Eiphosoma fuzhi Gauld, 2000

Cuéllar-Ramírez, Mauricio, Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany & Fernandes, Daniell R. R., 2023, Five new species of Eiphosoma Cresson, 1865 (Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae) from Colombia, new records, and a key to Colombian species, Zootaxa 5330 (4), pp. 451-491 : 475-476

Eiphosoma fuzhi Gauld, 2000

Figs 71–77

Eiphosoma fuzhi Gauld, 2000: 80 . Holotype female, Costa Rica (NHM).

Diagnosis. Mandible weakly tapered towards distal end, the upper tooth longer and stouter than the lower tooth ( Figs 71–73 ); pronotum with strong epomial crest ( Fig. 72 ); metapleuron centrally impunctate scutellum deplanate, centrally smooth ( Fig. 74 ); propodeum smooth, with a broad central black stripe and lateral stripes present ( Fig. 75 ); fore wing with darkened apex with presence of vein 3 rs -m ( Fig. 76 ) ( Gauld 2000).

Examined material. 1♀. Colombia, Caquetá: Valparaíso, Vereda La Florida, finca La Florida , 01°10’18”N, 75°38’40” W, 235 m, 26.X.–09.XI.2016, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53613) .

New World geographical distribution. Colombia (Caquetá *); Costa Rica (Guanacaste)( Yu et al.2016).( Fig.77 ).

Habitat. The specimen was collected with Malaise-type flight interception traps at ground level in sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum ) cultivation. The vegetation of the collection site corresponds to Amazonian lowland forest.

Hosts. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 77. Geographic distribution of Eiphosoma fuzhi Gauld, 2000. Yellow circles represent new records and red represent previous records.

FIGURES 71–76. Eiphosoma fuzhi Gauld, 2000 (LEUA–53613). Female. 71, Habitus, lateral view; 72, Head and mesosoma, lateral view; 73, Head, anterior view; 74, Head, mesoscutum and scutellum, dorsal view; 75, Scutellum and propodeum, dorsal view; 76, Wings.