Phanuromyia comata Nesheim & Masner

Nesheim, Katherine C., Masner, Lubomir & Johnson, Norman F., 2017, The Phanuromyiagaleata species group (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Telenominae): shining a lantern into an unexplored corner of Neotropical diversity, ZooKeys 663, pp. 71-105 : 72

Phanuromyia comata Nesheim & Masner sp. n. Figures 1-6

Description.

Female body length: 2.36 mm (n=1).

Median keel on frons: absent. Sculpture of lower frons: with>6 transverse rugae medially. Shape of mandible: slender. Median tooth of mandible: diminished. Frons below median ocellus: with 2 rows of setiferous punctures.

Sculpture on posterior half of mesoscutum: coriaceous to rugulose, at most with fine irregular longitudinal sculpture. Sculpture of anterior half of mesoscutellum: rugose-punctate. Thin median foliaceous lamella on propodeum: absent.

Color of coxae: bright yellow, concolorous with legs.

T1: flat, at most slightly swollen. Anterior margin of T2: with costae or foveolae throughout its width. T2 sculpture: with neither transverse series of small punctures nor scrobiculate lateral areas. Sculpture of T1: entirely costate. Posterior margin of T2: distinctly concave. Number of visible terga past T2: 2 or 3. Setation on T2: consisting of thick patches of lateral setae; consisting of widespread scattered pilosity.

Diagnosis.

Phanuromyia comata can be recognized by T2 setation consisting of thick patches of lateral setae combined with widespread scattered pilosity dorsally.

Etymology.

The name comata is derived from the Latin word for having long hair because this species has diagnostic patches of setae. This name is to be used as a participle.

Link to distribution map.

[http://hol.osu.edu/map-full.html?id=403725]

Material examined.

Holotype, female: BRAZIL: MT, 500m, 12°46'S, 55°30'W, Vila Vera, X-1973, M. Alvarenga, OSUC149413 (deposited in CNCI).

Comments.

Phanuromyia comata is the only species in the group with widespread pilosity across the entirety of T2, so this character can be used to identify a specimen very quickly.