Eiphosoma laphygmae, Gauld, 2000

Cuéllar-Ramírez, Mauricio, Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany & Fernandes, Daniell R. R., 2023, Five new species of Eiphosoma Cresson, 1865 (Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae) from Colombia, new records, and a key to Colombian species, Zootaxa 5330 (4), pp. 451-491 : 477-480

Eiphosoma laphygmae Costa Lima, 1953

Figs 78–84

[ Eiphosoma viticollis Cresson of authors. Misidentification].

Eiphosoma laphygmae Costa Lima, 1953: 181. Holotype female, Brazil (LCPV) [Synonymized under E. vitticolle Cresson by Townes & Townes 1966: 166.].

Eiphosoma laphygmae Gauld, 2000: 106 . Holotype female, Belize (NHM).

Diagnosis. Mandible quite strongly tapered towards distal end, with upper tooth distinctly broader and longer than lower tooth ( Figs 78–80 ); mesopleuron with black diagonal stripe present ( Figs 78–79 ); submetapleural carina rectangular in appearance ( Fig. 79 ); scutellum weakly convex centrally smooth ( Fig. 81 ); propodeum smooth and polished, with anterior and posterior transverse carinae present; complete pleural carina ( Fig. 82 ); fore wing hyaline with areolet present ( Fig. 83 ) ( Gauld 2000).

Examined material. 27♀, 6♁. Colombia, Caquetá: El Doncello, Vereda La Arenosa, finca El Carmen , 01°40’30”N, 75°16’03” W, 322 m, 15-29.III.2017, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53571) ; idem 18.I.–01.II.2017, (1♀, LEUA –53572) ; idem 23.XI.–07.XII.2016, (1♀, LEUA –53573); Albania, Vereda Florida 1, finca San Isidro , 01°14’50”N, 75°52’34”W, 295, 04-14.I.2017, trampa Malaise en bosque secundario-suelo, Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53574) ; idem (1♀, LEUA –53575) ; idem (1♀, LEUA –53576) ; idem 01°15’08”N, 75°53’05”W, 283 m, 01-15.II.2017, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53577) ; idem 15–29.III.2017, (1♀, LEUA –53578) ; idem Belén de los Andaquíes, Vereda Aletones, finca La Cabaña, 01°29’31”N, 75°52’20” W, 369 m, 15.II.–01.III.2017, trampa Malaise en bosque secundario-suelo, Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53579) ; idem 07-21.XII.2016. trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53580); Curillo, Vereda La Primavera, finca Bella Luz , 01°01’42”N, 75°54’21” W, 248 m, 26.X.–09.XI.2016, trampa Malaise en bosque secundario-dosel, Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53581) ; idem trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53582) ; idem Florencia, Vereda La Viciosa, CIMAZ Macagual , 01°29’55”N, 75°39’25” W, 249 m, 18.I.–01.II.2017, trampa Malaise en bosque secundario-suelo, Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♁, LEUA –53583) ; idem (1♁, LEUA –53584) ; idem (1♀, LEUA –53585) ; idem (1♀, LEUA – 53586) ; idem 01°30’32”N, 75°40’28” W, 253 m, 18.I.–01.II.2017, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53587) ; idem (1♀, LEUA –53588) ; idem 23.XI.–07.XII.2016, (1♁, LEUA –53589) ; idem (1♁, LEUA –53590) : idem 04-28.I.2017, (1♀, LEUA –53591) ; idem 15.II.–01.III.2017, (1♀, LEUA –53592) ; idem Florencia, Vereda San Francisco San Pacho, finca El Recreo , 01°42’24”N, 75°36’36” W, 643 m, 18.I.–01.II.2017, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♁, LEUA – 53593) ; idem Milán, Vereda San Rafael, finca Bellavista, 01°09’56”N, 75°26’24” W, 231 m, 07-21.XII.2016, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53594) ; idem (1♁, LEUA – 53595) ; idem San José del Fragua , Vereda Bellavista, finca Mi Ranchito, 01°18’23”N, 76°00’32” W. altitud: 265 m, 26.X.–09.XI.2016, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA – 53596) ; idem 18.I.–01.II.2017, (1♀, LEUA –53597) ; idem 01–15.II.2017, (1♀, LEUA –53598) ; idem Solano, Vereda Las Mercedes, finca La Ceiba, 0°47’07”N, 75°19’30” W, 211 m, 26.X.–09.XI.2016, trampa Malaise en bosque secundario-suelo, Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53599) ; idem (1♀, LEUA –53600) ; idem 15.II.–01.III.2017, (1♀, LEUA –53601); Valparaíso, Vereda La Florida, finca La Florida , 01°10’18”N, 75°38’40” W, 235 m, 04–18.I.2017, trampa Malaise en cultivo de caña ( Saccharum officinarum ), Y. Ramos-Pastrana (1♀, LEUA –53602) ; idem 26.X.– 09.XI.2016, (1♀, LEUA –53603) .

New World geographical distribution. Belize (Chiquibul); Bolivia (Santa Cruz); Brazil (Espírito Santo, Maranh„o, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, S„o Paulo); Colombia (Caquetá *, Antioquia); Costa Rica (Alajuela, Guanacaste, Heredia, Puntarenas, Limón); Honduras (Rapaco); Venezuela (Portuguesa) ( Onody et al. 2012; Yu et al. 2016; Fernandes et al. 2020; Fernandes et a l. 2023). ( Fig. 84 ).

Habitat. The specimens were collected with a Malaise and Suspendable type flight intersection trap at ground level and canopy in secondary forest and sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum ) cultivation. The vegetation of the collection site corresponds to forests of the Andean-Amazonian foothills and Amazonian lowlands.

Hosts. Lepidoptera : Noctuidae ( Gauld 2000) .

Figures

FIGURE 84. Geographic distribution of Eiphosoma laphygmae Costa Lima, 1953. Yellow circles represent new records and red represent previous records.

FIGURES 78–83. Eiphosoma laphygmae Costa Lima, 1953 (LEUA–53571). Female. 78, Habitus, lateral view; 79, Head and mesosoma, lateral view; 80, Head, anterior view; 81, Head, mesoscutum and scutellum, dorsal view; 82, Scutellum and propodeum, dorsal view; 83, Wings.