Xenopomphale sulcata, HANSSON & LASALLE, 2003

HANSSON, C. & LASALLE, J., 2003, Revision of the Neotropical species of the tribe Euderomphalini (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Journal of Natural History 37 (6), pp. 697-778 : 744-745

Xenopomphale sulcata sp. n.

(figures 5, 87–89)

Female (length of body = 1.3 mm)

Colour. Scape pale brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Frons below level of antennal toruli and occiput black with golden tinges; frons above level of toruli dark brown, yellowish brown around toruli and close to eyes. Vertex yellowish brown, dark brown inside ocellar triangle. Side lobes of mesoscutum and anterior one-half of mid lobe black with golden tinges, posterior one-half of mid lobe yellowish brown. Scutellum black with golden tinges, lateral and posterior margins paler. Propodeum black with golden tinges. Coxae dark brown; femora predominantly dark brown, apex paler; fore tibia yellowish brown, mid tibia pale brown with apex paler, hind tibia dark brown; tarsal segments 1–3 yellowish white, segment 4 dark brown. Fore wing weakly infuscate in median one-third. Gaster with basal one-quarter yellowish brown, remaining three-quarters dark brown with golden-purple tinges.

Head. Antenna as in figure 88. HE/MS/MO: 1.6/1.0/1.0. Frons and vertex with very weak reticulation, some areas smooth. POL/OOL: 1.9/1.0; posterior ocelli situated at occipital margin. Occipital margin rounded. WH/WT= 1.0.

Mesosoma . Mesoscutum 0.6× as long as wide, with strong and engraved reticulation, shiny. Scutellum 0.8× as long as wide, with strong and engraved reticulation; with one pair of scutellar setae, situated about in the middle, ratio distances to anterior margin of scutellum/posterior margin of scutellum=1.2. LW/LM/HW: 1.7/1.0/1.0.

Metasoma. Gastral tergites smooth and shiny; MM/LG=1.2.

Material examined

H: X, Costa Rica: Alajuela , San Cristóbal, LN 318056/383200, 600– 620 m, 23 January to 23 February 1996, F. A. Quesada, #51901’ (BMNH) .

Distribution Costa Rica.