Anisepyris bifidus Evans, 1966

Barbosa, Diego N. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2018, Revision of Anisepyris Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), with description of 135 new species, Zootaxa 4416 (1), pp. 1-258 : 65-66

Anisepyris bifidus Evans, 1966

( Figs 9N ; 10F; 10G; 10I)

Anisepyris bifidus Evans, 1966 , 9: 41–44.

Redescription, male. Body length 5.38 mm. Head with green reflection; mesosoma with darkish green reflection and metapectal-propodeal disc black; wings clear hyaline; metasoma castaneous. Flagellomeres short, with dense and short setae. Mandible very narrow, curved, and with teeth equally wide. Median clypeal lobe angulate, long; median clypeal carina higher than frons level. Frons coriaceous . Antennal scrobe carinate. Eye large. Frontal angle of ocellar triangle acute; ocelli large. Vertex convex. Pronotal disc as long as wide, sparsely punctate; transverse pronotal carina complete; with posterior pronotal sulcus. Notaulus very narrow. Mesoscutellar sulcus narrow. Metapectal-propodeal disc short; metapostnotal median carina complete; longitudinal ridges absent; metapostnotal-propodeal suture straight; paraspiracular carina present and conspicuous; metapleural carina present and conspicuous; metapectal-propodeal disc with short striae; propodeal declivity strigate. Mesopleuron with anterior fovea closed; mesopleural fovea closed; lower fovea opened; posterior fovea absent; mesopleural suture opened. Forewing with stigma developed; Rs&M vein distinguished. Mesotibia not spinose. Claws trifid. Genitalia. Basiparamere shorter than paramere; paramere bifid, with basal portion slender, and with ventral arm longer and wider than ventral arm, and with apical margin inner curved, sparsely setose; basivolsella straight; cuspis with arms long, dorsal arm slender; aedeagus with basal portion convex and slender, and apical portion as long as basal and slender; apodeme slender.

Redescription, female. Body length 5.8 mm. Head and mesosoma black; wings subhyaline; metasoma dark castaneous. Head wide. Mandible with five distal teeth, wide, angled, and with lower tooth longer than others. Median clypeal lobe rounded, long. Frons coriaceous ; with frontal process; antennal scrobe ecarinate. Eye large. Frontal angle of ocellar triangle acute; ocelli small. Vertex convex. Pronotal disc as long as wide, sparsely punctured; transverse pronotal carina complete; posterior margin with posterior pronotal sulcus. Notaulus narrow. Mesoscutellar disc with mesoscutellar sulcus narrow. Metapectal-propodeal disc long; metapostnotal median carina complete; longitudinal ridges present; metapostnotal-propodeal suture straight; paraspiracular carina present and conspicuous; metapleural carina present and conspicuous; metapectal-propodeal disc with short striae; propodeal declivity strigate. Mesopleuron with anterior fovea closed; mesopleural fovea closed; lower fovea opened; posterior fovea absent; mesopleural suture opened. Mesotibia not spinose.

