Cornugon anais, Hansson, Christer, 2011

Hansson, Christer, 2011, Cornugon (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) a new genus from tropical America including ten new species, Zootaxa 2873, pp. 1-26 : 8-9

Cornugon anais sp. nov.

( Figs 8–12 , 75 )

Diagnosis. Eyes large and malar space narrow ( Fig. 8 ), HE/MS = 18.1; vertex without median groove ( Fig. 10 ); mesoscutum and scutellum completely reticulate, scutellum with a median groove in anterior 1/3 ( Fig. 9 ); propodeum short, without median carina and plicae but with a wide groove anteriorly ( Fig. 11 ); coxae white; petiole about as long as wide; first gastral tergite covering about 1/3 of gaster.

Similar to C. albicoxa , but differing in scutellum having an incomplete median groove, and propodeum shorter and without plicae.

Description. FEMALE. Length 1.0 mm. Antenna dark brown except scape white. Frons metallic dark purple. Vertex metallic greenish-blue. Mesoscutum metallic greenish-blue with purple tinges. Scutellum metallic greenishblue in anterior ½, metallic dark purple in posterior ½. Propodeum metallic greenish-blue. Legs, including coxae, white. Wings hyaline. Petiole metallic purple. Gaster weak metallic greenish-blue.

Antenna as in Fig. 75 . Frons smooth and shiny ( Fig. 8 ); frontal suture incomplete, terminating at a distance equal to diameter of torulus; antennal scrobes uniting below frontal suture. Tentorial pits distinct ( Fig. 8 ). Vertex smooth and shiny except for engraved reticulation inside ocellar triangle ( Fig. 10 ).

Mesonotum with an ovate fovea medially between mesoscutum and scutellum ( Fig. 9 ). Midlobe of mesoscutum with raised reticulation, the meshes transverse ( Fig. 9 ); sidelobes with engraved reticulation, the meshes isodiametric. Scutellum with raised, strong reticulation except anteromedian 1/2 with engraved, weak reticulation ( Fig. 9 ); with a shallow, indistinct median groove in anterior 1/3. Dorsellum hidden under scutellum, not visible in dorsal view ( Fig. 9 ). Propodeum smooth and shiny, without median carina and plicae but with a wide groove along anterior margin ( Fig. 11 ).

Petiole about as long as wide and smooth. Gaster ovate with first tergite shiny and large, covering 1/3 of length.

MALE. Unknown.

Type material. Holotype female ( INBio) labelled “ Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Parque Nacional Corcovado, Estación Leona, 15.ii.2002, J. Azofeifa”.

Etymology. No specific meaning intended.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Figures

FIGURES 8 – 12. Cornugon anais sp. nov., female. 8. Head frontal. 9. Mesosoma dorsal. 10. Vertex. 11. Propodeum dorsal. 12. Mesosoma lateral.

FIGURES 74 – 88. Cornugon spp. nov., antenna lateral. 74. C. albicoxa, female. 75. C. anais, female. 76. C. bicornis, female. 77. C. bicornis, male. 78. C. diabolos, female. 79. C. diabolos, male. 80. C. diceros, female. 81. C. diceros, male. 82. C. gibberum, female. 83. C. leios, female. 84. C. leios, male. 85. C. unicornis, female. 86. C. reticulatum, male. 87. C. reticulatum, female. 88. C. petiolatum, female.