Paphanus paloi Penteado-Dias, 2019

Sharkey, Michael J., enteado-Dias, Angelica Maria, Smith, M. Alex, Winnie Hallwachs, & Janzen, Daniel, 2019, Synopsis of New World Sigalphinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with the description of two new species and a key to genera, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 68, pp. 1-11 : 1

Paphanus paloi Penteado-Dias sp. n.

Fig. 1A-F

Diagnosis.

Lengths: body 10.0 mm, fore wing 9.3 mm. The following characters separate this species from P. drechseli van Achterberg & Riedel, 2009: fore wing membrane yellowish, infuscate apically, not infuscate near veins and hind wing yellowish with vein 1-M sinuous. The following characters separate this species from P. priscillae Braet, 2014: hind coxa yellowish with darkened patch, 1-cu-a of fore wing postfurcal, scutellum not protruding in lateral view and length of first tergite more than 1.8 times the apical width. The following characters separate this species from both P. drechseli and P. priscillae : face largely rugulose, notauli crenulate.

Male.

Unknown

Hosts.

Unknown.

Type material.

Holotype: ♀ (DCBU 264287), "Magda, SP, Brasil, Fazenda São Francisco BIOTA NOROESTE, 05.XII.2007, Malaise trap, S20 28'25 W50 17 ’36”, F. Noll coll.. Paratypes: 50 ♀♀ (DCBU 264297 - DCBU 264346) same data as holotype except date, 16.X.2007. Same data as holotype, 9 ♀♀ (DCBU 264288 to DCBU 264296), 2 ♀♀ (NHMUK), 2 ♀♀ (HNHM), 2 ♀♀ (NBCN), 2 ♀♀ (HIC), 2♀♀ (EMUS), 3 ♀♀ (MNHN).

Etymology.

Named in memoriam of our friend, Haroldo Palo Jr., for his work as a photographer and naturalist.

Figures

Figure 1. Paphanus paloi: A Lateral habitus B Dorsal habitus C Lateral habitus D Dorsal head and mesosoma E Anterior head F Dorsal metasoma.