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 (Austin and Field 1997).

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) (Murray and Heraty 2016) and a similar event could explain the disjunct distribution of Chromoteleia. Alternatively, the dispersal event could have occurred in the opposite direction, followed by radiation in the New World tropics. While there is no direct evidence that the distribution of Chromoteleia represents relictual populations, this is likely the case with other scelionine taxa. For example, Archaeoteleia Masner, which today is known from New Zealand and South America, has been documented from Burmese amber (Talamas et al. 2017), suggesting that the extant fauna of this genus is the remainder of a once widespread distribution.

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.

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.

Figures 30–35. 

Chromoteleia aequalis sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC221942). 30 Lateral habitus 31 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 32 Dorsal habitus 33 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 34 Head, anterior view 35 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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Holotype, female: DOMINICA: Saint Paul Parish, Springfield, 94/017, Archbold Tropical Research Center (ATRC), 27.V.1994, J. B. Woolley, OSUC221942 (deposited in TAMU). Paratypes: (2 females, 3 males) DOMINICA: 1 female, 3 males, OSUC584722–584725 (TAMU). GUYANA: 1 female, OSUC215798 (BPBM).

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.

Figures 36–41. 

Chromoteleia alternata sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC136573). 36 Lateral habitus 37 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 38 Dorsal habitus 39 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 40 Head, anterior view 41 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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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, OSUC136573 (deposited in OSUC). Paratypes: BRAZIL: 9 females, 56 males, OSUC149637, 149645, 202506–202508 (AEIC); OSUC586304–586305, 586307, 586309, 586320–586321, 586323–586326, 586575–586576, 586582–586584, 586588–586589, 586591–586595, 586597, 586599, 586601–586602 (CNCI); OSUC199607 (FSCA); OSUC127206, 128954, 136099, 137616, 148096, 149994, 233157, 233159–233160, 233198, 233332, 235222, 254872–254874, 79997 (MZSP); OSUC122256, 126972, 138446, 147578, 148058, 148097, 149921, 149995, 150331, 233158, 233161, 233197, 233199, 233331, 246487, 254871, 322558 (OSUC).

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.

Figures 42–47. 

Chromoteleia bidens sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC577455). 42 Lateral habitus 43 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 44 Dorsal habitus 45 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 46 Head, anterior view 47 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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Holotype, female: BRAZIL: RO, 62 km S Ariquemes, Rancho Grande Farm, 12.XI–22.XI.1991, E. M. Fisher, OSUC577455 (deposited in CNCI). Paratypes: (15 females, 15 males) BOLIVIA: 1 female, OSUC577440 (CNCI). BRAZIL: 8 females, 12 males, OSUC577452–577453, 577456–577458, 584325 (CNCI); OSUC204986, 204991 (UCDC); OSUC185665–185676 (USNM). ECUADOR: 1 female, OSUC577454 (CNCI). FRENCH GUIANA: 2 females, OSUC586452, 586827 (CNCI). GUYANA: 2 females, OSUC232995 (BPBM); OSUC577451 (CNCI). PERU: 1 female, 3 males, OSUC577459, 584310, 586806 (CNCI); OSUC323993 (OSUC).

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.

Figures 48–51. 

Oxyscelio congoana Risbec, male, holotype (EY11376). 48 Lateral habitus 49 Dorsal habitus 50 Head, anterior view 51 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view.

Figures 52–57. 

Chromoteleia congoana (Risbec), female (OSUC207829). 52 Lateral habitus 53 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 54 Dorsal habitus 55 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 56 Head, anterior view 57 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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Holotype, male, O. congoana: GABON: Estuaire Prov., Libreville, 1901, C. Chalot, EY11376 (deposited in MNHN). Other material: (35 females, 4 males) CAMEROON: 3 females, 1 male, OSUC584461–584464 (CNCI). CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: 9 females, 1 male, OSUC226055–226056, 254563, 320836–320837 (OSUC); OSUC176093, 180933, 207829, 223628, 267420 (SAMC). DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: 1 male, OSUC584460 (CNCI). GABON: 1 female, 1 male, OSUC584457–584458 (CNCI). GHANA: 1 female, OSUC412136 (OSUC). GUINEA: 1 female, OSUC584459 (CNCI). NIGERIA: 20 females, OSUC584452–584456, 584465–584479 (CNCI).

This species is only found in Afrotropical region.

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.

Figures 58–63. 

Chromoteleia connectens Kieffer, female, holotype (CAS TYPE9618). 58 Lateral habitus 59 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 60 Dorsal habitus 61 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 62 Head, anterior view 63 Metasoma, dorsal view.

Figures 64–69. 

