Drepanaporus antillarum Waichert & Rodriguez & Von Dohlen & Pitts 2012, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Waichert, Cecilia
name: Rodriguez, Juanita
name: Von Dohlen, Carol D.
name: Pitts, James P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Drepanaporus
Drepanaporus antillarum

description: Drepanaporus antillarum (Bradley, 1944), comb. nov.   
 Planiceps antillarum Bradley, 1944, Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Philadelphia, vol. 70, p. 107–108 [Holotype: ♀, HAITI: Port Au Prince or vicinity (MCZC)].   
 Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the fore wing has two radial sectors; the 2m-cu vein is interstitial or slightly distal of the 2r-m vein (Fig. 2H). Additionally, the female (Fig. 7C) is black except for the following regions: a red band crossing on the streptaulus, a red band on the posterior margin of the pronotum and the abdomen; and the eyes are setose. The male (Fig. 7B) is black with silvery pubescence.   
 Description. Male (hitherto unknown). Body length 6.00 mm. Fore wing 4.95 mm; maximum wing width 1.65 mm.   
 Coloration. Head and mesosoma entirely black; posterior margin of propodeum sometimes with an inconspicuous whitish band; metasoma dark red; mandibular and maxillary palpi pale reddish brown; mandible black from base to half of its length, red apically; antenna black; wing subtranslucent; veins dark reddish brown; legs black at base, tibia and tarsi dark reddish brown.   
 Head. Head wide; TFD 1.25 × FD; MID 0.75 × FD. Lateral ocelli closer to each other than to compound eyes; POL 0.70 × OOL. Mandible wide, with long, sharpened apical teeth; pubescence short, abundant on first 0.33 of length. Clypeus wide, rounded; anterior margin somewhat truncate, punctured; LC 0.75 × WC. Antenna short; length of fourth segment 2.50 × its width; ratio of first four antennal segments 20:7:10:12; WA3 0.70 × LA3; LA3 0.22 × UID.   
 Mesosoma (Fig. 7B). Pubescence ash-grey on entire body, more abundant on propodeum and coxae. Pronotum elongated, width 2.0 × length, posterior margin not angulated; pronotal collar not differentiated from disc. Postnotum striated. Posterior margin of propodeum with abundant setae at base. Wing long; length of first radial 2 cell 5.80 × distance from its origin to wing apex; two radial sectors; second radial sector 2.50 × first radial sector; 2m-cu vein bent, slightly curved, meeting second radial sector 0.30 × distance from base to apex of cell. The 2m-cu vein is interstitial or slightly distal of 2r-m vein. Front tibia with spines absent on anterior and posterior margins; middle and hind tibiae with sharpened, sparse spines present.   
 Metasoma. Metasoma covered by short, abundant setae; pubescence sparse, short; metasoma 1.20 × as long as mesosoma.   
 Genitalia (Figs 9D–F). Parapenial lobe split; lobes finger-like shape, broad, short, its length 0.45 × total genitalia length; apical lobe semi-angulated, curved; basal portion wider. Digitus narrow, rounded; length 0.71 × paramere length; setae long, thin, abundant on external surface. Aedeagus thin, long, almost as long as parapenial lobes, bilobed apically. Paramere length 0.71 × total genitalia length; two short, angulated expansions on 0.33 and 0.50 of length from base; apex rounded; setae long, thick, covering 0.33 of length apically and apex of expansions. Subgenital plate narrow, rectangular; apex rounded; setae apically abundant, short, thin.   
 Material examined. Male. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Elias Pina, Sierra de Neiba, 9.0 km WSW Hondo Valle, 18–41–34N, 71–46–52W, 1843 m, 25.VI.2003, disturbed montane woodland with pine, malaise trap, sample 31382,. Rawlins et al., CMNH – 370,370; Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, Loma del Toro, 18–17–16N, 71–42–46W, 2310 m, 7–8.XI.2002, meadow, pine woods, yellow pan trap, sample 40169, Zanol et al., 13 ♀ CMNH –371,199/ 370,984/ 370,856/ 370,114/ 370,577/ 370,012/ 369,464/ 370,089/ 370,963/ 371,963/ 371,020/ 370,800/ 370,823/ 370,411, 10 ♂ CMNH –369,807/ 369,379/ 369,818/ 371,070/ 369,942/ 370,083/ 370,792/ 369,428/ 369,468/ 370,940; 3 ♀, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, Loma del Toro, 18–17–16N, 71–42–46W, 2310 m, 7–8.XI.2002, meadow in pine woods, malaise trap, sample 40189, CMNH –369,819/ 370,167/ 370,587; 1 ♀, Independencia, Sierra de