Eiphosoma dentator (Fabricius)

Fernández-Triana, José L. & Ravelo, Horacio Grillo, 2007, A taxonomic review of Cuban Eiphosoma Cresson (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), with biogeographical notes, Zootaxa 1655 (1), pp. 49-61 : 51-52

Eiphosoma dentator (Fabricius)

Ophion dentator Fabricius 1804: 138 . [Original description. Holotype ♀, GUYANA (ZMUC, not examined)] Eiphosoma annulata Cresson 1865: 54 . [Lectotype ♀, CUBA (ANSP, not examined). Designated by Cresson 1916: 16. Synonymized by Townes & Townes 1966: 162]

Eiphosoma texana Cresson 1872: 176 . [Holotype ♀, USA (ANSP, not examined). Synonymized by Gauld 2000: 82]

Eiphosoma variegatum Brèthes 1909: 230 . [Holotype ♀, PARAGUAY (MACN, not examined). Synonymized by Gauld 2000: 82]

Eiphosoma lacteum Cockerell 1913: 62 . [Holotype ♀, MEXICO (USNM, not examined). Synonymized by Gauld 2000: 82]

Eiphosoma saueri Costa Lima 1953: 188. [Holotype ♀, BRAZIL (FIOC, not examined). Synonymized by Townes & Townes 1966: 162]

Diagnosis. This species can be differentiated from all of the Neotropical species of Eiphosoma other than those belonging to the dentator species-group by the combination of metapleuron regularly punctate over its entire surface and forewing hyaline. The long malar space (0.60–0.80X the basal mandibular width), distal abscissa of forewing M spectral, propodeal pleural carina absent posteriorly and areolet elongately petiolate separate E. dentator from the other species in its species-group. In terms of the Cuban fauna, only E. bioeco sp. nov. exhibits the last character, but its completely pigmented distal abscissa of M and much shorter malar space permits easy separation of both species.

Variation. Most of the Cuban specimens are darker than specimens from Central America, according to the description in Gauld (2000), including black marks on lateral longitudinal sides of propodeum, anterior ventral side of metapleuron, epicnemium and dorsum of tergite III. In that sense they resemble the colour pattern of E. texanum Cresson , synonymized by Gauld (2000).

Material examined. WC. CH: Laguito, Marianao, iv-1967, P. Alayo ( IES, 1 ♀). LH: San Antonio de los Baños, vii-2004, Armas-Concepción (1 ♀, BIOECO); Bejucal, 1979, no further data (3 ♀, UCLV). MT: Agramonte, ii-1982, H. Grillo (1 ♀, UCLV); Playa Girón, Ciénaga de Zapata, v-1983, H. Grillo (1 ♀, UCLV); Ciénaga de Zapata, v-1964, I. García ( IES, 1 ♀); Torriente, vi-1982, H. Grillo (1 ♂, UCLV). CC. VC: Santa Clara, University, v & xii-1992, Ex Diaphania hyalinata ( Lepidoptera : Pyralidae ), E. Pozo; and v-1972, light trap, H. Grillo (5 ♀ & 1 ♂, UCLV). SS: Trinidad (not examined, data from Gundlach, 1886). CM: Nuevitas, vi-1966, Leal ( IES, 1 ♂). EC. GR: Barranca, Bayamo, 1995, J. Fernández ( BIOECO, 2 ♂); Media Luna, x- 2001, Ex Diaphania hyalinata (Pyralidae) , Yonie ( BIOECO, 1 ♂); Peralejo, Bayamo, iii & vii-1995, J. Fernández ( BIOECO, 8 ♀ & 1 ♂) and xi-2001, Ex Diaphania hyalinata (Pyralidae) , J. Fernández ( BIOECO, 2 ♀ & 1 ♂). SC: Cuabitas, Santiago de Cuba, ix-1956, P. Alayo ( IES, 1 ♀); Jardín Botánico, Santiago de Cuba, iv-1990, G. Garcés ( BIOECO, 1 ♂).