Chromoteleia brevitarsis Kieffer, female, holotype (CAS TYPE9597). 64 Lateral habitus 65 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 66 Dorsal habitus 67 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 68 Head, anterior view 69 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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Holotype, female, C. brevitarsis: BRAZIL: PA, no date, Baker, CAS TYPE9597 (deposited in CAS). Holotype, female, C. connectens: BRAZIL: PA, no date, Baker, CAS TYPE9618 (deposited in CAS).

Other material: (524 females, 594 males) BELIZE: 1 female, OSUC586444 (CNCI). BOLIVIA: 5 females, 7 males, OSUC584139–584140, 584298–584300 (CNCI); DPI_FSCA 00010202–00010208 (CSCA). BRAZIL: 77 females, 73 males, OSUC202485, 202488, 202490, 202493, 202495–202497, 202499–202501, 202515–202517, 202519, 202523, 202532, 202535 (AEIC); OSUC232991 (BPBM); OSUC583467–583468, 583471, 583473–583475, 583484–583485, 583492, 583495–583496, 583498, 583510, 583516, 584146, 584152, 584161, 584164–584165, 584171–584175, 584177, 584330, 584334, 584336, 586124–586126, 586131–586132, 586134, 586352, 586356, 586358, 586365, 586368, 586394–586395, 586397–586398, 586404, 586406, 586418–586419, 586567–586568, 586796 (CNCI); OSUC199611, 199634 (FSCA); OSUC181648, 225221, 225223, 225240, 231875, 233121, 233201, 233295, 233345, 235221, 267216, 322173, 322599, 326391, 326465, 344484, 354669, 359051, 359057, 359059, 359065, 359067, 359076, 370978, 379216, 380242, 449172, 449186–449187 (MPEG); OSUC112474, 112594, 112933, 132283, 132337–132338 (MZSP); OSUC132223, 132546, 132576, 132614, 225220, 225239, 233200, 233320, 255000, 322166, 322175, 322598, 322639, 326569, 345343, 359056, 359063–359064, 359068, 370976–370977, 379214, 381994, 449168, 449178, 48530, 48535, 56248, 56250, 56257–56258, 56260, 56262 (OSUC); OSUC204987, 204989 (UCDC); OSUC225298–225300, 225302–225304, 225309, 225312, 225314–225315 (USNM). COLOMBIA: 49 females, 55 males, OSUC584137, 584301 (CNCI); OSUC143884, 143894–143895, 143897, 143899, 143901, 144022, 152042–152043, 152069, 152071, 162521, 162680–162681, 166453, 166456–166457, 166521, 166555, 170459, 176951, 182582–182583, 182713, 188629–188630, 188632–188633, 188691–188692, 188783, 189043–189044, 189046, 190347–190348, 190350, 190901, 191362, 193136, 193185, 193429, 193456–193458, 193460, 193661, 193664, 193680, 193819, 193960–193962, 228571, 228601, 228603–228605, 228607, 230379, 230434, 230436, 230439, 232724, 232726, 249925–249926, 253478, 269375, 270003, 270005–270007, 321676 (IAVH); OSUC143896, 143898, 152070, 152072, 162520, 162679, 166450, 166458, 166520, 166565, 166588, 170460, 176950, 182581, 189045, 190349, 191043, 191173, 193168, 193184, 193793, 228602, 228606, 232723, 249928, 269377, 270004, 273444 (OSUC). COSTA RICA: 145 females, 195 males, 1 unknown, OSUC202537, 202539–202540, 202549, 205189 (AEIC); OSUC232993 (BPBM); OSUC232189, 253965, 253967–253968, 253970–253971, 556950, 556971, 556973–556977, 556980, 556982–556985, 556993, 556995–556996, 556999, 557001, 557004, 557010, 557014, 557018, 557023, 557048, 557050–557051, 557053, 557058, 557084, 557087, 577888–577893, 577895–577896, 577899, 577908, 577927, 577929, 577938, 577940, 577943–577944, 577947, 577949–577951, 577954–577955, 577962, 577964, 577971, 577974–577978, 577980–577984, 577986–577987, 577989–577990, 577992–577999, 578001, 578007, 578009, 578012–578013, 578018, 578020–578022, 578025–578043, 578045, 578047–578052, 578066, 578073, 578076, 578080, 578085, 578092, 578097, 578099, 578104, 583413, 583415–583416, 583422–583423, 583461, 583479, 583482, 583508, 583511–583513, 583731, 583739, 583756, 583760, 583763–583764, 583768–583771, 583773, 583787, 583794, 583796, 583834, 583850, 583878, 583881, 