Cubitalostigma Fischer, 1998

Peris-Felipo, Francisco Javier, Santa, Fernando, van Achterberg, Cornelis & Belokobylskij, Sergey A., 2025, Review of the genera and subgenera of the subtribe Aspilotina (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae), with a new illustrated key, ZooKeys 1229, pp. 133-200 : 133-200

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Genus Cubitalostigma Fischer, 1998 View in CoL

Cubitalostigma Fischer, 1998: 482; Fischer 2002: 100; Yu et al. 2016. View in CoL

Type species.

Cubitalostigma reichli Fischer, 1998 , by monotypy (Figs 30 View Figure 30 , 31 View Figure 31 ).

Material examined.

Holotype ( Cubitalostigma reichli ) Indonesia: • ♀, Sumatra, Aceh, Gunung Leuser Nat. Pk., Ketambe Res. Sta. , 1 ° rainforest, Mature forest, Terrace 4 closed canopy, 400 m, 3°41'N, 97°29'E, Malaise trap W / pans, 1–30. xi. 1989 (D. C. Darling leg.) ( NHMW). GoogleMaps

Diagnosis.

Mandible small, simple, tridentate, with upper (first) tooth diminished with respect to lower (third) tooth, with complete submedial transverse curved carina. Paraclypeal fovea short, remaining far removed from edge of eyes. Mesoscutum without mesoscutal pit; notauli present only in anterior part of mesoscutum; precoxal sulcus always absent; propodeum smooth. In fore wing, marginal cell never shortened; vein r originating from almost middle of pterostigma; first submarginal cell very reduced; second submarginal cell widened; vein 2 - SR present and well sclerotised; first subdiscal cell closed postero-apically by CU 1 a vein. Subbasal cell of hind wing minute but closed. Metasoma of ♀ distinctly compressed laterally. Ovipositor sheath shorter than metasoma.

Remarks.

This is a peculiar monotypic genus with only the type species known from Indonesia. Cubitalostigma is characterised by the very aberrant venation of the fore wing, with vein r arising almost from the middle of the very narrow pterostigma, very far from its basal part. This is a unique character within the subtribe Aspilotina .

References

Fischer M (1998) Kieferwespen: Uber neue und alte Taxa der Alysiini und Dacnusini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae). Stapfia 55: 481-505.

Fischer M (2002) Übersicht über die Gattungen der Aspilota - Genusgruppe mit Neubeschreibung von Grandilota nov. gen. sowie Redeskription von Regetus Papp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Oesterreichischer Entomologen 54 (3–4): 99–108.

Yu DS, van Achterberg C, Horstmann K (2016) Taxapad 2016, Ichneumonoidea 2015. Database on flash-drive. Ottawa, Ontario.

Figures

Figure 30. Cubitalostigma reichli Fischer, 1998 (holotype, female) A habitus, lateral view B head, lateral view C mandible D antenna E head, front view F head, dorsal view.

Figure 31. Cubitalostigma reichli Fischer, 1998 (holotype, female) A mesosoma, lateral view B mesonotum, dorsal view C propodeum D legs, metasoma and ovipositor, lateral view E first metasomal tergite, dorsal view D fore and hind wings.