Exallopyga guatemalensis ( Cameron, 1888 )

Lucena, Daercio A. A., Santos-Neto, Pedro E., Zanella, Fernando C. V. & Almeida, Eduardo A. B., 2022, Taxonomic review of the elampine cuckoo wasps from northeastern Brazil (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae), with the description of three new species, Zootaxa 5213 (3), pp. 201-235 : 209-211

Exallopyga guatemalensis ( Cameron, 1888)

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Hedychridium guatemalense Cameron 1888: 459 .

Lectotype ♀, designed by French 1985: 623. GUATEMALA, Zapote: Panzós (NHMUK: not examined).

Chrysis andrei Mocsáry 1889: 215 .

Holotype ♂. BRAZIL, Coll. Edm. Andréi (MNHN: not examined).

Junior synonym of Hedychridium guatemalense Cameron, 1888 according to French 1985: 623.

Holopyga kohli du Buysson 1901: 100 .

Lectotype ♀ (by inference of “ holotype ”, see Rosa et al. 2020). BRAZIL (MNHN: not examined).

Junior synonym of Hedychridium guatemalense Cameron, 1888 according to French 1985: 623.

Holopyga (Hedychridium) pallidolimbata Ducke 1903: 133 .

Holotype ♀. BRAZIL, Pará: Itaituba, Rio Tapajós, 17.viii.1902, A. Ducke (MNHN: examined by photos).

Junior synonym of Hedychridium guatemalense Cameron, 1888 according to French 1985: 623.

Exallopyga guatemalensis ; generic combination by French (1985).

Diagnosis. Exallopyga guatemalensis (Cameron) is easily distinguished from other species in the genus based on the following combination of characters: dark purple bands on dorsum of meso- and metasoma (absent in E. difficilis ); female S3 green or blue (black or non-metallic dark brown in E. jenseni ); lateral ocelli partially encircled by small carina (absent in E. difficilis ); females with emarginate T3 distal rim (with distinct medial notch in E. jenseni ); and the relatively large-sized body, with specimens 7–10 mm long ( E. difficilis : 5–7 mm; and E. jenseni : 5 mm). Additionally, according to French (1985), the spinose lobe of aedeagus in E. guatemalensis is enlarged, reaching almost halfway to the tip of the aedeagus (reaching at most about one third the distance in E. difficilis and E. jenseni ; see his Figures 7–9 ).

