1♁, LEUA –53606) .

New World geographical distribution. Colombia (Caquetá); Costa Rica (Alajuela, Guanacaste, Puntarenas); Brazil (Mato Grosso, Pará) (Yu e t al. 2016; Fernandes et al. 2023). (Fig. 21).

Habitat. The specimens were collected with Malaise and suspendable type flight intersection traps at ground level and canopy in secondary forest and sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum) cultivation. The vegetation of the collection site corresponds to forests of the Andean-Amazonian foothills.

Hosts. Lepidoptera: Pyralidae (Gauld 2000) .