Gonatocerus impar Huber, 1988

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Gonatocerus impar Huber, 1988

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Gonatocerus impar Huber 1988: 69 –70 (description, diagnosis, distribution).

Type locality

Menifee Valley, Riverside Co., California, USA.

Material examined

USA. ARIZONA, Cochise Co., Coronado National Forest, Chiricahua Mountains, Pinery Canyon, 31°56’54’’N, 109°18’25’’W, 6000’, 21.viii.2000, B. Rodríguez­Velez [1 female, TAMU]. CALIFORNIA: Riverside Co.: Menifee Valley, 33°39’N, 117°13’W, 1800’, 28.vi–12.viii.1995, J.D. Pinto [1 female, UCRC]. San Bernardino Co.: Green Springs Creek, 34°13’07’’N, 116°48’18’’W, 9.vi.2005, J.D. Pinto [1 female, UCRC]. Ironwood Campground, 34°18’15’’N, 117°00’44’’W, 2130 m, 22.vii.1999, M. Gates [1 female, UCRC].

Diagnosis

The main distinguishing features of this species are as follows (after Huber 1988). Body length (female) 848–1152. Head and mesosoma dark brown, metasoma brown. Female antenna (Fig. 31) with longitudinal sensilla usually present on F3, F5, F7, and F8 but F3 sometimes lacking sensilla. Submedial carinae on the propodeum fine, subparallel, almost reaching the dorsellum. Wings hyaline; microtrichia of forewing blade absent behind venation except for a few setae behind stigmal vein.

Distribution

USA (Arizona [new record], California).

Host

Unknown.