Bephrata lorraineae Gates & Hanson, 2009

Perioto, Nelson W., Fernandes, Daniell R. R., Lara, Rogéria I. R., Tavares, Marcelo T. & Rafael, José A., 2023, Synopsis of the parasitic wasps Bephrata (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) in Brazil, Iheringia, Série Zoologia (e 2023010) 113, pp. 1-13 : 6-8

Bephrata lorraineae Gates & Hanson, 2009

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New records. Manaus (AM), Fernando de Noronha archipelago (PE), MarliÉria (MG), Domingos Martins, Cariacica, Guarapari, ItaguaÇÚ, Laranja da Terra, Santa Maria de JetibÁ, Santa Leopoldina, Santa Teresa and Vitória (ES), Nova IguaÇu (RJ), Luiz Antônio, MatÃo, RibeirÃo Grande, Iguape, and Ubatuba (SP), and Morretes (PR) ( Fig. 14 ).

Material examined. Holotype female ( USNM) (images examined, available at http://n 2t.net/ark:/65665/3c11118c9- 34ff-41ae-a7d0-4eabd557fa7e) and 91 females and 25 males. “ COSTA RICA, Puntarenas, R.F. Golfo Dulce, 24kmW, Piedras Blancas, 200m, IV-V.1992, col. P. Hanson ”; “BRASIL, AM, Manaus, Embrapa-Guar. org., 23.xi.2012, 2°53’29.14”S / 59°58’45.80”O, Borda Malaise Lote: 1909, Karine Schoeninger col.”, 1 female ( INPA); “ BRASIL, PE, Fernando de Noronha, 3°51’17”S / 32°26’26”W, CapimAÇu, 9-24.vi.2019, Malaise G., J.A. Rafael, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, L.C. Castro col.”, 3 males ( INPA); same data except 24.vi-8.vii.2019, 1 male ( INPA); same data except 23.vii-7.viii.2019, 2 females ( INPA); same data except 7-21. viii.2019, 1 female ( INPA); same data except 21.viii-8. ix.2019, 3 females and 1 male ( INPA); same data except 8-25.ix.2019, 1 female ( INPA); same data except 25.ix- 8.x.2019, 6 females ( INPA); same data except 8-27.x.2019, 23 females and 3 males ( INPA); same data except 27.x-11. xi.2019, 7 females ( INPA); same data except 27.xi-9.xii.2019, 2 females ( INPA); same data except, Sancho, 23.vii-7. viii.2019, Malaise PQ., 1 female ( INPA); same data except 3°51’30”S / 32°25’50”W, Sueste mangue, 20-27.ii.2020, Malaise G., 2 females ( INPA); same data except 3°51’30”S / 32°25’50”W, Sueste mangue, 1-9.VI.2019, Arm. Luz, J.A. Rafael, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, D.M.M. Mendes, 4 females ( INPA); “BRASIL, MG, MarliÉria, P. E. Rio Doce ( PELD), Área Tereza 3, 19°37’S 42°34’O, 28.x-04.xi.2007, Malaise, J.C.R. Fontenelle, col.”, 2 females ( UFES #148803 , 148804 ); “ BRASIL, ES, Domingos Martins, Mata Pico do Eldorado, 20°22’17”S 40°39’29”W, 03-10.xii.2004, Malaise T7, M.T. Tavares e eQ. cols.”, 1 female ( UFES #64932 ); “BRASIL, ES, Cariacica, Res. Biol. Duas Bocas, 22.x-05.xii.1996, varredura, N. Freitas, H.S. Santos, C.O. Azevedo cols.”, 1 female and 2 males ( UFES #111707 , 110856 , 118852 ); same data except 16.ix.2006, Malaise, R. Kawada e eQ. cols., 1 female ( UFES #116601 ); “ BRASIL, ES, Guarapari, PQ. Est. Paulo Cesar Vinha, 20°36’S 40°25’W, 4 masl, 26.x.2006, varredura, M.T. Tavares e eQ. cols.”, 1 male ( UFES #069690 ); “BRASIL, ES, ItaguaÇÚ,Alto Lajunha, Faz. Binda, 19°48’S 40°48’W, 22-29.ix.2008, Malaise, M.T. Tavares e eQ. cols”, 1 female ( UFES #83323 ); “ BRASIL, ES, Laranja da Terra, Joatuba, Faz. Betzel, 280-430m, 19°50’25”S 40°49’40”W, 05-12.x.2012, Malaise, M.T. Tavares e eQ. cols.”, 2 females ( UFES #135010 , 136643 ); “BRASIL, ES, Santa Maria de JetibÁ, Faz. Paulo Seick, 20°02’31,1”S 40°41’51,3”W, 29.xi- 06.xii.2002, Malaise T4, M.T. Tavares e eQ. cols.”, 1 female ( UFES #95073 ); “ BRASIL, ES, Santa Leopoldina, SuíÇa, mata, 361m, 20°04’54,6”S 40°35’38,9”W, 05-12.xi.2007, Malaise, C.O. Azevedo e eQ. cols.”, 1 female and 1 male ( UFES #69825 , 69828 ); “ BRASIL, ES, Santa Teresa, Est. Biol. Santa LÚcia, 13-17.x.2008, Malaise, M.T. Tavares e eQ. cols.”, 1 female ( UFES #91937 ); same data, 29.vi.2001, varredura, R. Kawada & C.O. Azevedo cols, 1 male ( UFES #07007 ); “ BRASIL, ES, Vitória, PQ. Est. Fonte Grande, 07.ix.2000, varredura, C.O. Azevedo, R. Kawada, H.S. Santos cols.”, 1 male ( UFES #07027 ); same data except 24.xi.2000, R. Kawada e H.S. Santos cols., 2 males ( UFES #07028 , 07040 ); same data except 22.II.2001, CO Azevedo & R Kawada cols., 2 males ( UFES #06973 , 06974 ); same data except 26.III.2001, 4 males ( UFES #906975-06978 ); same data except 20.IV.2001, 3 males ( UFES #09970-09972 ); “Brasil, RJ, Nova IguaÇu, Res. Biol. TinguÁ, 22°34’38”S 43°26’09”O, arm. Malaise, 05-08/III/2002, S.T.P. Amarante e eQ., cols.”, 1 female ( LRRP #20708 ); “ BRASIL, SP, Luiz Antônio, EstaÇÃo Ecológica de Jataí, 21°37’25.7”S / 47°48’26.1”O, alt. 530 m – Malaise, 30/XI/2006, mata ciliar, N.W. Perioto e eQ., cols.”, 1 female ( LRRP #20714 ); same data except 21°37’23.7”S / 47°48’27.8”W, 5/XII/2007, 1 female ( LRRP #22578 ); same data except 21°37’23.7”S / 47°48’27.8”W, 29/X/2008, 2 females ( LRRP #22592 , 22595 ); same data except 21°37’23.7”S / 47°48’27.8”W, 12/XI/2008, 1 female ( LRRP #22600 ); “BRASIL, SP, MatÃo, Faz. Cambuí, Mata da Virgínia, 3/IX/2009, A.M.P. Dias e eQ., cols.”, 1 female ( LRRP #21453 ); “ BRASIL, SP, RibeirÃo Grande, ParQue Estadual Intervales, 24°16’23.6”S / 48°25’21.8”O, arm. Malaise, 22/XII/2009, N.W. Perioto e eQ., cols.”, 1 female ( LRRP #20695 ); same data except 22/II/2010, 1 female ( LRRP #20696 ); “BRASIL, SP, Iguape, EstaÇÃo Ecológica JurÉia-Itatins, 24°31’12.0”S / 47°12’05.8”O, arm. Malaise, 19/I/2010, N.W. Perioto e eQ., cols.”, 2 females ( LRRP #21612 , 21616 ); same data except 17/I/2011, 2 females ( LRRP #22614 , 22618 ); same data except 17 / II / 2011, 1 female ( LRRP #22620 ); same data except 17/ III/2011, 1 female ( LRRP #22615 ); “ BRASIL, SP, Ubatuba, PESM NÚcleo Picinguaba, 23°20’08”S / 44°49’57.2”O, arm. Malaise, 19/XI/2009, N.W. Perioto e eQ., cols.”, 1 female ( LRRP #20681 ); same data except 23°19’58.8”S / 44°49’56.7”O, 1 female ( LRRP #20682 ); same data except 18/ II/2010, 2 females ( LRRP #20683 , 20684 ); same data except 23°19’56.9”S / 44°49’55.2”O, 19/III/2010, 1 female ( LRRP #20685 ); same data except 19/IV/2010, 1 female ( LRRP #20686 ); same data except 23°19’56.9”S / 44°49’55.2”O, 19/IV/2010, 1 female ( LRRP #20687 ); same data except 23°20’02.7”S / 44°49’57.7”W, 19/IV/2010, 1 female ( LRRP #20688 ); same data except 19 / IV / 2010, 2 females ( LRRP #20489 , 20690 ); same data except ParQue Est. da Serra do Mar , 23°21’43”S / 44°49’22”W, 21-24/I/2002, 1 female ( LRRP #20710 ); “BRASIL, PR – Morretes, PQ. Estadual Pau Oco, 25°34’37.2”S 48°23’53.7”S, arm. Malaise, 10-13/ VI/2002, M.T. Tavares e eQ., cols.”, 1 female ( LRRP #20707 ).

