Neotheronia lineata (Fabricius, 1804)

Pádua, Diego G., Fernandes, Daniell R. R., Araujo, Rodrigo O. & Mazariegos, Luis A., 2023, Filling gaps in the knowledge of the Colombian Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): new records, description of unknown males, and taxonomical notes, Zootaxa 5244 (1), pp. 61-70 : 66-67

Neotheronia lineata (Fabricius, 1804)

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Diagnosis. According to Gauld (1991), this species can be distinguished from all other Colombian Neotheronia by the combination of the following characters: 1) body yellow with a black stripe joining the lateral ocellus and eyes, a black area around ocelli and black stripe extending back to form a broad band on occiput, and black marks on anterior margin and a medial stripe running from transverse carina to the posterior margin in propodeum; 2) fore wing with a black spot in the apex (sometimes very weakly); 3) occipital carina with distinct notch mediodorsally; 4) pronotum with the upper end of epomia quite strong (about 0.5× the length of the basal mandibular width); 5) lateral longitudinal carina in front of transverse carina present in propodeum; 6) ovipositor 1.4–1.5× the length of hind tibia.

Distribution. Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia (Antioquia *); Cuba; Ecuador; Guyana; Mexico; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad & Tobago; Uruguay. Krieger (1905) registered N. lineata to Colombia, but did not mention the specific place (department o municipality) in which specimens were collected.

Material examined. COLOMBIA, Mcpio [=Municipio] Jardín, Antioquia, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve (1800–3000 m), entomological net, N 5°29′45.8′′, E 75°53′21.3′′, VIII.2019 (L. Mazariegos leg.), 1♀ and 2♁♁, UNIANDES ; idem, but XI.2018, 1♁, UNIANDES ; idem, but III.2019, 1♁, UNIANDES ; idem, but Enrielado, 11.III.2020, 1♀, UNIANDES; Mcpio [= Municipio] Andes, Antioquia, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve , El Rodano, entomological net, 31.I.2020 (J. Jaramillo leg.), 1♁, UNIANDES ; idem, but Cristalina , 23. VI.2020, 1♁, UNIANDES .

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FIGURE 4. Species of Pimplinae (Ichneumonidae) from Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve, Colombia:A) Neotheronia lineata (Fabricius) (in vivo; ♁); B) Pimpla albomarginata Cameron (in vivo; ♀); C) Pimpla punicepis Cresson (in vivo; ♀); D) Pimpla pyramis (Porter) (♀). Scale bar: 1 mm.