Calliscelio suni Chen & Johnson

Chen, Hua-yan, Masner, Lubomir & Johnson, Norman F., 2017, New World species of the genus Calliscelio Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Scelioninae), ZooKeys 648, pp. 1-136 : 113-119

Calliscelio suni Chen & Johnson sp. n. Figures 250-255

Description.

Body length of female: 1.80-2.18 mm (n=20). Body length of male: 1.70-2.16 mm (n=20). Color of head: brown throughout; yellow throughout; orange throughout. Color of antennal clava (A7-A12): A7-A9 brown, A10-A12 white; A7-A9 brown, A10-A12 yellow; brown. Shape of head: subglobose. Central keel of frons: absent. Setation of upper frons: with sparse, short setae. IOS/EH: IOS distinctly less than EH. Sculpture of ventrolateral frons: smooth. Sculpture of frons below median ocellus: smooth. Sculpture of posterior vertex: smooth; granulate; transversely striate; granulate to rugulose above hyperoccipital carina, smooth below. Hyperoccipital carina: absent; present. Occipital carina medially: interrupted. Length of OOL: greater than 0.5 × ocellar diameter. Sculpture of postgena behind outer orbit: smooth. Ocular setae: absent. A4 in female: as long as A3. A5 in female: shorter than A3, distinctly longer than wide. Shape of female A6: as long as wide. Form of male antennal flagellomeres: filiform, A11 approximately 4.0 × longer than wide. Length of A5 tyloid in male: approximately 0.3 × length of A5.

Color of mesosoma in female: orange throughout; yellow throughout. Color of mesosoma in male: orange throughout; variably orange to pale brown; yellow throughout. Sculpture of dorsal pronotal area: rugose. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: smooth. Notaulus: percurrent or nearly so. Sculpture of mesoscutum: smooth with sparse punctures; granulate. Shape of mesoscutellum: semiellipsoidal. Foveolae of scutoscutellar sulcus between notauli: smaller than those along margin of axilla. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: anterior half granulate, posterior half smooth. Shape of metascutellum: posterior marging rounded, approximately 3.0 × wider than long. Sculpture of metascutellum in female: smooth; rugose. Sculpture of metascutellum in male: rugose. Dorsal propodeum in female: not excavate medially, lateral propodeal carinae meeting anteromedially. Sculpture of dorsal propodeum in female: rugose; smooth to rugulose. Sculpture of dorsal propodeum in male: rugose. Median keels on propodeum in female: absent. Mesopleural carina: absent. Sculpture of mesepisternum below mesopleural depression: smooth. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: largely smooth, rugose ventrally. Color of legs: orange throughout; pale yellow throughout. Sculpture of hind coxa: smooth.

Color of fore wing: hyaline. Rs+M: nebulose, weakly pigmented. Setae on R: long, erect, surpassing the margin of the wing. Length of R: distinctly shorter than r-rs. Length of R1: approximately as long as 2.0 × length of r-rs.

Color of metasoma in female: variably orange to pale brown; yellow throughout. Color of metasoma in male: variably orange to pale brown; brown throughout. Horn on T1 in female: absent. Sculpture of posterior margin of T1 in female: longitudinally striate throughout. Sculpture of T1 in male: longitudinally striate. Development of longitudinal striae on T2 in female: reaching the middle of T2 medially; present on the anterior margin of T2. Sculpture of T3: smooth. Shape of T6 in female: short, wider than long or as long as wide. Sculpture of S3: smooth.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Calliscelio absum , Calliscelio extenuatus , Calliscelio minutia and Calliscelio ruga in size and habitus. It can be separated from Calliscelio absum by the percurrent notaulus, from Calliscelio extenuatus and Calliscelio ruga by the bare compound eyes and from Calliscelio minutia by the smooth frons and the entirely hyaline fore wing.

Etymology.

The epithet is derived from the name of a famous character in the Chinese classical novel Journey to the West, Sun Wukong, who knows 72 transformations. It refers the remarkable polymorphism of this species and should be treated as a genitive noun.

Link to distribution map.

[http://hol.osu.edu/map-full.html?id=364057]

Material examined.

