Dissomphalus, Ashmead, 1893

De Brito, Chirlei D. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2024, Revision of the punctatus species-group of Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), Zootaxa 5536 (3), pp. 389-431 : 391-393

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Key to males of Dissomphalus from the punctatus species-group

1. Tergal process with tubercle ( Figs 1D, E View FIGURE 1 ).................................................................. 2

– Tergal process with tuft of setae ( Figs 1A, C, F View FIGURE 1 )............................................................. 3

2 (1). Abaxial margin of harpe projected anterad; basivolsella with spines ( Fig. 4H View FIGURE 4 )..................... D. johannae sp. nov.

– Abaxial margin of harpe projected anterad; basivolsella without spines ( Fig. 3G View FIGURE 3 ).................... D. deaneae sp. nov.

3 (1). Aedeagal dorsal lobe short ( Figs 2A View FIGURE 2 , 3A View FIGURE 3 , 5C View FIGURE 5 ).............................................................. 4

– Aedeagal dorsal lobe long or very long ( Figs 3C View FIGURE 3 , 4C View FIGURE 4 , 5E View FIGURE 5 ).................................................... 13

4 (3). Ventral margin of harpe bifurcated (see Colombo & Azevedo 2018).................. D. acutipupu Colombo & Azevedo

– Ventral margin of harpe not bifurcated ( Figs 5A, E View FIGURE 5 ).......................................................... 5

5 (4). Basivolsella with spines ( Figs 4H View FIGURE 4 , 5G View FIGURE 5 ).................................................................... 6

– Basivolsella without spines............................................................................. 7

6 (5). Harpe entirely wide; inner median filament almost same size of outer lobe directed dorsad; basal cover plate in diamond shape ( Fig. 5D View FIGURE 5 )......................................................................... D. margarethae sp. nov.

– Harpe wide basally; inner median filament anterior to apex of aedeagal outer lobe posterad; basal cover plate in inverted triangle shape ( Fig. 3F View FIGURE 3 )................................................................ D. dandarae sp. nov.

7 (5). Aedeagal dorsal outer lobe directed mesad ( Fig. 4A View FIGURE 4 )......................................................... 8

– Aedeagal dorsal outer lobe not directed mesad............................................................. 11

8 (7). Inner median filament aligned with apex of aedeagal dorsal lobes; basal cover plate very wide; aedeagal ventral valve higher than aedeagal dorsal valve ( Fig. 4A View FIGURE 4 )......................................................... D. elzae sp. nov.

– Inner median filament anterior to apex of aedeagal dorsal lobes ( Fig. 3F View FIGURE 3 ); basal cover plate narrow ( Figs 2F View FIGURE 2 , 3A View FIGURE 3 ); aedeagal ventral valve not higher than aedeagal dorsal valve ( Figs 3D View FIGURE 3 , 5A, B View FIGURE 5 )............................................ 9

9 (8). Harpe entirely wide with dorsal margin straight ( Figs 5D View FIGURE 5 , 6F View FIGURE 6 ); apex of aedeagal ventral valve parallel ( Fig. 5C View FIGURE 5 )......... 10

– Harpe wide basally with posterior margin very incurved; apex of aedeagal ventral valve slightly laterad ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 )........................................................................................... D. ashauerae sp. nov.

10 (9). Digitus very long; posterior margin of basal cover plate broadly incurved; apex of harpe wide ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 )...... D. napo Evans

– Digitus short; posterior margin of basal cover plate completely incurved; apex of harpe narrow ( Fig. 5C View FIGURE 5 ) .................................................................................................. D. lispectorae sp. nov.

11 (7). Basal cover plate very narrow with posterior margin completely incurved ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 ); harpe entirely wide; inner median filament directed posterad ( Figs 3G View FIGURE 3 , 5B View FIGURE 5 , 6E View FIGURE 6 )...................................................................... 12

– Basal cover plate wide with posterior margin broadly incurved; harpe wide basally; inner median filament directed ventrad ( Fig. 7A View FIGURE 7 )............................................................................. D. sueliae sp. nov.

12 (11). Apex of harpe wide; abaxial margin of harpe not projected anterad; basivolsella and digitus sclerotized ( Fig. 3H View FIGURE 3 )................................................................................................ D. elisae sp. nov.

– Apex of harpe narrow; abaxial margin of harpe projected anterad; basivolsella and digitus not sclerotized ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 )............................................................................................. D. ameliae sp. nov.

13 (3). Aedeagal dorsal lobe very long ( Figs 1C View FIGURE 1 , 5H View FIGURE 5 )............................................................. 14

– Aedeagal dorsal lobe long............................................................................. 15

14 (13). Basivolsella elongated with well delimited projection ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 )............................... D. punctatus (Kieffer)

– Basivolsella not elongated without such projection ( Fig. 5H View FIGURE 5 )..................................... D. martae sp. nov.

