Cremnops cluttsis, Tucker, Erika M., Chapman, Eric G. & Sharkey, Michael J., 2015

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 : 45

Cremnops cluttsis NEW SPECIES

[ Plate 7 , Figs A–I]

Diagnosis. This species is distinguished by a short malar space, carinate hind trochantellus, yellow basal half of the stigma, and only a short groove for the sternaulus.

Description. Holotype: female. Body length 7 mm (6.5–7.5 mm).

Head (Figs C & F). Forty flagellomeres. Lateral carina of frons weak, ending immediately anteriad lateral ocellus. Interocellar space not elevated, level with lateral ocelli. Malar space 0.7x (0.6–0.8x) eye height. Apical tooth of mandible not extending past margin of basal lobe.

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

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

Fore wing (Fig. G). Hyaline with melanic tint (to melanic); 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 3x apical width, apical width about 1.2x basal width.

Body Color Orange, except black as follows: distal part of hind tibia and hind tarsus.

Biology. Host —Unknown.

Adults Collected —August.

Geographic Range —Sinaloa, Mexico. See map in Appendix II.

Comments. This species resembles C. wileycoyotius , but can be distinguished by a shorter malar space (0.6–0.8x compared to 1.0x), narrow subpronopes partition (couplet 7B) (compared to wide, couplet 7A), and short groove (compared to 3–5 pits) for the sternaulus. Cremnops cluttsis is also similar to C. desertor and C. guanicanus , however, C. cluttsis has a hind trochantellar carina (compared to absent) and asymmetrical hind claw basal teeth (compared to symmetrical).

Etymology. Named after the Hymenoptera Institute's former lab technician who was a tremendous help during the first author's research.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE: Cremnops cluttsis , female, Mexico, Sinaloa, 2.5 mi.N.Mazatlan, viii- 10–1970, malaise trap 10a-2p, M. Wasbauer, J. Chemsak, ( ESSIG) (H10735). PARATYPE: (7) five females, two males, same locality data as holotype ( ESSIG). For holotype and additional images see Appendix VIII.

Figures

PLATE 7. Cremnops cluttsis. A. lateral habitus; B. dorsal habitus; C. lateral head; D. mesopleuron; E. mesoscutum; F. face; G. wings; H. propodeum; I. hind leg.