Eiphosoma minense, Costa Lima, 1953

Cuéllar-Ramírez, Mauricio, Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany & Fernandes, Daniell R. R., 2023, Five new species of Eiphosoma Cresson, 1865 (Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae) from Colombia, new records, and a key to Colombian species, Zootaxa 5330 (4), pp. 451-491 : 484-486

Eiphosoma minense (Costa Lima, 1953)

Figs 99–105

Diagnosis. Head yellow with black marking in the interocellar area and a large part of the occiput ( Figs 99–101 ); mesopleuron with central area striate anteriorly ( Fig. 100 ); mesoscutellum completely punctate, with separate yellow stripes ( Fig. 102 ); propodeum rugose-punctate with lateromedial carinae projecting into the superomedial region ( Fig. 103 ); posterior coxa with brown mark on the dorsal part ( Figs 99–100 ); fore wing with vein 3 rs -m present ( Fig. 104 ) (Costa Lima, 1953).

Examined material. 12♀, 4♁. Colombia, Caquetá: Florencia, Vereda La Viciosa, CIMAZ Macagual , 01°30’32”N, 75°40’28” W, 253 m, 26.X.–09.XI.2016, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53625) ; idem 15.II.–01.III.2017, (1♀, LEUA –53633) ; idem 04–18.I.2017, (1♀, LEUA –53634) ; idem Vereda San Francisco San Pacho , finca El Recreo, 01°42’24”N, 75°36’36” W, 643 m, trampa Malaise en bosque secundario-suelo, Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♁, LEUA –53632) , idem 26.X.–09.XI.2016, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53631) ; idem 01-15.III.2017, (1♀, LEUA –53630) ; idem Albania, Vereda Florida 1, finca El Jardín , 01°15’08”N, 75°53’05”W, 283 m, 26.X.– 09.XI.2016, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53626) ; idem 04-18.I.2017, (1♁, LEUA –53627) ; idem 15.II.–01.III.2017, (1♀, LEUA –53635) ; idem Solano, Vereda Las Mercedes, finca La Ceiba , 0°47’07”N, 75°19’30” W, 211 m, 01-18.IV.2017, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53638) ; idem 07-21.XII.2016, (1♀, LEUA –53639) ; idem Solita, Vereda Campo Lejano, finca Los Pinos , 0°57’59”N, 75°37’48”W, 233 m, 18.I.–01.II.2017, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53640) ; idem San Vicente del Caguán, Vereda Alto Quebradón, finca Veracruz , 02°17’52”N, 74°44’15” W, 374 m, 18.I.–01.II.2017, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53637) ; idem La Montañita, Vereda Morros, finca Las Dalias , 01°29’24”N, 75°24’09”W, 348 m, 26.X.–09.XI.2016, trampa Malaise en bosque secundario-dosel, Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♁, LEUA –53636) , idem Belén de los Andaquíes, Vereda Aletones, finca La Cabaña , 01°29’31”N, 75°52’20” W, 369 m, 15.II.–01.III.2017, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53628) ; idem Cartagena del Chairá, Vereda Tigrera Alta, finca Las Palmeras , 01°17’5”N, 74°49’1” W, 235 m, trampa Malaise en bosque secundario-dosel, Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♁, LEUA –53629) .

New World geographical distribution. Brazil (Minas Gerais, S„o Paulo); Colombia (Caquetá *) ( Onody et al. 2012, Yu et al. 2016; Fernandes et al. 2023). ( Fig. 105 ).

Habitat. The specimens were collected with a Malaise and suspendable type flight intersection trap at ground level and canopy in secondary forest and sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum ) cultivation. The vegetation of the collection site corresponds to forests of the Andean-Amazonian foothills and Amazonian lowlands.

Host. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 105. Geographic distribution of Eiphosoma minense (Costa Lima, 1953). Yellow circles represent new records and red represent previous records.

FIGURES 99–104. Eiphosoma minense (Costa Lima, 1953) (LEUA–53625). Female. 99, Habitus, lateral view; 100, Head and mesosoma, lateral view; 101, Head, anterior view; 102, Head, mesoscutum and scutellum, dorsal view; 103, Scutellum and propodeum, dorsal view; 104, Wings.