Microctonus portalensis Pucci 2013, new species
Creators: name: Pucci, Thomas M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Braconidae
Microctonus
Microctonus portalensis

description: <i>M. portalensis</i> new species Figures 103–105 Etymology: In reference to the town predominantly cited on type specimen labels. Females.—Color: Orange but black near ocelli, flagellum brown but often orange basally. Length excluding ovipositor: approximately 2.7–3.4. Head: Occipital carina incomplete medially; lateral eye/gena 1.8–2.2; transverse head/face 2.8–2.9; flagellum length 2.4–2.8, number of flagellomeres 23–25; first flagellomere/second 1.0–1.2; face smooth but for setal insertions; clypeus subtriangular, rarely suboval; length of last four maxillary palpomeres/fore femur length 0.70–0.82. Mesosoma: Subanterior pronotum often carinate, center rugulose in lateral view, mostly smooth elsewhere; number of setae along widest transverse line of anterior lobe approximately 18; notaulus foveate, joined at approximately posterior 1/2 to 1/4 of mesoscutum; longitudinal carina on the posterior mesoscutum absent; lateral mesonotal lobes glabrous but for fringe, rarely scattered setae centrally; C+SC+R length 1.1–1.3; stigma length/R1 1.6–1.9; fore wing RS a shallow arch; sternaulus formed by fovea extending diagonally dorso-anteriorly to postero-ventrally, expanded ventrally at midlength, often continues horizontally to propodeum; propodeum areolate-rugose, median groove shallow to moderate; outline of propodeum in lateral view convex; setae of hind femur less than half maximum femur width; hind tibia less than C+SC+R. Metasoma: Petiole striate; subbasal petiole with mild carinae dorso-laterally or rounded; petiole length/posterior width 2.9–3.3; terga 2 + 3 length 0.50–0.64; sheath length 0.75–0.90, sheath/C+SC+R 0.67–0.75. Males differ from females by the following: length approximately 2.5–3.0; C+SC+R length 1.0–1.2; flagellum length 3.0–3.4, number of flagellomeres 27–29; lateral eye/gena 1.3–1.7; transverse head/face 2.0–2.2; petiole length/posterior width 2.4–2.7; clypeus suboval. Specimens examined: Holotype: female, Arizona, Cochise Co.,Coronado Natl. Forest, Chiricahua Mts., 5400’, SWRS, 5 mi. SW Portal, 31°54’02”N, 109°13’39”W, VIII. 17–22.2000, Wharton (TAMU). Paratypes: <b>Arizona:</b> 4 females and 1 male, as above (TAMU); 1 female, Maricopa Mts, IV.13.1947, H&amp;M Townes (AEI); 1 female, OakCrCan, V. 20.1947, H&amp;M Townes (AEI); 1 female, as above but V. 13.1947 (AEI); 1 female, Cochise Co., Southwest Res. Sta., IX.3.1981, J. Cane (SEMC); 2 females, Chiricahua Mts., VII.4.1947, D.E. Hardy (SEMC), 1 female, Cochise Co., Chiricahua Mts., 5400’, Hidden Terrace, 4.5 mi. SW Portal, X.1–5.1982, M.A. Cazier (AMNH); 1 female, Cochise Co., near entrance to Chiricahua Nat’l. Monum., VIII. 17.1952, H.B. Leech, J.W. Green Collectors (CAS); 1 female, 1 male, Cochise Co., S.W. R. S., 5 mi. W. Portal, 5400’, VIII. 26.1956, M. Cazier Collector (AMNH); 1 female, Portal, [date illegible] 1959, Flanders (USNM); 1 female, 5 mi. W. Portal, VII.7.1956, OL Cartwright, light trap (USNM); 1 female, Cochise Co., Southwestern Res. Sta., 5 mi. W Portal, IX.13.1966, 5400’, P.H. Arnaud, Jr. (CAS); 2 females, Cochise Co., S.W. R. S., 5 mi. W. Portal, 5400’, VII.1– 3.1956, OL Cartwright (USNM); 1 female, 1 male, Cochise Co., Coronado Natl. Forest, Chiricahua Mts., SWRS, near Portal, VIII. 16.2000, M.L. Buffington, at lights (TAMU); 1 female, Portal, VIII. 19.1987, H. &amp; M. Townes (AEI); 1 female, as above but VIII. 22.1987 (AEI); 1 female, as above but VIII. 23.1987 (AEI); 3 females, 2 males, as above but VIII. 29.1987 (AEI); 2 females, 2 males, as above but VIII. 31.1987 (AEI); 1 female, as above but IX.1.1987 (AEI); 2 females, 5 males, as above but IX.4.1987 (AEI); 3 females, 4 males, as above but IX.6.1987 (AEI); 9 females, 9 males, as above but IX.12.1987 (AEI); 1 female, 1 male, as above but IX.13.1987 (AEI); 6 females, 2 males, as above but IX.18.1987 (AEI); 4 females, 2 males, as above but IX.21.1987 (AEI). <b>California:</b> 1 female, San Bernardino Co., Clark Mts., Pachalka Spr., 1510 m, V. 23.2001, 35°31’N, 115°38’W, John D. Pinto, UCRC ENT 60409 (UCRC). <b>New Mexico:</b> 1 female, Torrance Co., VII.1925, C.H. Martin (UCRC). <b>Texas:</b> 1 male, Culberson Co., McKittick Canyon, 5200’, VIII. 17.1961, F. &amp; N. Gehlbach (AEI); 1 male as above but VIII.18.1961 (AEI). Flight period: Approximately 95% from July through September.
description: Published as part of <i>Pucci, Thomas M., 2013, Contributions to the classification of North American Microctonus (Braconidae, Euphorinae), pp. 1-150 in Zootaxa 3725 (1)</i> on pages 21-22, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3725.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5268043