583890–583892, 583896–583897, 583901, 583910, 583916, 583926–583928, 583931–583938, 583947–583948, 583978, 583980, 583982, 583988–583990, 583992, 583994, 583997–583998, 584003–584006, 584008–584009, 584012, 584014, 584016–584017, 584019, 584023, 584026–584028, 584031, 584226, 584228, 584231–584232, 584234, 584237, 584239, 584241, 584245–584246, 584248–584249, 584251, 584253–584259, 584271–584273, 584277–584280, 584284–584286, 584288–584293, 586121, 586123, 586130, 586150–586151, 586161, 586163–586164, 586166–586168, 586171, 586179–586181, 586183, 586194, 586196, 586198, 586200–586201, 586203, 586205–586206, 586209, 586212–586214, 586216, 586260–586261, 586268–586269, 586271–586274, 586293–586295, 586302, 586357, 586390, 586399, 586415, 586449, 586451, 586471, 586474–586476, 586485, 586493, 586499, 586501, 586510, 586513, 586516–586520, 586541–586543, 586559, 586619–586620, 586638–586640, 586645, 586648–586649, 586656, 586658–586659, 586679, 586681, 586764, 586778, 586781, 586783, 586785–586787, 586831, 586833, 586837, 586839, 586841 (CNCI); DPI_FSCA 00010229–00010230, SM0810076, SM0810559 (KUNH); OSUC205812 (UCDC). ECUADOR: 122 females, 166 males, OSUC149644, 202502 (AEIC); OSUC181428, 557030, 557034, 557037, 557042–557045, 557092–557094, 557096, 557098, 583476–583477, 583751, 584047–584059, 584061–584073, 584075–584082, 584084–584096, 584099–584101, 584105, 584110–584111, 584120–584121, 584123–584130, 584132, 584134–584136, 584399, 584401, 584403, 584405–584406, 584408, 584411–584413, 584415, 584427, 584430, 584432–584451, 584807–584816, 584818–584837, 584839–584856, 585089–585090, 585097, 586142–586144, 586178, 586311–586313, 586317–586319, 586335, 586359, 586413, 586546–586553, 586555–586556, 586558, 586625, 586633, 586668–586670, 586672–586676, 586693, 586696–586707, 586709–586713, 586715–586720, 586723, 586725–586726, 586728–586730, 586732–586746, 586873 (CNCI); DPI_FSCA 00010184–00010201, 00010209 (CSCA); OSUC199615–199629 (FSCA); OSUC221931, 221939 (TAMU); OSUC204993, 204995–204996, 204998 (UCDC). FRENCH GUIANA: 36 females, 28 males, OSUC555804, 555814, 555819, 586222, 586225, 586228–586230, 586232, 586234–586238, 586240–586242, 586244–586245, 586247–586255, 586257, 586423, 586427, 586434, 586436, 586439, 586443, 586446, 586453–586458, 586461–586464, 586609–586612, 586830, 586844–586845, 586850–586851, 586854–586855, 586859 (CNCI); SM0096678 (KUNH); OSUC267215, 47019–47021, 47023 (OSUC). GUATEMALA: 2 females, 1 male, OSUC203118 (AEIC); OSUC584925 (CNCI); OSUC204701 (UCDC). HONDURAS: 1 male, OSUC413764 (MZLU). PANAMA: 8 females, 8 males, OSUC556951, 584182, 584379, 586623v586624, 586626, 586629, 586824 (CNCI); DPI_FSCA 00010227 (KUNH); OSUC221921, 233027, 271017–271020, 320637 (TAMU). PERU: 24 females, 17 males, OSUC149639 (AEIC); OSUC578057, 578060, 578062, 584305, 584307–584308, 584314–584316, 586135–586137, 586185–586188, 586190–586192, 586421–586422, 586441–586442, 586805, 586808–586814, 586846, 586865 (CNCI); OSUC218803–218805 (INHS); DPI_FSCA 00010228 (KUNH); OSUC223890, 323994 (OSUC); OSUC225399 (USNM). VENEZUELA: 55 females, 43 males, OSUC149646 (AEIC); OSUC578015, 583517, 586145 (CNCI); OSUC230357–230359, 230361, 232281, 232827–232830, 251645–251647, 251649, 251651–251652, 251655, 251657–251661, 251663–251666, 251668–251670, 251672–251675, 251677–251681, 251683–251684, 251686–251688, 251690, 320743–320745, 320747–320753, 321367, 321369–321371, 321373–321374, 321376–321379, 321382, 323405, 323407–323412, 323414, 381986–381987, 381989, 381991–381992 (MIZA); OSUC230360, 232282, 251643, 251648, 251650, 251653, 251656, 251671, 251682, 251685, 251692, 321368, 321372, 321375, 321380–321381, 323406 (OSUC).

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.

Figures 70–75. 

