Closterocerus eulampis Hansson 2022, sp.nov.
Creators: name: Hansson, Christer
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eulophidae
Closterocerus
Closterocerus eulampis

description: Closterocerus eulampis sp.nov.   
(Figs 93, 94, 98)  
 Diagnosis. Antenna with scape, pedicel and F1–2 flattened, F3–5 not flattened, scape widest in apical part, F1–3 dark brown and F4–5 pale brown (Fig. 94); pronotal collar without a carina along anterior margin (Fig. 93); midlobe of mesoscutum with very weak reticulation and with two pairs of long and strong setae (Fig. 93); mesoscutellum with very weak reticulation (Fig. 93); fore wing hyaline with median one-third and apical margin infuscate (Fig. 93); length of body female 0.8–1.1mm, 0.7–1.1mm.   
Female holotype: length of body 0.9mm.  
Antenna dark brown, except pale brown F4–5. Frons golden-green. Vertex metallic bluish-purple in anterior one-half, golden-green in posterior one-half. Mesoscutum with midlobe golden-green, sidelobes metallic purple. Mesoscutellum golden-green in anterior one-half, metallic bluish-purple in posterior one-half. Dorsellum and propodeum black with metallic purple tinges. Legs with coxae and femora dark brown; fore tibia infuscate, mid tibia white, hind tibia dark brown; tarsi white. Fore wing hyaline with median one-third and apical margin infuscate; hind wing hyaline. Petiole dark brown. Gastral tergite 1 metallic purple, remaining tergites golden-purple.  
Antenna with scape, pedicel and F1–2 flattened, F3–5 not flattened and narrow, scape widest in apical part. Frons with strong reticulation. Vertex with strong reticulation in anterior one-half, with very weak reticulation in posterior one-half. Frontofacial suture V-shaped. Subtorular sutures present. Occipital margin rounded.  
Pronotal collar without a carina along anterior margin. Mesoscutum with very weak reticulation; notauli distinct in anterior two-thirds; midlobe of mesoscutum with two pairs of long and strong setae. Mesoscutellum ±flattened, with very weak reticulation. Dorsellum convex and smooth. Propodeum smooth and shiny; callus with two setae. Fore wing with speculum closed; with a stigmal hairline and with radial cell bare.  
Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster circular; tergites smooth and shiny.  
Relative measurements: head length dorsal 14; head length frontal 20; head width 28; POL 4.5; OOL 2; lateral ocellus maximum width 2.5; eye length 16; malar space 3.5; mouth width 6; mesosoma length 29; mesosoma width 24; mesoscutellum length 13; mesoscutellum width 13; fore wing length 52; fore wing width 29; marginal vein length 26; postmarginal vein length 1.5; stigmal vein length 4; fore wing marginal fringe length 5.5; gaster length 30; gaster width 25.  
 Variation in paratype material. Length of body: 0.8–1.1mm. Mesoscutum with midlobe golden-green or golden-red, sidelobes metallic purple or golden-green. Mesoscutellum golden-green or golden-red in anterior one-half, metallic bluish-purple or golden-green in posterior one-half. Dorsellum black with metallic purple tinges or golden-green. Gt 1 metallic purple or blue.   
Male (Fig. 98). Length of body: 0.7–1.1mm. Similar to, and with same colour variations as in females.  
 Hosts. Unknown.   
 Distribution. Costa Rica.   
 Material examined.   
Type material. Holotype ♀ “ COSTA RICA: Heredia, La Selva Biological Station, 50m, 10º25’N, 84º01’W, xii.1995 ” (NHMUK). Paratypes (57♀ 48♂, CNC, MZLU, MZUCR, NHMUK): 14♀ from same locality as holotype but collected ix.1995 - iv.1996; following from same locality as holotype but collected 27-28.ii.2001 (2♂), 30-31.iii.2002 (1♂), 27-28.ii.2003 (4♀ 4♂), 23-24.ii.2005 (2♀ 4♂), 23.ii.2006 (1♀ 2♂), 28-29.ii.2008 (1♀), 22-24.ii.2012 (7♂); 1♀ “ COSTA RICA: Heredia, 11km SE La Virgen, 450-550m, 13.ii-20.iv.2003 ”; 1♀ “ COSTA RICA: Heredia, Chilamate, 75m, 25.iii.1989, Hanson & Godoy”; 2♀ 3♂ “ COSTA RICA: Alajuela, 7km N Boca Tapada, Laguna Lagarto Lodge, 55m, 10º41’N, 84º11’W, 18-19.ii.2018, J.S. Noyes, NHM (Ent) 2018-87”; 1♂ “ COSTA RICA: Alajuela, P.N. Arenal, Send. Ceibo, 10º27’N, 84º41’W, 22-23.ii.2016, J.S. Noyes, NHM (Ent) 2016-79”; 1♀ “ COSTA RICA: Guanacaste, P.N. Palo Verde, Sct Palo Verde, Camino a area de acampar; 0-50m, 10-18.vii.2000, I. Jimémez, LN 260952/385020”; 3♀ “ COSTA RICA: Limón, Pococi, P.N. Braulio Carrillo, Estación Quebrada Gonzalez, 10º09’N, 83º57’W, 400-500m, 23.iv.2002, Hanson & Godoy”; following from same locality as previous but collected 4.vi.2002 (2♀), 21.viii.2002 (3♀), 24.ix.2002 (3♀), 15.ii.2003 (1♀ 9♂), 25.ii.2005 (2♀ 7♂); 2♀ 1♂ “ COSTA RICA: Limón, R.B. Hitoy-Cerere, HQ, 100m, 9º40’N, 83º02’W, 14-18.i.1991, J.S. Noyes ”; following from same locality as previous but collected 8.v.1999 (1♀), 17.iv-17.vii.1999 (3♀), 17.ii-17.vi.2000 (2♀), 24-25.ii.2004 (1♀ 4♂), 20-22.ii.2006 (2♀ 2♂), 22-23. ii.2010 (1♂); 2♀ “ COSTA RICA: Limón, 16km W Guapiles, 400m, iii.1989, Paul Hanson”; 1♀ from same locality as previous but collected x-xi.1989; 2♀ “ COSTA RICA: Puntarenas, P.N. Piedras Blancas, Estación El Bonito, 100m, 08º43’N, 83º13’W, 13-14.ii.2012, J.S. Noyes, NHM (Ent) 2012-91”.  
 Etymology. From the Greek eulampes = bright, shining, referring to the shiny dorsum.   
 Comments. Female holotype missing F5 on right antenna.
description: Published as part of Hansson, Christer, 2022, Eulophidae Of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), 4 The Genus Closterocerus Westwood S. Str., pp. 1-137 in Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) (Oxford, England) 1 (1) on pages 47-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6464279