Heterospilus barbalhoae Marsh

Marsh, Paul M., Wild, Alexander L. & Whitfield, James B., 2013, The Doryctinae (Braconidae) of Costa Rica: genera and species of the tribe Heterospilini, ZooKeys 347, pp. 1-474 : 208-209

Heterospilus barbalhoae Marsh sp. n. Figure 140

Female.

Body size: 2.0-2.5 mm. Color: head dark brown, face usually lighter brown; scape yellow with lateral longitudinal brown stripe, flagellum brown with white annulus apically, apical 2-5 flagellomeres brown; mesosoma and metasoma dark brown; wing veins including stigma brown; legs yellow. Head: vertex granular; frons granular; face granular; temple in dorsal view narrow but not distinctly sloping behind eye, width less than 1/2 eye width; malar space greater than 1/4 eye height; ocell-ocular distance about twice diameter of lateral ocellus; 20-22 flagellomeres. Mesosoma: mesoscutal lobes granulate; notauli scrobiculate, meeting posteriorly in small triangular rugose or costate area; scutellum granulate; prescutellar furrow with 3-5 cross carinae; mesopleuron granulate; precoxal sulcus smooth, shorter than mesopleuron; venter granulate; propodeum with basal median areas distinct but usually not distinctly margined, granulate, basal median carina absent, areola not distinctly margined, areolar area areolate-rugose, lateral areas entirely rugose. Wings: fore wing vein r shorter than vein 3RSa, vein 1cu-a beyond vein 1M; hind wing vein SC+R present, vein M+CU shorter than vein 1M. Metasoma: first tergum longitudinally costate, often rugose medially, apical width equal to or slightly less than length; second tergum longitudinally costate; anterior transverse groove present, straight; posterior transverse groove present; third tergum costate basally, granulate apically; terga 4-7 granulate; ovipositor shorter than or often equal to length of metasomal tergum 1.

Holotype female.

Top label (white, printed) - COSTA RICA: Puntar [;] Golfo Dulce 24km W [;] Piedras Blancas [;] 200m, ix–xi.1989 [;] Col. Paul Hanson; second label (red, partially printed and hand written) - HOLOTYPE [;] Heterospilus [;] barbalhoae [;] P. Marsh. Deposited in ESUW.

Paratypes.

10 ♀♀, same data as holotype with additional dates of xii.89-iii.1990, Feb. 1992, I.1993, ii.1993 and III.1993 (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Prov. Puntarenas [;] ACO, Golfito, PN Corcovado [;] Est. Agujas, Cerro Rincon, 745m [;] 17. iv– 16.v.1999, J. Azofeifa [;] L.S. 276900-521500 #52781 (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA: Puntarenas [;] Reserva Forestal Golfo Dulce [;] 3km southwest of Rincon [;] 10m, July 1991, P. Hanson [;] primary forest, Malaise trap (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica, Puntarenas [;] Res. Forestal Golfo Dulce [;] 3km SW Rincon, 10m [;] ii.1993, P. Hanson [;] Malaise, primary forest (ESUW). 2 ♀♀, Costa Rica: Puntarenas [;] R.F. Golfo Dulce, [;] 3km. SW. Rincon, 10m. [;] iii.1993 Paul Hanson coll. [;] Malaise, primary forest (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Puntarenas [;] R.F.Golfo Dulce, [;] 3km. SW. Rincon, 10m, [;] ii.1992, Paul Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Puntarenas [;] San Vito, Estac. Biol. [;] Las Alturas, 1500m [;] ii.1992, Paul Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Puntar. [;] P.N. Corcovado [;] Est. Sirena, 50m [;] x-xii 1990 (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Limon, Sec. Cocori [;] 30Km al N. Cariari, 100m [;] xii.1994, E. Rojas, Malaise [;] L.N. 286000-567500 #4525 (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA: Limón [;] 16km W. Guápiles [;] 400m, iii–v 1990 [;] col. Paul Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Limon, ACLAC [;] Central Res. Biol. Hitoy Cerere [;] Est. Hitoy Cerere, Send. Espavel [;] 300m, 17. iv– 17.v.1990, F. Umana [;] L.S. 401500-570200 #52777 Mal. (ESUW). Costa Rica: Limon, ACLAC [;] Central, R.B. Hitoy Cerere [;] Send, Espavel, 560m [;] 19. v– 19.vi.1998, E. Rojas [;] L.S. 400702-570120 #52200 [;] Malaise trap (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA-Heredia Prov. [;] La Selva Biological Station [;] 10°26'N, 84°01'W, 100m [;] Malaise trap 01, #376 [;] 15.iii.1994 [;] Project ALAS (M.01.376) (ESUW). 1 ♀, top label - COSTA RICA: Heredia [;] Est. Biol. La Selva, 50- [;] 150m, 10°26'N, 84°01'W [;] Apr. 1993, INBio-OET; second label - 2 Abril 1993 [;] Bosque secundario [;] M/14/061; third label - INBio bar code (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica, Heredia [;] Puerto Viejo, 100m [;] OTS-La Selva [;] III-1991 P. Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Cartago [;] Turrialba, CATIE [;] 14-15 March 1990 [;] 700m, J.S. Noyes (ESUW). 1 ♀, top label - Costa Rica: Guanacaste [;] Santa Rosa Natl. Park [;] 300m, ex. Malaise trap [;] Site #H-1-O [;] Dates: 8-29.xi.1986 [;] I.D. Gauld & D. Janzen; second label - [H] open regenerating [;] woodland, 10 years old [;] [O] in clearing, fully [;] isolated part of day (ESUW). 1 ♀, top label - COSTA RICA, Heredia: [;] Est. Biol. La Selva, 50- [;] 150m, 10°26'N, 84°01'W [;] Mar 1998, INBio-OET; second label - 19 Marzo 1998 [;] Borde suampo [;] M. 18/18/704 (INBC). 1 ♀, top label - COSTA RICA, Heredia: [;] Est. Biol. La Selva, 50- [;] 150m, 10°26'N, 84°01'W [;] Sep 1998, INBio-OET; second label - 03 Setiembre [;] Borde Suampo [;] M/18/716 (INBC). 2 ♀♀, Costa Rica: Puntarenas [;] RF Golfo Dulce el 200m [;] 24km W Piedras Blancas [;] P. Hanson ix.1992 and vi.1993 (TAMU).

Comments.

The dark brown body and the flagellum with white annulus near tip are distinctive for this species.

Etymology.

Named for my friend, colleague and former student of the Doryctinae , Sandra Barbalho.