Notiospathius farallonensis Rodríguez-Jiménez, 2016

Rodriguez-Jimenez, Andrea & Sarmiento, Carlos E., 2016, Taxonomic synopsis of Notiospathius Matthews & Marsh, 1973 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Colombia, Zootaxa 4132 (2), pp. 151-206 : 178-180

Notiospathius farallonensis Rodríguez-Jiménez sp. nov.

( Figs 79–83 )

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from others by the following combination of characters. Frons smooth-very weakly costate or very weakly costate. Mesopleuron smooth dorsally and ventrally, smooth with one carina medially. Venter of mesosoma smooth and polished. Metapleuron rugose-areolate or porcate-areolaterugose.

Description female. Body length: 5.00 mm.

Color. Head mainly brown. Eye orbits honey. Malar space honey yellow. Palpi pale yellow. Periocellar area brown. Scape yellow. Pedicel yellow with a wide longitudinal brown stripe. Flagellum with apically yellow annulus composed of 13 flagellomeres. Flagellomeres before annuli brown to dark brown. Mesosoma mainly honey-brown. Mesoscutal lobes honey yellow. Venter of mesosoma honey yellow. Pronotum brown-honey. Propodeum honey to brown. First tergum honey-brown. Second tergum honey yellow. Third tergum yellow to light brown. Fourth tergum yellow to light brown. Fifth tergum yellow to light brown. Sixth tergum yellow to light brown. Remaining terga honey yellow-yellow except the last one, which is yellow. Fore and middle femur honey yellow. Fore and middle tibia honey yellow. Hind coxa honey yellow turning yellow apically. Hind trochanter yellow. Hind trochantellus pale yellow, honey at apex. Hind femur honey. Hind tibia honey. Hind tarsi honey. Wings lightly dusky. Veins mainly light brown. Tegula yellow. Stigma light brown-brown.

Head. Clypeus weakly rugose. Head 0.80 x higher than wide. Face weakly transversely costate. Face minimum width/maximum width ratio 0.86. Frons smooth-very weakly costate. Vertex transversely striate. Eye 1.18 x higher than wide. Ocell-ocular distance twice diameter of lateral ocellus. Malar space 0.35 x eye height in lateral view. Temple/eye length ratio in dorsal view 0.49. Temple narrow. Supraclypeal area 0.40 x head height in frontal view. Gena-temple area smooth. Scape 0.60 x first flagellomere length. Flagellomeres 32.

Mesosoma. Pronotum laterally and ventrally rugose. Pronotal groove distinct. Pronotal groove laterally scrobiculate-smooth. Propleuron weakly rugose-smooth. Mesoscutal lobes coriaceous. Notauli scrobiculate, not reaching the end of mesoscutum. Mesoscutum medially costate-rugose. Scutellum (scutellar disc) weakly coriaceous-smooth. Subalar groove distinct and scrobiculate. Precoxal sulcus broad, deep and scrobiculate; length 0.83 mesopleuron length. Mesopleuron smooth dorsally and ventrally, smooth with one carina medially. Venter of mesosoma smooth and polished. Metapleuron porcate-areolate-rugose. Propodeum weakly rugose-areolate-rugose without two sublateral, longitudinal and complete carinae, and without a median, longitudinal and complete carinae. Propodeal apico-lateral corners absent. Propodeal spine or tooth over hind coxa absent.

Wings: fore wing. 2RS/2M ratio 0.47. Vein m-cu meeting vein RS+Ma before vein 2RS. Vein (RS+M)b distinct. Vein (RS+M)b/2RS ratio 0.10. Vein r 0.30 length of vein 3 RSa. Vein 1cu-a interstitial to vein 1M. Hind wing. Vein M+CU/1M ratio 0.57. Vein m-cu nebulous. Vein cu-a 0.19 length of 1M. Vein r-m/1M ratio 0.23. Vein SC+R complete.

Legs. Hind coxa dorsally costate. Ventral part of hind coxa costate. Hind coxa with basoventral dot or line. Hind coxa 0.50 length of hind femur. Femora without a rounded protrusion in dorso-medial view. Hind femur in dorsal view very weakly striate.

