Aganaspis pelleranoi ( Brèthes, 1924 ), Brethes, 1924

Guimarães, Jorge A., Gallardo, Fabiana E., Diaz, Norma Beatriz & Zucchi, Roberto A., 2003, Eucoilinae species (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) parasitoids of fruit­infesting dipterous larvae in Brazil: identity, geographical distribution and host associations, Zootaxa 278, pp. 1-23 : 11-12

Aganaspis pelleranoi ( Brèthes, 1924)

( Figs. 32–39 )

Eucoila (Psichacra) pelleranoi Brèthes, 1924: 10 Ganaspis carvalhoi Dettmer, 1929: 70

Psichacra pelleranoi ; Weld 1952: 224

Ganaspis pelleranoi ; De Santis 1965: 74 Aganaspis pelleranoi ; Ovruski 1994: 124

Diagnosis. Body stout. Head ( Fig. 32 ) with lateral margin of occiput not well defined. Eyes without pubescence. Antennae of female ( Fig. 33 ) pilose, cilindrical, widened towards apex, club 7­segmented, conspicuous. Antennae of male ( Fig. 34 ) with the first flagellomere slightly curved, distally swollen, longer than second. Dorsal margin of pronotal plate ( Fig. 35 ) concave; sides of pronotum smooth. Mesoscutum ( Figs. 36 and 37 ) slightly convex in profile, smooth. Dorsal part of scutellum ( Fig. 37 ) areolate­rugose, dorsoposterior part in dorsal view rounded. Scutellar plate ( Figs. 36 and 37 ) very large, flat, with an elliptical pit close to the posterior margin of the plate. Mesopleuron ( Fig. 36 ) without subalar pit. Metapleuron ( Fig. 36 ) almost smooth. Forewings ( Fig. 38 ) completely hyaline, pubescent, apical margin with hair fringe; marginal cell anteriorly closed; veins darkened. Metacoxa ( Fig. 39 ) with a small tuft of hairs posterodorsally. Third abdominal tergum of metasoma ( Fig. 36 ) with a dense hairy ring at base; metasoma distally smooth.

Note. The coloration and size of the specimens of A. pelleranoi collected in Brazil varie without correlation with biogeographic factors.

Geographical distribution. Neotropical Region: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina ( Diaz & Gallardo 2001). In Brazil it is distributed throughout the States of Amazonas, Pará, Amapá, Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul ( Guimarães et al. 2000a).

Hosts. Tephritidae : Ceratitis capitata , Rhagolethis turpiniae , Anastrepha ludens , A. obliqua , A. serpentina , A. striata , A. distincta , A. fraterculus , A. amita , A. bahiensis . Lonchaeidae : Neosilba spp (in Diaz & Gallardo 2001).

Remarks. Ganaspis Förster 1869 is a cosmopolitan genus, which includes several species. Nordlander (in Ovruski 1994) suggested that the neotropical species Ganaspis pelleranoi ( Brèthes 1924) should also be placed in Aganaspis Lin, 1987 and Ovruski (1994) established this combination.

Ganaspis carvalhoi : Paratypes: BRAZIL. São Paulo: 20.III.1929, coll. Miguel Carvalho Leite, (6 females, obtained from puparia of A. fraterculus ). (UFRJ).