Material examined. Holotype, ♂, PANAMA, Canal Zone, Erwin Island, 17.VII.1923, R. C. Shannon col. (USNM, #68992). Genitalia in slice #HE597. Allotype, ♀, ECUADOR, Bucay, 6.X.1922, F.x. Williams col. (BPBM). PANAMA, Canal Zone, 1 ♂, 17.VII.1923, R. C. Shannon col. (USNM, #68992); BRAZIL, Pará, 1 ♂, Juruti, Estrada Pacoval, 30.xi.2008, arm[adilha] Malaise, O.T. Silveira & equipe col[etores] (MPEG); COSTA RICA, San José, 1 ♂, 500m, Braulio Carrillo N[ational] P[ark], primary forest, 10.v. [19]85, s.s., Masner & Goulet [collectors] (CNCI); PANAMA, Canal Zone, 2 ♂, B[arro] Colorado Is[land], 1–14.vii.1994, FIT, D. Banks (CNCI); 3 ♂, 15–31.vii.1994; Columbia , 1 ♂, NU.S.A.gandi Sta[tion] near Columbia , INA Igar Trail, 12–13.v.1994, A. Windson [collector] (CNCI); VENEZUELA, Aragua, 1 ♂, P.N.H. Pittier, Km 32 Hwy Maracay- Choroni, forest, 1000m, 15.iv.1994, L. Masner [collector] (CNCI); GUYANA, Region 8, 7 ♂, Iwokrama Forest Res[erve], 100–200m, 4°40'19"N 58°41'04"W, v–vi.2001, FIT, R. Brooks & Z. Falin [collectors] (CNCI); SURINAME, Paramaribo, 1 ♂, Paramaribo 12Km S, on I. Ghandi weg, 4.5KM W on Mijnzonquey, 10m, 5°43'55"N 55°17'7"W, 6–7.vi.1999, FIT, Z.H. Falin & B. DeDijn [collectors] (CNCI); Marowijne, 2 ♂, Perica 70Km E Paramaribo on East, west road, 5m, 5°40'28"N 54°36'31"W, 31.v–5.vi.1999, FIT, E.H. Falin, B. DeDjin [collectors] (CNCI); Commewijne, 1 ♂, Akintosoela, 32Km SE, SURINAME river bridge, road to Reidi Doti, 40m, 5°16'17"N 54°55'15"W, 29.vi–31.vii.1999, FIT, Z.H. Falin & B. De Dijn, A. Gangadin [collectors] (CNCI); Brokopondo, 3 ♂, Brownsberg Nature Preserved, 440m, 4°56'55"N 55°10'53"W, 22–25.vi.1999, Z.H. Falin [collector] (CNCI); FRENCH GUYANA, Saül , 1 ♂, 7Km N 63Km SE of Eaux Claires, M[oun]t Fuméc, 490m, 1–8.vi.1997, FIT, J. Ashe, R, Brooks [collectors] (CNCI); ECUADOR, Esmeraldas, 1 ♂, Bilsa Biol[ogical] Station, 500m, 0°34'N 79°71'W, 5.vi–7.vii.1996, FIT, P.J. Hibbs [collector] (CNCI); Pichincha, 1 ♂, Rio Palenque, 200m, 2.iv–6.vi.1996, FIT, P. Hibbs [collector] (CNCI); BRAZIL, Pará, 1 ♂, Juruti, Mineração ALCOA, Capiranga, 29.x.2007, arm[adilha] Malaise, O.T. Silveira & equipe col[etores] (MPEG); 1 ♂, 03.xi.2007; 1 ♂, Vitória do Xingu, Rio Xingu, Igarapé Di Maria, 07–11.ii.2008, arm[adilha] Malaise, O.T. Silveira & equipe col[etores] (MPEG); 4 ♂, 12–16.viii.2008; Amazonas, 1 ♂, Manaus, Reserva 1301, 19.iii.1992, [armadilha] Malaise, B. Klein col[etor] (INPA); 1 ♂, Reserva 1112, 17.xii.1985, [armadilha] Malaise, B. Klein col[etor] (INPA); 2 ♂, Reserva Ducke, 6–17.vii.1992, adesiva 1m, J. Vidal & J. Vidal col[etores] (INPA); 1 ♂, mata, isca de fruta, ii.2000, Ale-Rocha, Vidal & Marques col[etores] (INPA); 1 ♂, 23–27.vii.2001, arm[adilha] Malaise; 2 ♂, Igarapé Bolivia, 10.ii.2003, arm[adilha] Malaise, J.M.G. Ribeiro col[etor] (INPA); Pará, 1 ♂, Altamira, Rio Xingu, Itapuama, 26–30.i.2008, arm[adilha] Malaise, O.T. Silveira & equipe col[etores] (MPEG); 2 ♂, Torrão, 27–30.i.2008; Acre, 1 ♂, P[ar]q[ue] Nac[ional] Serra Divisor, Norte-3, 12–13.xi.1996, arm[adilha] Malaise, E.F. Morato col[etor] (UFES); Espírito Santo, 1 ♂, Res[erva] Biol[ógica] Córrego do Veado, 18°21'S 40°09'W, 09–17.vi.2011, arm[adilha] Malaise, M.T. Tavares & equipe col[etores] (UFES 63295); 1 ♂, 27.xi–06.xii.2011 (UFES 114876); 2 ♂, Pancas, Faz[enda] Juliberto Stur, 19°12'54.8"S 40°47'52.5"W, 24–31.i.2003, Armadilha Malaise, M.T. Tavares, C.O. Azevedo e eq[uipe] col[etores] (UFES 09853); Minas Gerais, 1 ♂, Marliéria, P[arque] E[stadual] Rio Doce, Mata Vinhático, 19°37'S 42°34'W, 2–9.xi.2003, arm[adilha] Malaise, JCR Fontenelle col[etor] (UFES 104501); 1 ♂, Mata do Gambá (UFES 102874); 1 ♂, Área Tereza, 17–24.vii.2007 (UFES 100858); Espírito Santo, 1 ♂, Santa Teresa, Est[ação] Biol[ógica] de Santa Lúcia, 19°58'S 40°32'W, 31.iv.2004, [armadilha] Möricke, Azevedo & Tavares col[etores] (UFES 20049); 1 ♂, 24–27.vii.2004, YPT, MTTavares & eq[uipe] col[etores] (UFES 57450); 2 ♂, Santa Maria de Jetibá, Fazenda Paulo Seick, 20°02'31.1"S 40°41'51.3"W, 29.xi–06.xii.2002, armadilha Malaise, Tavares, Azevedo e eq[uipe] col[etores] (UFES 09716; 09734); 2 ♂, Domingos Martins, Pico do Eldorado, 20°22'17"S 40°39'29"W, 26.xi–06.xii.2004, [armadilha] Malaise, Tavares e eq[uipe] col[etores] (UFES 09758; 09803); 1 ♂, Cariacica, RE[serva]BIO[lógica] Duas Bocas, 17.vii.2004, M.T.Tavares & equipe col[etores] (UFES 80087); São Paulo, 1 ♂, Ilha dos Búzios, 16.x–4.xi. [1]963, Exp[edição] Dep[artamento] [de] Zool[ogia] (MZSP).

Distribution. Costa Rica; Panama; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guyana; Ecuador; Brazil: Pará, Amzonas, Acre, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, São Paulo.

Figures

FIGURE 9. Anisepyris: amazonicus species-group. A–B. Mesosoma in dorsal profile; C–F. Mesopleuron in frontal view; bifidus species-group. G–O. Head in dorsal profile. G. A. gildori sp. nov.; H. A. gimilkhadi sp. nov.; I. A. hurini sp. nov.; J. A. ibuni sp. nov.; K. A. idrili sp. nov.; L. A. ilmarei sp. nov.; M. A. iluvatari sp. nov.; N. A. bifidus Evans, 1966; O. A. bipartitus Santos & Azevedo, 2000.