Material examined. Holotype ♀ of Holopyga (Hedychridium) pallidolimbata Ducke 1903 . BRAZIL, Pará: Itaituba, Rio Tapajós, 17.viii.1902, A. Ducke ( MNHN 25530 ). Amapá: Macapá , São Joaquim do Pacuí , 13.xii.1980, E. L. Oliveira ( INPA: 1♀). Amazonas: Manaus , Embrapa Ocidental , 02°53′29″S 59°58′45″W, 14.ix.2012, K. Schoeninger ( INPA: 1♀). Manaus, Reserva Ducke, 29.viii.1978 ( INPA: 1♀). Barcelos, Parque Nacional do Jaú , Carabinani, 27.iv.1995, J. A. Rafael & J. Vidal ( INPA: 1♀). Bahia: Ilhéus, N. Nakayama ( DZUP: 1♀). Ceará: Baturité, A. Ducke ( MNHN: 1♀). Distrito Federal: Planaltina, 14.v.2018, Aguiar, Santos, Silva, Carvalho & Viana / UNB 072381 ( RPSP: 1♀). Maranhão: Bom Jardim, REBIO-RES. Biol. Gurupi, 06.xi.2010, F. Limeirade-Oliveira, D. W. A Marques & E. A. S. Barbosa ( INPA: 2♀). Minas Gerais: Marliéria, Parque Estadual do Rio Doce , 19°37′S 42°34′W, 07.xi.2002, J. C. R. Fontenelle ( UFES 147576 : 1♀). Same data as preceding, except: 01–08.xi.2001 ( UFES 147703 : 1♀); 03–10.xi.2004 ( UFES 148299 : 1♀); 26–02.x–xi.2003 ( UFES 148205 : 1♀). Pará: Alenquer, 02.i.1904, A. Ducke ( MPEG: 1♀). Paraíba: Santa Teresinha, Fazenda Tamanduá, Mata Ciliar, 23.v.2011, A. D. A. Lima ( CEDU-UNILA: 1♀). São Paulo: Matão, 18.ix.2007, F. Noll ( RPSP: 1♀). Itirapina, Estação Ecológica de Itirapina , 22°13′27″S 47°54′05″W, 26–28.xi.2016, Almeida, Porto, Lucena, Gibran & Yoshida ( RPSP: 1♀ 1♂). Same data as preceding, except: 20–22.xii.2016 ( RPSP 0818 : 1♀); 28–31.i.2017, Tavares, Porto, Lucena, Delsin & Yoshida ( RPSP 1746 : 1♀). Luiz Antônio, Estação Ecológica de Jataí , 21°36′33″S 47°47′59″W, 28–29.x.2016, Tavares, Porto, Lucena, Gibran & Yoshida ( RPSP: 3♀). Same data as preceding, except: 21°37′26″S 47°48′26″W, Mata Ciliar, Malaise Trap 1, 10.xii.2008, N. W. Perioto ( RPSP: 2♀). Same data as preceding, except: Malaise trap 2, 14.xii.2006 ( RPSP: 1♀); Malaise trap 1, 16.i.2008 ( RPSP: 2♀); Malaise trap 1, 05.xii.2007 ( RPSP: 1♀); Malaise trap 2, 04.i.2007 ( RPSP: 1♀); Malaise trap 1, 14.xii.2006 ( RPSP: 2♀); 30.i.2008 ( RPSP: 1♀). Rio Claro , Horto Florestal, 05.viii.1987, R. P. Martins ( MZSP 04694 : 1♀). Same data as preceding, except: 04.viii.1987 ( UFMG 1305756 : 1♀).

Distribution. ARGENTINA (Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Misiones, Tucumán, Salta); BRAZIL (Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo); COSTA RICA (Cartago, Heredia, Guanacaste); COLOMBIA (Meta); GUATEMALA (Alta Verapaz, San Francisco); PANAMA (Barro Colorado); PARAGUAY (San Pedro); SURINAM (Nickerie); TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; VENEZUELA (Bolívar) ( Fig. 5 ).

Host. Unknown.

Remarks. This is the most widely distributed species in the genus, ranging from Guatemala to southern South America. We herein expand its geographical distribution by including new records from the following Brazilian states: Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Distrito Federal, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, and Paraíba ( Fig. 5 ). Exallopyga difficilis (Spinola) occurs in Chile through the Andes, reaching southwest Argentina; and E. jenseni (du Buysson) is only known from northern Argentina to southern Bolivia ( French 1985).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Holotype female of Holopyga (Hedychridium) pallidolimbata Ducke, 1903 [MNHN]. A. Habitus, lateral left view; B. Habitus, ventral view; C. Habitus, dorsal view; D. Metasoma, dorsal view. Scale bars: 2 mm.

FIGURE 5. Geographical records of Exallopyga guatemalensis (Cameron).

FIGURE 7. Hedychrum oxente Lucena & Zanella sp. nov., allotype male [CEDU-UNILA]. A. Habitus, lateral left view; B. Head and pronotum, dorsal view; C. Head, frontal view; D. Habitus, dorsal view; E. T3, dorsal view; F. Head and mesosoma, lateral left view; G. Metasoma, dorso-lateral right view; H. Metasoma, dorsal view; I. T1–T2, dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (B, C, E, I), 1 mm (A, D, F, G, H).

FIGURE 8. Comparative images of two South American Hedychrum (females). A–C: H. oxente Lucena & Zanella sp. nov. D–F: H. neotropicum Mocsáry. A, D: Pronotum, dorsal view; B, E: Fovea of mesotibia; C, F: Fovea of metatibia. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 9. Geographical records of two South American Hedychrum (left); individual records for each species shown on the maps on the right.