Material collected. BRAZIL. Amazonas: Manaus, 27.XII.1991, (1 male, 2 females); 29.V.1991, (1 male); 27.XII.1991, (3 males, 2 females); 20.II.1992, (1 male, 1 female); 16.I.1992, (3 males, 9 females); 30.I.1992, (1 male); 29.I.1992, (2 males, 2 females), coll. N.M. Silva. ( ESALQ). Amapá: Oiapoque, II.2000, (4 males), coll. R.S. Carvalho. ( ESALQ). Bahia: Conceição de Almeida, (13 males, 6 females), coll. W.J. Matrangolo, IX.1997, (4 males, 9 females); VII.1997, (3 males, 1 female); 23.XII.1999, (1 female); 5.XI.1999, (1 female); 13. VI.2000, (1 male), coll. R. S. Carvalho. ( ESALQ). Goiás: Goiândira, 20.V.1998, (3 males), coll. L.R. Valle. ( ESALQ). São Paulo: Amparo, 1.VII.1997, (3 males); II.1977, (5 males), coll. Pavan; Santo Antônio de Jesus, 20.V.1980, (3 males, 1 female); Campinas, 7.X.2000, (1 male); 2.IV.1998, (1 male, 1 female); 27.III.1996, (5 males, 1 female); 17.III.1997, (3 males, 3 females); 19.XII.1996, (5 males, 3 females); 27.III.1996, (4 males, 1 female); 24.XI.1997, (2 males); 19.XI.1997, (2 males); 20.XI.1997, (10 males, 7 females); 11.II.1998, (1 male); 12.I.1995, (3 males, 5 females); São Paulo, 4.XI.1993, (1 male); 21.II.1995, (1 male); Sorocaba, 5.XII.1996, (1 female); São Bento do Sapucaí, 3.II.2000, (1 male); 27.I.1995, (3 males); Mogi das Cruzes, 18.I.2001, (2 males); Monte Alegre do Sul, 16.XI.1999, (2 males); III.2001, (10 males, 1 female); 6.IV.2000, (2 males); 29.XI.2000, (1 male); Badid Bassit, 9.IV.1997, (1 male); Atibaia, 7.IV.1998, (1 male); Ubatuba, 2.II.2000, (1 male, 1 female); Mirandópolis, 22.XI.2000, (1 male); Monte Mor, 16.XI.1999, (1 male), coll. M.F. Souza Filho & A. Raga; Piracicaba, 10.II.2000, (1 female); 13.III.2001, (1 male, 1 female); 7. VI.2000, (1 male, 1 female), coll. J.A. Guimarães. ( ESALQ). Rio de Janeiro: Campo Grande, 5.II.1995, (2 males, 1 female); coll. J.P. Araújo; Seropédica, 31.III.2000, (2 males, 4 females), coll. E.L. Aguiar­Menezes. ( ESALQ). Minas Gerais: XII.2000, (3 males, 12 females), coll. J.A. Guimarães. ( ESALQ). Paraná: Londrina , 10.II.1996, (2 males, 3 females), coll. A. Menezes Junior. ( ESALQ). Santa Catarina: Caçador, XII.1993, (5 males, 1 females,); Iomerê, 18.IV.1994; (44 males, 54 females), 23.IX.1994, (1 male, 1 female); 23.IX.1994, (5 males, 3 females); Videira, 23.IX.1994; (1male, 1 female), coll. I. Nora. ( ESALQ). Rio Grande do Sul: Vacaria, XII.1997, (4 males, 9 females), R.L. Sugayama; Pelotas, 21.XI.1997, (1 male); 27.XI.1997, (2 females); 25 XI.1997, (1 female); 19.XI.1997, (5 males, 15 females); 19.XI.1997, (1 male, 17 females); 25.XI.1997, (122 males, 164 females); 28.I.1997, (2 females); 21.XI.1997, (13 males, 28 females); 20.III.1998, (4 males), coll. L.A.B. Salles. ( ESALQ).

Figures

FIGURES 32 ­ 39. A g anaspis pelleranoi. 32. Head, anterior view (170 x, 100 m); 33. Female antenna (97 x, 100 m); 34. Flagellomerous 1 and 2 of male (130 x, 100 m); 35. Pronotal plate (288 x, 100 m); 36. Head, mesosoma and anterior part of metasoma, lateral view (48 x, 250 m); 37. Mesosoma, dorsal view (64 x, 250 m); 38. Forewing (10 x, 0,5 mm); 39. Metacoxa (163 x, 100 m).