Holotype, female: COLOMBIA: Chocó Dept., visitor's center, M.815, 2m, 06°01'N 77°20'W, Utría Natural National Park, 28. IX– 15.X.2000, Malaise trap, J. Perez, OSUC 182752 (deposited in IAVH). Paratypes: (1756 females, 235 males) BOLIVIA: 19 females, OSUC 534033, 534045- 534047, 534060- 534062, 534147- 534148, 534152- 534155, 534158, 534162- 534163, 534183, 534188- 534189 (CNCI). BRAZIL: 1297 females, 41 males, OSUC 534534, 534542, 557198- 557199, 557203, 557362, 557376- 557377 (CNCI); OSUC 251769- 251773, 252075- 252081, 252083- 252085, 252088, 252090- 252091, 252093, 252095- 252096, 252098- 252104, 252107- 252108, 252110, 252112- 252114, 252116- 252126, 252128- 252129, 252131- 252136, 252138, 252140, 252142- 252144, 252146- 252147, 322153, 322372- 322376, 322378- 322380, 322382, 322384, 322533, 322540, 322544, 322549, 322667- 322669, 322672- 322675, 323006, 323008, 323079, 323082, 323085, 323552, 323929, 323952- 323957, 323960- 323961, 326190, 326221, 326223, 326225, 326227, 326229, 326231- 326234, 326236- 326243, 326245- 326247, 326396, 326398- 326403, 326500, 326504, 326506- 326520, 326534- 326537, 326539- 326542, 326544- 326545, 337162- 337166, 343651- 343653, 346126, 346135, 346141, 346161, 346166- 346167, 346176, 346185, 346855, 346872- 346873, 346881, 346887, 346948, 346951, 347026, 347031, 347042, 347044, 347061, 347072, 347077, 347091, 347955- 347957, 347959, 347962, 347971- 347972, 347977- 347978, 347980, 347986- 347987, 347989, 347995, 347997- 347999, 348002- 348003, 348006, 348010, 348012, 348066- 348067, 348069, 348076, 348101- 348102, 348104, 348106, 348116, 348125, 348134, 348139, 348141, 348144, 348147- 348148, 348150, 348153- 348154, 348264, 348273, 348275, 348278, 348286, 348336, 348347- 348348, 348486, 348503, 348506, 348510- 348511, 348633, 348640, 348658, 348665, 352050, 352052- 352054, 352057, 352060, 352069, 352080- 352082, 352360, 352362- 352364, 353037, 353040- 353044, 353046, 353421- 353425, 353428, 353555- 353569, 354762, 354793, 354798 - 354799, 354806, 354813, 354827- 354830, 354871- 354872, 354893, 354897, 354904- 354905, 355027- 355030, 355035, 355037, 355039- 355040, 355170- 355177, 361081, 361098- 361102, 361104, 361709- 361711, 362559, 362587, 362590, 362596- 362605, 363848, 363850- 363855, 366691, 366693- 366695, 366697, 366699- 366700, 366702- 366703, 366706- 366710, 366713- 366720, 366722- 366724, 366781, 366783- 366789, 366791, 366809- 366812, 366937, 366940- 366942, 366946- 366952, 366967- 366973, 366975- 366982, 366986- 366989, 368048- 368059, 368061, 368411- 368412, 368421, 368574- 368579, 370900- 370904, 370909- 370914, 370916- 370919, 370922, 370925- 370928, 371786, 371815- 371816, 371831- 371832, 371834- 371835, 371853- 371854, 372545- 372548, 374556, 374558- 374559, 374562, 374568- 374574, 374576- 374585, 374588- 374590, 374594, 374622, 374631- 374636, 374715- 374716, 374733- 374736, 374738, 374743- 374748, 376485, 376487, 376489- 376491, 376493- 376497, 376501- 376504, 376506- 376508, 376510- 376517, 376525- 376526, 376529, 376532- 376537, 376539, 376543- 376544, 376546- 376548, 376930, 376935, 376941- 376942, 376967- 376975, 376977, 376980, 376983- 376984, 377492- 377493, 378017- 378018, 378020, 378023- 378025, 378027- 378031, 378036- 378040, 378042- 378044, 378046, 378048- 378051, 378053, 378056- 378059, 378067, 378071, 378073- 378079, 378081- 378084, 378086- 378088, 378601- 378602, 378964- 378966, 378968, 378970- 378971, 378974, 378978, 378980- 378981, 380190- 380192 (MZSP); OSUC 235892, 283519- 283520, 322383, 322534, 323962- 323963, 323965- 323969, 323971, 323975- 323982, 343650, 343654- 343671, 343675- 343676, 344391, 344393, 344406, 344411, 344415, 344477, 344486, 344493- 344494, 344499- 344501, 344511, 344516, 344518, 344526- 344528, 344533- 344535, 344545, 345071, 345073, 345075, 345077, 345081, 345083, 345086- 345088, 345090, 345094, 345109, 345117- 345118, 345124, 345213, 345217, 345225- 345226, 345232, 345250, 345252, 345254, 345257, 345302, 345304, 345310, 345320, 