Retusigaster brevitarsis (Mao, 1949)

Kang, Ilgoo, 2022, Three new species of Retusigaster Dangerfield, Austin & Whitfield, 1999 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cardiochilinae) with an illustrated key to the New World species, ZooKeys 1092, pp. 47-62 : 47

Retusigaster brevitarsis (Mao, 1949)

Material examined.

Non-type specimens USA: 1♀; Saugus, Los Angeles , California; 18.viii.1917; J. Bequaers. Deposited in MCZ . 1♀; Warren, San Diego , California; 13.viii.1917; J. Bequaers. Deposited in MCZ .

Diagnosis.

Members of Retusigaster brevitarsis are most similar to R. rubidus . Retusigaster brevitarsis can be distinguished from other members of the genus by the following characters: body length (~ 7.0mm); notauli smooth (Key image 3A); mesoscutum mostly orange pale; forewing entirely infuscate with dark (Key image 5B); metasoma mostly orange pale.

Description.

See Mao (1949).

Male. Unknown.

Biology.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Nearctic region (USA).