Woldstedius paulus Dasch, 1964

Pádua, Diego G., Fernandes, Daniell R. R., Araujo, Rodrigo O. & Mazariegos, Luis A., 2023, Filling gaps in the knowledge of the Colombian Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): new records, description of unknown males, and taxonomical notes, Zootaxa 5244 (1), pp. 61-70 : 63

Woldstedius paulus Dasch, 1964

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Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from all other Woldstedius by the combination of the following characters: 1) hind wing with CU absent; 2) external face of the hind tibia without setae; 3) mesopleurum with a longitudinal stripe; 4) fore and mid legs mostly yellow, except mid tibia and tarsus dusky dorsally, hind coxa yellow (except posterior part fuscous) ( Dasch 1964).

Distribution. Colombia (Antioquia: Medellín; Jardín*; Andes*); Costa Rica; Ecuador; Mexico.

Material examined. COLOMBIA, Mcpio [=Municipio] Jardín, Antioquia, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve, [Olinguito], Malaise trap GG [= Gressitt & Gressitt model], N 5°31′03″, E 75°51′50″, 2400 msnm, I.2021 (L. Mazariegos leg.) 1♀, UNIANDES; Mcpio [=Municipio] Andes, Antioquia, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve, Malaise trap 3, N 5°29′55.5″, E 75°54′14.0″, 2501 msnm, VIII.2020 (L. Mazariegos leg.), 2♀♀, UNIANDES.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Species of Darwin wasps (Ichneumonidae) from Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve, Colombia: A) Aphanistes silviae Alvarado (♀) (Anomaloninae); B) Woldstedius paulus Dasch (♀) (Diplazontinae); C) Forestopius auguratricis Alvarado & Palacio (♀) (Metopiinae); D) Acrotaphus pseudoamazonicus Pádua & Sääksjärvi (in vivo; ♀) (Pimplinae); E) Anastelgis garciai Gauld (in vivo; ♀) (Pimplinae). Scale bar: 1 mm.