Cremnops haematodes (Brullé), Brulle

Tucker, Erika M., Chapman, Eric G. & Sharkey, Michael J., 2015, A revision of the New World species of Cremnops Förster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae), Zootaxa 3916 (1), pp. 1-83 : 55

Cremnops haematodes (Brullé)

[ Plate 14 , Figs A–I]

Agathis haematodes Brullé, 1846 . Male. Synonymized with C. haematodes by Marsh, 1979. Agathis liberator Brullé, 1846 . Synonymized with C. haematodes by Marsh, 1979. Agathis liberatrix Schulz, 1906 . Emendation for A. liberator .

Agathis nigrosternum Morrison, 1917 . Female. Synonymized with C. nigrosternum by Marsh, 1979. Cremnops nigrosternum (Morrison, 1917) . NEW SYNONYMY

Bracon szepligetii Morrison, 1917 . Female. Synonymized with C. nigrosternum by Marsh, 1961.

Diagnosis. This species is distinguished by its long malar space, non-prominent scutal flange, and large number of hind tibial spines (4–12).

Description. Holotype: male. Body length 8 mm (7–10 mm).

Head (Figs C & F). Antennae broken on type specimen, 36–40 flagellomeres. Lateral carina of frons weak, ending immediately anteriad lateral ocellus. Interocellar space not elevated, level with lateral ocelli. Malar space 1.0x (1.0–1.5x) eye height. Apical tooth of mandible not extending past margin of basal lobe.

Mesosoma (Figs D, E & H). Subpronopes adjacent, separated by a partition wider than the longitudinal length of the dorsomedial portion of pronotum. Median mesonotal lobe weakly depressed medially. Notaulus smooth (sometimes weakly foveolate). Scutellar sulcus with 1 (1–3) longitudinal carina. Hind margin of posterolateral scutal flange not prominent; rather: 90° to obtuse. Mesoscutellar trough with (to without) longitudinal carinae laterally. Metanotal trough without extensive longitudinal carinae laterally. Sternaulus with 5 (4–6) pits; about 1/ 2x (1/3–1/ 2x) length of mesopleuron. Discrimen foveolate (to smooth). Medial propodeal areola with 3 (3–5) transverse carinae. Metapleuron rugose on ventral 1/3.

Hind leg (Fig. I). Femur length about 3.5x width. Trochantellar carina absent. Distal tibia with 7 (4–12) spines. Inner tooth of inner and outer claws asymmetrical (or symmetrical), broad, angled quadrangular-shaped.

Fore wing (Fig. G). Melanic, or hyaline with melanic tint; veins melanic; stigma melanic. 2nd submarginal cell about as high as wide. Hyaline spot in anterior part of 1st submarginal cell and basal part of 2nd discal cell.

Metasoma (Figs A & B). 1st median tergite length about 1.2x apical width, apical width about 2.5x basal width.

Body Color Orange, except melanic as follows: hind trochanter, trochantellus, distal femur and tibia, tarsus (to black: head, ventral pronotum and mesopleuron, legs).

Biology. Host —Unknown.

Adults Collected —March to October, & December (Florida).

Geographic Range —British Columbia to New York, south to Mexico. See map in Appendix II.

Comments. I have examined the type specimens of C. haematodes and C. nigrosternum and determined that they are two color variations of the same species. The type specimen of C. meabilis , however, is distinctly different from C. haematodes with a shorter malar space (0.7–1.0x eye height instead of 1.0–1.3x) and only 2 or 3 hind tibial spines instead of 4–12.

Material examined. HOLOTYPE: Agathis haematodes , male, Philadelphia, PA, Coll. M. Serville, ( MNHN) (H3446); A. nigrosternum , female, Southern Pines, North Carolina, v- 21 N.O., A.H. Manes, Type no. 20479 ( USNM) (H3474); Bracon szepligetii , female, Calvert, Texas ( USNM) (H3484). Non-Types: 71 ( FSCA), 4 ( CNC), 9 ( CAS), 1 ( ESSIG), 4 ( UCFC), 8 ( MCZ), 1 ( MNHN), 5 ( HIC), 2 ( UAIC). For holotype and additional images see Appendix VIII.

Figures

PLATE 14. Cremnops haematodes. A. lateral habitus; B. dorsal habitus; C. lateral head; D. mesopleuron; E. mesoscutum; F. face; G. wings; H. propodeum; I. hind leg with distal tibial spines insert.