Schoenlandella gloriosa Mercado & Wharton, 2003

Kang, Ilgoo, Sharkey, Michael J. & Diaz, Rodrigo, 2021, Revision of the genus Schoenlandella (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cardiochilinae) in the New World, with a potential biological control agent for a lepidopteran pest of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 86, pp. 47-61 : 47

Schoenlandella gloriosa Mercado & Wharton, 2003

Fig. 2A-F

Material examined.

Paratypes: Mexico • 1♀; 3 mi E Papantla , Veracruz , Mexico; 7 Jun. 1965; leg. Burke, Meyer, Schaffner • 1♀; 2 mi SE Tecpan de Galeana , Guerrero , Mexico; 14 Jul. 1966; leg. P.M and P.K Wagner • 2♂; Hotel Covandonga, 12 km S Valles, Ruta 85, San Luis Potosi , Mexico; 27-29 Jun. 1981; leg. C. Porter, L. Stange. Deposited in TAMU . Non-type material: Costa Rica • 1♀; 10 km NW Cañas, Mojica , Guanacaste , Costa Rica; 26 Sep.-10 Oct. 2011; leg. P. Hanson. Deposited in MICR . Honduras • 1♀; Tela, Lancetilla , Atlántida , Honduras; 15°43'N, 87°27'W; 30 Apr. 1995; leg. R. Cave. 1♀; same as previous except for the collecting date, 15 May. 1995. 1♂; same as previous except the collecting date, 31 Aug. 1995. Deposited in HNHM .

Diagnosis.

Members of the S. gloriosa are nearly identical to S. diaphaniae . The following combination of characters differentiate S. gloriosa from S. diaphaniae : face concave; malar space relatively elongate (~0.50 × longer than height of eye in anterior view) (Fig. 2C ); two clypeal tubercles with smooth margins (Fig. 2C ); forewing basally yellow and apically infuscate; stigma entirely pale; forewing with junction of angled Rs not swollen (Fig. 2F ).

Description.

Modified from Mercado and Wharton (2003), including additional characters.

Body 5.5-8.0 mm. Head: Antenna 32-34-segmented. Eye length ~0.41 × longer than its height (35:85) in lateral view. Dorsal width of lower face ~1.05 × longer than height of lower face (79:75). Clypeus 1.20-1.53 × longer than its width, two clypeal tubercles with smooth margin (Fig. 2C ). Malar space 0.47-0.50 × longer than height of eye in anterior view (35:75-40:80), 2.75-3.42 × longer than basal width of mandible (33:12-41:12). Galea 1.30-1.40 × longer than malar length as viewed laterally (43:33-56:40) (Fig. 2A ). Mesosoma: Scutellar sulcus with 5-7 crenulae. Propodeum with median transverse carina reaching lateral margin. Pronotum weakly carinate medially. Mesopleuron mostly smooth; precoxal sulcus smooth, not reaching posterior margin. Legs: Basal spur on mid tibia 0.83-0.90 × mid-basitarsus length. Hind femur medially 0.31-0.32 × broader than its length (52:164-48:155). Wings: Forewing: maximum width of second submarginal cell ~2.26 × longer than maximum length (113:50); 3r absent; Rs vein angled at basal fourth (Fig. 2F ). Hind wing 2-1A present as basal stump (Fig. 2F ). Metasoma: Medial length of T1 2.00-2.47 × longer than medial length of T2 (78:39-75:30). Medial length of T2 0.21-0.26 × longer than its apical width (30:140-39:149). T3 about 1.46-1.60 × longer than T2 medially (57:39-48:30). Hypopygium evenly sclerotized, median longitudinal fold absent (Note: A weakly depressed medial longitudinal area is present in females collected in Honduras, but never membranous and folded) (Fig. 2D ). Ovipositor moderately downcurved. Protruded ovipositor sheaths moderately downcurved, 0.45-0.50 × longer than hind tibia, broadened apically, anteriorly depilous and moderately pilose apically with long setae.

Color.

See Mercado and Wharton (2003). Melanic areas of the Costa Rican specimen (female) and Mexican specimens are slightly darker than specimens collected in Honduras.

Male.

See Mercado and Wharton (2003).

Host.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Costa Rica, Honduras, and Mexico.

Figures

Figure 2. Schoenlandella gloriosa, non-type Honduras A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C anterior head D ventral metasoma; arrow: median invagination on hypopygium E dorsal propodeum and mesonotum F wings.