345324, 345329, 345334, 345347, 345421, 345425, 345434, 345438, 345441, 345458, 345467, 345476, 345487, 345536, 345540- 345543, 345549, 345553, 345561, 345593, 345859- 345860, 345871, 346452- 346454, 346699, 346719, 346724, 346727, 346736- 346737, 346739, 346747, 346780- 346781, 346791, 346803, 346807, 346809, 346812- 346813, 346820, 346823, 346825- 346827, 346994, 346998, 347001- 347002, 347008, 347010, 347020, 347203, 347209, 347219, 347225, 347228, 347232, 347235, 347239, 347241- 347243, 347255- 347256, 347269, 347272, 347288, 347388- 347389, 347391, 347393, 347405, 347410, 347413, 347425, 347428- 347429, 347433, 347439, 347448- 347449, 347473- 347474, 347480, 347484- 347485, 347494- 347495, 347498, 347510, 347512, 347516, 347528- 347529, 347531, 347534, 347536, 347538, 347540, 347550, 347552, 347554, 347648, 347651, 347661, 347675- 347677, 347680, 347683, 347685, 347735- 347736, 347739, 347741, 347752, 347755- 347756, 347773- 347776, 347842, 347847, 347854, 347876, 347879- 347880, 347882- 347884, 347886, 347890, 347895, 347898, 347900, 347904, 347910, 348155, 348160, 348958- 348959, 348967, 348973, 349002, 349012, 349016, 349020, 349105, 349112- 349118, 349120, 349123, 349127, 349141- 349144, 349148, 349202- 349204, 349207- 349210, 349358- 349365, 349369, 349371- 349375, 349479- 349482, 349484- 349488, 349493, 349497, 349502, 349507- 349508, 349514, 349516, 349638, 349642- 349645, 349647- 349648, 349650- 349651, 349654, 349660- 349661, 349664, 349666, 349669, 349673- 349674, 349676, 349681, 349684, 349687, 349690, 349694, 349697, 349710, 349712- 349713, 349722, 349755, 349757- 349762, 349764- 349766, 349768- 349770, 349772, 349774- 349775, 349777- 349778, 351244, 351246, 351252, 351262, 351264, 351266, 351269, 351278- 351279, 351287, 351294, 351298, 351307, 351313- 351314, 351327- 351328, 351330- 351331, 351397- 351398, 351400- 351401, 351404- 351405, 351408, 351423, 351450, 351453, 351459- 351460, 351465, 351475, 351478- 351479, 351499, 351502, 351504, 351523- 351524, 351626- 351627, 351629, 351674- 351675, 351703, 351808, 351810- 351814, 351816, 351820- 351822, 351825, 351827- 351828, 351830, 351834- 351835, 351848, 351854, 351856, 351858- 351861, 351865, 351896- 351898, 351900- 351902, 351905, 352064, 352070, 352072- 352075, 352077, 352079, 352361, 352803- 352805, 352807- 352809, 352811, 352813, 353178- 353180, 353182- 353186, 353626, 353645- 353647, 353658- 353660, 353668- 353669, 353708, 353722- 353724, 353728- 353730, 353733- 353738, 353740- 353744, 353747- 353748, 353752, 353755- 353756, 353934- 353938, 353940, 353943- 353944, 353961- 353962, 353967, 354040, 354054, 354059, 354092, 354100, 354102, 354111, 354113, 354716- 354717, 354720- 354721, 354723- 354724, 354747, 354749, 355318, 357018- 357020, 357025, 357051, 357057- 357059, 359048, 366534, 371787- 371814, 371828- 371830, 371838, 371845- 371848, 373754- 373756, 373758- 373760, 373763- 373769, 373771- 373772, 373774- 373778, 373780- 373783, 375303- 375307, 375309, 375311- 375314, 375317, 376052- 376056, 376058- 376062, 376522- 376523, 377498- 377503, 378016, 378019, 378021- 378022, 378026, 378032, 378034, 378045, 378047, 378060- 378062, 378064, 378066, 378068, 378070, 378072, 378593- 378594, 378596, 378598- 378600, 381086, 427455, 495357- 495383, 534646, 534648, 534650, 534692- 534694, 55907- 55908, 55948, 577000- 577004, 577017, 577125- 577127, 577129- 577133, 577135- 577136, 577151- 577153, 577158, 577160, 577163- 577169, 577171- 577172, 61523, 63534 (OSUC). COLOMBIA: 162 females, 143 males, OSUC 557414- 557419, 557428- 557443, 557445- 557457, 557473- 557475, 557477, 557480- 557487, 557489- 557496, 557498- 557501, 557503- 557509, 557511- 557514, 557516- 557517, 557519- 557525, 557527- 557534, 557552, 557557, 557565, 557604- 557607, 557613, 557617- 557618, 557642- 557644 (CNCI); OSUC 144159- 144163, 144166, 152141, 162504, 162507, 162591, 162602, 162620, 166587, 178016- 178017, 178090, 178093, 178160, 178178- 178180, 182595, 188680, 188683, 188686, 