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Corresponding author: Norman F. Johnson ( baeus2@yahoo.com ) Academic editor: Michael Ohl
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Chen H-y, Talamas EJ, Valerio AA, Masner L, Johnson NF (2018) Revision of the World species of the genus Chromoteleia Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Scelioninae). ZooKeys 778: 1-95. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.778.25775
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The genus Chromoteleia Ashmead is revised. Twenty-seven species are recognized, of which six species are redescribed: C. congoana (Risbec), C. connectens Kieffer, C. fuscicornis Kieffer, C. longitarsis Kieffer, C. semicyanea Ashmead, C. tricarinata Kieffer; and twenty-one species are described as new: C. aequalis Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. alternata Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. bidens Chen & Masner, sp. n., C. copiosa Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. cuneus Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. curta Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. depilis Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. dispar Chen & Masner, sp. n., C. feng Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. fossa Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. ingens Chen & Masner, sp. n., C. levitas Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. longa Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. maura Chen & Masner, sp. n., C. parvitas Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. pilus Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. plana Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. rara Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. robusta Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. semilutea Chen & Johnson, sp. n., C. sparsa Chen & Johnson, sp. n. Chromoteleia rufithorax Kieffer remains a valid species, but its identity and status are unclear. All species are known only from the Neotropical region except for Chromoteleia congoana (Resbec) which only occurs in Africa.
identification key, Platygastroidea , species descriptions
The genus Chromoteleia was originally described by
Since its original description in 1893, Chromoteleia has never been comprehensively reviewed. Although there are no host records for Chromoteleia, we suspect that it parasitizes the eggs of Orthoptera based on large size and elongate shape of the parasitoids. A number of scelionine genera of similar habitus, and presumed close relation, are also known to be parasitoids of orthopteran eggs, e.g., Macroteleia Kieffer (Muesebeck, 1977), Triteleia Kieffer (
This work is based upon specimens in the following collections, with abbreviations used in the text:
KUNH Kansas University Natural History Museum, Lawrence, KS;
Abbreviations and morphological terms used in text:
A1, A2, ... A12 antennomere 1, 2, … 12;
claval formula distribution of the large, multiporous basiconic sensilla on the underside of apical antennomeres of the female, with the segment interval specified followed by the number of sensilla per segment (
EH eye height, length of compound eye measured parallel to dorsoventral midline of head;
IOS interocular space, minimal distance on frons between compound eyes;
OD ocellar diameter, greatest width of ocellus;
OOL ocular ocellar line, shortest distance from inner orbit and outer margin of posterior ocellus (
T1, T2, ... T7 metasomal tergite 1, 2, ... 7;
S1, S2, … S7 metasomal sternite 1, 2, … 7.
Morphological terminology otherwise generally follows
In the Material Examined section the specimens studied are recorded in an abbreviated format, using unique identifiers (numbers prefixed with “
Data associated with the genus Chromoteleia can be accessed at http://hol.osu.edu/index.html?id=464. The generic and species descriptions were generated by a database application, vSysLab (vsyslab.osu.edu), designed to facilitate the production of a taxon by character data matrices, and to integrate those data with the existing taxonomic and specimen-level database. Data may be exported in both text format and as input files for other applications. The text output for descriptions is in the format of “Character: Character state (s)”. Polymorphic characters are indicated by semicolon-separated character states.
Images and measurements were made using Combine ZP and AutoMontage extended-focus software, using JVC KY-F75U digital camera, Leica Z16 APOA microscope, and 1X objective lens. Images were post-processed with Abobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. A standard set of images is provided for each species: dorsal habitus, lateral habitus, dorsal and lateral views of the head and mesosoma, and anterior view of head. The individual images are archived in Specimage (specimage.osu.edu), the image database at The Ohio State University.
Chromoteleia
Ashmead, 1893: 209, 211, 219 Type: Chromoteleia semicyanea Ashmead, by monotypy and original designation (keyed);
Petalosema
Length 3.38–9.20 mm; body elongate, robust.
Head. Head shape in dorsal view: transverse. Vertex: densely punctate to punctate rugose. Hyperoccipital carina: absent. Occipital carina: present, complete or broadly interrupted medially. OOL: lateral ocellus nearly contiguous with inner orbits, OOL < 0.5 OD; lateral ocellus contiguous with inner orbit. Upper frons: convex, without frontal shelf or carina, punctate rugose. Antennal scrobe: broadly convex to concave medially with distinct depression. Submedian carina: absent. Orbital carina: absent. Inner orbits: diverging ventrally. IOS/EH: IOS distinctly less than EH. Interantennal process: short, often excavate medially. Central keel: present or absent. Antennal foramen: oriented laterally on interantennal process. Facial striae: absent. Malar sulcus: present. Malar striae: absent. Setation of compound eye: absent. Gena: broad, convex, distinctly produced behind eye. Clypeus shape: narrow, slightly convex medially, lateral corners not produced. Anterior (or ventral) margin of clypeus: pointed; straight. Labrum: not visible in anterior view. Number of mandibular teeth: 3. Arrangement of mandibular teeth: transverse. Number of maxillary palpomeres: 4. Shape of maxillary palpomeres: cylindrical. Number of labial palpomeres: 2.
Antenna. Number of antennomeres in female: 12. Number of antennomeres in male: 12. Insertion of radicle into A1: parallel to longitudinal axis of A1. Shape of A1: more or less cylindrical, not flattened. Length of A3 of female: distinctly longer than A2. Number of antennomeres with basiconic sensilla in female: 5; 6. Number of antennomeres with basiconic sensilla in female: 5; 6. Arrangement of sensilla on female clava: in longitudinal pairs. Number of antennomeres bearing tyloids in male antenna: 1. Shape of male flagellum: filiform.
Mesosoma. Posterior apex of pronotum in dorsal view: straight, bifid apically to articulate with tegula. Epomial carina: present. Anterior face of pronotum: oblique, visible dorsally, short. Lateral face of pronotum: weakly concave below position of dorsal epomial carina. Netrion: present. Netrion shape: moderately wide, open ventrally. Anterior portion of mesoscutum: vertical, flexed ventrally to meet pronotum. Mesoscutum shape: pentagonal, excavate at base of wings. Skaphion: absent. Notauli: present, percurrent. Parapsidal lines: absent. Antero-admedian lines: absent. Transscutal articulation: well-developed, narrow. Shape of mesoscutellum: trapezoidal, without spines. Lateral mesoscutellar spine: absent. Median mesoscutellar spine: absent. Axillular spine: absent. Surface of mesoscutellum: convex throughout. Median longitudinal furrow on mesoscutellum: absent. Metascutellum: clearly differentiated. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin; elongate trapezoidal but with deeply incised apex, forming two spines laterally. Posterior margin of metascutellum: straight; concave; convex. Setation of metascutellum: present. Metapostnotum: fused to propodeum. Lateral propodeal projection: absent. Medial propodeal projection: absent. Mesopleural carina: present. Mesal course of acetabular carina: not separating fore coxae. Setation of subalar pit: present. Mesopleural pit: present. Posterodorsal corner of mesopleuron: rounded anteriorly.
Legs. Number of mesotibial spurs: 1. Number of metatibial spurs: 1. Dorsal surface of metacoxa: smooth; punctate. Shape of metacoxa: cylindrical, ecarinate. Trochantellus: indicated by transverse sulcus on femur.
Wings. Wing development of female: macropterous. Wing development of male: macropterous. Tubular veins in fore wing: present. Bulla of fore wing R: absent. Length of marginal vein of fore wing: punctiform, R terminating at costal margin. Origin of r-rs in fore wing: basal of point at which R meets costal margin. Basal vein (Rs+M) in fore wing: spectral; nebulous. Development of R vein in hind wing: complete.
