A new species of Vulgichneumon Heinrich, 1961, from Spain (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, Ichneumonini)

6 Pages·1996·1.9 MB·English

by  Jesus Selfa

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A new species of Viilgichueumon HEINRICH, 1961,
from Spain
(Hymenoptera,Ichneumonidae,Ichneumoninae,Ichneumonini)
JesusSELFAandJorgeL.ANENTO
Abslract
ViilgichiifKiiuvihontmnnmisdescribedasnewfromSpainandcomparedwithIhcmostcloselyrelated
spedesVulgichneumouäcceptor(SCOPOLI,1763).
Introduction
DuringaresearchofsomehighecologicalvaluableareasoftheValencianCommunity(Spam)
in1992,wediscoveredanewspecieswhichisdescribedinthispaper.
EarlierDr. HORSTMANN examinedbriefly thespeciesand regarded itasbelonging to
Barichneumon THOMSON, 1893, (sp. 4). This species belongs to the genus Viilgichncuinon
HEINRICH,1961,possesingthefollowingcharacters:thyridiaarefarfrombaseoftergite2to
adistanceatleastequaltoitswidth;sub-tegularridgeacuminated;fronsrugoseandpunctate;
andflagellaoffemalefiliform.
Melhods
Apartofmaterialwascollectedbyusofawhitemalaisetrap.Themodelused(SCHROEDER
etal.1975)hadameshopenningof0,8mm.Thesamplingfrecuencyrangedbetween7and15
days.
Forthedescription,wealsostudiedotherspecimensrelatedinHORSTMANN(1992),and
collectedwithmalaisetraptoo(modelofTOWNES 1972)(pers.comm.).
ThecloselyrelatedspeciesofVulf;ichnciinionhorfhnnnnisp.n.,wascomparedusingafield
emision scanning model Hitachi S-4100. The acceleration voltage was of 1,4 KV, and the
specimenswerenotgolded.
VtilgichncumonIwrstinaiiitisp.n.
(Figs.1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15)
Description
9: Headblack;Vertexwith whitespots;sometimessupraclypealareaand clypeuswithred;
mandibulaecentrallyred;labrumred;palpibrown.Flagelladorsallyblack,dorsalwhiteringon
Segments7-13(14),Segments1-6ventrallyblackishandwithadistalredring,remainingSeg-
mentsofflagellaventrallydarkbrown;scapiallblackorventrallyred.
Thoraxblack;whitecolouronpronotalcollare,hindcornerofpronotum,subtegularridge,
scutellum and postscutellum; tegulae red. Pterostigma black, sometimes centrally red and
yellowontheCorners.Legswithallcoxaeandtrochantersdorsallyblackandventrallydarkred
orbrown;allfemoraandtibiaedarkredtobrown,fronttibiaewithwhitecolouronlateroventral
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part;alltarsiblackor,frontandmiddletarsidarkhrovvnwithlatero\entralrodcolourandthe
hindtarsiwithdistalredring.
Gasterred;tergite5blackwithredonhalfbasalandlateralparts,sometimeswithasmall
centralwhitespotondistalpart;tergites6-7black,centrallywithawhitespotonalllength.
Bodygenerallypolishedandpunctate.
Headlineallynarrowedindorsalview;lateralocellus-eyedistance3,3-5,5timesshorterthan
eyelength; facies 1,6-1,8 timeswiderthan long;supraclypeal area and facial orbitaeraised;
clypeus truncated, weaklycurved, in thegreatestpartdulland punctate;genae pimctulate;
malarspace1,2-1,4timesshorterthanbaseofmandibulae;mandibulae1,5-1,7timeslongerthan
itsbasalwidth,uppertoothbiggerthanlower;genalcarinameetingoralcarinafarfrombase
ofmandibulae.Antennaedistallyacuminated,ventrallyflattenedstartingfromthewhitering;
flagellawith38-39Segments(38inholotype),firstsegment1,3-1,5timeslongerthanwide.
Mesoscutumstronglypunctate;scutellumpolishedandscarcelypunctate;prescutellarcar-
inaeCoverthedistalpartofscutellum;sternaulicoveralmostthemiddlepartofmesopleura;
frontmesosternalcarinaraised betörethefrontcoxaeand notinterrupted; propodeum with
distinctcarinaeanddenselypunctate;areasuperomedia1,0-1,2timeswiderthanlong,rugulose
andsometimeswithacentralkeel.Hindfemora3,5-3,7timeslongerthanwide.