Chromoteleia copiosa sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC577518). 70 Lateral habitus 71 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 72 Dorsal habitus 73 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 74 Head, anterior view 75 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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Holotype, female: BELIZE: Orange Walk Dist., Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area, 15.VII–21.VII.1996, Malaise trap, P. Kovarik, OSUC577518 (deposited in CNCI). Paratypes: (54 females, 10 males) BELIZE: 11 females, OSUC556953–556954, 556966, 577508, 577511–577512, 577516–577517, 586761 (CNCI); OSUC254866–254867 (OSUC). BRAZIL: 1 male, OSUC584162 (CNCI). COLOMBIA: 1 female, OSUC584304 (CNCI). COSTA RICA: 33 females, 6 males, OSUC577902, 577910–577911, 577914–577916, 577918–577922, 583913, 583954, 583956, 583958–583959, 583962, 583964–583965, 583967–583970, 583972–583975, 584033 (CNCI); OSUC577909, 577913, 577917, 583955, 583957, 583960–583961, 583963, 583966, 583971, 586162 (OSUC). GUATEMALA: 2 females, OSUC577513, 577520 (CNCI). HONDURAS: 1 male, OSUC577515 (CNCI). MEXICO: 4 females, 2 males, OSUC577507, 577514, 577519, 584721 (CNCI); OSUC271012 (OSUC); OSUC271015 (UNAM). PANAMA: 1 female, OSUC584382 (CNCI). TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: 1 female, OSUC583478 (CNCI). VENEZUELA: 1 female, OSUC586289 (CNCI).

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.

Figures 76–81. 

Chromoteleia cuneus sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC585001). 76 Lateral habitus 77 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 78 Dorsal habitus 79 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 80 Head, anterior view 81 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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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, OSUC585001 (deposited in CNCI). Paratypes: (61 females, 52 males) COSTA RICA: 2 females, OSUC577898, 586775 (CNCI). ECUADOR: 58 females, 52 males, OSUC202533 (AEIC); OSUC583757, 584074, 584107–584109, 584416–584419, 584421–584422, 584424, 584426, 584758, 585003–585004, 585006–585012, 585014–585021, 585023–585028, 585030–585043, 585045–585076, 585078, 585080, 585082–585088, 586327–586328, 586635, 586847–586848 (CNCI); OSUC369619 (MZLU); OSUC584420, 584423, 584425, 585002, 585005, 585013, 585022, 585029, 585077, 585079, 585081 (OSUC). PANAMA: 1 female, OSUC271021 (TAMU). Other material: ECUADOR: 2 females, 1 male, DPI_FSCA 00010213–00010215 (CSCA).

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.

Figures 82–87. 

Chromoteleia curta sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC185626). 82 Lateral habitus 83 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 84 Dorsal habitus 85 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 86 Head, anterior view 87 Metasoma, dorsal view. (NOTE: light form)

Figures 88–93. 

Chromoteleia curta sp. n., female, paratype (OSUC149925). 88 Lateral habitus 89 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 90 Dorsal habitus 91 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 92 Head, anterior view 93 Metasoma, dorsal view. (NOTE: dark form)

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.

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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, OSUC185626 (deposited in MZSP). Paratypes: (22 females, 25 males) BRAZIL: 13 females, 19 males, OSUC202509 (AEIC); OSUC578000, 583491, 586148, 586396 (CNCI); OSUC126962, 129282, 147965, 148090, 148098, 148100, 149925, 149996, 150330, 150442, 185627, 263040, 66311, 79986 (MZSP); OSUC127095, 128181, 128644, 147683–147684, 147730, 148057, 148059, 148089, 149844, 149997, 185628, 79987 (OSUC). MEXICO: 1 male, OSUC586432 (CNCI). VENEZUELA: 9 females, 5 males, OSUC578014, 578016–578017, 584142 (CNCI); OSUC251654, 251689, 376068, 376070–376071 (MIZA); OSUC376069, 376072–376073, 376075, 381988 (OSUC).

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.

Figures 94–99. 

