Notiospathius tayronensis 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 : 196-198

Notiospathius tayronensis Rodríguez-Jiménez sp. nov.

( Figs 114–117 )

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from others by the following combination of characters. Temple narrow and swollen behind eye. Hind wing vein SC+R incomplete. Femora with a rounded protrusion in dorsomedial view. Hind femur in dorsal view coriaceous. Second metasomal tergum costulate-rugulose. Suture between second and third tergum, strongly and straight.

Description female. Body length: 4.55 mm.

Color. Head mainly honey yellow-dark brown. Eye orbits yellow. Malar space brown-honey yellow. Palpi pale yellow. Periocellar area honey yellow. Scape yellow. Pedicel yellow. Antennae broken. Visible flagellomeres honey yellow-light brown. Mesosoma mainly dark brown-black. Lateral mesoscutal lobes honey turning brown. Median mesoscutal lobe honey yellow. Venter of mesosoma brown. Pronotum honey to dark brown. Propodeum black. First tergum dark brown to black. Second tergum brown-dark brown. Third tergum brown with apical margin yellow. Fourth tergum brown-yellow. Fifth tergum brown to yellow. Sixth tergum brown to yellow. Remaining terga yellow-brown except the last one, which is pale yellow. Fore and middle femur light brown-brown. Fore and middle tibia light brown. Hind coxa dark brown with pale yellow apically. Hind trochanter white. Hind trochantellus white with at apex honey. Hind femur brown. Hind tibia brown, pale yellow basally. Hind tarsi honey. Wings lightly dusky. Veins mainly brown. Tegula yellow. Stigma white-brown.

Head. Clypeus strongly rugose. Head 0.80 x higher than wide. Face transversely costate-rugose. Face minimum width/maximum width ratio 0.85. Frons transversely costate-rugose. Vertex transversely costate. Eye 1.16 x higher than wide. Ocell-ocular distance three diameter of lateral ocellus. Malar space 0.34 x eye height in lateral view. Temple/eye length ratio in dorsal view 0.48. Temple swollen behind eye and narrow. Supraclypeal area 0.40 x head height in frontal view. Gena-temple area smooth-weakly costate. Scape 0.60 x first flagellomere length. Flagellomeres 13 (antennae broken).

Mesosoma. Pronotum rugose-coriaceous laterally and rugose ventrally. Pronotal groove distinct. Pronotal groove laterally scrobiculate-smooth. Propleuron weakly coriaceous-weakly rugose-smooth. Mesoscutal lobes coriaceous. Notauli scrobiculate, not reaching the end of mesoscutum. Mesoscutum medially costate-rugose. Scutellum (scutellar disc) coriaceous. Subalar groove distinct and scrobiculate. Precoxal sulcus narrow, deep and scrobiculate; length 0.76 mesopleuron length. Mesopleuron coriaceous-weakly rugose dorsally, coriaceous with one carina medially and coriaceous ventrally. Venter of mesosoma coriaceous. Metapleuron weakly rugose, rugoseareolate. Propodeum costate-rugulose. Propodeum with a median and two lateral longitudinal and complete carinae. Propodeal apico-lateral corners absent. Propodeal spine or tooth over hind coxa absent.

Wings: fore wing. 2RS/2M ratio 0.50. Vein m-cu reaching vein RS+Ma before vein 2RS. Vein (RS+M)b distinct. Vein (RS+M)b/2RS ratio 0.03. Vein r 0.30 length of vein 3 RSa. Vein 1cu-a interstitial with or slightly postfurcal to vein 1M. Hind wing. Vein M+CU/1M ratio 0.54. Vein m-cu nebulous. Vein cu-a 0.11 length of 1M. Vein r-m/1M ratio 0.22. Vein SC+R incomplete.