15 (13). Basal part of basivolsella united to aedeagal ventral valve.................................................... 16 Basal part of basivolsella not united to aedeagal ventral valve................................................. 17

16 (14). Margin of aedeagal outer lobe sinuous; ventral margin of outer lobe with pointed projection upward ( Fig. 6G View FIGURE 6 )................................................................................................ D. silveirae sp. nov.

– Margin of aedeagal outer lobe rounded; ventral margin of outer lobe without pointed projection upward (see Colombo & Azevedo 2018)................................................................ D. cuca Colombo & Azevedo

17 (15). Harpe with dorsal margin slightly narrower in anterior part (see Redighieri & Azevedo 2006).................................................................................................. D. bahiensis Redighieri & Azevedo

– Harpe with dorsal margin not slightly narrower in posterior part............................................... 18

18 (17). Harpe color darker than other parts of genitalia ( Fig. 2E View FIGURE 2 )....................................... D. alzirae sp. nov.

– Harpe color not darker than other parts of genitalia.......................................................... 19

19 (18). Harpe very wide with dorsal margin entirely straight; basal cover plate in inverted triangle shaped ( Figs 5D View FIGURE 5 , 6F View FIGURE 6 )........ 20

– Harpe not very wide with dorsal margin strongly or slightly incurved dorsally; basal cover plate not inverted triangle shaped. .................................................................................................. 22

20 (19). Inner median filament anterior to aedeagal dorsal lobes ( Figs 5E View FIGURE 5 , 6E View FIGURE 6 , 7B View FIGURE 7 ); digitus narrow ( Figs 2F View FIGURE 2 , 4H View FIGURE 4 , 6H View FIGURE 6 ); posterior margin of hypopygium straight or nearly so ...................................................................... 21

– Inner median filament aligned with aedeagal outer lobes; digitus wide; posterior margin of hypopygium weakly outcurved ( Fig. 5B View FIGURE 5 )................................................................................... D. limae sp. nov.

21 (20). Digitus very long and narrow; basivolsella with narrow protuberance ( Fig. 6F View FIGURE 6 )........................ D. ritae sp. nov.

– Digitus short and wide; basivolsella with wide protuberance ( Fig. 5D View FIGURE 5 ).............................. D. luisae sp. nov.

22 (19). Aedeagal dorsal lobes wide ( Figs 3D View FIGURE 3 , 5F View FIGURE 5 , 6D View FIGURE 6 ) .............................................................. 23

– Aedeagal outer lobes narrow........................................................................... 25

23 (22). Harpe with dorsal margin deeply incurved posteriorly with apex narrow........................................ 24

– Harpe with dorsal margin not deeply incurved posteriorly with apex wide ( Fig. 3D View FIGURE 3 )................ D. carmenae sp. nov.

24 (23). Margin of aedeagal outer lobes rounded; basal cover plate with ventrolateral corner very narrow; apex of aedeagal ventral valve parallel ( Fig. 6D View FIGURE 6 )........................................................................ D. nisiae sp. nov.

– Margin of aedeagal outer lobes almost straight with pointed protuberance posterad; basal cover plate entirely wide; apex of aedeagal ventral valve curved laterad ( Fig. 5F View FIGURE 5 )................................................ D. lutzae sp. nov.

25 (22). Inner median filament curved laterad.................................................................... 26

– Inner median filament curved posterad, dorsad or ventrad.................................................... 27

26 (25). Posterior margin of basal cover plate incurved medially; basivolsellar protuberance poorly delimited; posterior margin of harpe outcurved ( Fig. 7B View FIGURE 7 )................................................................... D. vivianeae sp. nov.

– Posterior margin of basal cover plate not incurved dorsally; basivolsellar protuberance well delimited; posterior margin of harpe slightly incurved ( Fig. 2H View FIGURE 2 )............................................................. D. antonietae sp. nov.

27 (25). Gonostipe is about two times shorter than harpe ( Fig. 5E View FIGURE 5 )....................................... D. lumae sp. nov.

– Gonostipe as long as harpe or nearly so................................................................... 28

28 (27). Inner median filament posterior to aedeagal dorsal lobes; apex of harpe very narrow with abaxial margin projected anterad (see Colombo & Azevedo 2016).................................................. D. tupinikum Colombo & Azevedo

– Inner median filament aligned or anterior to apex of aedeagal outer lobes; apex of harpe wide or very wide............. 29

29 (28). Inner median filament aligned with apex of aedeagal lobes................................................... 30

– Inner median filament anterior to apex of aedeagal lobes..................................................... 31

30 (29). Aedeagal dorsal valve in bottle shaped; basal cover plate narrow with posterior margin straight; basivolsellar protuberance well delimited ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ).................................................................. D. montanus (Kieffer)

– Aedeagal dorsal margin almost in bottle or nearly so; basal cover plate wide with posterior margin slightly incurved; basivolsellar protuberance poorly delimited ( Fig. 3C View FIGURE 3 )...................................................... D. boriae sp. nov.