Postpetioluswithdorsolateralcarinaeweaklymarkedandcurved,middlefieldpunctate;
tergitetwo1,15-1,25timeswiderthanlong;gastrocoelimoreorlessdeepandwithstrongkeels;
baseoftergite2denselypunctate;interthyridialspace3timeswiderthanthyridium width;
remainingpartoftergite2,tergite3andthehalfbasalpartoftergite4punctatetoo;remaining
partofgasterpunctulate,tergites6-7polished;ovipositorlongerthanapexofgaster,3times
smallerthanlengthofhindbasitarsus;ovipositorwithgrossand hairyvalvae;hypopygium
Short.
Bodylength:10-12mm(10mminholotype).Forewinglength:6-7mm(6mminholotype).
6: Facialorbitaewithwhitecolour.Flagelladorsallyblackandventrallybrown,withwhitering
onSegments11(12)-17(18).
Pronotumwithwhitecolouroncollareandupperborder;tegulaeblackandwhitemarked
on halfbasalpart;subtegularridgewhite;propodeumblack, withvariablewhitecolouron
secondandthirdlateral,thirdpleuralandpetiolarisareas.Middleand hind femoradistally
white.
Petiolusandhalforthirdbasalpartofpostpetiolusblack,theremainingofpostpetiolusred;
lateralwhitespotsondistalpartoftergites(1)2-3;halfbasalpartoftergite5withvariablered
colour.Remainingcolorationlikefemale.
Bodymoredullandpunctatethanfemale.
Facies1,2-1,4timeswiderthanlong,denselypunctate,supraclypealareahardlvrugulose;
clypeusandgenaedenselypunctate;malarspace1,6-1,8timessmallerthanbaseofmandibulae.
Flagellawith36-37segments,tyloidaeonSegments5(6)-15(16),firstsegment1,5-1,7timeslonger
thanwide,secondsegmentshorterthanfirst.
Area superomedia 1,2-1,4 timeswider than long. Hind femora 3,7-3,9 times longerthan
Wide.
Gastraltergitetwo1,0-1,2timeslongerthanwide.Remainingmorphologylikeinfemale.
Bodylength: 10-12mm.Forewinglength:6-7mm.
Fig.1.Vidgichneimwnhorstmannisp.n.9.Paratype. Scutellum.x60.
Fig.2.Vidgtchncuinondcccptor(SCOPOLI).9.Scutellum.x70.
Fig.3.Vulgichncuinoiihorstmannisp.n.9.Paratype. Propodeum.x60.
Fig.4.Vulgichneumondeceptor(SCOPOLI).9.Propodeum.x70.
Fig.5.Vulgichneumonhorstmannisp.n.9.Paratype.Tergite 1.x70.
Fig.6.Vulgichneumondeceptor(SCOPOLI).9.Tergite1.x80.
Fig.7.Vutgiclineumonhorstmiiniiisp.n.9.Paratype.Baseof tergite2.x
Fig.8.Vulgichneumondeceptor(SCOPOLI).9.Baseoftergite2.x80.
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Materialexamined:
Holotype: $,Spain,Alacant,Moraira,garrigue,90m,21-27/X/1989,coll. HORSTMANN,R.WAHIS
leg.,malaisetrap,det. HORSTMANN as Biirichneumonsp.4,incoli.ZoologischeStaatssammlung
München.
Paralypes: 19,Spain,Alacant,Moraira,garrigue,Wm,3-11/V1/1989,coli.HORSTMANN,R.WA-
HISleg.,malaisetrap,det.HORSTMANNasBinichmiiiiioiisp.4,incoli. HORSTMANN;1.5,Spain,
Alacant,Moraira,garrigue,90m,20-27/IX/1989,coli.HORSTMANN,R.WAHISleg.,malaisetrap,
det. HORSTMANN as Bnndmcumon sp. 3, in coli. HORSTMANN; \6, Spain, Alacant, Moraira,
garrigue,90m,5-7/X/1989,coli.HORSTMANN,R.WAHISleg.,malaisetrap,det.HORSTMANNas
Barichneumonsp.3,incoli.ZoologischeStaatssammlungMtinchen;19,Spain,Valencia,ElSaler,3-17/
XI/1992,F.Lunaleg.,whitemalaisetrap,incoli.UniversitätdeValencia;266,Spain,Valencia,El
Saler,6-13/VII/1992, F. Luna leg., whitemalaisetrap, incoli. UniversitätdeValencia; \ä,Spain,
Valencia,ElSaler,13-20/V11/1992,F.Lunaleg.,whitemalaisetrap,incoli.UniversitätdeValencia;
266,Spain,Valencia,ElSaler,20-27/VI1/1992,F.Lunaleg.,whitemalaisetrap,incoli.Universitätde
Valencia.
