Neocardiochiles chriscarltoni Kang, 2022

Kang, Ilgoo, Whitfield, James B., Owens, Brittany E. & Chen, Junyan, 2022, Resurrection of Neocardiochiles Szepligeti, 1908 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cardiochilinae) with descriptions of five new species from the Neotropical region, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 91, pp. 41-68 : 41

Neocardiochiles chriscarltoni Kang sp. nov.

Figs 4A-E , 5A-B

Material examined.

Holotype French Guiana • ♀; Roura , Montagne des chevaux; ix.2009; S.E.A.G.; 2008-2009, Piège Malaise. Will be deposited in RBINS.

Diagnosis.

Neocardiochiles chriscarltoni sp. nov. is most similar to N. braeti sp. nov. However, N. chriscarltoni sp. nov. can be distinguished from other Neocardiochiles species by the combination of the following characters: antenna 38-segmented and with pale apex (Fig. 5A ); scutellar sulcus weakly impressed (Fig. 4B ); fore wing with two bands; hind femur entirely melanic; anterior width of median furrow of propodeum ~ 0.11 × longer than maximum width (Fig. 4E ); T1 as long as its width (Fig. 4E ); T2 ~ 0.30 × longer than its posterior width (Fig. 4E ); ovipositor sheath ~ 0.48 × longer than length of hind tibia (Fig. 4A, D ).

Molecular data.

16S sequences (GenBank accession number: ON059709.1);

CACCTGTTTATCAAAAACATGTCTTTTTGAAAATAATTTAAAGTCCAATCTGCTCAATGATTAATTAATTTAATAGCTGCAATATTTATAATTGTACTAAGGTAGCATAATCATTAGTTTATTAATTGTAAACTTGTATGAACGATTTGATGAAATAAATACTATTTCATTTTAAAAAAATAAATTTTTTTTTTAAGTTAAAAAACTTAAATAATATTAAAAGACGAGAAGACCCTTTAGAATTTTATAATAATAATTTATAAAAATTTTTATATATTTATAAATAATTATTATTTAATTGGGGTGATTATAAAATTTAATAAACTTTTATATAAATAAACAATAATTTTTGAATAAAATATATTTTTTTTAAAAAAATAAATTAAATTACCTAAGGGATAACAGCATAATTTTTTTAAAAAGCACAAATTTATAAAAAAGTTTATGACCTCGATGTTGAATTAAGA.

Description.

Body ~ 7.43 mm. Head: Antenna 38-segmented. Face width ~ 1.47 × longer than its height (0.97:0.66). Width of anterior ocellus as long as POL (0.12:0.12). Eyes bulged and without interommatidial setae; median width of eye about ~ 1.32 × longer than the median width of gena in lateral view (0.50:0.38). Clypeus ~ 2.57 × longer than its height (0.59:0.23). Mesosoma: Notauli weakly impressed at anterior half and disappeared posteriorly. Scutellar sulcus weakly impressed, medially shallow, laterally relatively deep, without crenula. Pronotum mostly smooth, with ventral longitudinal carina. Propodeum ~ 0.39 × longer than its median width (0.53:1.36); median longitudinal furrow present, elongate isosceles trapezoid, anteriorly opened posteriorly closed by nucha, anterior width ~ 0.11 × longer than maximum width (0.02:0.18). Legs: Basal spur on mid tibia ~ 0.56 × longer than length of basitarsus (0.38:0.68). Basal spur on hind tibia ~ 0.48 × longer than length of basitarsus (0.52:1.08). Wings: Fore wing (RS+M)a vein present; second submarginal cell trapezoid; 1r absent; 3r absent; 3RSb evenly curved. Hind wing 2r-m absent; 2-1A absent. Metasoma: T1 ~ 1.06 × longer than its posterior width (0.82:0.77), anterior width ~ 0.66 × longer than posterior width (0.51:0.77), dorsally nearly rectangular; Y-shaped suture present. T2 nearly rectangle, ~ 0.30 × longer than its posterior width (0.38:1.28), with curved posterior margin. Hypopygium with median fold. Ovipositor sheath nearly straight and posteriorly enlarged, ~ 0.48 × longer than length of hind tibia (1.07:2.25), evenly setose except for base.

Color.

Body mostly melanic; the following areas pale: four apical flagellomeres, basal maxillary and labial palpi, fore tarsi, metanotum (mostly), propodeum, anterior metasoma (mostly). Fore wing with two bands; stigma entirely melanic.

Etymology.

Named in honor of Dr Christopher E. Carlton, the emeritus professor in the Department of Entomology at LSU AgCenter.

Male.

Unknown.

Host.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Neocardiochiles chriscarltoni sp. nov. is known only from one female specimen collected from Roura, Montagne des chevaux, French Guiana.

Figures

Figure 4. Neocardiochiles chriscarltoni sp. nov. A lateral habitus B dorsal habitus C anterior head D hypopygium and ovipositor sheath E dorsal propodeum and T 1 - T 3.

Figure 5. Neocardiochiles chriscarltoni sp. nov. A antennae B mesopleuron.