6. Scambus emeritae Gauld, 1991

(Figs 54–58)

Scambus emeritae Gauld 1991: 171

[ holotype ♀ (INBio), Costa Rica, San José Prov., Cerro de la Muerte, 20 km S of Empalme, 2800 m, ix.1988, coll. P. Hanson; ♀,?♂].

References. Gauld et al. 1998: 18 [in key; Costa Rica; host].

Material examined. MEXICO. Tamaulipas: 1 ♀ (ZISP) 8 km NNE Miquihuana, 2200–2300 m, 5.xi.2013, coll. S.A. Belokobylskij. Jalisco: 1 ♀ (UAT) 10 km S of Tequila, Volcán de Tequila, 20°47.4’N, 103°51’W, 2750–2850 m, 7.ii.2009, coll. A.I. Khalaim (compared with S. emeritae holotype) . Puebla: 1 ♀ (AEIC) Cholula, 8.xi.1972, coll. B. & C. Dasch.

Distribution. Mexico (Tamaulipas, Jalisco, Puebla), Costa Rica. First record from Mexico.

Biology. Reared from the gall of Eutreta sp. ( Diptera: Tephritidae) on the stem of Ageratina sp. (Asteraceae) in Costa Rica (Gauld et al. 1998).