Digonocryptus archisius Aguiar et Ramos

Aguiar, Alexandre P. & Santos, Bernardo F., 2012, Additions to the revision of Digonocryptus Viereck (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae), with nine new taxa, new males, and distribution maps for all known species, Zootaxa 3282, pp. 1-41 : 3

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.212568

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6172473

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scientific name

Digonocryptus archisius Aguiar et Ramos
status

sp. nov.

Digonocryptus archisius Aguiar et Ramos , sp. nov.

Diagnosis. Metasoma dorsally mostly or entirely black. Mesoscutum black, centrally, at level of tegula, with distinct, acuminate yellow spot. Subalar prominence entirely or mostly yellow. Propodeum background color red brown, orange brown or orange. Head black, with wide, complete yellow stripe around eye margin, although very narrow at malar space only; its width on supra-antennal area and temple about 0.3 of interocullar distance, on temples, yellow stripe margin projecting shortly but distinctly towards center; supraclypeal area yellow.

Description. A full description and defense for the species can be found in Aguiar and Ramos (2011:19). This citation satisfies the conditions of Article 13.1.2 of the ICZN (1999).

Comments. The depository of the holotype was not mentioned in the original description by Aguiar and Ramos (2011). In order to validate this taxon, in accordance with Article 16.4.2 of the ICZN (1999), its description is reiterated here, maintaining the original authorship.

Etymology. The specific epithet is a free combination of letters, inspired by the name of the type locality.

Material examined. Holotype ƤVENEZUELA: “Barquisimeto// Venez. V.9.81// H. K. Townes”; “ Digonocryptus // sp.9 Gupta”. Right wings slide mounted; antenna apical half and mid right tarsomeres 2–5 missing ( AEIC). Paratypes as listed in Aguiar and Ramos (2011) and another two 2 Ƥ from BRAZIL, Espírito Santo, Nova Teutonia, 300–500 m, I.1965, FPlaumann; pinned, missing left mid tarsus and apex of left antennae beyond white band, otherwise in good shape; 1 Ƥ, same data except I.1967; pinned, missing left fore t5 and left mid t3–5, otherwise in good shape. ( UFES).

Distribution. Panama, Venezuela, Brazil (ES, RJ, SC), Peru ( Fig. 50 View FIGURES 48 – 55 ).

AEIC

American Entomological Institute

UFES

Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo

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