Metasoma. Number of external metasomal tergites in female: 6. Number of external metasoma sternites in female: 6. Number of external metasomal tergites in male: 7. Number of external metasomal sternites in male: 7. Shape of metasoma: lanceolate. Laterotergites: present, narrow. Laterosternites: present. T1 of female: flat; medially convex as a small hump anteriorly. Relative size of metasomal segments: T2–T3 subequal in length, remaining terga shorter. Metasomal tergites with basal crenulae: T2. Sublateral carinae on tergites: present. Median longitudinal carina on metasomal terga: absent. Shape of female T6: flattened; laterally compressed. Anterior margin of S1: not produced anteriorly, straight. Felt fields on S2: absent. Felt fields on S3: absent. Ovipositor: Scelio-type (
The large size and distinctive characters of Chromoteleia (metascutellum large and setose, propodeum without projections, marginal vein of fore wing punctiform) make it a relatively easy genus to identify. The setation of the metascutellum is found in relatively few scelionine genera, typically among the more robust genera, and is a useful diagnostic character. Chromoteleia appears closest to Bracalba Dodd and Romilius Walker, from which it can be separated by the setation of the eyes (absent in Chromoteleia).
The distribution of Chromoteleia in Africa and South America is a phenomenon of biogeographical interest. Dispersal from South America to Africa has been demonstrated in the parasitoid wasp genus Kapala Cameron (Eucharitidae) (
Chromoteleia is widespread in continental Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America. It is found as far north as the Mexican state of Jalisco, and in the south extends to Itapúa Department in Paraguay and Paraná in southern Brazil. It is noteworthy, though, that it is entirely absent from the Greater Antilles. In the Lesser Antilles, one species, C. semicyanea, apparently is endemic in St. Vincent, and a second, C. aequalis, is known from Dominica (as well as Guyana). This is unusual for scelionines of comparable size and presumed biology: genera such as Scelio, Baryconus, Macroteleia, Triteleia and Opisthacantha are common and richly represented in species throughout the Caribbean.
Basiconic sensilla on A12
Seven of the twenty-seven species of Chromoteleia clearly have two basiconic sensilla on the apical antennomere (Figure
1–2 Chromoteleia tricarinata Kieffer, female (
The metapleuron in Chromoteleia is an important source of characters. In all species there is a line of setigerous foveae along the anterior margin of the metapleuron, corresponding to the dorsal portion of the metapleural sulcus. Directly posterior to this line of setae in the dorsal portion of the sclerite (dorsal metapleural area) there may be patch of setae (Figure
In the ventral portion of the sclerite, there is often a line of setae (Figure
Setation of speculum and subalar pit
The presence of setae (Figs
Body color
Ashmead presumably coined the name Chromoteleia in reference to the remarkable metallic blue head and mesosoma in the type species. This turns out to be unique within the genus, but most species are colorful in a different way. Only a small number have the body entirely black or dark brown as is generally typical for other scelionines. Most have more or less extensive parts of the mesosoma colored a rusty red to orange.
C. aequalis Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. alternata Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. bidens Chen & Masner, sp. n.
C. congoana (Risbec)
C. connectens Kieffer
= C. brevitarsis Kieffer
C. copiosa Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. cuneus Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. curta Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. depilis Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. dispar Chen & Masner, sp. n.
C. feng Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. fossa Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. fuscicornis Kieffer
C. ingens Chen & Masner, sp. n.
C. levitas Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. longitarsis Kieffer
C. longa Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. maura Chen & Masner, sp. n.
C. parvitas Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. pilus Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. plana Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. rara Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. robusta Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. rufithorax Kieffer
C. semicyanea Ashmead
C. semilutea Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. sparsa Chen & Johnson, sp. n.
C. tricarinata Kieffer
1 | Basiconic sensilla on A7 absent (Figs |
2 |
– | Basiconic sensilla on A7 present (Figs |
14 |
2 | Median mesoscutal carina absent (Figs |
3 |
– | Median mesoscutal carina present (Figs |
4 |
3 | Apex of T6 acute in dorsal view (Figure |
Chromoteleia robusta Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
– | Apex of T6 rounded in dorsal view (Figure |
Chromoteleia tricarinata Kieffer |
4 | A12 with 1 basiconic sensillum | 5 |
– | A12 with 2 basiconic sensilla | 10 |
5 | Posterior notaulus foveate (Figs |
6 |
– | Posterior notaulus smooth (Figs |
8 |
6 | Hind basitarsus as long as remaining segments combined; dorsal metapleural area without setae (Figs |
7 |
– | Hind basitarsus distinctly longer than remaining segments combined (Figure |
Chromoteleia longitarsis Kieffer |
7 | T1 with horn (Figs |
Chromoteleia connectens Kieffer |
– | T1 without horn (Figure |
Chromoteleia longa Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
8 | Apex of T6 rounded in dorsal view (Figs |
9 |
– | Apex of T6 acute in dorsal view (Figure |
Chromoteleia feng Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
9 | Metasoma variably patterned in alternating orange-yellow and dark brown (Figure |
Chromoteleia alternata Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
– | Metasoma entirely black (Figure |
Chromoteleia levitas Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
10 | Dorsal metapleural area setose (Figs |
11 |
– | Dorsal metapleural area without setae (Figs |
12 |
11 | A6 distinctly longer than wide (Figure |
Chromoteleia ingens Chen & Masner, sp. n. |
– | A6 as long as wide (Figure |
Chromoteleia pilus Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
12 | Mesosoma black (Figure |
Chromoteleia aequalis Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
– | Mesosoma orange or variably orange to black (Figs |
13 |
13 | Occiput rugose (Figure |
Chromoteleia depilis Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
– | Occiput smooth (Figure |
Chromoteleia semilutea Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
14 | Apex of T6 acute in dorsal view (Figs |
15 |
– | Apex of T6 rounded in dorsal view (Figs |
17 |
15 | Mesosoma variably orange to black (Figs |
16 |
– | Mesosoma black (Figs |
Chromoteleia maura Chen & Masner, sp. n. |
16 | Metascutellum with deeply incised apex, forming two spines laterally (Figure |
Chromoteleia bidens Chen & Masner, sp. n. |
– | Metascutellum trapezoidal with broad apex (Figure |
Chromoteleia cuneus Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
17 | Hind basitarsus as long as remaining segments combined | 18 |
– | Hind basitarsus distinctly longer than remaining segments combined | 20 |
18 | Metasoma orange (Figure |
Chromoteleia dispar Chen & Masner, sp. n. |
– | Metasoma black (Figs |
19 |
19 | A5 as wide as long (Figure |
Chromoteleia parvitas Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
– | A5 distinctly longer than wide (Figure |
Chromoteleia sparsa Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
20 | Postmarginal vein distinctly shorter than stigmal vein (Figs |
21 |
– | Postmarginal vein as long as or distinctly longer than stigmal vein (Figs |
23 |
21 | Frons directly above interantennal process punctate rugose (Figure |
Chromoteleia congoana (Risbec) |
– | Frons directly above interantennal process foveolate (Figs |
22 |
22 | Dorsal metapleural area setose (Figure |
Chromoteleia fuscicornis Kieffer |
– | Dorsal metapleural area without setae (Figure |
Chromoteleia rara Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
23 | Head metallic blue (Figs |
Chromoteleia semicyanea Ashmead |
– | Head black (Figs |
24 |
24 | Mesoscutal midlobe smooth posteriorly (Figure |
Chromoteleia plana Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
– | Mesoscutal midlobe sparsely punctate posteriorly (Figs |
25 |
25 | Notaulus foveate (Figs |
26 |
– | Notaulus smooth (Figure |
Chromoteleia fossa Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
26 | Netrion transversely striae (Figure |
Chromoteleia copiosa Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
– | Netrion rugose (Figure |
Chromoteleia curta Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
1 | Posterior margin of T7 without lateral spines or rounded projections (Figure |
2 |
– | Posterior margin of T7 with lateral spines (Figure |
14 |
2 | Hind basitarsus as long as remaining segments combined (Figure |
3 |
– | Hind basitarsus distinctly longer than remaining segments combined (Figure |
9 |
3 | Dorsal metapleural area setose (Figs |
4 |
– | Dorsal metapleural area without setae (Figs |
5 |
4 | Median mesoscutal carina present anteriorly (Figure |
Chromoteleia pilus Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
– | Median mesoscutal carina absent (Figs |
Chromoteleia tricarinata Kieffer |
5 | Area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle with setae (Figure |
Chromoteleia depilis Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
– | Area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle without setae (Figure |
6 |
6 | Frons with central keel developed only in ventral portion of frons (Figs |
7 |
– | Frons with central keel complete, extending dorsally to median ocellus (Figs |
8 |
7 | Ventral metapleural area obliquely striate posteriorly (Figure |
Chromoteleia alternata Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
– | Ventral metapleural area smooth posteriorly (Figure |
Chromoteleia feng Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
8 | Metasoma entirely black (Figure |
Chromoteleia robusta Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