Chromoteleia depilis sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC577436). 94 Lateral habitus 95 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 96 Dorsal habitus 97 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 98 Head, anterior view 99 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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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, OSUC577436 (deposited in CNCI). Paratypes: (75 females, 38 males) BELIZE: 11 females, 1 male, OSUC556955, 583463–583464, 584746–584747, 586420, 586426, 586748–586750, 586759–586760 (CNCI). COSTA RICA: 23 females, 12 males, OSUC232059, 232187, 253969, 556990–556991, 557062, 577484–577487, 583436, 583889, 583952–583953, 583981, 584042, 584045, 584767–584777, 586487, 586489, 586494, 586500, 586534, 586538 (CNCI); OSUC369615 (MZLU). EL SALVADOR: 2 females, 1 male, OSUC583419, 586840, 586842 (CNCI). GUATEMALA: 3 females, 3 males, OSUC234526 (BPBM); OSUC577437–577439, 584728–584729 (CNCI). HONDURAS: 5 females, OSUC199605 (FSCA); OSUC369623, 369625, 413765, 413772 (MZLU). MEXICO: 31 females, 16 males, OSUC149648–149649, 202503 (AEIC); OSUC577496–577498, 584726–584727, 584730–584745, 586428–586431 (CNCI); OSUC271006–271010, 321342, 322559, 372145, 377930, 415086–415089, 49325, 576180–576181, 576183 (OSUC); OSUC221930, 221934 (TAMU). PANAMA: 3 males, OSUC202560 (AEIC); OSUC232813, 319210 (TAMU). VENEZUELA: 2 males, OSUC376076–376077 (MIZA).

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.

Figures 100–105. 

Chromoteleia dispar sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC190774). 100 Lateral habitus 101 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 102 Dorsal habitus 103 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 104 Head, anterior view 105 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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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, OSUC190774 (deposited in IAVH). Paratypes: (22 females, 28 males) COLOMBIA: 11 females, 17 males, OSUC586769–586770 (CNCI); OSUC151957–151959, 151961, 152023, 170413, 190080, 190082, 190773 (IAVH); OSUC151960, 152020, 152022, 170414, 190081, 223860, 223866 (OSUC); OSUC223857–223859, 223861–223865, 223867–223868 (USNM). VENEZUELA: 11 females, 11 males, OSUC577442–577443, 577446–577448 (CNCI); OSUC237132, 377646 (MIZA); OSUC237133–237135, 271022–271028, 577441, 577445, 586469 (OSUC); OSUC221940 (TAMU); OSUC577444 (USNM).

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.

Figures 106–111. 

Chromoteleia feng sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC233344). 106 Lateral habitus 107 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 108 Dorsal habitus 109 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 110 Head, anterior view 111 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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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, OSUC233344 (deposited in MPEG). Paratypes: (24 females, 92 males) BRAZIL: 16 females, 90 males, OSUC202483, 202487, 202518, 202520–202521, 202526–202527 (AEIC); OSUC584166–584170, 584176, 586360, 586363–586364, 586366–586367, 586370, 586372 (CNCI); OSUC185794, 185832, 185834–185835, 185837, 185839, 185841, 225228–225229, 225233, 231866, 231868, 231870, 231872–231873, 231886, 241252, 241254, 241256, 241279, 322168, 322170, 322172, 322176, 322594, 322596, 322600, 326258, 326260, 359052, 359058, 359066, 359078, 380236–380237, 380240, 449170, 449174, 449177 (MPEG); OSUC166091, 185792, 185795, 185833, 185836, 185838, 185840, 225222, 225226, 225231, 225238, 231867, 231869, 231871, 231874, 233120, 233293, 241251, 241255, 241257, 254999, 322167, 322169, 322174, 322202, 322595, 322597, 322640, 326259, 359054–359055, 359060, 359070, 359074, 366730, 371944, 380235, 380238, 380241, 381993, 449166, 449173, 449175–449176, 449182 (OSUC); OSUC225301, 225310 (USNM). FRENCH GUIANA: 7 females, 2 males, OSUC555821, 586223–586224, 586226–586227, 586231, 586829, 586852, 586858 (CNCI). VENEZUELA: 1 female, OSUC557019 (CNCI).

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.

Figures 112–117. 

Chromoteleia fossa sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC320582). 112 Lateral habitus 113 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 114 Dorsal habitus 115 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 116 Head, anterior view 117 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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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, OSUC320582 (deposited in TAMU).

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.

Figures 118–121. 

Chromoteleia fuscicornis Kieffer, female, holotype (CAS TYPE9649). 118 Lateral habitus 119 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 120 Dorsal habitus 121 Head, anterior view.

Figures 122–127. 

Chromoteleia fuscicornis Kieffer, female (OSUC584322). 122 Lateral habitus 123 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 124 Dorsal habitus 125 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 126 Head, anterior view 127 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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Holotype, female: BRAZIL: PA, no date, Baker, CAS TYPE9649 (deposited in CAS).

