Euplectrus gavinbroadi Hansson

Hansson, Christer, Smith, M. Alex, Janzen, Daniel H. & Hallwachs, Winnie, 2015, Integrative taxonomy of New World Euplectrus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), with focus on 55 new species from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica, ZooKeys 485, pp. 1-236 : 46-47

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Eulophidae

Euplectrus gavinbroadi Hansson sp. n. Figures 179-182, 186-188, 755

Material.

Holotype a female labeled "COSTA RICA: Guanacaste, ACG, Sector Pitilla, Estación Pitilla, 8.viii.2011, C. Moraga, ex Antiblemma Poole22 eating Henriettea tuberculosa , sibling of wasp DHJPAR0045450, 11-SRNP-32227 (BMNH). PARATYPES: 3♀ with same label data as holotype (BMNH, INBio).

Diagnosis.

Lower face with median part reddish-brown, pale area reaching to level of median toruli (Fig. 180); dorsellum without groove or foveae along anterior margin (Fig. 755); fore and mid coxae white, remaining parts of fore and mid legs predominantly yellowish-white, hind leg yellowish-white (Fig. 179); petiole 1.3 × as long as wide; gaster with anterior ½ yellowish-white with dark brown lateral margins, posterior ½ dark brown (Fig. 181).

Description.

Female. Length of body 2.0 mm. Antenna with scape, pedicel and 1st flagellomere yellowish-brown, 2 pale brown, 3-6 dark brown (Fig. 182). Mandibles and palpi yellowish-white. Head black and shiny, lower face with median part reddish-brown, pale area reaching to level of median toruli, with parts between pale area and eyes black (Fig. 180). Frons close to eyes with one sparse row of setae (Fig. 186). Vertex with very weak reticulation (Fig. 187). Occipital margin with a carina behind ocellar triangle (Fig. 187).

Mesosoma black and shiny (Fig. 179). Each sidelobe of mesoscutum with eight setae. Scutellum 1.0 × as long as wide, with very weak reticulation (Fig. 188). Dorsellum without groove or foveae along anterior margin (Fig. 755). Propodeum with very weak reticulation (Fig. 755); anteromedially with a semicircular cup; propodeal callus with eight setae. Legs (Fig. 179): fore and mid coxae white, remaining parts of fore and mid legs predominantly yellowish-white; hind leg yellowish-white. Fore wing: costal cell with two complete rows of setae on ventral surface, and margin with seven setae in apical ½; with 22 admarginal setae, mainly in one row but with three rows in apical ⅓.

Gaster with anterior ½ yellowish-white with dark brown lateral margins, posterior ½ dark brown (Fig. 181).

Ratios. HE/MS/WM = 2.6/1.0/1.5; POL/OOL/POO = 4.0/2.1/1.0; OOL/DO = 1.1; WE/WF/WH/HH = 1.0/2.1/4.3/3.4; WH/WT = 1.1; PM/ST = 1.5; TS1/TS2/LT/LT1/LT2/LT3/LT4 = 3.8/2.4/6.7/1.6/1.3/1.0/2.2; LP/WP = 1.3; MM/LG = 1.0.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts and biology.

Feeding on last instar larva of Antiblemma Poole22 ( Erebidae ) feeding on Henriettea tuberculosa ( Melastomataceae ), parasitoid cocoons stuck to dead larva and substrate.

Distribution.

Costa Rica (Guanacaste Province).

Etymology.

This species is named after Gavin R. Broad, in recognition of his contribution to the understanding of ACG Hymenoptera taxonomy.