Review of the New World genus Acrotaphus Townes, 1960 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae), with descriptions of fifteen new species
Author
Pádua, Diego G.
Author
Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.
Author
Monteiro, Ricardo F.
Author
Oliveira, Marcio L.
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-01-09
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10.11646/zootaxa.4719.1.1
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Acrotaphus ferruginosus
(Cresson, 1865)
(
Figs 75–80
)
Epimecis ferruginosa
Cresson, 1865: 32
.
Lectotype
♀
Cuba
(ANSP), designated by
Cresson
, 1916: 31 [examined].
Hymenoepimecis ferruginosa
(Cresson)
,
Townes
, 1946: 37
Acrotaphus ferruginosus
(Cresson)
,
Townes & Townes, 1960: 256
.
FIGURES 68–74.
Acrotaphus fascipennis
(Cresson)
♀ (lectotype): 68, habitus; 69, head, dorsal view; 70, metasoma, laterodor- sal view; 71, wings, lateral view; 72, face, frontal view; 73, tarsal claw, scale bar =0.2 mm. 74. Distribution of
Acrotaphus fascipennis
(Cresson)
in the Neotropical region.
Diagnosis.
This species can be distinguished from all other species of
Acrotaphus
by the combination of the following characters: 1) body entirely reddish orange; 2) wing entirely hyaline yellowish, without black bands.
Comments.
Additional characters to the original description (
♀
) are as follows: body [16.0] mm; lower face [0.9]× as broad as high (from supraclypeal suture to base of antenna); margin of gena behind eyes strongly concave in dorsal view; margin of gena [0.45] 0.4–0.5× length of eye in dorsal view; posterior ocelli separated from eyes by [0.1]× its diameter in dorsal view; distance from tegula to head greater than [0.6] 0.5–0.6× distance from tegula to hind margin of propodeum; epicnemial carina present ventrally, extending until reaching the level of the lower corner of the pronotum laterally; fore wing [14.0] 14.0–17.0 mm;
cu-a
opposite to the base of
Rs&M
; 2
rs-m
[0.8] 0.7–0.8× as long as abscissa of
M
between 2
rs-m
and 2
m-cu
; hind wing with abscissa of
Cu
1 between
M
and
cu- a
[0.8] 0.7–0.8× length of
cu-
a; tarsal claw with basal lobe quadrangular, with claw apex slightly overtaking the posterior margin of lobe; tergite I [1.7]× as long as posteriorly broad; tergite II [1.3] 1.3–1.6× as long as posteriorly broad; tergite III [1.2] 1.2–1.3× as long as posteriorly broad; tergites IV–V [1.2] 1.15–1.3× as long as posteriorly broad; ovipositor robust, [1.6] 1.5–1.65× as long as hind tibia; lower valve with slightly swelling in the base and mid region.
Male.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Cuba
(
Fig 81
).
Biological notes.
Host unknown.
Material examined.
Lectotype
:
♀
,
CUBA
, [without other information], #625,
ANSP
[without the apex of the ovipositor].
Cuba
:
Villa
Mª [sic],
01.v.1977
(
Laudelima
leg.),
♀
,
CZACC
#7.00/056,
IES
[digital image sent by
Rayner Núñez
];
L. San Cayetano
,
Jibacoa Hab
,
iv.1969
(
Domíngez
),
♀
,
CZACC
#7.00/055,
IES
[digital image sent by
Rayner Núñez
];
Jarahueca
,
Ote.
,
1,800–2,200 ft.
,
16.x.1935
(
J. Acuña
),
E.E.A. de Cuba
nº 11410,
♀
,
CZACC
#7.00/054,
IES
[digital image sent by Rayner Núñez];
Santiago de Cuba
,
Guama
,
Sierra Maestra
, cerca del
Pico Cuba
,
Cabezada
Rio Potrerillo
, 1432 msnm (without collector),
2♀
, BIOECO [digital image sent by Eduardo Por- tuondo].