Darwin wasps of the subfamily Pimplinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Mexico: genera Neotheronia Krieger, Nomosphecia Gupta and Xanthopimpla Saussure
Khalaim, Andrey I.
Ruíz-Cancino, Enrique
Zootaxa
2021
2021-03-31
4950
3
401
440
Khalaim, 2018
Khalaim
2018
[195,694,151,178]
Insecta
Ichneumonidae
Neotheronia
Animalia
Hymenoptera
24
425
Arthropoda
species
veracruzana
( Figs 33–36) Neotheronia veracruzana Khalaimin Khalaim et al. 2018: 21[ holotype ♀(UNAM), Mexico, Veracruz, Xalapa, 19°30’N, 96°55’W, 1279 m, Malaise trap, 14–25.vii.2015, coll. M. López-Ortega; ♀].
Material examined. MEXICO. Nuevo León: 2 ♀( FSCA) Cola de Caballo, ca. El Cercado, 15–23.vi.1976, coll. C. Porter. 1 ♂(UAT) Cola de Caballo, 28.iii.1981, coll. E. Ruíz C. Tamaulipas: 1 ♀(UAT) 8 kmW of Mainero, 4.iv.2008, coll. A.I. Khalaim. 1 ♀(UAT) Cd. Victoria, Cañon Libertad, 770–880 m, 2.ii.1988, coll. R. MezaV. 1 ♀(UAT) same locality and collector, 1000–1100 m, 21.ii.1988. 2 ♂(UAT) Cd. Victoria, Cañon Novillo, 17.vi, 22.vii.1985, coll. H. SernaT. 1 ♀( ZISP) 15 kmSSW of Cd. Victoria, El Madroño, 23°36.307’N, 99°13.558’W, 1400–1450 m, 2.xi.2011, coll. A.I. Khalaim. 2 ♀(UAT) Gómez Farías, Alta Cimas, Malaise trap, 24.vii–7.viii.1999, coll. S. HernándezA. 1 ♂(UAT) Gómez Farías, El Cielo, 1.xi.1990, coll. H. RuízC. 1 ♀(UAT) Ocampo, Ejido El Bejuco, 900 m, Malaise trap, 26.vi–8.vii.2016, coll. E. Ruíz-Cancino et al. Comparison.According to its original description ( Khalaim et al. 2018), N. veracruzanadiffers from four other Mexican and Central American species with very short ovipositor which does not project beyond the apex of the metasoma ( N. brandtaeGauld, N. charliGauld, N. lizzaeGauldand N. lloydiGauld) by its propodeum lacking any longitudinal carinae, with only transverse carina present ( Fig. 35). It also differs from N. brandtaeand N. lloydiby its first tergite with short lateromedian longitudinal carinae (extending to almost hind margin of the tergite in N. brandtaeand N. lloydi) and small gastrocoeli (exceptionally large in N. brandtaeand N. lloydi), and from N. charliand N. lizzaeby its predominantly yellow body with black markings (orange in N. charliand N. lizzae). In the key to Costa Rican species of Neotheronia( Gauld 1991), N. veracruzanaruns to N. lizzaein couplet 30, but may easily be distinguished from this species by characters given above.
Diagnosis.Propodeum with all longitudinal carinae completely absent ( Fig. 35). Occiput black marked dorsally ( Fig. 33). Mesoscutum with a long central blackish stripe and short lateral blackish stripes anteriorly on notaular impressions ( Fig. 34); scutoscutellar groove black; propodeum with anterior margin narrowly blackish ( Fig. 35). Metasomal tergite 1 blackish anteriorly, second and following tergites with transverse black subbasal bands ( Fig. 36). Female with mesopleuron posteroventrally black marked.
Variation.In several specimens (mainly poorly preserved and decoloured) black markings are partly weak or completely absent.
Distribution. Mexico( Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Veracruz).
3072657452
[423,510,249,273]
2015-07-14
2015-07-25
2015-07-14
UNAM
M. Lopez-Ortega
Mexico
1279
19.5
Xalapa
1271
-96.916664
24
425
2
2
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
holotype
3072657407
1976-06-15
1976-06-23
1976-06-15
FSCA
El Cercado & C. Porter.
Mexico
Nuevo Leon
24
425
2
2
Nuevo Leon
3072657421
2008-04-04
A. I. Khalaim.
Mexico
8 km W of Mainero
24
425
1
1
Tamaulipas
3072657491
[491,1382,415,442]
1988-02-02
R. Meza
Mexico
825
Canon Libertad
Cd
24
425
1
1
Tamaulipas
3072657478
1988-02-21
R. Meza
Mexico
1050
Canon Libertad
Cd
24
425
1
1
Tamaulipas
3072657312
1985-07-22
H. Serna
Mexico
Canon Novillo
Cd
24
425
2
2
Tamaulipas
3072657348
2011-11-02
ZISP
A. I. Khalaim.
Mexico
1425
23.605116
El Madrono
1
-99.22597
24
425
1
1
Tamaulipas
3072657472
1999-07-24
1999-08-07
1999-07-24
S. Hernandez
Mexico
Alta Cimas
Gomez Farias
24
425
2
2
Tamaulipas
3072657511
[398,1066,559,586]
1990-11-01
El Cielo & H. Ruiz
Mexico
Gomez Farias
24
425
1
1
Tamaulipas
3072657339
2016-06-26
2016-07-08
2016-06-26
Ejido El Bejuco & E. Ruiz-Cancino
Mexico
900
Ocampo
24
425
1
1
Tamaulipas