– | Metasoma with T1–T3 orange to dark brown (Figure |
Chromoteleia semilutea Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
9 | Dorsal A1 striate | 10 |
– | Dorsal A1 smooth or punctate | 11 |
10 | Mesosoma entirely black (Figure |
Chromoteleia aequalis Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
– | Mesosoma variably orange and black (Figure |
Chromoteleia longitarsis Kieffer |
11 | Head black (Figs |
12 |
– | Head metallic blue (Figure |
Chromoteleia semicyanea Ashmead |
12 | Occipital carina interrupted medially (Figs |
13 |
– | Occipital carina complete (Figure |
Chromoteleia rara Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
13 | Netrion transversely striate (Figure |
Chromoteleia copiosa Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
– | Netrion rugose (Figure |
Chromoteleia curta Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
14 | Dorsal metapleural area setose (Figs |
15 |
– | Dorsal metapleural area without setae (Figs |
17 |
15 | Metascutellum with deeply incised apex, forming two spines laterally (Figure |
Chromoteleia bidens Chen & Masner, sp. n. |
– | Metascutellum trapezoidal with broad posterior margin (Figs |
16 |
16 | Postmarginal vein distinctly shorter than stigma vein (Figure |
Chromoteleia fuscicornis Kieffer |
– | Postmarginal vein distinctly longer than stigma vein (Figure |
Chromoteleia ingens Chen & Masner, sp. n. |
17 | Dorsal A1 striate | 18 |
– | Dorsal A1 smooth or punctate | 20 |
18 | Notaulus foveate (Figs |
19 |
– | Notaulus mostly smooth (Figure |
Chromoteleia levitas Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
19 | Occipital carina complete (Figure |
Chromoteleia connectens Kieffer |
– | Occipital carina interrupted medially (Figure |
Chromoteleia longa Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
20 | Frons without central keel (Figure |
Chromoteleia dispar Chen & Masner, sp. n. |
– | Frons with central keel (Figs |
21 |
21 | Mesoscutellum sparsely punctate (Figure |
Chromoteleia congoana (Risbec) |
– | Mesoscutellum smooth medially, densely punctate laterally (Figs |
22 |
22 | Lateral lobe of mesoscutum punctate rugose (Figure |
Chromoteleia cuneus Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
– | Lateral lobe of mesoscutum sparsely punctate (Figure |
Chromoteleia sparsa Chen & Johnson, sp. n. |
Mesopleuron and metapleuron 14 Chromoteleia connectens Kieffer, female, holotype (
16–17 Chromoteleia longitarsis Kieffer, female (
22–23 Chromoteleia fuscicornis Kieffer, female (
Body length of female: 6.88–7.27 mm (n = 3). Body length of male: 5.90–6.20 mm (n = 3). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: approximately 2.0× longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 0. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 2. Sculpture of dorsal A1: striate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: transversely striate to rugose. Central keel: present, interrupted medially. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: interrupted medially. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose.
Color of mesosoma: black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: densely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth dorsally, rugose ventrally. Sculpture of netrion: densely punctate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: densely punctate. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: densely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: discrete. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: flat. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: densely punctate rugose. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: absent or indistinguishable from sculpture. Sculpture of metascutellum: areolate. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: absent. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: smooth directly below femoral depression, otherwise densely punctate. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose anteriorly, smooth posteriorly. Color of legs: pale yellow with tarsi dark brown to black. Length of hind basitarsus: distinctly longer than remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly longer than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: longitudinally punctate rugose. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely longitudinally striate, with fine punctures in interstices. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices. Sculpture of T7 in male: smooth to coriaceous. Posterior margin of T7 in male: straight. Sculpture of medial S2: densely punctate to punctate rugose.
Chromoteleia aequalis sp. n., female, holotype (
This species is easily recognized by its entirely black body both in female and male, densely punctate mesoscutum, and abbreviated median mesoscutal carina.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for equal, in reference to the black body color shared by males and females, and is intended to be treated as an adjective.
Body length of female: 5.38–5.90 mm (n = 10). Body length of male: 4.40–4.93 mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: as wide as long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: approximately 2.0× longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 0. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: striate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: transversely striate to rugose. Central keel: present only in ventral portion of frons. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: present. Occipital carina: complete. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose.
Color of mesosoma: orange. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: rugulose. Sculpture of netrion: punctate rugose anteriorly, smooth posteriorly. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose anteriorly, sparsely punctate posteriorly. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: smooth. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, densely punctate laterally. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: absent or indistinguishable from sculpture. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: rugose anteriorly, sparsely punctate posteriorly. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose; smooth. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: absent. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose anteriorly, obliquely striate posteriorly. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: distinctly longer than remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: largely smooth, with sparse fine punctures.
Length of postmarginal vein: approximately as long as stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: variably patterned in alternating orange yellow and dark brown. Color of metasoma in male: dark brown to black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: longitudinally punctate rugose. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely punctate. Sculpture of T7 in male: densely punctate. Posterior margin of T7 in male: straight. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia alternata sp. n., female, holotype (
This species can be easily distinguished from other Chromoteleia species by the following combination of characters: female metasoma variably patterned in alternating orange yellow and dark brown, central keel present only in ventral portion of frons, and notaulus smooth.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for alternate, in reference to the variably patterned in alternating orange yellow and yellow on metasoma, and is intended to be treated as a noun.
Holotype, female: BRAZIL: ES, Santa Teresa, 660 m, 19°58'19"S, 40°32'00"W, Santa Lucia Biological Station, 30.V–2.VI.1997, yellow pan trap, W. A. Hoffmann & R. Ribeiro,
Body length of female: 4.20–4.80 mm (n = 16). Body length of male: 4.30–4.67 mm (n = 17). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: distinctly wider than long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: as long as wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 1. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: punctate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: transversely striate to rugose. Central keel: present, interrupted medially. Ventral margin of clypeus: straight. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: present. Occipital carina: complete. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: present. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: coarsely punctate rugose.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: sparsely punctate. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: granulate. Shape of metascutellum: elongate trapezoidal but with deeply incised apex, forming two spines laterally. Median metascutellar carina: absent or indistinguishable from sculpture. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: absent. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate rugose. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose; obliquely striate. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: present. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow to brown, with tarsi darker. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: approximately as long as stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: absent. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: sparse. Striae of T1 in male: sparse. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: longitudinally punctate rugose. Length of T6 in female: approximately as long as wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: sinuate. Apical spine on female T6: present. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely punctate. Sculpture of T7 in male: smooth anteriorly, rugulose posteriorly. Posterior margin of T7 in male: bispinose. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia bidens sp. n., female, holotype (
This species is easily recognized by its bispinose metascutellum, a character not found in any other species of Chromoteleia.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for two-toothed, in reference to the bispinose metascutellum, and is intended to be treated as a noun.
