Amputoearinus variegatus Lindsay and Sharkey, sp.n.
Creators: name: Lindsay, Cheryl
name: Sharkey, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Braconidae
Amputoearinus
Amputoearinus variegatus

description: Amputoearinus variegatus Lindsay and Sharkey sp.n. (Figs. 4 d, 6a)
Diagnosis: This species can be distinguished from all other species of Amputoearinus by the following characters; forewing yellow with infuscate band apically; margin between metepimeron and metepisternum with transverse carinae; carina bordering subpronope posteriorly, extending to anterior margin of pronotum.
Description: Holotype Ψ
Body length: 7.7 (6.3–8.1) mm. Color: body yellow except melanic as follows: head, antenna, propleuron, forecoxa, forefemur, foretibia, foretarsus, midcoxa distally, midfemur distally, midtibia, midtarsus, hind coxa anterodistally, hind trochanter, hind tibia with patch distally, hind tarsus; forewing yellow with infuscate band apically (cf. Fig. 4 f). Head: antenna with 43 (40–44) flagellomeres. Mesosoma: scutellar sulcus lacking longitudinal carina (cf. Fig. 6 d); projection of propleuron blunt and lacking ridges (cf. Fig. 6 f); median areola of mesosoma slightly depressed medially with sharp carinae laterally and posteriorly (cf. Fig. 7 c); propodeal sculpture reduced to small protuberance anteromedially (cf. Fig. 5 f); mesopleural suture with transverse carinae along its length; margin between metepimeron and metepisternum with 4 transverse carinae (cf. Fig. 7 b); carina bordering subpronope posteriorly, extending to anterior margin of pronotum (Fig. 6a); length of midtibial spur 0.6mm, length of midbasitarsomere 0.7mm; midtibia with 4 pegs at midlength, 1 peg apically; hind tibia with 6–8 pegs apically; forewing length 6.8 (5.9–7.1)mm. Metasoma: median syntergite 2+3 length 1.4mm, width 1.2mm.
Male: Unknown
Variation: Majority of paratypes with: body orange except melanic as follows: antenna, black patch posterior to eye, forefemur apically, foretibia, midfemur apically, midtibia except yellow patch distally, tarsi apically; hind trochanter, hind tibia apically, hind tarsus; ovipositor sheaths. Female paratype from Province Puntarenas differs as follows: body orange except for melanic as follows: antenna, black patch posterior to eye, foretibia, forefemur apically, midtibia, midfemur apically, hind trochanter, hind tibia apically, hind tarsus; mesopleural suture with strong transverse carinae ventrally, one strong carina medially, weak carinae dorsally.
Etymology: from the Latin variegatus meaning of different sorts, due to the color variation of this species.
Specimen Examined: HOLOTYPE. Ψ, COSTA RICA, Alajuela, Penas Blancas, [10°4’N 84°37’W], 700m, 9.vi.1987, E. Cruz, MT, (AEI).
PARATYPES. COSTA RICA: Ψ, Prov. Guanacaste, Est. Pitilla, 700m, 9km S Sta. Cecilia, P.N. Guanacaste, [10°15’N 85°49’W], 27.vi–14.viii.1992, P. Rios L-N 330200.380200, (INBio CR1000 774564). Ψ, Prov. Puntarenas, Golfito, P.N. Rincón, C. Rincón, La Tigrilla, [8°39’N 83°9’W], 600m, 15 JUL 15 AGO [August] 2000, J. Azofeifa, Malaise, L_S_523600_274500 #58106, (INBio). Ψ, Alajuela, Penas Blancas, [10°4’N 84°37’W], 700m, 9.vi.1987, E. Cruz, MT, (AEI). Ψ, Sector Las Pailas, P. N. Rincón de las Vieja. Prov. Guana[caste], [10°9’N 85°27’W], 800m, 6–7 Jun 1994, D. Garcia, L N 307300_388600 #3050, (INBio CR1000 908225). 2Ψ, 2km N. Colonia Blanca, 800m, P.N. Rincon de la Vieja, Prov. Alajuela, [10°19’N 84°15’W], 18 a 28 jun 1992, III curso Parataxon, L-N 308800, 397800, (HIC). Ψ, Est. Pitilla, 700m, 9km S Sta. Cecilia, P.N. Guanacaste, Prov. Guanacaste, [10°15’N 85°49’W], Jul a Ago [August] 1992, Tp Malaise L-N 330200, 380200, (INBio CR1000 823928). Ψ, Guan[acaste] 3km SER Naranjo, [10°31’60”N 85°0’W], May 1992, F.D. Parker, (BLCU). Ψ, Guan[acaste], 3km SE P. Naranjo, [10°31’60”N 85°0’W], 21–30 Jun 1992, F.D. Parker, (BLCU). Ψ, Alajuela, Penas Blancas, [10°4’N 84°37’W], 700m, 7.vii.1987, E. Cruz, MT, (CNCI).
description: Published as part of Lindsay, Cheryl & Sharkey, Michael, 2006, Revision of the genus Amputoearinus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae) with fourteen new species, pp. 1-27 in Zootaxa 1329 on pages 25-26, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174171