188937, 189185, 189203, 189210, 189221, 189295- 189296, 191097, 191109- 191111, 191146- 191147, 192357, 193292, 193295- 193296, 193347- 193348, 193401, 193425, 193543, 193548- 193549, 193564, 193595, 193698- 193699, 193845, 193861- 193862, 193865, 193875, 193877- 193878, 193938, 202076- 202077, 202080, 231810, 231824, 231827, 232299, 232301, 249900- 249901, 253459, 253462, 259752- 259753, 259761, 259765, 262545, 262601, 262606- 262608, 262941, 262948, 262953- 262954, 267808, 268909- 268910, 269214- 269215, 269218- 269220, 269222, 272081, 272089, 273458, 275810, 276045, 276185- 276186, 276243, 279661, 279841, 279905, 279913, 279918, 279924- 279925, 279930, 280113, 280180, 280202, 363598, 372636, 377412- 377414, 377417, 76993, 76995 (IAVH); OSUC 143971, 143974, 182487, 182741, 182757- 182759, 188550, 188625, 188677, 188940, 188942- 188943, 188960- 188961, 189213, 189215, 189218- 189220, 189266, 189269, 189274, 191107, 191151, 191182, 191200, 191298, 191304, 191310, 191314, 191317, 191364, 191367, 191372, 191375, 191385, 191388- 191389, 193142, 193145, 193158- 193159, 193177, 193194, 193800, 193813, 193846, 253460, 259756, 267809, 269213, 269221, 269223, 269352- 269353, 269357, 269430, 269432, 269436, 269440- 269443, 269481, 269937- 269940, 274570, 274966, 274972, 275026, 279906- 279907, 279910, 279917, 280196, 77001, 77005, 77008- 77009, 77011 (OSUC). COSTA RICA: 20 females, 1 male, OSUC 532461, 532476, 532495, 532505, 532556, 532575, 532614, 532695- 532696, 532709, 532723, 532728, 532730, 532753, 532773, 532786- 532787, 532789, 532796, 532831, 532833 (CNCI). ECUADOR: 98 females, 14 males, OSUC 458486, 458489- 458490, 458504, 458507, 458512- 458513, 458534, 458545, 534226, 534248, 553233- 553236, 553238- 553241, 553244- 553245, 553248- 553254, 553256- 553261, 553351- 553353, 553355- 553365, 553378- 553380, 553388, 553402, 553414, 553418- 553426, 553501, 553543, 553550, 553552, 553554- 553556, 553560, 553572, 553575- 553578, 553586- 553589, 553603- 553604, 553608- 553616, 553654- 553655, 553684, 553711, 553713- 553715, 553719- 553725, 553733- 553735, 553745, 577336 (CNCI); OSUC 401740 (MZLU); OSUC 534662 (OSUC). FRENCH GUIANA: 14 females, 2 males, OSUC 458385- 458387, 458390, 458409, 458414- 458416, 458422, 458426, 458428- 458429, 458471, 534551, 546109, 546130 (CNCI). GUYANA: 9 females, OSUC 534264- 534265, 534267- 534273 (CNCI). MEXICO: 1 female, OSUC 557254 (CNCI). PANAMA: 78 females, 17 males, OSUC 534069- 534081, 534087, 534090, 534092- 534096, 534098, 534103- 534106, 553750- 553751, 553755, 553776- 553781, 553785- 553792, 553794- 553799, 553807, 553811- 553813, 553817- 553818, 553821, 553824, 553828, 553831, 553833- 553835, 553837- 553842, 553848- 553858, 553890- 553891, 553900- 553903, 553906, 553908- 553909, 553916- 553918, 553920- 553921, 553923, 553929, 553950 (CNCI). PERU: 45 females, 8 males, OSUC 534388, 534407- 534412, 534427- 534428, 553969, 553971, 553973- 553977, 553979- 553985, 553987, 553995- 553999, 554001, 554003, 554011- 554015, 554017- 554020, 554027, 554029, 554031, 554052 (CNCI); OSUC 199544 (FSCA); OSUC 570541- 570544 (OSUC); OSUC 228072- 228073, 231995- 231996 (USNM). PUERTO RICO: 4 females, 2 males, OSUC 343115- 343119, 343124 (OSUC). TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: 5 females, OSUC 534600, 534602- 534604, 546001 (CNCI). UNITED STATES: 3 females, 6 males, OSUC 374705- 374706, 374708- 374714 (OSUC). VENEZUELA: 1 female, 1 male, OSUC 532725 (CNCI); OSUC 367473 (USNM).

Comments.

This species is well supported by many characters, although the sculpture of the posterior vertex and the color of the female antennal clava is extremely variable. The posterior vertex varies from smooth to transversely striate. The hyperoccipital carina also can be present or absent. The female antennal clava varies from entirely brown to having the last two or three segments white. These variations are gradual among specimens. Therefore we consider them as intraspecific rather than interspecific.