Holotype, female: BRAZIL: RO, 62 km S Ariquemes, Rancho Grande Farm, 12.XI–22.XI.1991, E. M. Fisher,
Oxyscelio congoana Risbec, 1950: 613 (original description).
Chromoteleia congoana (Risbec): Masner, 1976: 25 (description, generic transfer, type information); Johnson, 1992: 364 (cataloged, type information).
Body length of female: 4.38–5.66 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 4.10–4.78 mm (n = 4). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: as wide as long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: approximately 2.0× longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 1. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: punctate; smooth. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: punctate rugose. Central keel: complete, extending from interantennal process to median ocellus. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: present. Occipital carina: complete. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: present. Sculpture of occiput: rugose. Sculpture of gena: punctate rugose dorsally and ventrally, strigose medially.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth dorsally, rugose ventrally. Sculpture of netrion: punctate rugose anteriorly, smooth posteriorly. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: coriaceous. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose anteriorly, sparsely punctate posteriorly. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: sparsely punctate. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: absent or indistinguishable from sculpture. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate throughout. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: absent. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: distinctly longer than remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly shorter than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: dark brown. Color of metasoma in male: dark brown to black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: sparse. Transverse sulcus on T2: absent. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely longitudinally striate, with fine punctures in interstices. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices. Sculpture of T7 in male: smooth anteriorly, rugulose posteriorly. Posterior margin of T7 in male: emarginate medially between rounded projections. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia congoana (Risbec), female (
This species can be distinguished from other Chromoteleia species by the following combination of characters: median mesoscutal carina only present anteriorly, mesosoma variably orange to black, postmarginal vein distinctly shorter than stigma vein, T2 without transverse sulcus, male T7 with posterior margin deeply emarginated between rounded projections.
Holotype, male, O. congoana: GABON: Estuaire Prov., Libreville, 1901, C. Chalot, EY11376 (deposited in
This species is only found in Afrotropical region.
Chromoteleia (Oxyscelio) connectens Kieffer, 1910a: 313 (original description, keyed).
Oxyscelio (Oxyscelio) connectens (Kieffer): Kieffer, 1910b: 69 (generic transfer).
Oxyscelio connectens (Kieffer): Kieffer, 1926: 361, 362 (description, keyed); Dodd, 1931: 77 (excluded from Oxyscelio, position uncertain).
Chromoteleia connectens Kieffer: Masner, 1976: 25 (type information); Hoebeke, 1980: 26 (type information); Johnson, 1992: 364 (cataloged, type information).
Chromoteleia brevitarsis Kieffer, 1910a: 313, 315 (original description, keyed); Masner, 1976: 25 (type information, junior synonym of Chromoteleia connectens Kieffer); Johnson, 1992: 364 (type information).
Petalosema brevitarsis (Kieffer): Kieffer, 1926: 358, 360 (generic transfer, description, keyed).
Body length of female: 5.38–5.95 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 5.10–5.86 mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: as wide as long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: approximately 2.0× longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 0. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: striate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: transversely striate to rugose. Central keel: complete, extending from interantennal process to median ocellus. Ventral margin of clypeus: straight. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: present. Occipital carina: complete. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent; present. Sculpture of occiput: rugose. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose.Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: smooth. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: rugose. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose throughout. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: punctate rugose. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present along full length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, densely punctate laterally; longitudinally carinate medially, densely punctate laterally. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose; smooth. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: rugose anteriorly, sparsely punctate posteriorly. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: absent. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose anteriorly, smooth posteriorly. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout; orange to pale brown. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly longer than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black; mostly black with T1–T3 orange to dark brown. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: sparse. Striae of T1 in male: sparse. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely punctate and granulate. Length of T6 in female: approximately as long as wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely punctate. Sculpture of T7 in male: granulate. Posterior margin of T7 in male: emarginate medially between rounded projections. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
This species can be distinguished from other Chromoteleia by the following combination of characters: female A7 without basiconic sensillum, occipital carina complete, median mesoscutal carina present along full length of mesoscutum, ventral metapleural area smooth posteriorly, postmarginal vein distinctly longer than stigma vein, male T7 with posterior margin deeply emarginated between rounded projections.
Holotype, female, C. brevitarsis: BRAZIL: PA, no date, Baker,
Other material: (524 females, 594 males) BELIZE: 1 female,
This species exhibits variation in color and microsculpture. The development of microsculpture on vertex could be absent or present; mesoscutum smooth or carinate medially; mesoscutellum, mesopleuron, and metapleuron ranging from orange to dark brown or black.
Body length of female: 4.78–5.76 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 4.30–5.33 mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: as wide as long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: as long as wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 1. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: punctate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: areolate. Central keel: complete, extending from interantennal process to median ocellus. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: interrupted medially. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: punctate rugose dorsally and ventrally, strigose medially.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: smooth. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth dorsally, rugose ventrally. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose anteriorly, sparsely punctate posteriorly. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: densely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, densely punctate laterally. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate rugose. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: distinctly longer than remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: approximately as long as stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: sparse; dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely longitudinally striate, with fine punctures in interstices. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices. Sculpture of T7 in male: coriaceous anteriorly, densely punctate posteriorly. Posterior margin of T7 in male: straight. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia copiosa sp. n., female, holotype (
This species is similar to C. sparsa, but it can be distinguished by its medially interrupted occipital carina, transversely striate netrion, and the hind basitarsus that is distinctly longer than the remaining segments combined.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for abundant, in reference to the densely punctate rugose ventral mesepisternum, and is intended to be treated as an adjective.
Holotype, female: BELIZE: Orange Walk Dist., Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area, 15.VII–21.VII.1996, Malaise trap, P. Kovarik,
Body length of female: 4.88–5.10 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 4.30–4.89 mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: as wide as long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: approximately 2.0× longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 1. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: punctate; smooth. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: areolate. Central keel: present only in ventral portion of frons. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: complete. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: coarsely punctate rugose.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: smooth. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth dorsally, rugose ventrally. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose anteriorly, sparsely punctate posteriorly. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: punctate rugose. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, densely punctate laterally. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: largely smooth, punctate rugose anteriorly and directly below femoral depression. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow to brown, with tarsi darker. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly shorter than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: longitudinally punctate rugose. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: sinuate. Apical spine on female T6: present. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely punctate. Sculpture of T7 in male: coriaceous anteriorly, densely punctate posteriorly. Posterior margin of T7 in male: emarginate medially between rounded projections. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia cuneus sp. n., female, holotype (
This species can be distinguished from other Chromoteleia by the following combination of characters: frons with central keel developed only in ventral portion of frons, dorsal metapleural area without setae, postmarginal vein distinctly shorter than stigmal vein, apex of T6 acute in dorsal view, male T7 with posterior margin deeply emarginate medially between rounded projections.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for wedge, in reference to the shape of T6 in female, and is intended to be treated as a noun.
