Conura pseudoleucotela sp. nov.

Figs 5 A–F; 6A–D

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Etymology. From the Greek word ψευδής- (“ pseudḗs ” meaning false), referring to the close similarity between the C. pseudoleucotela and C. leucotela females, but not being the same species.

Description. FEMALE. Holotype: length 6.56 mm.

Color Body mainly black (Fig. 5A), but antennal scape on dorsum, pedicel and anellus, dorsum of Fu1 to clava (Figs 5A, B), base of protibia, and transverse band on gastral tergites (Figs 5A, 6C, D) light brown, with coxae, femora, tibiae and apex of metatarsus brown, and following yellow: submedian spots anterior to median ocellus, and venter of antennal scape, funiculars and clava (Figs 5 A–C), lower half of parascrobal area, side of lower face dorsally, clypeus (Fig. 5B), upper part of gena (Fig. 5B), transverse stripe along posterior margins of pronotum dorsally, except narrowly medially (Figs 5 D–E), and along posterior margin of mesoscutum, except medially (Fig. 5E), tegula, axilla posteriorly, large submedian spot on posterior half of mesoscutellum on either side (Fig. 5F), sides of metascutellum (Fig. 6A), anteriorly on lateral side of pronotum (Fig. 5A), upper portion of femoral depression and acropleuron (Fig. 5A), lateral panel of axilla, mesotarsus (Fig. 5A), base of mesotibia and metatarsus (Fig. 5A), apex of protarsus and metacoxa (Fig. 5A), spot on outer face of metafemur (Fig. 5A), transverse band on gastral tergites (anterior to brown bands), and Gt7+8 (Figs 6C, D). Wings hyaline, veins brown.

Head. Clava with the second segment as wide as the first segment so not appearing swollen (Fig. 5C); paratorular carina (Fig. 5B: PC) shorter than greatest diameter of antennal foramen; lower face with conspicuous transverse carina below antennal foramen (Fig. 5B: TC).

Mesosoma. Pronotal anterior furrow not delimited posteriorly by a sharp margin (Fig. 5D); median area of the mesoscutum with regular umbilicate foveae, interstices not so narrow, giving sculpture a reticulate appearance (Fig. 5E); mesoscutellum flat, basally without wide, smooth and shiny transverse band (Fig. 5F), median unfoveate strip restricted to basal third (Fig. 5F: S), diameter of foveae on disc 0.37–0.47× MOD, interstice width mostly 0.3× diameter of foveae (Fig. 5F); frenal carina slightly emarginate (Fig. 5F: red dashed line); metascutellum with median fovea; propodeum perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of mesosoma (Figs 5A, 6D), anterior costula conspicuous laterally, inconspicuous medially (Fig. 6A: ACP), median carina (anterior to posterior costula) 0.2× median length of propodeum (Fig. 6A: MCP), posterior costula conspicuous and reaching anterior half of propodeum (Fig. 6A: PCP), adpetiolar area long, with median and submedian carinae (Fig. 6A: AdA); metafemur with 15 teeth, basal tooth followed by a minute tooth; metasternum deeply concave, with median carina not raised as lamina (Fig. 6B: MCM).

Metasoma. Petiole not entirely visible dorsally, very short, 0.12× as long as wide (Figs 6C, D), basal lamina absent dorsally, present ventrally, submedian carinae absent, lateral carinae absent; Gs1 projected forward under metasternum so petiole attached to Gt1 dorsum (Fig. 6D); dorsally, Gt1–Gt5 about 0.6× as wide as long (Fig. 6C); Gt6 with posterior margin slightly concave (Fig. 6C: red dashed line); Gt7+8 about 0.7× as long as Gt1–Gt6 combined (Fig. 6D).

MALE. Unknown.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution: BRAZIL (Rondônia).

Remarks. See remarks under C. leucotela and C. paraleucotela .

Material Examined. HOLOTYPE (INPA): female, labeled ‘ BRASIL, RO [Rondônia], BR [Brazilian Federal Highway] 364, Km 48, arm[adilha]. CDC [trap], PVM [Porto Velho municipality]’. The specimen has the apex of the fore wings curled.