Moritiella astrudae Buffington

Buffington, Matthew L., 2006, The description of Moritiella Buffington, new genus (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Eucoilinae), Zootaxa 1237, pp. 61-68 : 67

Moritiella astrudae Buffington n. sp.

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Description and diagnosis

As in description of genus, with: scutellar plate evenly rounded laterally resulting in a typical ‘teardrop’ shaped scutellar plate ( Fig. 2 F). Differs from M. elegans by having lateral aspects scutellar plate evenly rounded.

Etymology

Named in honor of Astrud Giberto, the famous bossa nova vocalist.

Material examined

HOLOTYPE. ECUADOR: Napo, Misahualli, 18.II.1983, L. Huggert (1 female). Deposited in CNC.

Additional material. PARATYPES. COLOMBIA: Valle above Saladido. 6500’, 8.IV.1971, Eberhard & Garcia (2 females, one missing metasoma) [ CNC]; DOMINICA: West Indies, Holmwood Est., Sep. 9, 1965. DL Jackson, Bredin­Archbold­Smiths[onian] Biol[ogical] Survey, Dominica, WI. (1 female) [ USNM].

Figures

FIGURE 2. Moritiella elegans n. sp. and M. astrudae n. sp. A, SEM head and mesosoma, lateral view (M. elegans); B, SEM, scutellum, lateral view (M. elegans); C, SEM, mesoscutum and scutellum, dorsal view (M. elegans); D, light microscope, forewing (M. elegans); E, light microscope, scutellar plate, dorsal view (M. elegans); arrow indicates lateral margin of scutellar plate; F, light microscope, scutellar plate, dorsal view (M. astrudae); arrow indicates lateral margin of scutellar plate.