Aganaspis nordlanderi Wharton, 1998

Guimarães, Jorge A., Gallardo, Fabiana E., Diaz, Norma Beatriz & Zucchi, Roberto A., 2003, Eucoilinae species (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) parasitoids of fruit­infesting dipterous larvae in Brazil: identity, geographical distribution and host associations, Zootaxa 278, pp. 1-23 : 15-17

Aganaspis nordlanderi Wharton, 1998

( Figs. 48–55 )

Aganaspis nordlanderi Wharton, 1998: 106

Diagnosis. Body stout. Head ( Fig. 48 ) with lateral margin of occiput not well defined. Eyes without pubescence. Antennae of female ( Fig. 49 ) pilose, cilindrical, widened towards apex, club 10­segmented, inconspicuous. Antennae of male ( Fig. 50 ) with the first flagellomere slightly curved, distally swollen; articles first and second subequal in length. Dorsal margin of pronotal plate ( Fig. 51 ) concave; sides of pronotum smooth. Mesoscutum ( Figs. 52 and 53 ) slightly convex in profile, smooth. Dorsal part of scutellum ( Fig. 53 ) areolate­rugose, dorsoposterior part in dorsal view emarginate. Scutellar plate ( Figs. 52 and 53 ) large, elevated, with an elliptical pit close to the posterior margin of the plate. Mesopleuron ( Fig. 52 ) with subalar pit. Metapleuron ( Fig. 52 ) smooth. Forewings ( Fig. 54 ) dusky at base, pubescent, apical margin with hair fringe; marginal cell anteriorly open; veins darkened. Metacoxa ( Fig. 55 ) with a band of hairs along the posterior margin. Third abdominal tergum of metasoma ( Fig. 52 ) with a dense hairy ring at base; metasoma distally smooth.

Geographical distribution. Neotropical Region: Costa Rica and Brazil ( Diaz & Gallardo 2001). In Brazil it is distributed throughout the States of Amazonas, Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo ( Guimarães et al. 2000a; Diaz & Gallardo 2001).

Hosts. Tephritidae : Ceratitis capitata ; Anastrepha striata ; A. bahiensis . Lonchaeidae : Neosilba spp. (in Diaz & Gallardo 2001).

Remarks. Aganaspis nordlanderi was described by Wharton (in Wharton et al. 1998) who remarked that this species shares several features with A. pelleranoi , suggesting that they are more closely related to each other than oriental species of Aganaspis Lin, 1987 . Diaz & Gallardo (2001) arrive to the same conclusion and suggested that the two species belong to a single group diferent from those from the Old World.

Type material. COSTA RICA. Cartago: Holotype, Turrialba, Catie, 10.VII.1980, ex: goiaba, coll. R. Chaves, (1 female). ( USNM).

Material collected. BRAZIL. Amazonas: Manaus, 27.XII.1991, (8 males, 1 female); 20.II.1992, (6 males, 2 females); 16.I.1996, (2 males, 7 females); 30.I.1992, (1 male); Iranduba, 27.II.1992, (2 males), coll. N.M. Silva. ( ESALQ). Mato Grosso do Sul: Anastácio, Sítio Carandazal, 30.III.1993, (1 male, 1 female); 18.X.1993, (1 male); 28.V.1995, (2 females); Terenos, 22.III.1994, (1 female), coll. M.A. Uchôa F. ( ESALQ). São Paulo: Luiz Antônio, 19.XII.1992, (3 males), coll. N.W. Perioto; Pindorama, 9.V.1994, (1 male), coll. M.F. Souza Filho ( ESALQ and MLP).

Figures

FIGURES 48 – 55. Aganaspis nordlanderi. 48. Head, anterior view (174 x, 100 m); 49. Female antenna (66 x, 250 m); 50. Flagellomerous 1 and 2 of male (84 x, 100 m); 51. Pronotal plate (105 x, 100 m); 52, Head, mesosoma and anterior part of metasoma, lateral view (35 x, 500 m); 53. Mesosoma, dorsal view (74 x, 250 m); 54. Forewing (10 x, 0,5 mm); 55. Metacoxa (120 x, 100 m).