31 (29). Basal cover plate very wide medially in inverted triangle shape............................................... 32

– Basal cover plate is completely narrow, not inverted triangle shape............................................. 33

32 (31). Inner median filament directed posterad; basal cover plate with sclerotized oblique structure; apodeme far beyond genital ring ( Fig. 6H View FIGURE 6 )............................................................................. D. soniae sp. nov.

– Inner median filament directed dorsad; basal cover plate without such structure; apodeme not far beyond genital ring ( Fig. 2G View FIGURE 2 )....................................................................................... D. annae sp. nov.

33 (31). Apodeme far beyond genital ring; dorsal margin of harpe entirely narrow........................................ 34

– Apodeme not far beyond genital ring; dorsal margin of harpe not entirely narrow.................................. 37

34 (33). Median region of aedeagal dorsal valve slightly incurved medially; posterior margin of basal cover plate incurved medially ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ).............................................................................. D. leliae sp. nov.

– Median region of aedeagal dorsal valve outcurved; posterior margin of basal cover plate not incurved medially.......... 35

35 (34).Apex of aedeagal dorsal valve not abruptly narrow; basal cover plate entirely narrow with posterior margin straight; basivolsellar protuberance well demarcated and wide; ventral margin of harpe with small projection ( Fig. 6C View FIGURE 6 )...... D. mirandae sp. nov.

– Apex of aedeagal dorsal valve abruptly narrow; basal cover plate entirely narrow with posterior margin broadly rounded and narrow in dorsolateral margin; basivolsella without protuberance ( Fig. 4F View FIGURE 4 )....................... D. guidonae sp. nov.

37 (33). Basivolsella without protuberance....................................................................... 38

– Basivolsella with protuberance......................................................................... 40

38 (37). Apex of aedeagal outer lobes directed laterad; dorsal margin of harpe slightly incurved posteriorly; aedeagal ventral valve parallel ( Fig. 3B View FIGURE 3 )..................................................................... D. beatrizae sp. nov.

– Apex of aedeagal outer lobes directed posterad; dorsal margin of harpe strongly incurved posteriorly; aedeagal ventral valve angled laterad....................................................................................... 39

39 (38). Tergal process with dense tuft of setae; dorsal margin of harpe strongly incurved posteriorly; basal cover plate entirely narrow ( Fig. 2D View FIGURE 2 )......................................................................... D. alexandrinae sp. nov.

– Tergal process without dense tuft of setae; dorsal margin of harpe not strongly incurved posteriorly; basal cover plate very narrow in dorsolateral corner ( Fig. 4D View FIGURE 4 )................................................... D. evaristoae sp. nov.

40 (37). Basivolsellar protuberance narrow...................................................................... 41

– Basivolsellar protuberance wide........................................................................ 42

41 (40). Aedeagal dorsal valve robust; aedeagal ventral valve posterior to aedeagal dorsal valve; dorsal margin of harpe strongly incurved posteriorly ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 )............................................................. D. maryae sp. nov.

– Aedeagal dorsal valve narrow; aedeagal ventral valve aligned to aedeagal dorsal valve; dorsal margin of harpe not strongly posteriorly ( Fig. 4C View FIGURE 4 ).................................................................... D. eulaliae sp. nov.

42 (40). Basal cover plate narrow; apex of harpe truncate and very wide................................................ 43 – Basal cover plate wide; apex of harpe sinuous and not very wide ............................................... 44 43 (42). Basidorsal corner of digitus strongly projected; posterior hypopygeal margin straight or nearly so; aedeagal dorsal valve narrow

( Fig. 4G View FIGURE 4 )......................................................................... D. jaquelineae sp. nov. – Basidorsal corner of digitus poorly projected; posterior hypopygeal margin sinuous; aedeagal dorsal valve in bottle shape or nearly so ( Fig. 6E View FIGURE 6 )...................................................................... D. penhae sp. nov. 44 (42). Posterior margin of basal cover plate incurved medially; basivolsellar protuberance poorly delimited ( Fig. 4E View FIGURE 4 )............

................................................................................... D. grazielae sp. nov. – Posterior margin of basal cover plate broadly incurved; basivolsellar protuberance well projected..................... 45 45 (44). Dorsal margin of harpe wide; basidorsal corner of digitus poorly projected ( Fig. 3E View FIGURE 3 )............... D. carolinae sp. nov.

