Dentalion jimenezi, Hansson, Christer, 2011

Hansson, Christer, 2011, Dentalion (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) a new genus from tropical America with eleven new species, Zootaxa 2811, pp. 1-21 : 11-12

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.207919
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6184938
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EF87C4-FF83-FFDD-FF67-FEB2FE188033
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Dentalion jimenezi
status	sp. nov.

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Dentalion jimenezi sp. nov.

( Figs 23–26 View FIGURES 23 – 26 , 62, 64 View FIGURES 56 – 68 )

Diagnosis. Frontal suture reaching eyes at a level equal to half distance between posterior margin of anterior ocellus and anterior margin of posterior ocelli ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES 23 – 26 ); forewing costal cell bare (as in Fig. 52 View FIGURES 47 – 53 ); propodeum smooth ( Fig. 25 View FIGURES 23 – 26 ), callus with 2 setae.

Description. FEMALE. Length 1.6–1.8 mm. Scape yellowish-brown with dorsal edge dark brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Frons metallic bluish-purple. Vertex black with metallic bluish-purple tinges. Mesoscutum with anterior ½ black with metallic tinges, posterior ½ metallic bluish-green. Scutellum with anterior ¾ goldenpurple, posterior ¼ metallic bluish-purple. Propodeum metallic bluish-green. Coxae dark and metallic; femora and tibiae dark brown; fore tarsus with tarsomeres 1–3 white, 4 dark brown, mid and hind tarsi completely white. Forewing hyaline. Gaster with tergites 1 and 6 metallic bluish-purple, remaining tergites dark brown with metallic tinges.

Antenna as in Fig. 62 View FIGURES 56 – 68 . Frons with raised, strong reticulation ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 23 – 26 ); frontal suture reaching eyes at a level equal to half distance between posterior margin of anterior ocellus and anterior margin of posterior ocelli. Vertex with engraved, strong reticulation inside ocellar triangle, but smooth outside ocellar triangle ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES 23 – 26 ). Occipital margin rounded. Eyes with sparse, scattered hairs ( Figs 23, 26 View FIGURES 23 – 26 ).

Pronotum without transverse carina close to posterior margin ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 23 – 26 ). Mesoscutum with raised, strong reticulation ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 23 – 26 ); notauli as narrow distinct grooves in anterior 1/3, not visible in posterior 2/3. Scutellum with raised, rather strong reticulation in anterior ¾, but posterior ¼ smooth ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 23 – 26 ); with 1 pair of setae. Propodeum smooth ( Fig. 25 View FIGURES 23 – 26 ); callus with 2 setae. Forewing speculum closed below; costal cell bare.

Petiole 0.2X as long as wide, smooth. Gaster elongate with apex acuminate; tergites smooth.

MALE. Length 1.3–1.4 mm. Scape yellowish-brown to pale brown, with dorsal edge dark brown. Mesoscutum metallic bluish-green. Gaster with a large white spot in anterior ½. Colour otherwise as in female. Antenna as in Fig. 64 View FIGURES 56 – 68 ; head otherwise as in female. Mesosoma and metasoma as in female.

Material examined. Holotype female ( INBio) labelled “ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Bagaces, P.N. Palo Verde, Sct Palo Verde, Extremo E de campo de Aterrizaje, 10 m, 10.i–9.ii.2001, I. Jiménez, LN 259050/388400, #61361”. Paratypes. 1Ψ 3ɗ on cards. COSTA RICA. Puntarenas: Reserva Abs. Cabo Blanco, 09˚35'N 85˚06'W, 30 m, 16–17.ii.2009, J.S. Noyes ( BMNH).

Etymology. Named after the collector of the holotype, Iván Jiménez, former parataxonomist at INBio.

Distribution. Costa Rica.