Other material: (164 females, 155 males) BELIZE: 1 female, OSUC577461 (CNCI). BOLIVIA: 2 females, OSUC586776–586777 (CNCI). BRAZIL: 45 females, 78 males, OSUC149647, 202479–202481, 202484, 202486, 202489, 202491, 202494 (AEIC); OSUC577932, 583469, 583472, 583494, 583497, 583503, 584147–584148, 584150–584151, 584154–584156, 584160, 584324, 584327–584329, 584335, 586129, 586133, 586147, 586303, 586314–586315, 586329, 586369, 586371, 586393, 586400–586403, 586416–586417, 586573, 586788–586795 (CNCI); OSUC199636 (FSCA); OSUC185793, 185831, 225230, 225587, 251722, 322601, 326463, 326475, 344379, 354649, 354653, 359053, 359071, 359075, 359077, 379217, 380234, 449167, 449171, 449185 (MPEG); OSUC185796, 185842, 225224, 225234, 225585, 241249, 322171, 326261, 326464, 326476–326477, 344338, 344377, 354577, 354671, 354679, 359061–359062, 359069, 359072–359073, 366731, 374856, 380239, 380244, 449169, 449180, 449183, 56224, 56226, 56244–56247, 56249, 56251–56256, 56259 (OSUC); OSUC204890, 204906–204907, 204988, 204992 (UCDC); OSUC225316–225317 (USNM). COLOMBIA: 23 females, 11 males, OSUC586306, 586346, 586762 (CNCI); OSUC143900, 151956, 166454–166455, 166524, 189042, 189623, 190775, 191044, 230435, 232722, 273445, 320929 (IAVH); OSUC143893, 151955, 166452, 166519, 166523, 166541, 170415, 182584, 190079, 190816, 191293, 193459, 232725, 249927, 267217, 269374, 269376, 321675 (OSUC). COSTA RICA: 3 females, OSUC556987, 557081, 586411 (CNCI). ECUADOR: 61 females, 38 males, OSUC149650 (AEIC); OSUC556943, 557031, 557033, 557035, 557038–557039, 557090, 557095, 583706, 583708, 583753, 584060, 584098, 584102–584103, 584112, 584114–584117, 584119, 584131, 584133, 584398, 584400, 584404, 584407, 584409, 584414, 584428–584429, 584431, 584759–584762, 585099–585105, 585107–585108, 585110–585118, 585120, 586159–586160, 586177, 586316, 586330, 586334, 586336, 586342, 586412, 586502–586503, 586505, 586554, 586667, 586694–586695, 586708, 586714, 586724, 586731 (CNCI); DPI_FSCA 00010220 (CSCA); OSUC199630 (FSCA); OSUC557032, 557041, 557089, 557097, 584083, 584097, 584104, 584113, 584118, 584402, 584410, 585109, 585119, 586331, 586333, 586531, 586727 (OSUC); OSUC221926–221927 (TAMU); OSUC204994, 204997 (UCDC). FRENCH GUIANA: 6 females, 4 males, OSUC586233, 586243, 586246, 586256, 586433, 586828, 586849, 586857, 586862, 586864 (CNCI). PERU: 18 females, 24 males, OSUC556970, 578055, 578061, 584309, 584311–584313, 584318–584319, 584321–584322, 586138, 586189, 586440, 586572, 586797–586801, 586803–586804, 586866 (CNCI); DPI_FSCA 00010216–00010219, 00010221–00010224 (CSCA); OSUC199609 (FSCA); DPI_FSCA 00010225–00010226, SM0267120 (KUNH); OSUC181564, 323995, 584320, 586802, 586807 (OSUC); OSUC204984–204985 (UCDC). SURINAME: 2 females, OSUC557085, 584297 (CNCI). VENEZUELA: 3 females, OSUC586157, 586470, 586472 (CNCI).

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.

Figures 128–133. 

Chromoteleia ingens sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC577500). 128 Lateral habitus 129 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 130 Dorsal habitus 131 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 132 Head, anterior view 133 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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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, OSUC577500 (deposited in CNCI). Paratypes: (5 females, 4 males) BRAZIL: 4 females, 4 males, OSUC149636, 202473–202478 (AEIC); OSUC583458 (CNCI). ECUADOR: 1 female, OSUC577499 (CNCI).

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.

Figures 134–139. 

Chromoteleia levitas sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC577476). 134 Lateral habitus 135 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 136 Dorsal habitus 137 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 138 Head, anterior view 139 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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Holotype, female: BRAZIL: RO, 62 km S Ariquemes, Rancho Grande Farm, 12.XI–22.XI.1991, E. M. Fisher, OSUC577476 (deposited in CNCI). Paratypes: (43 females, 8 males) BRAZIL: 21 females, 5 males, OSUC149642, 202510 (AEIC); OSUC577471–577474, 577477, 577479–577482, 584157–584158, 584331–584333 (CNCI); OSUC354579, 380243 (MPEG); OSUC577475, 577478, 577483, 584153, 584326 (OSUC); OSUC225307–225308, 225311 (USNM). COLOMBIA: 5 females, OSUC143982, 193662 (IAVH); OSUC228672, 269686, 274926 (OSUC). COSTA RICA: 1 female, OSUC584243 (CNCI). ECUADOR: 7 females, 2 males, OSUC585091–585096, 585098, 586529 (CNCI); OSUC586530 (OSUC). FRENCH GUIANA: 6 females, OSUC555802, 555817, 555820, 555822, 586853 (CNCI); OSUC555823 (OSUC). PERU: 2 females, 1 male, OSUC584306, 584317 (CNCI); OSUC320746 (USNM). SURINAME: 1 female, OSUC584296 (CNCI). Other material: PERU: 1 female, 1 male, SEMC0983802, SEMC0985301T (KUNH).