Identification. According GATES & HANSON (2009) B. lorraineae is recognized for presenting lower face completely yellow; the procoxa with sinuous groove on anterior surface; lateral area of mesoscutum orange or black; mesoscutellum entirely black; female pronotum with extensive black; fore wing without dark spot; metacoxa completely yellow; metatibia black (dark brown in some specimens here studied), at least in part; female first metasomal segment much wider than long and length of female gaster no more than 5× maximum height and without continuous pale stripe on lateral surface. The specimens collected in Iguape (SP) have the metacoxae black stained.

Discussion. Bephrata lorraineae was previously found in Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru ( GATES & HANSON, 2009; NOYES, 2019) in Amazon rainforest. Now the species is reported for the first time for Brazil in Fernando de Noronha archipelago (PE), in Atlantic rainforest areas in the Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, SÃo Paulo, and ParanÁ states, and in a interface between Amazon rainforest and guarana crop [ Paullinia cupana Mart. ( Sapindaceae )] in Amazonas state. Data based on nine months of samplings in Fernando de Noronha archipelago indicate that for that locality the largest populations of B. lorraineae occur in the dry season, with few specimens collected in the rainy season, which may indicate a possible seasonality of this group, or of its possible hosts ( Fig. 15 ).

Figures

Fig 15. Bephrata lorraineae Gates & Hanson, 2009. Seasonality at the Capim-AÇu trail, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil, 2019-2020.

Figs 13, 14. Bephrata lorraineae Gates & Hanson, 2009: 13, lateral habitus, female; 14, distribution map; red circles = previous records, blue circles = new records.