Holotype, female: ECUADOR: Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Prov., 16 km SE Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Tinalandia, 500 m, 4.VI–14.VI.1976, S. Peck & J. Peck,
Body length of female: 4.23–5.27 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 4.10–5.13 mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: as wide as long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: as long as wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 1. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: punctate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: punctate rugose. Central keel: present, interrupted medially. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: interrupted medially. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: narrowly smooth ventrally, punctate rugose dorsally.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: densely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth dorsally, rugose ventrally. Sculpture of netrion: rugose. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose anteriorly, sparsely punctate posteriorly. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: flat. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, densely punctate laterally. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: absent or indistinguishable from sculpture. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate throughout. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: distinctly longer than remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: largely smooth, with sparse fine punctures.
Length of postmarginal vein: approximately as long as stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: sparse. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: longitudinally punctate rugose. Length of T6 in female: approximately as long as wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices. Sculpture of T7 in male: granulate. Posterior margin of T7 in male: straight. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia curta sp. n., female, holotype (
Chromoteleia curta sp. n., female, paratype (
This species is similar to C. parvitas, but it can be distinguished by the combination of the following characters: A5 in female distinctly longer than wide, postmarginal vein approximately as long as stigmal vein, female T1 horn present.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for shortened, in reference to the short median mesoscutal carina, and is intended to be treated as an adjective.
Holotype, female: BRAZIL: SP, Trilha da Anta, Base Barra Grande, YPT B0, Intervales State Park, 11.XII–14.XII.2000, yellow pan trap, M. T. Tavares,
This species is extremely variable in mesosoma color and can be roughly divided into dark and light forms.
Body length of female: 5.48–7.65 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 4.34–5.85 mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: approximately 2.0× longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 0. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 2. Sculpture of dorsal A1: striate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: transversely striate to rugose. Central keel: complete, extending from interantennal process to median ocellus. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: present. Occipital carina: interrupted medially. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: rugose. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black; orange. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: smooth. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose throughout. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: punctate rugose. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: discrete. Median mesoscutal carina: present along full length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, densely punctate laterally. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: absent or indistinguishable from sculpture. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: absent; present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: smooth directly below femoral depression, otherwise densely punctate. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow to brown, with tarsi darker. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly longer than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely longitudinally striate, with fine punctures in interstices. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices. Sculpture of T7 in male: smooth to coriaceous. Posterior margin of T7 in male: straight. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia depilis sp. n., female, holotype (
This species is similar to C. pilus, but it can be distinguished by the combination of the following characters: dorsal metapleural area without setation, A6 in female distinctly longer than wide.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for hairless, in reference to the hairless dorsal metapleural area, and is intended to be treated as an adjective.
Holotype, female: GUATEMALA: Zacapa Dept., 3.5 km SE La Unión, 1500 m, 20.VI–27.VI.1993, flight intercept trap, J. Ashe & R. Brooks,
Body length of female: 4.88–5.50 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 4.60–5.29 mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: distinctly wider than long. A5 in female: as long as wide. A6 in male: as long as wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 1. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: punctate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: areolate. Central keel: absent. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: complete. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth medially, striate laterally. Sculpture of gena: coarsely punctate rugose.
Color of mesosoma: black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: densely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: two rows of foveate grooves along median mesoscutal carina anteriorly, smooth at posterior margin. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: densely punctate rugose. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: areolate. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate rugose. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly longer than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: orange. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: sparse. Striae of T1 in male: sparse. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: longitudinally punctate rugose. Sculpture of T6 in female: longitudinally punctate rugose. Length of T6 in female: approximately as long as wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely punctate. Sculpture of T7 in male: smooth to coriaceous. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia dispar sp. n., female, holotype (
This species can be easily distinguished by the orange female metasoma, the lack of central keel, and the two rows of foveate grooves along median mesoscutal carina anteriorly.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for different, in reference to the different colors of metasoma between female and male, and is intended to be treated as an adjective.
Holotype, female: COLOMBIA: Magdalena Dept., Zaino, M.567, 50 m, 11°20'N, 74°02'W, Tayrona Natural National Park, 28.VII–14.VIII.2000, Malaise trap, R. Henriquez,
Body length of female: 4.48–5.15 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 4.30–5.12 mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: distinctly wider than long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: as long as wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 0. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: striate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: transversely striate to rugose. Central keel: present only in ventral portion of frons. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: present. Occipital carina: complete. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: narrowly smooth ventrally, punctate rugose dorsally.
Color of mesosoma: orange. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: smooth. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose anteriorly, sparsely punctate posteriorly. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: smooth. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: densely punctate rugose. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: smooth. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: striate to densely punctate below mesopleural carina, otherwise smooth. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: absent. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose anteriorly, smooth posteriorly. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: largely smooth, with sparse fine punctures.
Length of postmarginal vein: approximately as long as stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Horn on T1 in female: absent. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: absent; present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: longitudinally punctate rugose. Length of T6 in female: approximately as long as wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: sinuate. Apical spine on female T6: present. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely punctate. Sculpture of T7 in male: densely punctate. Posterior margin of T7 in male: straight. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia feng sp. n., female, holotype (
This species is similar to C. robusta in the acute T6 apex, but it can be distinguished by the combination of the following characters: female A12 has only one basiconic sensillum, occipital carina complete, notaulus smooth.
The epithet is inspired by the Chinese word 锋 (fēng) for the name of the sharp point of a spear, in reference to the pointed female T6, and is intended to be treated as a noun.
Holotype, female: BRAZIL: PA, Melgaço Mpio., Ferreira Penna Scientific Station, trail, P05057, 01°44'28"S, 51°27'21.3"W, Caxiuanã, 16.XI–19.XI.2003, yellow pan trap, A. P. Aguiar & J. Dias,
Body length of female: 6.90 mm (n = 1). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: as wide as long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 1. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: punctate; smooth. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: punctate rugose. Central keel: present only in ventral portion of frons. Ventral margin of clypeus: straight. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: interrupted medially. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose; narrowly smooth ventrally, punctate rugose dorsally.
Color of mesosoma: orange. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: densely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth dorsally, rugose ventrally. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose anteriorly, sparsely punctate posteriorly. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: punctate rugose. Sculpture of notaulus: smooth. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, densely punctate laterally. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: striate to densely punctate below mesopleural carina, otherwise smooth. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: distinctly longer than remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: largely smooth, with sparse fine punctures.
Length of postmarginal vein: approximately as long as stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely longitudinally striate, with fine punctures in interstices. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia fossa sp. n., female, holotype (
This species is similar to C. feng with which it shares the characters of smooth notaulus and female A12 with one basiconic sensillum, but it can be distinguished by the combination of the following characters: female T6 without apical spine, occipital carina interrupted medially.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for ditch, in reference to the smooth notaulus, and is intended to be treated as a noun.
Holotype, female: PANAMA: Kuna Yala Comarca, 2001/038, 390 m, 09°20'31"N, 78°59'38"W, Nusagandi Station, 12.I–15.I.2001, yellow pan trap, M. Yoder,
Chromoteleia fuscicornis Kieffer, 1910a: 313, 316 (original description, keyed); Masner, 1976: 25 (description, type information); Johnson, 1992: 364 (cataloged, type information).
Petalosema fuscicornis (Kieffer): Kieffer, 1926: 358, 360 (generic transfer, description, keyed).
