Fortipalpa shakira, Supeleto & Santos & Aguiar, 2022

Supeleto, Fernanda A., Santos, Bernardo F. & Aguiar, Alexandre P., 2022, Revision of Fortipalpa Kasparyan & Ruíz-Cancino, (Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae), Zootaxa 5219 (6), pp. 501-533 : 524-526

Fortipalpa shakira sp. nov.

( Figs 14–15 , 19–21 )

Description. Holotype ♀. Fore wing 9.31 mm. Head ( Figs 14 , 15A–B ). MLW 1.54. MWW 0.50. MSM 0.38. CHW 0.49. Clypeus anterior margin centrally with two small tubercles. Antenna with 23 flagellomeres. Supra-antennal area distinctly coriarious; with slight median line.

Thorax ( Figs 14 , 15A ). Epomia distinctly curved. Mesoscutum length to width 1.04 × as long as wide. Notaulus reaching about 0.30 of mesoscutum length. Scuto-scutellar groove with distinct longitudinal wrinkles. Epicnemial carina reaching about 0.8 of distance to subalar ridge; ending above pronotoal spiracle; slightly curved. Sternaulus moderately strong, wide and shallow at posterior 0.25; strongly sinuous. Mesopleuron polished smooth, ventral half punctate. Mesosternum medio-longitudinal suture with short transverse wrinkles. Transverse furrow anterior to propodeum centrally with very weak longitudinal wrinkles. Metapleuron densely punctate; moderately pilose.

Propodeum ( Figs 14 , 15A&C ). Area behind anterior transverse carina transversally strigate, arched posteriorwards. Spiracle elongate, SLW 2.22. Anterior transverse carina medially slightly arched forwards.

Wings ( Fig. 14 ). Fore wing crossvein 1m-cu more or less uniformly curved; limit between 1m-cu and 1-Rs+M more or less traceable. Vein 2Cua 0.74 × as long as crossvein 2cu-a. APH 0.55. Areolet subpentagonal; distinctly wider than high, AWH 0.53. Crossvein 3r-m nebulous. Crossvein 2r-m slightly shorter than 3r-m. Vein 3-M distinctly shorter than 2-M. HWIC 1.19. Hind wing vein Cub almost straight, very slightly convex. Vein 2-1A not measured.

Metasoma ( Figs 14 , 15A&D ). TILW 2.45. TIWW 2.18. T1 spiracle at 0.52 of its length. Median depression of T1 elongate, very shallow. TIILW 1.16. TIIWW 1.63. T2–8 faintly coriarious. Ovipositor straight, OST 1.20; ventral valve apex with 17 teeth ( Fig. 15D ).

Color. Head anteriorly whitish (234,207,178) with supra-antennal area and vertex black (35,33,35). Orbital band interrupted between 6–7 h. Mandible whitish (229,203,168), apical 0.4 dark brown (75,66,69). Malar space, apical and lateral margins of clypeus, including clypeal fovea, black. Antenna dark brown, white band composed by f5 apical 0.20, f6–10 and most of fl11. Pronotum dark brown, collar whitish. Propleuron yellowish (187,137,60). Mesoscutum black, median lobe centrally with whitish spot. Tegula and subalar ridge whitish. Epicnemium dark ferruginous with 0.25 blackish (71,51,36). Mesopleuron bright orange, dorso anteriorly with blackish area; hypoepimeron in gradient of whitish to orange. Mesepimeron, metapleuron and dorsal division of metapleuron orange (247,189,29). Scutellum whitish except for very apex black. Postscutellum blackish. Propodeum bright orange. Fore leg almost entirely orange, lighter at trochanter and tibia; t1–2 brownish yellow; t3–5 dark brown. Mid leg: orange, progressively lighter towards apex, tibia yellow; t1 brownish yellow; t2–5 dark brown. Hind leg: coxa, femur and trochanter orange; tibia mostly yellow (221,174,85), apical 0.20 partially brownish (124,69,18); t1 whitish, basal 0.25 brownish; t2–4 whitish; t5 bicolored, basal 0.60 whitish, apical 0.40 dark brown. Metasoma, T1–8 and S2–6 laterally bright orange (230,141,25), T1 with narrow posterior yellow stripe.

