Grotea paulista Herrera-Flórez, 2019

Lima, Alessandro Rodrigues & Kumagai, Alice Fumi, 2024, Two new species of Grotea Cresson (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Labeninae) from Brazil, Zootaxa 5403 (1), pp. 104-114 : 113-114

Grotea paulista Herrera-Flórez, 2019

( Figs 5A–B )

Diagnosis

Head in dorsal view with gena flat. Gena close to the junction of occipital and hypostomal carinae projected into a conspicuous spatulate tooth. Pronotum mediodorsally with a transverse crest. Propodeum with anterior transverse carina centrally indented; the posterior transverse carina absent; area basalis not enclosed.

Comments. It is clear in the Holotype pictures the presence of a conspicuous transverse crest mediodorsally on the pronotum (figs. 3‒5, Herrera-Flórez & Penteado-Dias 2019), although not mentioned in the text. There are also other visible features on the propodeum and metapleuron that need highlighting: lateromedian longitudinal carina is absent, except for a very short vestige at base, which means that the area basalis is not enclosed; the posterior transverse carina is completely absent, which means that the area lateralis is also not enclosed; juxtacoxal carina is absent. The specimen examined has 2 basal hamuli on tubular vein C, and 4 distal hamuli on vein RA, forming 2 clusters of 2 hamuli each. All colors in the examined specimen are lighter than those of the holotype, but the color distribution pattern is the same.

Distribution. Southeastern Brazil ( Minas Gerais and São Paulo states).

Material examined. Brazil, Minas Gerais, Mariana, 20°12’53”S; 43°22’17”W, 05.iv‒08.iv.2019, Malaise {trap}. Bruna Karen Pinheiro Costa leg. [ 1 ♀, CCT-UFMG-IHY-2202828 ] .

Figures

FIGURE 5. Grotea paulista. A. habitus in lateral view; B. habitus in dorsal view. Scale bar in mm.