Agonocryptus rugifrons Gupta, 1982

(Figs 12A–I, 20D, 21L)

Agonocryptus rugifrons Gupta, 1982 . Original description, male and female, keyed, map.

Agonocryptus rugifrons: Yu et al. (2006): Catalog.

Variation. Mesoscutum centrally without whitish yellow mark (Figs 12F–G) (vs. present); subtegular ridge and speculum black or with tiny whitish yellow spot (Figs 12H–I) (vs. entirely whitish yellow); some specimens (6/17, all from La Rioja, Argentina) with scutellum black, centrally with two whitish yellow spots, sometimes touching each other (Figs 12F–G) (vs. mostly whitish yellow); mesopleuron apical corner without a small whitish yellow mark (vs. present); propodeum on petiolar area without or with faint and incomplete or irregular whitish yellow mark (Figs 12F–G) (vs. with an inverted T-shaped yellow mark); specimens from La Rioja (Argentina) with metapleuron entirely black (Fig.12I) (1/17) or with small or tiny whitish yellow spot posteriorly (7/17) (vs. dorsally with elongate mark); upper division of metapleuron black or with small whitish yellow mark (vs. whitish yellow); areolet about as long as wide (vs. rectangular, about 1.4 × as wide as high); hind wing nervellus intercepted distinctly above the middle (vs. about the middle); T1 apico-laterally with small dark yellowish marks (Fig. 12G) (vs. with a broad white band).

Distribution. Argentina (Fig. 20D). Bootstrap analysis suggests that this is the Agonocryptus species most strongly associated to high altitudes, occurring typically around 1100 m (Fig. 21L).

Material examined. Total of 18 specimens, 11♀, 7 ♂. ARGENTINA, 1♀,?, Catamarca Province, Sierra de Ambato, Highway 60 at 16 Km NW Chumbicho,?, 893 m, 28°48.66’0”S, 66°24.09’0”W, 1999-09-13 /15, M.E.Irwin & F.D.Parker, Malaise, 2?, CNCI • ib, 8♀, ib, La Rioja Province, La Rioja, Sierra de Argañaraz 24 Km N Chiepes, ib, 823 m, 31°12.45’0”S, 66°42.80’0”W, 1999-09-11 /16, 5ib • ib, 6 ♂, 14ib • ib, 1♀, ib, Salta Province, Rosario Lerma,?, ib, 1327 m, 24°59’04.89”S, 65°35’00.34”W, 1991-10, M.A.Fritz, 3ib, AMNH • ib, 1♀, 1 ♂, ib, Tucumán Province, San Miguel de Tucumán, Reserva Experimental Horco Molle, ib, 603 m, 26°47’35.52”S, 65°18’58.72”W, 1968-12, C.C.Porter,?, 2ib, CNCI .