Masona popeye Quicke & Chaul, 2019

Figs 2A, 6A, 7–9

Masona popeye Quicke & Chaul in Quicke et al., 2019a: 588–592 (description, key, distribution, images).

Differential diagnosis

Masona popeye can be easily distinguished from all the other species of the genus by the following morphological features: (1) scutellum present (absent in M. infuscata, M. prognatha, M. similis and M. wow sp.nov.); (2) strong anterior flange of pronotum (absent in M. bulbofemoralis and M. neon sp. nov.); (3) bulbous propodeum (not bulbous in M. bulbofemoralis and M. neon sp. nov.); (4) dorsolateral carina on T1 present (absent in M. bulbofemoralis).

Original type series

Holotype (by original designation)

BRAZIL • ♀; Minas Gerais, Mata do Paraíso; 9 Nov. 2016; J. Chaul leg.; CELC.

Male

Unknown.

Distribution

BRAZIL: Mina Gerais (Quicke et al. 2019a) (Fig. 9).

Remarks

Known only from the holotype.