Body length of female: 4.28–6.90 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 4.10–6.53 mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: distinctly wider than long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide; as long as wide. A6 in male: as long as wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 1. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: punctate; smooth. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: areolate. Central keel: complete, extending from interantennal process to median ocellus. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: interrupted medially. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth medially, striate laterally. Sculpture of gena: narrowly smooth ventrally, punctate rugose dorsally.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth dorsally, rugose ventrally. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: sparsely punctate. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, densely punctate laterally. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: smooth. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate rugose. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: present. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange to pale brown. Length of hind basitarsus: distinctly longer than remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly shorter than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: sparse. Transverse sulcus on T2: absent. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely longitudinally striate, with fine punctures in interstices. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: sinuate. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices. Sculpture of T7 in male: smooth anteriorly, rugulose posteriorly. Posterior margin of T7 in male: emarginate medially between rounded projections. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia fuscicornis Kieffer, female (
This species can be distinguished from other Chromoteleia by the following combination of characters: female A7 with one basiconic sensillum, dorsal metapleural area with setae, basitarsus distinctly longer than remaining segments combined, postmarginal vein distinctly shorter than stigmal vein, male T7 with posterior margin deeply emarginate medially between rounded projections.
Holotype, female: BRAZIL: PA, no date, Baker,
Other material: (164 females, 155 males) BELIZE: 1 female,
Body length of female: 8.78–9.20 mm (n = 6). Body length of male: 7.60–7.83 mm (n = 4). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: approximately 2.0× longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 0. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 2. Sculpture of dorsal A1: smooth.
Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: punctate rugose. Central keel: present, interrupted medially. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: complete. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: densely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: absent. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: sparsely punctate. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: punctate rugose. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, densely punctate laterally. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate rugose. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: present. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: absent. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose anteriorly, smooth posteriorly. Color of legs: orange yellow to brown, with tarsi darker. Length of hind basitarsus: distinctly longer than remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: largely smooth, with sparse fine punctures.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly longer than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: sparse. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: longitudinally punctate rugose. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely longitudinally striate, with fine punctures in interstices. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices. Sculpture of T7 in male: smooth to coriaceous. Posterior margin of T7 in male: emarginate medially between rounded projections. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia ingens sp. n., female, holotype (
This species is similar to C. longitarsis, but it can be distinguished by the combination of the following characters: female A12 has two basiconic sensilla, and occipital carina complete.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for huge, in reference to the large body size of this species, and is intended to be treated as an adjective.
Holotype, female: ECUADOR: Orellana Prov., Yasuní Scientific Research Station (YSRS), 220m, 00.67°S 76.39°W, Yasuní National Park, 18.V–27.V.1990, P. Hibbs,
Body length of female: 5.68–6.60 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 4.60–5.10 mm (n = 8). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: as wide as long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: approximately 2.0× longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 0. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: striate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: transversely striate to rugose. Central keel: present only in ventral portion of frons. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: complete. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: punctate rugose dorsally and ventrally, strigose medially.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: smooth. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth dorsally, rugose ventrally. Sculpture of netrion: punctate rugose anteriorly, smooth posteriorly. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose throughout. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: punctate rugose. Sculpture of notaulus: smooth. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: densely punctate rugose. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: largely smooth, punctate rugose anteriorly and directly below femoral depression. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose; smooth. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: absent. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout; rugose anteriorly, smooth posteriorly. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: approximately as long as stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: sparse. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely longitudinally striate, with fine punctures in interstices. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely punctate. Sculpture of T7 in male: densely punctate. Posterior margin of T7 in male: emarginate medially between rounded projections. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia levitas sp. n., female, holotype (
This species is similar to C. rara, but it can be distinguished by the combination of the smooth notaulus smooth and striate A1.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for smoothness, in reference to the mostly smooth metapleuron, and is intended to be treated as a noun.
Holotype, female: BRAZIL: RO, 62 km S Ariquemes, Rancho Grande Farm, 12.XI–22.XI.1991, E. M. Fisher,
Chromoteleia longitarsis Kieffer, 1910a: 313, 314 (original description, keyed); Masner, 1976: 25 (type information); Johnson, 1992: 364 (cataloged, type information).
Petalosema longitarsis (Kieffer): Kieffer, 1926: 358, 359 (generic transfer, description, keyed).
Body length of female: 6.88–7.20 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 6.30–6.73 mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: approximately 2.0× longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 0. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: striate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: transversely striate to rugose. Central keel: complete, extending from interantennal process to median ocellus. Ventral margin of clypeus: straight. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: interrupted medially. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: rugose. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: absent. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose throughout. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: densely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: densely punctate rugose. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: smooth. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate rugose. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: present. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: pale yellow with tarsi dark brown to black. Length of hind basitarsus: distinctly longer than remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: largely smooth, with sparse fine punctures.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly longer than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: sparse. Transverse sulcus on T2: absent. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely longitudinally striate, with fine punctures in interstices. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: sinuate. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices. Sculpture of T7 in male: densely punctate. Posterior margin of T7 in male: straight. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia longitarsis Kieffer, female (
This species can be distinguished from other Chromoteleia species by the following combination of characters: female A7 without basiconic sensilla, dorsal metapleural area with setae, basitarsus distinctly longer than remaining segments combined, postmarginal vein distinctly longer than stigmal vein, male T7 with posterior margin straight.
Holotype, male: BRAZIL: PA, no date, Baker,
Other material: (84 females, 58 males) BRAZIL: 7 females, 6 males,
Body length of female: 5.28–5.90 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 5.10–5.83 mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: approximately 2.0× longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 0. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: striate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: punctate rugose. Central keel: present, interrupted medially. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: interrupted medially. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: narrowly smooth ventrally, punctate rugose dorsally.
Color of mesosoma: orange. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: absent. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose throughout. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: punctate rugose. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: densely punctate rugose. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: striate to densely punctate below mesopleural carina, otherwise smooth. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose; smooth. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: absent. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose anteriorly, smooth posteriorly. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly longer than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Horn on T1 in female: absent. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: longitudinally punctate rugose. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely punctate and granulate. Length of T6 in female: approximately as long as wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely punctate. Sculpture of T7 in male: coriaceous anteriorly, densely punctate posteriorly. Posterior margin of T7 in male: emarginate medially between rounded projections. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia longa sp. n., female, holotype (
This species is similar to C. tricarinata, but it can be distinguished by the combination of the following characters: female A6 distinctly longer than wide, female A12 with one basiconic sensillum, median mesoscutal carina present anteriorly.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for long, in reference to the elongate antenna in female, and is intended to be treated as an adjective.
Holotype, female: COLOMBIA: Chocó Dept., visitor’s center, M.815, 2 m, 06°01'N, 77°20'W, Utría Natural National Park, 28.IX–15.X.2000, Malaise trap, J. Pérez,
Body length of female: 5.20 mm (n = 1). Color of A1: black. A6 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 1. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: striate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: punctate rugose. Central keel: present, interrupted medially. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: complete. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose.
Color of mesosoma: black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: smooth. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: absent. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: densely punctate. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: densely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: smooth. Median mesoscutal carina: present along full length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: densely punctate rugose. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: absent or indistinguishable from sculpture. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: rugose anteriorly, sparsely punctate posteriorly. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: present. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: absent. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: coxae and trochanters orange yellow, remainder of the legs dark brown. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: largely smooth, with sparse fine punctures.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly shorter than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Horn on T1 in female: absent. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: absent. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: longitudinally punctate rugose. Length of T6 in female: approximately as long as wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: sinuate. Apical spine on female T6: present. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia maura sp. n., female, holotype (
This species can be easily distinguished by its black body, mostly dark brown legs, and smooth notaulus.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for dark, in reference to the black body and legs, and is intended to be treated as an adjective.
