Gonatocerus (Cosmocomoidea) bucculentus Huber, 1988

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Gonatocerus (Cosmocomoidea) bucculentus Huber, 1988

( Figs 234–241 )

Gonatocerus bucculentus Huber 1988: 76 –77. Holotype female [CNCI] (examined, see Huber (1988) for detailed label data). Type locality: Southwestern Research Station, 5 mi. W of Portal, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA. Gonatocerus bucculentus Huber : Yoshimoto 1990: 39 (list, ater species group); De Santis & Fidalgo 1994: 124 (catalog).

Material examined. MEXICO. BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, Las Barracas (ca. 30 km E of Santiago ), 23°28’20’’N 109°27’10’’W, 50 m, 5–22.x.1989, P. DeBach [1 ♂, UCRC] . SINALOA: 11 mi. N of La Concha, La Muralla : 25.x.1982, A. González-Hernández [2 ♀, UCRC] ; 25.x.1982, J.T. Huber [6 ♀, 3 ♂, UCRC]. 3 mi. NW of Guamuchil , 23.x.1982, J.T. Huber [2 ♀, 3 ♂, UCRC] .

Extralimital records. MEXICO. DISTRITO FEDERAL, Chapingo , 28.x.1982, J.T. Huber [4 ♂, UCRC] . USA. NEW MEXICO, Hidalgo Co., Granite Cap, 18 mi. N of Rodeo , 7.ix.1976, R.M. Bohart [1 ♂, UCDC] .

Description. See Huber (1988).

Diagnosis. Gonatocerus (Cosmocomoidea) bucculentus is a member of the bucculentus subgroup of the ater species group. It is characterized by the following combination: face yellow, contrasting with dark brown vertex; pronotum white, contrasting with remaining dark brown mesosoma; occipital sulcus slightly longer than wide and touching dorsal margin of foramen. Female antenna as in Fig. 234 ; dorsellum and propodeum as in Fig. 235 ; wings as in Fig. 236 , forewing with a complete cubital row of setae. Male antenna as in Fig. 237 ; head as in Fig. 238 ; dorsellum and propodeum as in Fig. 239 ; forewing as in Fig. 240 ; genitalia as in Fig. 241 .

Distribution. NEOTROPICAL*: Mexico (Baja California Sur, Sinaloa). NEARCTIC: Mexico (Distrito Federal), and USA. Huber (1988) mentioned occurrence of this species in Mexico but without specifying its distribution.

Hosts. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURES 234 – 236. Gonatocerus (Cosmocomoidea) bucculentus ♀ (La Muralla, 11 mi. N of La Concha, Sinaloa, Mexico): 234, antenna; 235, dorsellum and propodeum; 236, wings.

FIGURES 237 – 241. Gonatocerus (Cosmocomoidea) bucculentus ♂ (Chapingo, Distrito Federal, Mexico): 237, antenna; 238, head; 239, dorsellum and propodeum; 240, forewing; 241, genitalia.