Euplectrus paulheberti Hansson

Hansson, Christer, Smith, M. Alex, Janzen, Daniel H. & Hallwachs, Winnie, 2015, Integrative taxonomy of New World Euplectrus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), with focus on 55 new species from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica, ZooKeys 485, pp. 1-236 : 71-72

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Eulophidae

Euplectrus paulheberti Hansson sp. n. Figures 5, 495-501, 506-508, 582, 777

Material.

Holotype a female labeled "COSTA RICA: Guanacaste, ACG, Sector Santa Rosa, Area Administrativa, 8.x.2013, W. Hallwachs, ex Aellopos clavipes eating Randia aculeata , sibling of wasp DHJPAR0053133, 13-SRNP-10107" (BMNH). Paratypes: 8♀ 2♂ with same label data as holotype (BMNH, CNC, INBio, MZLU, USNM).

Diagnosis.

Lower face completely pale, in female medially yellowish-brown and laterally yellowish-white (Fig. 496), in male white (Fig. 497); fore and mid legs yellowish-white; hind leg yellowish-brown (Fig. 495); petiole 1.0 × as long as wide in female, 0.8 × in male; gaster with anterior ½ yellowish-white with lateral margins dark brown posterior ½ dark brown (Fig. 498); male scape slightly enlarged (Fig. 501), widest medially, 2.9 × as long as wide.

Description.

Female. Length of body 1.8 mm. Antenna with scape yellowish-white, pedicel and flagellomeres 1-2 yellowish-brown, flagellomeres 3-6 dark brown (Fig. 500). Mandibles and palpi white. Head black and shiny, lower face completely pale, medially yellowish-brown and laterally yellowish-white (Fig. 496). Frons close to eyes with a row of setae (Fig. 506). Vertex with very weak reticulation (Fig. 507). Occipital margin with a carina behind ocellar triangle (Fig. 507).

Mesosoma black and shiny (Fig. 495). Scutellum 1.0 × as long as wide; with very weak reticulation (Fig. 508). Dorsellum along anterior margin with a deep groove that is divided by longitudinal carinae (Fig. 777), groove medially 0.4 × as long as length of dorsellum. Propodeum with very weak reticulation partly smooth (Fig. 777); anteromedially with a semicircular cup that is strongly raised in posterior part; propodeal callus with eight setae. Legs (Fig. 495): fore and mid legs yellowish-white; hind leg yellowish-brown. Fore wing: costal cell with one row of setae on ventral surface, and margin with two setae close to marginal vein; with 14 admarginal setae.

Gaster with anterior ½ yellowish-white with lateral margins dark brown posterior ½ dark brown (Fig. 498).

Ratios. HE/MS/WM = 2.1/1.0/1.3; POL/OOL/POO = 5.9/3.0/1.0; OOL/DO = 1.3; WE/WF/WH/HH = 1.0/2.3/4.3/3.0; WH/WT = 1.2; PM/ST = 1.5; TS1/TS2/LT/LT1/LT2/LT3/LT4 = 4.7/3.8/8.4/3.3/1.8/1.0/1.8; LP/WP = 1.0; MM/LG = 1.3.

Male. Length of body 1.5 mm. Scape slightly enlarged, widest medially, with sensory pores limited to apical ⅔ of ventral margin, sensory area yellowish-white (Fig. 501). Similar to female except lower face white (Fig. 497), and shorter petiole and gaster.

Ratios. LC/WS = 2.9; LP/WP = 0.8; MM/LG = 1.5.

Hosts and biology.

Feeding on second instar larva of Aellopos clavipes ( Sphingidae ) feeding on Randia aculeata ( Rubiaceae ), parasitoid cocoons stuck to dead larva and substrate.

Distribution.

Costa Rica (Guanacaste Province).

Etymology.

This species is named after Paul D. N. Hebert, in recognition of his contribution to the understanding of ACG Hymenoptera taxonomy.