Heterospilus hansoni Marsh

Marsh, Paul M., Wild, Alexander L. & Whitfield, James B., 2013, The Doryctinae (Braconidae) of Costa Rica: genera and species of the tribe Heterospilini, ZooKeys 347, pp. 1-474 : 87-89

Heterospilus hansoni Marsh sp. n. Figure 56

Female.

Body size: 3.0-4.0 mm. Color: entire body dark brown; scape yellow, without lateral longitudinal brown stripe, flagellum brown with apical 8-12 flagellomeres white; legs yellow; wing veins brown, stigma entirely brown. Head: vertex costate; frons costate; face rugose; temple in dorsal view slightly bulging, equal to 1/2 eye width; malar space greater than 1/4 eye height; ocell-ocular distance slightly greater than 2.5 times diameter of lateral ocellus; 26-33 flagellomeres. Mesosoma: mesoscutal lobes granulate; notauli scrobiculate, meeting at scutellum in triangular costate area; scutellum smooth; prescutellar furrow with one cross carina; mesopleuron smooth or very weakly granulate; precoxal sulcus weakly scrobiculate, shorter than mesopleuron; venter granulate; propodeum with basal median areas distinctly margined, basal median areas weakly granulate, basal median carina distinct but short, areola not distinctly margined, areolar area rugose, lateral areas rugose apically, smooth or granulate basally. Wings: fore wing vein r shorter than vein 3RSa, vein 1cu-a beyond vein 1M; hind wing vein SC+R present, vein M+CU shorter than 1M. Metasoma: first tergum longitudinally costate, length slightly greater than apical width; second tergum longitudinally costate, apical width less than 3 times length; anterior transverse groove present, straight; posterior transverse groove present, sometimes weakly indicated; third tergum costate basally, smooth apically; terga 4-7 smooth; ovipositor longer than metasoma.

Holotype female.

Top label (white, printed) - COSTA RICA: Puntar [;] Golfo Dulce. 10km W [;] Piedras Blancas, 100m [;] VI-VIII 1989, Hanson; second label (red, partially printed and hand written) - HOLOTYPE [;] Heterospilus [;] hansoni [;] P. Marsh. Deposited in ESUW.

Paratypes.

1 ♀, COSTA RICA, Puntar [;] Golfo Dulce, 3KM [;] S. W. Rincon, 10m [;] IX-XI 1989, Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica, Puntarenas [;] R.F. Golfo Dulce, [;] 3km SW. Rincon, 10m [;] vi.1991, Paul Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Puntarenas [;] R.F. Golfo Dulce, [;] 3km. SW. Rincon, 10m. [;] iii.1993 Paul Hanson coll. [;] Malaise, primary forest (ESUW). 3 ♀♀, Costa Rica: Limon, ACLAC [;] Central, R.B. Hitoy Cerere [;] Send. Espavel, 560m [;] 19. v– 19.vi.1998, E. Rojas [;] L.S. 400702-570120 #52200 [;] Malaise Trap (ESUW). 5 ♀♀, COSTA RICA: Puntarenas [;] Reserva Forestal Golfo Dulce [;] 3km SW of Rincon, 10m [;] November 1992, July 1991 & October 1992, P. Hanson [;] primary forest, Malaise trap (ESUW). 2 ♀♀, Costa Rica: Alajuela, ACA [;] San Carlos, R.F. Arenal [;] Sendero Pilon, 600m, Malaise [;] 26. x– 22.xi.1999, G. Carballo [;] L>N> 269100-457900 #54376 (ESUW). 4 ♀♀, COSTA RICA: Puntarenas [;] Rd. to Rincon, 10km W. [;] of Pan-Amer. Hwy. 100m [;] III-V 1989, Hanson & Gauld (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA: Puntar [;] R.B. Carara, Estac. [;] Quebrada Bonita, 50m [;] viii-ix 1989, Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Puntarenas [;] Res. Forestal Golfo Dulce [;] 3km. SW Rincon, 10m [;] ii.1993, P. Hanson [;] Malaise, Primary forest (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Alajuela, 650m [;] San Carlos, R.F. Arenal, Send. [;] Pilon, 1-26.x.1999. G. Carballo [;] L.N. 269200-458050 #53929 [;] Malaise trap (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA-Heredia Prov. [;] La Selva Biological Station [;] 10°26'N, 84°01'W, 100m [;] Malaise trap 11, #357 [;] 15.ii.1994 [;] Project ALAS (M.11.357) (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Limon [;] 30km N. Cariari, 100m [;] Sector Cocoon, Malaise [;] iii.1995, E. Rojas #4524 [;] L.N. 286000-567500 (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica, Heredia Prov. [;] OTS. La Selva, 100m [;] 1993 II-III P. Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Limon, Central [;] R.B. Hitoy Cerere, Est Hitoy [;] Cerere, Send. Toma de Agua [;] 100-140m, Malaise trap [;] 11. x– 11.xi.1999, F. Umana [;] L.N. 184600-643400 #54013 (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica, San Jose [;] Zurqui De Moravia [;] 1600m. VII-1996 [;] P. Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, top label - Costa Rica: Limon [;] ACLAC, Central [;] Res. Biol. Hitoy Cerere [;] Est. Hitoy Cerere, 140m; second label - Sendero Toma de Agua [;] 17 Sept. - 10 Oct. 1999 [;] F. Umana, Malaise trap [;] LN 184600-643400 #53497 (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica, Puntarenas [;] R.F. Golfo Dulce, 5km [;] W. Piedras Blancas, 100m [;] I-1993, P. Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, COSTA RICA, Alajuela [;] Jabillos, 100m [;] 24/III/1989 [;] col. Paul Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Heredia [;] 3km. S. Puerto Viejo [;] OTS - La Selva, 100m [;] 16-30.IX.1992 [;] P. Hanson (ESUW). 1 ♀, Costa Rica: Heredia [;] Puerto Viejo [;] OTS, La Selva, 100m [;] iv.1991, P. Hanson (ESUW). 5 ♀♀, COSTA RICA, Heredia: [;] Est. Biol. La Selva, 50- [;] 150m, 10°26'N, 84°01W [;] Nov 1995, Apr 1996 and May 1996, INBio-OET (INBC).

Comments.

The entirely dark body and the partially rugose lateral area of the propodeum are distinct for this species.

Etymology.

Named for Paul Hanson in recognition of his years of collecting parasitic wasps in Costa Rica.