Anchieta fumosella (Westwood, 1867)

Alvim, Breno Ganns Chaves, Machado, Renato Jose Pires & Krolow, Tiago Kütter, 2019, Mantidflies (Neuroptera, Mantispidae) from Tocantins state (Brazil): distribution and identification key, Check List 15 (2), pp. 275-285 : 277-278

Anchieta fumosella (Westwood, 1867)

Figure 2 A–H

Diagnosis. This species has the body mostly yellow with black marks, pronotum broader than long, foreleg with 1 pretarsal claw, forewing with a large amber spot on the subcostal and radial cells, second radial cell straight with 5 veins originating from it, and the forefemur with subbasal spine. Females with a long ovipositor.

Examined material. Brazil, Tocantins, Palmas, Fazenda Encantada , 10°15'0 2.6" S, 048°07'23.1" W, 28– 29.viii.2017, Krolow, T.K. & Equipe leg. (2♂, 1♀ CEUFT) ; Brazil, Tocantins, Palmas, Cachoeira Sambaíba , 10°22'30.0" S, 048°07'33.0" W, 15–16.xi.2017, Krolow, T.K. & Equipe leg. (1♂, 1♀ CEUFT) ; Brazil, Tocantins, Palmas, Vale do vai quem quer, 10°23'40.1" S. 048°07'55.8" W, 13–14.xi.2017, Krolow, T.K. & Equipe leg. (2♂ CEUFT) .

Distribution. Brazil: Bahia, Goiás, Distrito Federal,

Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, and Santa Catarina ( Machado and Martins 2018).

New records. Tocantins: Palmas municipality.

Comments. In the same samples that specimens of A.

fumosella were collected, some parasitoid wasps ( Hymenoptera , Ichneumonidae ) with very similar (mimetic) body color pattern were always present. This possibly indicates an ecological interaction between these species, and therefore, reinforces the well-known relationship between Symphrasinae and Hymenoptera ( Redborg 1998, Tauber et al. 2009, Maia-Silva et al. 2013, Tauber et al. 2017).

Figures

Figure 2. Anchieta fumosella (Westwood, 1867). A. Head, anterior view. B. Mesonotum, lateral view. C. Head and thorax, dorsal view D. Foreleg, external view. E. Foreleg, interior view. F. Pretarsal claw. G. Forewing. H. Hind wing.