Achrysocharoides cuspidatus, Hansson, Christer, 2012

Hansson, Christer, 2012, Achrysocharoides Girault (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) new to tropical America, with eight new species, ZooKeys 173, pp. 79-108 : 86-87

Achrysocharoides cuspidatus sp. n. Figures 13-17

Material.

Holotype female (INBio) glued to a card, labelled "Costa Rica: Punta– renas, 1km S del Cerro Biolley, 1300-1450m, 23. viii– 13.ix.1996, R. Villalobos, Malaise Trap, LS 331700/572100, #44870".

Diagnosis. Frons above frontal suture with raised and strong reticulation (Fig. 13); pronotum with a transverse carina close to posterior margin (Fig. 15); midlobe of mes oscutum with raised and strong reticulation, reticulate part triangular in posterior part with narrow part pointing at scutellum (Fig. 15); scutellum with two sublateral rows of foveae, surface between rows of foveae smooth and shiny (Fig. 15); postmarginal vein 1.0 × as long as stigmal vein; propodeum with two submedian carinae, strongly diverging posteriorly, and with plicae (Fig. 15); propodeal callus with three setae.

Description.

FEMALE. Length 1.6 mm.

Scape white, pedicel metallic bluish-green, flagellum dark brown. Frons below frontal suture golden-green with scrobes golden-red, above frontal suture metallic bluish-purple (Fig. 16). Vertex metallic bluish-green. Mesoscutum, scutellum and propodeum metallic bluish-green (Fig. 17). Fore coxa white with base infuscate, mid coxa pale brown with metallic tinges, hind coxa dark and metallic; remaining parts of legs white. Forewing hyaline with a weak median infuscate spot. Petiole dark brown with metallic tinges. Gaster with tergites 1+2 metallic bluish-green, remaining tergites brown with metallic blue tinges.

Frons with raised and strong reticulation, scrobes smooth (Fig. 13). Vertex smooth and shiny, inside ocellar triangle with raised and strong reticulation (Fig. 14). Occipital margin with a sharp carina behind ocellar triangle (Fig. 14). Ratios: length of flagellomeres I/II/III/IV/V (excl. spicule) 1.7/1.7/1.6/1.0/1.0.

Pronotum with a strong transverse carina close to posterior margin (Fig. 15). Midlobe of mesoscutum with raised and strong reticulation; sidelobes with raised and weak reticulation; notaular depressions smooth and shiny (Fig. 15). Scutellum with two sublateral rows of foveae, medially between rows of foveae smooth and shiny, outside rows of foveae with raised and weak reticulation (Fig. 15). Axillae smooth and shiny (Fig. 15). Dorsellum slightly concave, smooth and shiny, with two foveae anterolaterally (Fig. 15). Forewing speculum closed below; costal cell bare. Propodeum with two submedian carinae, strongly diverging posteriorly, and with plicae; propodeal surface smooth and shiny (Fig. 15); propodeal callus with three setae. Petiolar foramen rounded.

Petiole as long as wide, dorsal surface smooth. Gaster slightly elongate.

MALE. Unknown.

Etymology.

From the Latin cuspidatus = make pointed, referring to reticulate part on midlobe of mesoscutum that is pointed towards scutellum.

Distribution.

Costa Rica.