Capitonius bellaptera Pitz

Pitz, Kevin M., 2010, New taxonomic status of Foenomorpha Szépligeti as a subgenus of Capitonius Brullé (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Cenocoeliinae) including a revision of species, Zootaxa 2607, pp. 1-54 : 6-9

Capitonius bellaptera Pitz n. sp.

( Figs. 3 , 4 A–G)

Diagnosis: Distinguishable from other species in the subgenus by the following combination of characters: forewing banded yellow, infuscate, yellow, infuscate [from base to apex]; head rufous with clypeus testaceous.

Length: 8.3 mm.

Color: body rufous except: fore and mid leg except coxae, clypeus, palpi, and tips of ovipositor sheaths testaceous; head except clypeus, antennae, and ovipositor sheaths except tips melanic; forewing banded yellow, infuscate, yellow, infuscate from base to apex ( Fig. 4 G); hind wing yellow basally and infuscate apically.

Head ( Fig. 4 A–C): antenna with 41 flagellomeres, each with two to five rows of longitudinal placodes; vertex with sparse, weak punctures, weak setation laterally; occipital carina with evenly spaced setae over its entirety; lateral carina bordering antennal scrobe incomplete; median lamella of antennal scrobe flattened anteriorly, acute posteriorly; face and clypeus with dense punctures; ventral margin of clypeus with three blunt tubercles.

Mesosoma ( Fig. 4 D–E): anterior margin of pronotum protruding posteriorly as curl of cuticle; pronotum weakly rugosopunctate anteriorly, smooth medianly, moderately crenulate posteriorly; anterior face of mesoscutum smooth and glabrous; median lobe of mesoscutum triangular; mesoscutum smooth, with sparse setae, anterior margin of median lobe weakly carinate laterally, smooth medianly, lateral margins smooth, lateral lobe smooth with fovea laterally and sparse setae; notauli meeting in anterior half of mesoscutum, with transverse carinae that create large oval and rectangular fovea; transscutal articulation not grooved; scutellar disc with sparse weak punctures and sparse setae; scutellar sulcus with five fovea; propleuron with moderate punctation and setae; mesopleuron with carinae running perpendicular to epicnemial area, pleural sulcus with short perpendicular carinae originating from mesepimeron, otherwise mesopleuron smooth, with moderately dense setae on anterior margin and on posterior margin ventrally, otherwise with sparse setae; sternaulus complete, restricted to single row of ovoid fovea; propodeum mostly irregularly areolate, smooth anterolaterally, with sparse setae; metapleuron irregularly areolate with sparse setae; hind coxa lacking distinct groove or depression on median face; tarsal claw with basal lobe absent.

Metasoma ( Fig. 4 F): t1 slightly rugose with dorsal carinae that run one third length of tergite; t4–t7 lacking dense, small pits posteroventrally near spiracles; first valvula of ovipositor with serrations at tip; second valvula lacking subapical serration; ratio of length:width of t1 3.1; ratio of ovipositor:forewing 1.9; ratio of M+CU:1M vein of hind wing 3.3.

Variation: some specimens with 40–44 flagellomeres, higher level of sculpture on first median tergite of metasoma, some with propleuron melanic, five to seven fovea in scutellar sulcus.

Biology: unknown.

Male: male noticeably smaller than female; with 39–41 flagellomeres.

Etymology: from Latin bella meaning beautiful and ptera meaning wing because of the pleasing banding pattern of the wings.

Material examined: Holotype. Ψ Nova Teutonia 27º11’S. 52º23’W. BRAZIL, 300– 500m. 8–66, Fritz Plaumann ( CNCI).

Paratypes. 4 Ψ 3ɗ Nova Teutonia 27º11’S. 52º23’W. BRAZIL, 300– 500m. 8–66 Fritz Plaumann ( CNCI); 4 Ψ 2ɗ Nova Teutonia 27º11’S. 52º23’W. BRAZIL, 300– 500m. 11–66 Fritz Plaumann ( CNCI); 1 Ψ Brazil: Nova Teuronia. 8.1947.3. F. Plaumann. B.M.1957-341. ( BMNH); 1 ɗ Brazil: Nova Teuronia. 17.1943.3. F. Plaumann. B.M.1957-341. ( BMNH); 1 ɗ Brazil: Nova Teuronia. 27º11’B. 52º23’L 28.xii.1937. F. Plaumann. B.M.1937-748. ( BMNH).

Figures

FIGURE 3. Lateral habitus of C. bellaptera holotype female, including label information.

FIGURE 4. Holotype and paratype females of C. bellaptera A – C, G holotype; D – F paratype. A, anterior head; B, lateral head; C, dorsal head; D, dorsal mesosoma; E, lateral mesosoma; F, dorsal metasoma; G, forewing.