Holotype, female: ECUADOR: Napo Prov., 5 km S Baeza, 1700 m, 13.II.1983, Masner and Sharkey
Body length of female: 3.38–3.65 mm (n = 5). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: distinctly wider than long. A5 in female: as long as wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 1. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: smooth. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: areolate. Central keel: complete, extending from interantennal process to median ocellus. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: complete. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth medially, striate laterally. Sculpture of gena: coarsely punctate rugose.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: smooth. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth dorsally, rugose ventrally. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose anteriorly, sparsely punctate posteriorly. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: flat. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, densely punctate laterally. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly shorter than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Horn on T1 in female: absent. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: longitudinally punctate rugose. Length of T6 in female: approximately as long as wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia parvitas sp. n., female, holotype (
This species is similar to C. curta, but it can be distinguished by the combination of the following characters: A5 in female as long as wide, postmarginal vein distinctly shorter than stigmal vein, female T1 horn absent.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for small, in reference to the small body size of this species, and is intended to be treated as a noun.
Body length of female: 4.98–5.90 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 4.73–5.33 mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: distinctly wider than long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: as long as wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 0. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 2. Sculpture of dorsal A1: striate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: punctate rugose. Central keel: present, interrupted medially. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: present. Occipital carina: interrupted medially. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: present. Sculpture of occiput: rugose. Sculpture of gena: narrowly smooth ventrally, punctate rugose dorsally.
Color of mesosoma: orange. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: densely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose throughout. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: punctate rugose. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: discrete. Median mesoscutal carina: present along full length of mesoscutum; present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, densely punctate laterally. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: absent or indistinguishable from sculpture. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate throughout. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: present. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly longer than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely longitudinally striate, with fine punctures in interstices. Length of T6 in female: approximately as long as wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely punctate. Sculpture of T7 in male: coriaceous anteriorly, densely punctate posteriorly. Posterior margin of T7 in male: straight. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia pilus sp. n., female, holotype (
This species is similar to C. depilis in color and size, but it can be distinguished by the combination of the following characters: dorsal metapleural area with setation, A6 in female as wide as long.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for hair, in reference to the setose dorsal metapleuron, and is intended to be treated as a noun.
Holotype, female: COSTA RICA: Puntarenas Prov., road to Rincón, 24 km W Pan-American Highway, 200 m, II-1989 – III-1989, Hanson & Gauld,
Body length of female: 7.31 mm (n = 1). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: distinctly wider than long. A5 in female: as long as wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 1. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: punctate; smooth. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: areolate. Central keel: present only in ventral portion of frons. Ventral margin of clypeus: straight. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: complete. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: narrowly smooth ventrally, punctate rugose dorsally.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth dorsally, rugose ventrally. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: absent. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: sparsely punctate at anterior margin, smooth posteriorly. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: smooth. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Shape of mesoscutellum: strongly transverse. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: flat. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth throughout. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: absent or indistinguishable from sculpture. Sculpture of metascutellum: areolate. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: largely smooth, punctate rugose anteriorly and directly below femoral depression. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: absent. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow with coxae dark brown. Length of hind basitarsus: distinctly longer than remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: approximately as long as stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices, with a narrow smooth strip medially. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely longitudinally striate, with fine punctures in interstices. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of medial S2: punctate rugose, with a narrow smooth strip medially.
Chromoteleia plana sp. n., female, holotype (
This species can be easily distinguished by the following characters: body extremely elongate, central keel present only in ventral portion of frons, mesoscutellum strongly transverse, and T2–T6 with with a narrow smooth strip medially.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for flat or plain, in reference to the flat and smooth mesoscutellum, and is intended to be treated as an adjective.
Holotype, female: FRENCH GUIANA: Cayenne Arrond., 323 m, 04°33.998'N, 52°12.442'W, Kaw Mountains, 15.XII–18.XII.2011, Malaise trap, A. Desjardins,
Body length of female: 4.68–5.30 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 4.50–5.13 mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: as wide as long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: as long as wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 1; 2. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: smooth. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: areolate. Central keel: present only in ventral portion of frons. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: complete. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: smooth. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth dorsally, rugose ventrally. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose anteriorly, sparsely punctate posteriorly. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: densely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, densely punctate laterally. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate rugose. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: distinctly longer than remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly shorter than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely longitudinally striate, with fine punctures in interstices. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T7 in male: coriaceous anteriorly, densely punctate posteriorly. Posterior margin of T7 in male: straight. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia rara sp. n., female, holotype (
Chromoteleia rara sp. n., female, paratype (
This species is similar to C. cuneus, with which it shares a short postmarginal vein, and it can be distinguished by the rounded apex of T6 in dorsal view.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for uncommon. We apply it to this species because this species is the only species in Chromoteleia that can have either one or two basiconic sensilla on A7. The name is treated as an adjective in apposition.
Holotype, female: COSTA RICA: Heredia Prov., Puerto Viejo, La Selva Biological Station, 100 m, II.1993 – III.1993, Malaise trap, P. Hanson,
This species is extremely variable in body length, which may be an indication that it attacks multiple species with different size eggs, or that the eggs of its host(s) vary widely in size.
Body length of female: 5.18–5.53 mm (n = 7). Body length of male: 4.30–4.93 mm (n = 2). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: as long as wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 0. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 2. Sculpture of dorsal A1: striate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: punctate rugose. Central keel: complete, extending from interantennal process to median ocellus. Ventral margin of clypeus: straight. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: interrupted medially. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth medially, striate laterally. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: smooth. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose throughout. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: punctate rugose. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: absent. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: densely punctate rugose. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: absent or indistinguishable from sculpture. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate rugose. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose; smooth. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: absent. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose anteriorly, smooth posteriorly. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: densely punctate.
Length of postmarginal vein: approximately as long as stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: absent. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: longitudinally punctate rugose. Length of T6 in female: approximately as long as wide; wider than long. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: sinuate. Apical spine on female T6: present. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely punctate. Sculpture of T7 in male: granulate. Posterior margin of T7 in male: straight. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Length of postmarginal vein: approximately as long as stigmal vein.
Chromoteleia robusta sp. n., female, holotype (
This species is similar to C. feng in the acute apex of T6, and it can be distinguished by the combination of the following characters: female A12 with two basiconic sensilla, occipital carina interrupted medially, notaulus foveate.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for strong or robust, in reference to the robust appearance of this species, and is intended to be treated as an adjective.
Chromoteleia rufithorax Kieffer, 1907: 266 (original description, keyed); Kieffer, 1908a: 25 (described as new); Kieffer, 1910a: 313 (keyed); Johnson, 1992: 364 (cataloged).
Petalosema rufithorax (Kieffer): Kieffer, 1926: 358 (generic transfer, description, keyed).
We were not able to locate the type specimens of this species, and its status and identity are unclear.
Chromoteleia semicyanea Ashmead, 1893: 220 (original description); Ashmead, 1894: 224 (redescribed as new); Ashmead, 1900: 327 (distribution); Kieffer, 1907: 266 (keyed); Kieffer, 1910a: 312 (keyed); Kieffer, 1926: 406 (description); Masner, 1976: 25 (type information, lectotype designation); Johnson, 1992: 364 (cataloged, type information).
Body length of female: 5.48–5.60 mm (n = 2). Body length of male: 4.80–4.93 mm (n = 3). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: as wide as long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: approximately 2.0× longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 1. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: punctate; smooth. Color of head: blue. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: transversely striate to rugose. Central keel: absent. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: interrupted medially. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose.