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.

Figures 140–145. 

Chromoteleia longitarsis Kieffer, male, holotype (CAS TYPE9682). 140 Lateral habitus 141 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 142 Dorsal habitus 143 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 144 Head, anterior view 145 Metasoma, dorsal view.

Figures 146–151. 

Chromoteleia longitarsis Kieffer, female (OSUC584896). 146 Lateral habitus 147 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 148 Dorsal habitus 149 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 150 Head, anterior view 151 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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Holotype, male: BRAZIL: PA, no date, Baker, CAS TYPE9682 (deposited in CAS).

Other material: (84 females, 58 males) BRAZIL: 7 females, 6 males, OSUC202525, 202528, 202531 (AEIC); OSUC584895–584896, 584898–584901 (CNCI); OSUC379215 (MPEG); OSUC185791, 56242, 584897 (OSUC). COLOMBIA: 2 females, OSUC193428 (IAVH); OSUC253477 (OSUC). COSTA RICA: 57 females, 26 males, OSUC583420, 583776, 584260, 584263, 584857–584864, 584866–584868, 584870–584874, 584876–584878, 584880–584887, 584889–584891, 584964–584969, 584971–584976, 584978–584980, 584982–584983, 584985–584986, 584988–584992, 584994–584999, 586751–586752, 586754, 586756, 586838, 586843 (CNCI); OSUC584865, 584869, 584875, 584879, 584888, 584970, 584977, 584981, 584984, 584987, 584993, 585000, 586753 (OSUC). ECUADOR: 8 females, 1 male, OSUC584892–584894, 584902, 584911–584912, 584919, 586528 (CNCI); DPI_FSCA 00010210 (CSCA). FRENCH GUIANA: 7 females, 11 males, OSUC555803, 555806, 555808, 555810, 555812, 555816, 555818, 555824, 584913, 586239, 586424–586425, 586437, 586861 (CNCI); OSUC555805, 555809, 555815, 586860 (OSUC). PANAMA: 2 males, OSUC584380, 586755 (CNCI). PERU: 1 female, OSUC578056 (CNCI). SURINAME: 1 female, OSUC584903 (CNCI). TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: 1 female, 12 males, OSUC584144, 584904–584910, 584914–584918 (CNCI).

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.

Figures 152–157. 

Chromoteleia longa sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC188702). 152 Lateral habitus 153 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 154 Dorsal habitus 155 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 156 Head, anterior view 157 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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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, OSUC188702 (deposited in OSUC). Paratypes: (49 females, 59 males) BELIZE: 14 females, OSUC556959, 556961, 556963–556964, 556967, 556969, 586771, 586869 (CNCI); OSUC556958, 556960, 556962, 556965, 556968, 586867 (OSUC). COLOMBIA: 5 females, 11 males, OSUC199631–199632 (FSCA); OSUC144297, 190807–190808, 190819–190821 (IAVH); OSUC144296, 144298, 188703, 190809, 190817–190818, 190822, 269594 (OSUC). COSTA RICA: 19 females, 39 males, OSUC577985, 578006, 578008, 578071, 583424–583428, 583430–583433, 583435, 583438, 583442, 583445–583447, 583450–583452, 583454–583457, 583716, 583765, 583784–583785, 583799–583813, 583816, 583976, 584229, 584252, 586392, 586450 (CNCI); OSUC583439, 583441, 583443–583444, 583453, 583814–583815 (OSUC). FRENCH GUIANA: 1 male, OSUC586438 (CNCI). PANAMA: 11 females, 8 males, OSUC556948–556949, 556956, 584178, 584374, 584377, 586176, 586376, 586622, 586677–586678, 586818 (CNCI); OSUC320583, 556952, 586621 (OSUC); OSUC221924, 320584, 320641, 320643 (TAMU).

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.

Figures 158–163. 

Chromoteleia maura sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC584757). 158 Lateral habitus 159 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 160 Dorsal habitus 161 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 162 Head, anterior view 163 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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Holotype, female: ECUADOR: Napo Prov., 5 km S Baeza, 1700 m, 13.II.1983, Masner and Sharkey OSUC584757 (deposited in CNCI).