Neiba just south of crest, 5 km NNW Angel Feliz, 1780 m, (18–41N, 71–47W), 13–15.X.1991, cloud forest, J. Rawlins et al. CMNH – 370,461; Pedernales, 37 km N Cabo Rojo, 1500 m, 18–09N, 71–35W, 23.IX.1991, grassland with pines, J. Rawlins et al., 1 ♀ CMNH –371,162, 2 ♂ CMNH –370,112/ 370,401; 2 ♀, Independencia, Sierra de Neiba near crest, 5.5 km NNW Angel Feliz, 18–41N, 71–47W, 1750 m, 21–22.VII.1992, dense cloud forest, J. Rawlins et al., CMNH –370,091/ 370,485; 1 ♀, La Altagracia, Parque del Este, Caseta Guaraguao, 4.4 km SE Bayahibe, 18–19–59N, 68–48–42W, 3 m, 26–27.V.2004, semihumid forest near sea, limestone, yellow pan trap, sample 51164, C. Young et al., CMNH – 370,259; Pedernales, La Abeja, 38 km NNW Cabo Rojo, (18–09N, 71–38W), 1250 m, 15.VII.1987, J. Rawins, R. Davidson (CMNH), 11.VII.1987, 1 ♂ CMNH – 370,670; Pedernales, 3.3 km NE Los Arroyos, 18–15N, 71–45W, 1450 m, 16–18.VII.1990, wet montane forest, sweep samples, L. Masner et al., CMNH –370,437; 1 ♂, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, north slope, 13.3 km SE Puerto Escondido, 18–12–33N, 71–30–47W, 1812 m, 24–25.XI.2004, Pinus rubus, Garrya, open, malaise trap, sample 41385, J. Rawlins et al., CMNH –366,389; 1 ♂, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, Loma del Toro, 5.3 km SW El Aguacate, 18–17–16N, 71–42–46W, 2316 m, 29–30.III.2004, Pinus, Garrya montane forest, yellow pan trap, sample 43263, CMNH –370,280; 1 ♂, Pedernales, Sierra de Bahoruco, Aceitillar, 23.6 km NE Pedernales, 18–09–23N, 71–34–09W, 1560 m, 14.VI.2003, open pine forest with grassland, malaise trap, sample 42182, CMNH –370,080; 3 ♂, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, north slope, 13.5 km SE Puerto Escondido, (18–12–24N, 71–30–54W), 1807 m, 24–25.III.2004, dense broadleaf forest, pine, yellow pan trap, sample 42262, J. E. Rawlins et al., CMNH –370,950/ 370,472/ 369,921; 1 ♂, La Altagracia, Parque del Este, Caseta Guaraguao, 4.4 km SE Bayahibe, 18–19–59N, 68–48–42W, 3 m, 26–27.V.2004, semihumid forest near sea, limestone, malaise trap, sample 51184, C. Young et al. CMNH –369,898; 3 ♂, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, north slope, 13.5 km SE Puerto Escondido, 18–12–18N, 71–31–08W, 1789 m, 24–26.III.2004, ecotonal Pinus grassland, yellow pan trap, sample 41163, R. Davidson et al., CMNH –371,122/ 369,691/ 370.092; 1 ♂, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, Loma del Toro, 5.3 km SW El aguacate, 18–17–16N, 71–42–46W, 2316 m, 29–30.III.2004, Pinus, Garrya montane forest, yellow pan trap, sample 43263, C. Young et al., CMNH –369,989; 4 ♂, Pedernales, 26 km N Cabo Rojo, 18–06N, 71–38W, 730 m, 19–25.VII.1990, wet deciduous forest, intercept trap, L. Masner et al., CMNH –370,037/ 370,177/ 370,117/ 369,911; 4 ♂, La Altagracia, Punta Cana, Ecological Foundation, Biodiversity Center, old fruit tree grove, 18– 30.847N, 68–22–.822W, 11–14.IX.2008, MT residue, SEL Hymenoptera, HYM Course (EMUS); 5 ♂, La Altagracia, Punta Cana, 13–14.IX.2008, Sand Hill, M [alaise]T[rap] (EMUS); Pedernales, Sierra Bahoruco, 730 m, Cabo Rojo, 26 km W., L. Mesner (PMAE); 3 ♂, Duarte, 20 km NE San Francisco de Macoris, Loma Quitaespuela, M[alaise]T[rap], 800 m, VI.1991 (PMAE).   
 Distribution. Cuba (Alayo 1976, Portuondo & Fernández 2003, Ferrer & Triana 2004), Dominican Republic, and Virgin Islands.   
 Host. Unknown.   
 Remarks. This species was originally described in the genus Planiceps Latreille by Bradley (1944). It shares several morphological similarities with Drepanaporus collaris which led us to place this species in the genus Drepanaporus. Females of the two species have short or vestigial setae on the eyes and share a common color pattern. Additionally, males have almost indistinguishable genitalia, and can be separated only using wing venation characters. Preliminary molecular data support this view (Rodriguez, unpublished data). Males of D. antillarum are here reported and described for the first time. This is the first record for the Dominican Republic.
description: Published as part of Waichert, Cecilia, Rodriguez, Juanita, Von Dohlen, Carol D. & Pitts, James P., 2012, Spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of the Dominican Republic, pp. 1-47 in Zootaxa 3353 (1) on pages 28-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3353.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5251730