Metasoma. Basal sternal plate length/first tergum length ratio 0.69. First tergum 2.80 x longer than apical width. First tergum rugose on basal three fourths, costate-smooth on apical fourth. Second tergum weakly costate at extreme base, remainder of terga smooth and polished. Third tergum smooth and polished. Suture between second and third tergum absent. Fourth tergum and remainder of terga smooth and polished. Ovipositor 2.90 mm long. Ovipositor 1.02 x length of metasoma. Ovipositor 2.76 x length of first tergum.

Variation with respect to holotype. Females. Body length: 4.20–5.25 mm. Color. Malar space pale yellow. Periocellar area dark brown. Scape honey yellow with a longitudinal brown stripe, or honey yellow. Pedicel honey yellow with a wide longitudinal brown stripe. Annulus with 11 flagellomeres yellow apically. Flagellomeres before annuli dark brown. Mesosoma mainly dark brown, or dark brown-brown. Mesoscutal lobes honey. Venter of mesosoma brown, or honey-dark brown. Propodeum dark brown. First tergum honey-dark brown, or dark brown. Second tergum honey. Third tergum yellow with a transversal honey stripe, or honey with a transversal yellow stripe. Fourth tergum yellow with a transversal honey stripe. Fifth tergum yellow with a transversal honey stripe. Sixth tergum yellow with a transversal honey strip. Remaining terga honey yellow except the last one, which is yellow. Fore and middle femur yellow basally turning honey yellow. Hind trochanter pale yellow. Hind femur honey, with yellow at apex and base. Wings dusky. Veins mainly brown. Stigma brown.

Head. Clypeus smooth-weakly rugose. Face transversely costate. Face minimum width/maximum width ratio 0.83–0.86. Frons very weakly costate. Eye 1.13–1.18 x higher than wide. Malar space 0.33–0.35 x eye height in lateral view. Temple/eye length ratio in dorsal view 0.44–0.49. Supraclypeal area 0.40–0.50 x head height in frontal view. Scape 0.53–0.60 x first flagellomere length. Flagellomeres 28–32.

Mesosoma. Lateral mesoscutal lobes weakly coriaceous. Median mesoscutal lobe coriaceous. Notauli weakly scrobiculate, reaching the end of mesoscutum. Mesoscutum medially rugose with two longitudinal carinae. Scutellum (scutellar disc) smooth. Precoxal sulcus narrow, deep and scrobiculate. Precoxal sulcus length 0.78–0.83 mesopleuron length. Mesopleuron smooth with few transverse carinae dorsally, smooth with one carina medially and smooth ventrally. Metapleuron rugose-areolate-weakly rugose, or rugose-areolate. Propodeum rugose-areolate.

Wings: fore wing. 2RS/2M ratio 0.43–0.47. Vein (RS+M)b/2RS ratio 0.10–0.14. Hind wing. Vein M+CU/1M ratio 0.55–0.60. Vein cu-a 0.18–0.21 length of 1M. Vein r-m/1M ratio 0.23–0.30.

Legs. Ventral part of hind coxa costate-rugose. Hind coxa without basoventral tubercle (indistinct).

Metasoma. Basal sternal plate length/first tergum length ratio 0.61–0.69. First tergum 2.50–2.80 x longer than apical width. Second tergum smooth and polished. Ovipositor 2.25–2.90 mm long. Ovipositor 0.78–1.00 x length of metasoma. Ovipositor 2.25–2.76 x length of first tergum.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Colombia.

Biology. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype female (IAvH). Colombia, Valle del Cauca-PNN Farallones de Cali, Anchicaya, 3º26'N 76º48'W, 900m, Malaise, 13–27.ii.2001, S. Sarria Leg. M.1533, IAvH-E 114166.

Paratypes. Females (IAvH): one female, Colombia, Valle del Cauca-PNN Farallones de Cali, Anchicaya, 3º26'N 76º48'W, 900m, Malaise, 19.xii–02.i.2001, S. Sarria Leg. M.1539, IAvH-E 113992; one female, Colombia, Valle del Cauca-PNN Farallones de Cali, Anchicaya, 3º26'N 76º48'W, 730m, Malaise, 18.vii–01.viii.2000, S. Sarria Leg. M.1101, IAvH-E 113921.

Etymology. The name of this species refers to PNN Farallones de Cali, the place in Colombia where this new species was collected.

Figures

FIGURES 79 – 83. Notiospathius farallonensis sp. nov.: 79) habitus, 80) mesosoma in dorsal view, 81) frons and vertex, 82) mesosoma in lateral view, and 83) head in dorsal view. Scale bar: 1 mm.