Anisepyris strictus, Barbosa & Azevedo

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 : 203

strictus Barbosa & Azevedo , species-group nov.

( Figs 25K–O , 26 , 27A–C )

Males. Frons weakly coriaceous , without color reflect of body metallic. Clypeus short; median clypeal carina as high as epistomal suture, in lateral view; antenna not elongate; antennal scrobe ecarinate. Pronotal disc with transverse carina complete. Metapostnotum with first pair of metapostnotal carina and metapostnotal-propodeal suture convergence absent; propodeal declivity with sculpture present. Mesopleuron with lower mesopleural fovea opened and mesopleural suture closed. Forewing with Cu vein and R-rs&Rs vein distinct. Hind wing with two or two proximal and four distal hamuli. Posterior hypopygeal margin notched. Genitalia with paramere longer than basiparamere; inner margin of basivolsella excavated.

Females. Unknown

Distribution. It is restricted to Neotropical region.

Remarks. This species-group is characterized by having the posterior hypopygeal margin notched. This characteristic is also observed in the amazonicus and cupreolus species-groups, suggesting it is a convergent characteristic. However, we identify some other characteristic shared among these species that were formerly placed in the proteus species-group. Therefore, we propose this new species-group composed of 16 species( Table 1), and under the name strictus .

Figures

FIGURE 26. Anisepyris: strictus species-group. A–J. Head in dorsal profile. A. A. indisi sp. nov.; B. A. ingwei sp. nov.; C. A. inzilbethi sp. nov.; D. A. iorlasi sp. nov.; E. A. coriaceus Kieffer, 1908; F. A. pollicis Santos & Azevedo, 2000; G. A. rectus Santos& Azevedo, 2000; H. A. strictusSantos & Azevedo, 2000; I. A.tuberosus Santos & Azevedo,2000; J. A.wilsoni Evans, 1966; K–L. Mandible in frontal profile; M. Pronotal disc in dorsal profile.

FIGURE 27. Anisepyris: strictus species-group. A. Pronotal disc in dorsal profile; B–C. Mesopleuron in frontal profile; venustus species-group. D–M. Head in dorsal profile.D. A. bregori sp. nov.; E. A. elrondi sp. nov.; F.A. fingolfini sp. nov.; G. A.fingoni sp. nov.; H.A.finrodi sp. nov.; I. A. finwei sp. nov.; J. A. feanori sp. nov.; K. A.galadrieli sp. nov.; L. A.galdorisp. nov.; M. A.gamilzirakisp. nov.

FIGURE25. Anisepyris: proteus species-group.Head in dorsal profile.A. A. rugosicollisBrues, 1908; B–D. Female mandible in frontal profile; E. Male mandible in frontal profile; F–H.Pronotal disc in dorsal profile; I–J. Mesopleuron in frontal profile; strictusspecies-group.K–O.Head in dorsalprofile.K.A.guilini sp. nov.; L.A.hadorisp.nov.; M.A.hathaldiri sp. nov.; N.A. hunthori sp. nov.; O.A.huori sp. nov.