Enicospilus gallegosi, Gauld, 1988

FERNÁNDEZ-TRIANA, JOSÉ L., 2005, The taxonomy and biogeography of Cuban Ophioninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Zootaxa 1007 (1), pp. 1-60 : 44

24. E. gallegosi Gauld ( Fig. 10j )

Enicospilus gallegosi Gauld, 1988: 285 . Holotype ♂, Costa Rica (BMNH).

This is the second record of the species from the Caribbean islands ( Gauld, 1988). Cuban specimen has a coloration slightly different to that described by Gauld, with interocellar area and tergites 5+ completely dark brown; but the other characteristics are quite similar, so I think it is conspecific. Because of variation in the colour of the interocellar area (yellow in most of specimens, sometimes slightly infuscated, to completely brown in Cuba specimen) allowances in the key are provided.

The combination of a large AI index (1.2­1.8) and an unsual hind trochanter length dorsally (0.4­0.6 times as long as broad) is enough to separate the species within Cuban material. In a larger context —Mesoamerica— Gauld (1988) provided aditional characters.

MATERIAL EXAMINED: EC. SC: Playa La Mula , Guamá, A. Botta & N. Viña (1 ♂, BIOECO) .

Figures

FIGURE 10: Fore wings of Cuban Enicospilus. a: glabratus (Say), b: carlota Gauld, c: trilineatus (Brullé), d: teremari sp. nov. e: cressoni Hooker, f: neotropicus Hooker, g: guatemalensis (Cameron), h: cubensis (Norton), i: iangauldi sp. nov., j: gallegosi Gauld, k: fernaldi Hooker, l: flavus (Fabricius), m: woldai Gauld, n: sondrae Gauld, o: liesneri Gauld. p: grilloi sp. nov., q: wahli sp. nov., r: cheosi sp. nov., s: purgatus (Say), t: flavoscutellatus (Brullé), u: howdenorum Gauld, v: hansonorum sp. nov.