Vulgichncutnonhorstmnuiiisp.n. iscloselyrelated to Vulgichueiiviondcccptor(SCOPOL!, 1763)
(Fig.2,4,6,8,10,12,14, 16).ThediftencesbetweenhotharelistedasfoUows:
V.horstmanni 9 V.deceptor9
Whiteringofflagellaonsegments7-13(14). Whiteringoftlagellaonsegments6-12(13).
PronotalcoUare,hindcornerofpronotum Pronotalcollare,hindcornerofpronotum
andpostscutelkimwhite. andpostpostscutellumwithoutwhite.
Tergite4red. Tergite4black,redonitsborders.
Antennaeacuminated. Antennaesubfiliform.
Readlineallynarrowedindorsalview. Headnotlineallynarrowedindorsalview.
Clypeusinthegreatestpartdullandpunctate. Clypeusinthegreatestpartpolishedand
punctulate.
Mesoscutumpolishedandscarcelypunctate. Mesoscutumdullanddenselvpunctate.
Prescutellarcarinaecoverthedistalpartof Prescutellarcarinaecoverthemiddlepart
scutellum. ofscutellum.
Sternaulipunctate. Sternaulistriate.
Postpetioluswithweakdorsolateralcarinae. Postpetioluswithstrongdorsolateral
carinae.
Middlefieldofpostpetiolusscarcelypunctate. Middlefieldofpostpetiolusdenselypunc-
tateorrugose-punctate.
Gastrocoelideep,withmarkedkeels. Gastrocoelimoreshallow,withweakkeels.
Fig.9. VulpdineumonJiorstnmnnisp.n.6.Paratype.Headin dorsalview.x50.
Fig.10. Vul^idiucmmmdcccplor(SCOPOLI).6.Headindorsal view.x50.
Fig.11. Vulgiclinetimonliorslmnninsp.n.6.Paratype. Propodeum.xx60.
Fig.12. Vulgichneumotideceptor(SCOPOLI).6.Propodeum.x70.
Fig.13. Vulgiclmeumonhorstmannisp.n.6.Paratype. Postpetiolus.x70.
Fig.14. VulgichncunwudcccptoriSCOPOU).6.Postpetiolus.x80.
Fig.15. Vidgtclmciiniouliorftntannisp.n.6.Paratype.Base oftergite2.x70.
Fig.16. Vuigichncumondcccptor(SCOPOLI).6.Baseoftergite2 x80.
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V.horstmanniS V.deceptor6
Flagellawithwhitering. Flagellawithoutwhitering.
Postscutellumwhite. Postscutellumblack.
Gasterwithwhiteontergites2-3. Gasterwithoutwhiteontergites2-3.
HeadHneallynarrowedindorsalview. Headroundedindorsalview.
Interthyridialspace3timeslargerthan Interthyridialspace2,5timeslargerthan
thyridiumwidth. thyridiumwidth.
Acknowledgements
TheauthorsaregreatlyindeptedtoDr. K. HORSTMANN forkindloanofthematerial,toMr. E.
DILLER(ZoologischeStaatssammlung)fortheiradvices,andtoMr.A.TATO(SecciödeMicroscopia
ElectrönicadelServeiCentraldeSuportalaInvestigaciöExperimental,UniversitätdeValencia)for
tohelponthepictures.
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AnschriftderVerfasser:
JesusSELFA&JorgeL.ANENTO
Laboratorid'EntomologiaiControldePlagues
DepartamentdeBiologiaAnimal
UniversitätdeValencia
Dr.Moliner,50,E-4100Burjassol(Valencia),Spain
DasDeutsche Entomologische Institut
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