Cremnops guanicanus Wolcott

Tucker, Erika M., Chapman, Eric G. & Sharkey, Michael J., 2015, A revision of the New World species of Cremnops Förster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae), Zootaxa 3916 (1), pp. 1-83 : 53-55

Cremnops guanicanus Wolcott

[ Plate 13 , Figs A–I]

Cremnops guanicanus Wolcott, 1924 . Female. (USNM).

Cremnops caribensis Berta de Fernandez, 1998. Female. (MCZ). NEW SYNONYMY

Diagnosis. This species is distinguished by its sternaulus, which is only a short groove or elongate 1–2 pits, often pale colored scape (75% of specimens), yellow basal 1/3 of stigma, and lack of trochantellar carina. Description. Holotype: female. Body length 6 mm (5.5–6.5 mm).

Head (Figs C & F). 34 (32–36) flagellomeres. Lateral carina of frons weak, ending immediately anteriad lateral ocellus. Interocellar space not elevated, level with lateral ocelli. Malar space 0.8x (0.7–1.0x) eye height. Apical tooth of mandible not extending past margin of basal lobe.

Mesosoma (Figs D, E & H). Subpronopes adjacent, separated by a partition wider than the longitudinal length of the dorsomedial portion of pronotum. Notaulus smooth. Scutellar sulcus with 1 longitudinal carina. Hind margin of posterolateral scutal flange not prominent; rather: 90° to obtuse. Mesoscutellar trough without longitudinal carinae laterally. Metanotal trough without extensive longitudinal carinae laterally. Sternaulus with 1–2 pits (or an elongate groove); about 1/ 4x (or less) length of mesopleuron. Discrimen smooth. Medial propodeal areola with 3 (2–4) transverse carinae. Metapleuron rugose on ventral margin.

Hind leg (Fig. I). Femur length about 3x width. Trochantellar carina absent (or present, but weak). Distal tibia with 2 (or 3) spines. Inner tooth of inner and outer claws symmetrical.

Fore wing (Fig. G). Hyaline, or almost so; veins melanic; stigma melanic with yellow basally. 2nd submarginal cell about as high as wide. Hyaline spot in anterior part of 1st submarginal cell and basal part of 2nd discal cell.

Metasoma (Figs A & B). 1st median tergite length about 1.5x apical width, apical width about 2x basal width.

Body Color Orange, except melanic as follows: hind tarsus.

Biology. Host —Unknown.

Adults Collected —March ( Puerto Rico), September ( Dominican Republic) & October ( Mexico).

Geographic Range — Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. See map in Appendix II.

Comments. Similar to C. cluttsis and C. wileycoyotius , but they have a hind trochantellar carina whereas C. guanicanus does not.

Etymology. Presumably for where it was collected, "Guanicana, Puerto Rico ".

Material examined. HOLOTYPE: C. guanicanus , female, Guanica, Puerto Rico, ( USNM) (H8915); Cremnops caribensis , female, Caja de Muertos PR, III-22–1935, Coll R. Bonrilla, MCZ Type 34999 ( MCZ) (H8912); PARATYPE: 3 ( MCZ). Non-Types:2 ( FSCA), 2 ( ESSIG), 1 ( MNHN). For holotype and additional images see Appendix VIII.

Figures

PLATE 13. Cremnops guanicanus. A. lateral habitus; B. dorsal habitus; C. lateral head; D. mesopleuron; E. mesoscutum; F. face; G. wings; H. propodeum; I. hind leg.