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

Metasoma. Basal sternal plate length/first tergum length ratio 0.61. First tergum 2.57 x longer than apical width. First tergum costate-rugulose. Second tergum costulate-rugulose. Third tergum finely costulate-rugulose on basal half, smooth on apical half. Suture between second and third tergum present. Suture between second and third tergum strong. Suture between second and third tergum straight. Fourth tergum smooth with a few area strongly weakly coriaceous, remainder of terga smooth. Ovipositor 4.70 mm long. Ovipositor 1.68 x length of metasoma. Ovipositor 5.20 x length of first tergum.

Variation with respect to holotype. Female. Body length: 4.00– 4.55 mm. Color. Head mainly honey yellow, or light brown-brown. Eye orbits honey yellow. Malar space brown, or honey yellow. Palpi pale yellow-honey. Periocellar area light brown. Scape honey yellow. Pedicel honey yellow. Mesosoma mainly honey-dark brown. Lateral mesoscutal lobes honey yellow to brown, or honey-dark brown. Median mesoscutal lobe honey-brown. Venter of mesosoma honey to brown, or dark brown. Pronotum honey yellow to dark brown. Propodeum dark brown. First tergum dark brown. Second tergum honey to brown. Third tergum honey to honey yellow. Fourth tergum honey to honey yellow. Fifth tergum honey to honey yellow. Sixth tergum honey to honey yellow.

Remaining terga honey yellow except the last one, which is pale yellow. Fore and middle femur yellow. Fore and middle tibia yellow. Hind coxa honey turning yellow apically, or dark brown with yellow apically. Hind femur honey. Hind tibia yellow, pale yellow basally. Hind tarsi light brown.

Head. Face rugulose-weakly transversely costate. Face minimum width/maximum width ratio 0.83–0.85. Eye 1.16–1.25 x higher than wide. Malar space 0.33–0.34 x eye height in lateral view. Temple/eye length ratio in dorsal view 0.48–0.53. Gena-temple area smooth. Scape 0.50–0.62 x first flagellomere length.

Mesosoma. Notauli weakly scrobiculate. Mesoscutum medially costate- weakly rugose. Precoxal sulcus length 0.76–0.85 mesopleuron length. Two sublateral, longitudinal and complete carinae absent. Propodeum without a median, longitudinal and complete carinae.

Wings: fore wing. 2RS/2M ratio 0.43–0.50. Vein (RS+M)b/2RS ratio 0.03–0.17. Vein r 0.30–0.40 length of vein 3 RSa. Hind wing. Vein M+CU/1M ratio 0.50–0.54. Vein cu-a 0.11–0.18 length of 1M. Vein r-m/1M ratio 0.21–0.23.

Legs. Hind coxa 0.50–0.60 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 0.57–0.66. First tergum 2.41–2.58 x longer than apical width. Fourth tergum and remainder of terga smooth and polished. Ovipositor 3.80–5.10 mm long. Ovipositor 1.68–2.10 x length of metasoma. Ovipositor 5.10–6.00 x length of first tergum.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Colombia.

Biology. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype female (IAvH). Colombia, Magdalena, PNN Tayrona, Cañaveral, 11º20'N 74º2'W, 30m. Malaise 14–30.viii.2000, R. Henriquez Leg.IAvH-E 113994.

Paratypes. Female ( ICN), Colombia, Magdalena, PNN Tayrona Cañaveral, 11º20'N 74º2'W, 30m, Malaise 14–29.vi.2000, R. Henriquez Leg. M.238 ICN 0 88414 and two females (IAvH): Colombia, Magdalena, PNN Tayrona Cañaveral, 11º20'N 74º2'W, 30m, malaise 13–30.v.2000, R. Henriquez Leg. M.134, IAvH-E 114139 and IAvH-E 114140.

Etymology. The name of this species refers to PNN Tayrona, the place in Colombia where this new species was collected.

Figures

FIGURES 114 – 117. Notiospathius tayronensis sp. nov.: 114) habitus, 115) metasoma in dorsal view, 116) mesosoma in lateral view, and 117) head and mesosoma in dorsal view. Scale bar: 1 mm.