Morphometry. See Table 1, Figs 20–21 , and Appendix.

Male. Unknown.

Comments. Structure. Most similar to F. panamensis , from which it differs by having the following features: Transverse furrow anterior to propodeum centrally with very weak longitudinal wrinkles (vs. entirely polished smooth); T2–8 faintly coriarious (vs. from distinctly coriarious T2 to smooth T8); mesopleuron polished smooth, ventral half punctate (vs. polished smooth, centro-anteriorly with transversal striation, ventral half punctate); AWH 0.53 (vs. 0.71– 0.96); ovipositor ventral valve apex with 17 teeth (vs. 14–15); scuto-scutellar groove with distinct longitudinal wrinkles (vs. with vestigial longitudinal wrinkles); metapleuron densely punctate (vs. densely punctate-rugulose).

Also similar to F. exelysae , but differs by having the following features: Notaulus reaching about 0.30 of mesoscutum length (vs. 0.39–0.54); mesopleuron polished smooth, ventral half punctate (vs. polished smooth, centroanteriorly with transversal striation, ventral half punctate); AWH 0.53 (vs. 0.68–0.90); area behind anterior transverse carina transversally strigate, arched posteriorwards (vs. transversally strigate, striae generally weak, antero-laterally faint); sternaulus strongly sinuous (vs. weakly sinuous); anterior transverse carina medially slightly arched forwards (vs. straight); median depression of T1 elongate, very shallow (vs. drop-shaped, distinct, large); transverse furrow anterior to propodeum centrally with very weak longitudinal wrinkles (vs. entirely polished smooth); epomia after diverging from pronotal collar distinctly curved (vs. approximately straight).

Color pattern. Closest to F. frida , from which it differs by having dorsal margin of pronotum black (vs. whitish); orbital band interrupted between 6–7 h (vs. interrupted between 1–4 h); scape ventrally dark brown (vs. whitish); and clypeus with apical and lateral margins blackish (vs. entirely whitish).

Also similar to F. panamensis , from which it differs by having tergites bright orange (vs. black, posteriorly with whitish stripes); and antenna with white band composed by f5 apical 0.20, f6–10 and most of fl11 (vs. by fl5 apical 0.55, fl6–12, and fl13 basal 0.40).

Etymology. Shakira is a feminine given name derived from a homonymous Arabic verb meaning “to be thankful”. It is used here both as a reverence to the species and as a deference to the homonymous singer, who is from the same country where the holotype was collected.

Distribution records. Colombia ( Fig. 19 ).

Material examined. One specimen, 1♀. Holotype: COLOMBIA, 1♀, Valle del Cauca,?, PNN Falladones de Cali ; Cgto. La Mesata,?, 1960 m, 3˚34′N, 76˚40′W, 2003-8/9-27/10, S.Sarria, 2?, M4549 , IAVH.

Holotype condition: left antenna after scape broken and glued to specimen label; right antenna broken and fragments glued to specimen label.

Figures

FIGURE 14. Fortipalpa shakira sp. nov. Holotype female. Habitus.

FIGURE 15. Fortipalpa shakira sp. nov. Holotype female.A, Dorsal view. B, Head, frontal. C, Propodeum, dorsal. D, Ovipositor tip, left side.

FIGURE 19. All known distribution records for Fortipalpa spp. (first map) and individual records for each species. Taxa presented in alphabetical order.

FIGURE 20. All results for morphometric ratios calculated for specimens of Fortipalpa spp., shown comparatively. On each plot, the species are sorted on the Y-axis from highest (top) to lowest (bottom) average. Graphs organized by alphabetical order of ratios.

FIGURE 21. Continuation of Figure 20.