Notiospathius julianoi Rodríguez-Jiménez, 2016

Rodriguez-Jimenez, Andrea & Sarmiento, Carlos E., 2016, Taxonomic synopsis of Notiospathius Matthews & Marsh, 1973 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Colombia, Zootaxa 4132 (2), pp. 151-206 : 181-182

Notiospathius julianoi Rodríguez-Jiménez sp. nov.

( Figs 84–89 )

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from others by the following combination of characters. Temple narrow and swollen behind eye. Propodeal spine or tooth over hind coxa. Femora with a rounded protrusion in dorso-medial view. Second metasomal tergum costulate.

Description female. Body length: 5.85 mm.

Color. Head mainly honey yellow. Malar space yellow. Palpi pale yellow. Periocellar area dark brown. Scape yellow with a weakly longitudinal brown strip. Pedicel yellow with a wide longitudinal brown stripe. Flagellum with apically yellow annulus composed of 14 flagellomeres. Flagellomeres before annuli honey-brown to dark brown. Mesosoma mainly honey-brown. Mesoscutal lobes honey. Venter of mesosoma yellow-honey yellow. Pronotum honey to dark brown. Propodeum black, honey at apex. First tergum honey. Second tergum honey. Third tergum yellow basomedially and apically with a transversal light brown stripe. Fourth tergum yellow basomedially and apically with a transversal light brown stripe. Fifth tergum brown to yellow. Sixth tergum brown to yellow. Remaining terga pale yellow. Fore and middle femur pale yellow basally turning honey yellow. Fore and middle tibia honey yellow. Hind coxa honey yellow turning yellow apically. Hind trochanter pale yellow. Hind trochantellus pale yellow, honey at apex. Hind femur pale yellow basally, light brown apically. Hind tibia pale yellow basally, and the remaining honey. Hind tarsi honey. Wings dusky. Veins mainly brown. Tegula yellow. Stigma white-brown.

Head. Clypeus strongly rugose. Head 0.80 x higher than wide. Face transversely costate. Face minimum width/maximum width ratio 0.94. Frons transversely costate. Vertex transversely costate. Eye 1.19 x higher than wide. Ocell-ocular distance three diameter of lateral ocellus. Malar space 0.41 x eye height in lateral view. Temple/ eye length ratio in dorsal view 0.56. Temple swollen behind eye and narrow. Supraclypeal area 0.50 x head height in frontal view. Gena-temple area smooth. Scape 0.60 x first flagellomere length. Flagellomeres 40.

Mesosoma. Pronotum porcate laterally and rugose ventrally. Pronotal groove distinct. Pronotal groove laterally weakly scrobiculate-smooth. Propleuron coriaceous-scrobiculate area, smooth ventrally. Mesoscutal lobes coriaceous, strongly rugose along lateral edges. Notauli scrobiculate, reaching the end of mesoscutum. Mesoscutum medially strongly rugose. Scutellum (scutellar disc) coriaceous. Subalar groove distinct and scrobiculate. Precoxal sulcus broad, deep and scrobiculate; length 0.82 mesopleuron length. Mesopleuron porcate dorsally and medially, weakly porcate-coriaceous ventrally. Venter of mesosoma coriaceous. Metapleuron rugose. Propodeum rugose without two sublateral, longitudinal and complete carinae, and without a median, longitudinal and complete carinae. Propodeal apico-lateral corners with distinct tubercle. Propodeal spine or tooth over hind coxa present. Propodeal spine over hind coxa.

Wings: fore wing. 2RS/2M ratio 0.50. Vein m-cu interstitial with or slightly before vein 2RS. Vein (RS+M)b indistinct. Vein (RS+M)b/2RS ratio 0.005. Vein r 0.30 length of vein 3 RSa. Vein 1cu-a slightly postfurcal to vein 1M. Hind wing. Vein M+CU/1M ratio 0.49. Vein m-cu nebulous. Vein cu-a 0.13 length of 1M. Vein r-m/1M ratio 0.26. Vein SC+R complete.

Legs. Hind coxa dorsally costate-rugose. Ventral part of hind coxa rugose. Hind coxa without basoventral tubercle. Hind coxa 0.50 length of hind femur. Femora with a rounded protrusion in dorso-medial view. Hind femur in dorsal view weakly striate-weakly coriaceous.

Metasoma. Basal sternal plate length/first tergum length ratio 0.79. First tergum 3.12 x longer than apical width. First tergum rugose on basal three fourths, costate on apical fourth. Second tergum costulate. Third tergum smooth and polished. Suture between second and third tergum absent. Fourth tergum and remainder of terga smooth and polished. Ovipositor 8.00 mm long. Ovipositor 2.35 x length of metasoma. Ovipositor 6.15 x length of first tergum.

Variation with respect to holotype. Female. Body length: 4.70–5.85 mm. Color. Periocellar area honey-dark brown. Scape yellow with a weakly longitudinal light brown stripe. Pedicel yellow with a weakly longitudinal light brown stripe. Annulus with 11–12 flagellomeres yellow apically. Flagellomeres before annuli brown to dark brown. Venter of mesosoma honey yellow. First tergum honey-dark brown. Second tergum brown. Third tergum yellow. Fore and middle femur honey yellow. Hind coxa honey turning yellow apically. Stigma white-dark brown.

Head. Face minimum width/maximum width ratio 0.91–0.94. Eye 1.19–1.26 x higher than wide. Malar space 0.39–0.45 x eye height in lateral view. Temple/eye length ratio in dorsal view 0.56–0.62. Scape 0.57–0.60 x first flagellomere length. Flagellomeres 36–40.

Mesosoma. Mesopleuron porcate dorsally and medially, weakly rugose-coriaceous ventrally. Venter of mesosoma coriaceous-weakly coriaceous. Propodeal apico-lateral corners with weak tubercle.

Wings: fore wing. 2RS/2M ratio 0.41–0.50. Vein (RS+M)b/2RS ratio 0.005–0.01. Vein 1cu-a interstitial to vein 1M. Hind wing. Vein M+CU/1M ratio 0.49–0.55. Vein cu-a 0.13–0.16 length of 1M. Vein r-m/1M ratio 0.23– 0.26.

Legs. Ventral part of hind coxa rugose-granulate. Hind coxa 0.50 length of hind femur. Femora with a rounded protrusion in dorso-medial view (sometimes indistinct in hind femur).

Metasoma. Basal sternal plate length/first tergum length ratio 0.77. First tergum 3.12–3.82 x longer than apical width. Ovipositor 6.70–8.00 mm long. Ovipositor 3.35–2.48 x length of metasoma. Ovipositor 6.15–6.70 x length of first tergum.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Colombia.

Biology. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype female (IAvH). Colombia, Amazonas-PNN Amacayacu Matamata, 3º23'S 70º06'W, 150m, Malaise. 17.xii-2000– 02.i.2001. A. Parente Leg. IAvH-E 114278.

Paratype. Female ( ICN): Colombia, Putumayo PNN La Paya Mamansoya Tiera alta, 0º6'S 74º58'W, 350m, malaise, 22–26.ix.2001, D. Campos Leg. M.2082, ICN 0 88413.

Etymology. This species is named after Juliano Nunes for his valuable collaboration.

Figures

FIGURES 84 – 89. Notiospathius julianoi sp. nov.: 84) habitus, 85) head in dorsal view, 86) mesosoma in dorsal view, 87) second metasomal tergum, 88) mesosoma in lateral view, and 89) metasoma in dorsal view. Scale bar: 1 mm.