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.

Figures 164–169. 

Chromoteleia parvitas sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC586341). 164 Lateral habitus 165 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 166 Dorsal habitus 167 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 168 Head, anterior view 169 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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Holotype, female: ECUADOR: Sucumbíos Prov., Limoncocha, 250 m, 15.VI–28.VI.1976, S. Peck & J. Peck, OSUC586341 (deposited in CNCI). Paratypes: (4 females) BRAZIL: 1 female, OSUC584163 (CNCI). COLOMBIA: 2 females, OSUC584303 (IAVH); OSUC276182 (OSUC). ECUADOR: 1 female, OSUC583752 (CNCI).

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.

Figures 170–175. 

Chromoteleia pilus sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC584261). 170 Lateral habitus 171 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 172 Dorsal habitus 173 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 174 Head, anterior view 175 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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Holotype, female: COSTA RICA: Puntarenas Prov., road to Rincón, 24 km W Pan-American Highway, 200 m, II-1989 – III-1989, Hanson & Gauld, OSUC584261 (deposited in CNCI). Paratypes: (53 females, 31 males) COSTA RICA: 49 females, 31 males, OSUC149651, 202550, 202553, 202555–202556, 203109 (AEIC); OSUC556972, 556986, 556988, 556992, 557002, 557011–557012, 557049, 557061, 557083, 577903, 577907, 577933, 577935–577937, 577941, 577953, 577988, 578002–578004, 578058, 578082–578083, 578103, 583440, 583448, 583717, 583723, 583817, 583880, 583887, 583943–583944, 584032, 584035, 584037–584039, 584236, 584238, 584262, 586170, 586173, 586210, 586290, 586310, 586512, 586533, 586544, 586644, 586680, 586747, 586772, 586836 (CNCI); OSUC202551, 202554, 556989, 557040, 56234, 578005, 578081, 578091, 583882, 583886, 583940, 584041, 584247, 586509, 586545, 586646, 586780 (OSUC); OSUC221941 (TAMU). MEXICO: 1 female, OSUC584145 (CNCI). PANAMA: 3 females, OSUC584378, 584381, 586504 (CNCI).

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.

Figures 176–181. 

Chromoteleia plana sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC577460). 176 Lateral habitus 177 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 178 Dorsal habitus 179 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 180 Head, anterior view 181 Metasoma, dorsal view.

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.

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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, OSUC577460 (deposited in CNCI).

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.

Figures 182–187. 

Chromoteleia rara sp. n., female, holotype (OSUC577495). 182 Lateral habitus 183 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 184 Dorsal habitus 185 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 186 Head, anterior view 187 Metasoma, dorsal view. (NOTE: small form)

Figures 188–193. 

Chromoteleia rara sp. n., female, paratype (OSUC557090). 188 Lateral habitus 189 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 190 Dorsal habitus 191 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 192 Head, anterior view 193 Metasoma, dorsal view. (NOTE: large form)

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.

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Holotype, female: COSTA RICA: Heredia Prov., Puerto Viejo, La Selva Biological Station, 100 m, II.1993 – III.1993, Malaise trap, P. Hanson, OSUC577495 (deposited in CNCI). Paratypes: (45 females, 28 males) BELIZE: 2 females, 1 male, OSUC577509–577510 (CNCI); OSUC 93700 (OSUC). BRAZIL: 1 male, OSUC586574 (CNCI). COLOMBIA: 3 females, OSUC199606, 199612 (FSCA); OSUC268912 (OSUC). COSTA RICA: 27 females, 17 males, OSUC202552 (AEIC); OSUC253964, 556978–556979, 556981, 557005–557006, 577489, 577491, 577493, 577904, 577906, 577945–577946, 577973, 577979, 577991, 578079, 578086, 583758, 583879, 583898, 583925, 583949, 584025, 584235, 586267, 586378, 586480, 586618, 586662, 586664 (CNCI); OSUC556997, 577490, 577492, 577494, 577912, 577934, 577939, 577948, 584010, 586782, 586784 (OSUC); OSUC204983 (UCDC). ECUADOR: 3 females, 8 males, OSUC202545–202548 (AEIC); OSUC577432, 577434–577435, 584106, 584756 (CNCI); OSUC199608, 199610 (FSCA). FRENCH GUIANA: 1 female, OSUC 47022 (OSUC). HONDURAS: 2 females, OSUC369621, 413783 (MZLU). PANAMA: 6 females, 1 male, OSUC586819 (CNCI); OSUC320639 (OSUC); OSUC221918–221920, 320644 (TAMU); OSUC205000 (UCDC). TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: 1 female, OSUC586288 (CNCI).

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.