Entedononecremnus reticulatus, HANSSON & LASALLE, 2003

HANSSON, C. & LASALLE, J., 2003, Revision of the Neotropical species of the tribe Euderomphalini (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Journal of Natural History 37 (6), pp. 697-778 : 769-770

Entedononecremnus reticulatus sp. n.

(figures 114, 120, 131)

Diagnosis

First gastral tergite reticulate, without carinae from basal carina (as in bimaculatus (figure 135)); mid lobe of mesoscutum and scutellum with many scattered setae; stigmal vein long and narrow; propodeum with a wide median carina, diverging towards petiolar foramen (figure 131).

Female (length of body = 1.3 mm)

Colour. Antenna yellowish brown, apical four flagellomeres paler. Head and mesosoma dark with golden-purple tinges. Coxae, femora and hind tibia dark, fore and mid tibia with basal one-half dark and apical one-half infuscate; tarsal segments 1–3 pale, segment 4 infuscate. Fore wing hyaline. First gastral tergite metallic bluish green, remaining tergites dark with golden-purple tinges.

Head. Antenna as in figure 114. HE/MS/WM: 4.8/1.0/2.7. Frons and vertex with strong reticulation, except smooth and shiny clypeus. Frontal suture absent. POL/OOL/POO: 2.7/2.7/1.0. Occipital margin rounded. WH/WT=1.0.

Mesosoma . Mesoscutum and scutellum with strong reticulation. Mesoscutum 0.5× as long as wide, with numerous scattered setae. Scutellum 0.8× as long as wide, with numerous scattered setae. Axilla advanced 0.5× its length in front of scuto-scutellar sulcus. Fore wing speculum closed below; costal cell with setae on ventral surface; submarginal vein with three setae; LW/LM/HW: 2.2/1.0/1.5; PM/ST =0.2. Propodeum with a wide median carina, diverging towards petiolar foramen, propodeal surface smooth; propodeal callus with two setae.

Metasoma. Gastral tergites with strong small-meshed reticulation, with a narrow smooth and shiny stripe along hind margin, first tergite without carinae from basal carina; MM/LG=0.9.

Material examined

H: X, Costa Rica: Puntarenas, Golfo Dulce , 24 km W Piedras Blancas, 200 m, 8°46∞N, 83°24∞W, October 1990, P. Hanson (BMNH) .

Distribution Costa Rica.