Dorsal margin of harpe narrow; basidorsal corner of digitus strongly projected.................................... 46 46 (45). Tergal process with dense tuft of setae; inner median filament directed ventrad; ventral margin of harpe without projection ( Fig. View FIGURE 6

6B)............................................................................... D. meirelesae sp. nov. – Tergal process with tuft of little setae; inner median filament directed posterad; ventral margin of harpe with small projection

( Fig. 4B View FIGURE 4 )............................................................................ D. enedinae sp. nov.

Azevedo, C. O., Colombo, W. D., Alencar, I. D. C. C., Brito, C. D. de & Waichert, C. (2016) Couples in phoretic copulation, a tool for male-female association in highly dimorphic insects of the wasp genus Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae). Zoologia, 33 (6), e 20160076. https: // doi. org / 10.1590 / S 1984 - 4689 zool- 20160076.

Colombo, W. D., Alencar, I. D. C. C., Limeira-De-Oliveira, F. & Azevedo, C. O. (2018) New species and records of Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Cerrado, Caatinga and relicts of the Atlantic forest from northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 4462 (1), 1 - 40. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4462.1.1

Redighieri, E. S. & Azevedo, C. O. (2006) Fauna de Dissomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) da Mata Atlantica BRAZILeira, com descricao de 23 especies novas. Revista Brasielira de Entomologia, 50, 297 - 334. https: // doi. org / 10.1590 / S 0085 - 56262006000300001

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FIGURE 1. Dissomphalus sp. males. Patterns of metasomal tergal process in dorsal view. A. D. maryae sp. nov., paratype. B. D. punctatus. C. D. carolinae sp. nov., paratype. D. D. johannae sp. nov., paratype. E. D. deaneae sp. nov., paratype. F. D. margarethae sp. nov., paratype. Scale bars: 200 µm.

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FIGURE 2. Genitalia of Dissomphalus sp. males in ventral (in the left) and dorsal view (in the right). A. D. montanus, holotype. B. D. napo, holotype. C. D. punctatus, holotype. D. D. alexandrinae sp. nov., holotype. E. D. alzirae sp. nov., holotype. F. D. ameliae sp. nov., holotype. G. D. annae sp. nov., holotype. H. D. antonietae sp. nov., holotype. Scale bars: 20 µm.

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FIGURE 3. Genitalia of Dissomphalus sp. males in ventral (in the left) and dorsal view (in the right). A. D. ashauerae sp. nov., paratype. B. D. beatrizae sp. nov., holotype. C. D. boriae sp. nov., holotype. D. D. carmenae sp. nov., paratype. E. D. carolinae sp. nov., paratype. F. D. dandarae sp. nov., paratype. G. D. deaneae sp. nov., holotype. H. D. elisae sp. nov., holotype. Scale bars: 20 µm.

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FIGURE 4. Genitalia of Dissomphalus sp. males in ventral (in the left) and dorsal view (in the right). A. D. elzae sp. nov., holotype. B. D. enedinae sp. nov., paratype. C. D. eulaliae sp. nov., holotype. D. D. evaristoae sp. nov., holotype. E. D. grazielae sp. nov., holotype. F. D. guidonae sp. nov., holotype. G. D. jaquelineae sp. nov., holotype. H. D. johannae sp. nov., holotype. Scale bars: 20 µm.

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FIGURE 5. Genitalia of Dissomphalus sp. males in ventral (in the left) and dorsal view (in the right). A. D. leliae sp. nov., paratype. B. D. limae sp. nov., holotype. C. D. lispectorae sp. nov., holotype. D. D. luisae sp. nov., holotype. E. D. lumae sp. nov., holotype. F. D. lutzae sp. nov., paratype. G. D. margarethae sp. nov., holotype. H. D. martae sp. nov., paratype. Scale bars: 20 µm.

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FIGURE 6. Genitalia of Dissomphalus sp. males in ventral (in the left) and dorsal view (in the right). A. D. maryae sp. nov., holotype. B. D. meirelesae sp. nov., holotype. C. D. mirandae sp. nov., holotype. D. D. nisiae sp. nov., holotype. E. D. penhae sp. nov., holotype. F. D. ritae sp. nov. holotype. G. D. silveirae sp. nov., paratype. H. D. soniae sp. nov., holotype. Scale bar: 20 µm.

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FIGURE 7. Genitalia of Dissomphalus sp. males in ventral (in the left) and dorsal view (in the right). A. D. sueliae sp. nov., holotype. B. D. vivianeae sp. nov., holotype. Scale bar: 20 µm.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Bethylidae