Color of mesosoma: blue dorsally, black laterally. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: densely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: rugose. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: coriaceous. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: sparsely punctate. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, densely punctate laterally. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: absent or indistinguishable from sculpture. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: absent. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate throughout. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: distinctly longer than remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: largely smooth, with sparse fine punctures.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly longer than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: orange. Color of metasoma in male: orange. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely longitudinally striate, with fine punctures in interstices. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely punctate. Sculpture of T7 in male: smooth anteriorly, rugulose posteriorly. Posterior margin of T7 in male: straight. Sculpture of medial S2: densely punctate to punctate rugose.
Chromoteleia semicyanea Ashmead, male, holotype (
This beautiful species can be distinguished from other Chromoteleia species by the following combination of characters: head and dorsal mesosoma blue, metasoma orange, frons without central keel, mesopleural carina absent.
Body length of female: 5.28–5.50 mm (n = 10). Body length of male: 4.30–4.83 mm (n = 3). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: as wide as long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: as long as wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 0. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 2. Sculpture of dorsal A1: striate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: transversely striate to rugose. Central keel: complete, extending from interantennal process to median ocellus. Ventral margin of clypeus: straight. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: interrupted medially. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose.
Color of mesosoma: orange. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: smooth. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose throughout. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: punctate rugose. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present along full length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: densely punctate rugose. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: smooth. Mesopleural carina: absent. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: largely smooth, punctate rugose anteriorly and directly below femoral depression. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: absent. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: largely smooth, with sparse fine punctures.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly longer than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: mostly black with T1–T3 orange to dark brown. Color of metasoma in male: mostly black with T1–T3 orange to dark brow. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: longitudinally punctate rugose. Length of T6 in female: approximately as long as wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely punctate. Sculpture of T7 in male: granulate. Posterior margin of T7 in male: straight. Sculpture of medial S2: densely punctate to punctate rugose.
Chromoteleia semilutea sp. n., female, holotype (
This species can be distinguished from other Chromoteleia species by the following combination of characters: metasoma with T1–T3 orange to dark brown, frons with central keel complete, mesopleural carina absent.
The name semilutea refers to the half orange metasoma of this species and is used as an adjective in apposition.
Holotype, female: BELIZE: Orange Walk Dist., Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area, 15.VII–21.VII.1996, Malaise trap, P. Kovarik,
Body length of female: 5.38–5.70 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 4.90–5.15mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: as wide as long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: approximately 2.0× longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 1. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 1. Sculpture of dorsal A1: punctate; smooth. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: areolate. Central keel: present, interrupted medially. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: absent. Occipital carina: complete. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: absent. Sculpture of occiput: smooth medially, striate laterally. Sculpture of gena: punctate rugose dorsally and ventrally, strigose medially.
Color of mesosoma: variably orange to nearly black. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: densely punctate. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth dorsally, rugose ventrally. Sculpture of netrion: rugose. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: absent. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose anteriorly, sparsely punctate posteriorly. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: sparsely punctate. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: present anteriorly, not extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: flat. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, densely punctate laterally. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: absent or indistinguishable from sculpture. Sculpture of metascutellum: areolate. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate throughout. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: present. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose throughout. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: largely smooth, with sparse fine punctures.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly shorter than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: sparse. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely longitudinally striate, with fine punctures in interstices. Length of T6 in female: at least 1.5× longer than wide. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices. Sculpture of T7 in male: granulate. Posterior margin of T7 in male: emarginate medially between rounded projections. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia sparsa sp. n., female, holotype (
Chromoteleia sparsa sp. n., female, paratype (
This species is similar to C. copiosa, but it can be distinguished by the combinations of the following characters: occipital carina complete, netrion rugose, and the hind basitarsus approximately as long as the remaining segments combined.
The epithet is inspired by the Latin word for scattered, in reference to the sparsely punctate posterior part of mesoscutum, and is intended to be treated as an adjective.
Holotype, female: ECUADOR: Sucumbíos Prov., 270 m, 00°30'S, 76°30'W, Sacha Lodge, 13.VI–23.VI.1994, Malaise trap, P. Hibbs,
This species is extremely variable in mesosoma color and can be divided roughly into dark and light forms.
Chromoteleia rufithorax var. tricarinata Kieffer, 1909: 250 (original description).
Petalosema tricarinata (Kieffer): Kieffer, 1926: 358, 359 (generic transfer, description, change to species status, keyed).
Chromoteleia tricarinata Kieffer: Masner, 1976: 25 (type information, taxonomic status); Johnson, 1992: 364 (cataloged, type information).
Body length of female: 5.28–5.90 mm (n = 20). Body length of male: 5.20–5.83 mm (n = 20). Color of A1: yellow to orange. A6 in female: as wide as long. A5 in female: distinctly longer than wide. A6 in male: approximately 2.0× longer than wide. Number of basiconic sensilla on A7: 0. Number of basiconic sensilla on A12: 2. Sculpture of dorsal A1: striate. Color of head: black. Sculpture of frons directly above interantennal process: punctate rugose. Central keel: complete, extending from interantennal process to median ocellus. Ventral margin of clypeus: pointed. Granulate microsculpture of dorsal frons: present. Occipital carina: interrupted medially. Granulate microsculpture of vertex: present. Sculpture of occiput: smooth medially, striate laterally. Sculpture of gena: coarsely punctate rugose.
Color of mesosoma: orange. Sculpture of epicoxal lobe posterior of propleural epicoxal sulcus: smooth. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area above pronotal cervical sulcus: smooth throughout. Sculpture of netrion: transversely striate. Microsculpture of mesoscutum: granulate. Macrosculpture of mesoscutal midlobe: punctate rugose throughout. Macrosculpture of lateral lobe of mesoscutum: punctate rugose. Sculpture of notaulus: foveate. Notaular foveae: interconnected. Median mesoscutal carina: absent. Mesoscutellum in lateral view: convex. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: densely punctate rugose. Shape of metascutellum: trapezoidal with broad posterior margin. Median metascutellar carina: present. Sculpture of metascutellum: rugose. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: rugose. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesepisternum below femoral depression: punctate rugose. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: present. Setation of area directly dorsal to the metapleural triangle: absent. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: rugose anteriorly, obliquely striate posteriorly. Color of legs: orange yellow throughout. Length of hind basitarsus: about as long as remaining segments combined. Sculpture of hind coxa: largely smooth, with sparse fine punctures.
Length of postmarginal vein: distinctly longer than stigmal vein.
Color of metasoma in female: black. Color of metasoma in male: black. Horn on T1 in female: present. Striae of posterior margin of T1 in female: dense. Striae of T1 in male: dense. Transverse sulcus on T2: present. Sculpture of T2: densely longitudinally striate, punctate rugulose in interstices. Sculpture of T6 in female: longitudinally punctate rugose. Length of T6 in female: approximately as long as wide; wider than long. Shape of T6 in female in lateral view: flat. Apical spine on female T6: absent. Sculpture of T6 in male: densely punctate. Sculpture of T7 in male: granulate. Posterior margin of T7 in male: straight. Sculpture of medial S2: densely longitudinally striate with fine punctures in interstices.
Chromoteleia tricarinata Kieffer, female (
Mesoscutum, mmc: median mesoscutal carina 236 Chromoteleia tricarinata Kieffer, male, holotype (
This species can be distinguished from other Chromoteleia by the following combination of characters: female A7 without basiconic sensillum, mesoscutum without median mesoscutal carina, dorsal metapleural area with setae, ventral metapleural area obliquely striate, male T7 with posterior margin straight.
Holotype, male, C. rufithorax var. tricarinata: BELIZE: no date,
Other material: (330 females, 551 males) BELIZE: 32 females, 27 males,
Thanks to L. Musetti, J. Cora, and S. Hemly (
URI Table matching terms and concepts used in this revision with the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology database.