Phanuromyia galerita Nesheim & Masner

Nesheim, Katherine C., Masner, Lubomir & Johnson, Norman F., 2017, The Phanuromyiagaleata species group (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Telenominae): shining a lantern into an unexplored corner of Neotropical diversity, ZooKeys 663, pp. 71-105 : 83-84

Phanuromyia galerita Nesheim & Masner sp. n. Figures 43-48

Description.

Female body length: 2.31-2.55 mm (n=5).

Median keel on frons: absent. Sculpture of lower frons: with irregular rugosity. Shape of mandible: broad. Median tooth of mandible: as large as adjacent teeth. Frons below median ocellus: without setiferous punctures.

Sculpture on posterior half of mesoscutum: with strong, parallel longitudinal keels. Sculpture of anterior half of mesoscutellum: rugose-punctate. Thin median foliaceous lamella on propodeum: absent.

Color of coxae: dark brown to black, contrasting with legs.

T1: flat, at most slightly swollen. Anterior margin of T2: with costae or foveolae throughout its width. T2 sculpture: with neither transverse series of small punctures nor scrobiculate lateral areas. Sculpture of T1: entirely costate. Posterior margin of T2: straight; slightly convex. Number of visible terga past T2: 5. Setation on T2: limited to at most 1 row of setae posteriorly and sparse setation laterally.

Diagnosis.

Phanuromyia galerita can be recognized by the median tooth of the mandible, which is as large as the adjacent teeth.

Etymology.

The name galerita is derived from the Latin word for wearing a hood because this species has a large head evoking the image of a hooded figure. This name is to be used as a noun in apposition. This name is to be used as a participle.

Link to distribution map.

[http://hol.osu.edu/map-full.html?id=389328]

Material examined.

Holotype, female: ECUADOR: Sucumbíos Prov., 270m, 00°30'S, 76°30'W, Sacha Lodge, 13. VI– 23.VI.1994, Malaise trap, P. Hibbs, OSUC149327 (deposited in CNCI). Paratypes: (4 females) BRAZIL: 1 female, OSUC149328 (CNCI). ECUADOR: 2 females, OSUC550202-550203 (CNCI). FRENCH GUIANA: 1 female, OSUC550101 (CNCI).

Comments.

This species most closely resembles P. galeata , but the two can be easily distinguished from each other by comparing the mandibles: P. galeata has a slender mandible with a small median tooth, while P. galerita has much broader mandibles and a median tooth as large as the outer teeth.