Austrosphecodes asmodeus sp. nov.

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Figs 1, 10A

Diagnosis

Females and males are small, body length less than 6 mm, have sparsely punctate terga and coarsely punctate head and mesosoma. Different from the small A. brasiliensis, the anterior surface of the mesoscutum is not rugulose, the metapostnotum is trapezoidal, the tegulae and legs are darker and the body is distinctly coarsely sculptured. Different from the coarsely sculptured A. gorgon sp. nov., A. asmodeus sp. nov. has the anterior surface of the mesoscutum densely punctate (i<pd), scutellum without a well-defined longitudinal row of punctures, and terga not lineolate.

Variation

Some specimens from Minas Gerais (additional material examined) have amber tegulae and legs when compared with the type material from Paraná, but not as light as in A. brasiliensis . The sculpturing in these lighter forms is identical with that of the remaining specimens and they are not included in the type material.

Etymology

One of the seven princes of Judeo-Islamic hell, associated with lust. The name is used as a proper noun in apposition.

Material examined

Holotype BRAZIL – Paraná • ♀; “DZUP\411614” “Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba\ Parque Barigui, -25.42156 -49.307803,\ 25.VI.2018, F. W. Pereira ”; deposited in the Coleção Entomológica Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure, Curitiba, Brazil; DZUP 411614.

Paratypes BRAZIL – Paraná • 1 ♀; “DZUP\572447” “Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba \ Parque Barigui, -25.4231 -49.3078, 30.III.2019,\ F. W. Pereira ”; DZUP 572447 • 1 ♀; “DZUP\543934” “ Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba \ Parque Barigui, -25.42156 -49.307803, 05.XII.2018, F. W. Pereira ”; DZUP 543934 • 1 ♀; “DZUP\411654” “ Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba \ Parque Barigui, -25.42156\ -49.307803,\ 26.IX.2018, F. W. Pereira ” DZUP 411654 • 1 ♀; “DZUP\572432” “ Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba \ Parque Barigui,\ -25.4231 -49.3078, 12.II.2019,\ F. W. Pereira ”; DZUP 572432 • 1 ♀; “DZUP\411714” “ Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba \ Parque Barigui,\ -25.4231 -49.3078, 4.I.2019, F.\ W. Pereira ”; DZUP 411714 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\572413” “ Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba \ Parque Barigui,\ -25.4231 -49.3078, 24.I.2019, F.\ W. Pereira ”; DZUP 572413 • 1 ♀; “DZUP\568611” “ Barigui Curitiba \ Paraná x–955\ Michener and Lange ”; DZUP 568611 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\566918” “ Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba \ Parque Atuba,\ -25.379587, -49.207186,\ 18.V.2018, L. Graf ”; DZUP 566918 • 1 ♀; “DZUP\568541” “ Brasil, Paraná, Piraquara, Mananciais da Serra \ 25 29S 48 58W,\ 24.iv.2002, G.A.R. Melo ”; DZUP 568541 • 1 ♀; “DZUP\568542” “ Brasil, Paraná, Piraquara, Mananciais da Serra \ S25 29 18 W48 58 26,\ 5.i.2008 \ A. C. B. Bergamaschi ”; DZUP 568542 • 1 ♀; “DZUP\568543” “ CAMPO LARGO – PR \ BRASIL – 9/3/1968 \ Moure and Laroca ”; DZUP 568543 • 1 ♀; “DZUP\568544” “EST. Paraná \ Timoneira \ 12-IV-1957 ”; DZUP 568544 • 1 ♀; “DZUP\568545” “EST. Paraná \ Timoneira \ 12-IV-1957 ”; DZUP 568545 • 1 ♀; “DZUP\568546” “ CURITIBA \ Paraná BRASIL 1-XI-1955 \ Michener e Lange ”; DZUP 568546 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568547” “ CURITIBA 900m \ Paraná BRASIL \ 17-IX-1955 Moure,\ Michener e Lange ”; DZUP 568547 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568548” “ CURITIBA – PARANÁ \ BRASIL 3-5/I/75 \ Telford leg.”; DZUP 568548 • 1 ♀; “DZUP\568614” “ Brasil, Paraná, Quatro \ Barras, trilha Anhangava \ 25 23S 49 00W,\ 15.x.2007, C. M. Maia leg”; DZUP 568614 • 1 ♀; “DZUP\568615” “ Brasil, Paraná, Colombo,\ 910m, Jan. 2013,\ 25.379S 49.131W,\ Savaris and Lampert \ Arm. Malaise ”; DZUP 568615 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568616” with same label; DZUP 568616 • 7 ♀♀; “ DZUP\568617 ”, “ DZUP\568618 ”, “ DZUP\568619 ”, “ DZUP\568620 ”, “ DZUP\568621 ”, DZUP\568622 ”, DZUP\568623 ”, with the following label “ Brasil, Paraná,\ Palmas, REVIS,\ 26.557S 51.542W \ 6.II.2013, A. Pereira-\Rocha, Arm. Malaise ”; DZUP 568617–568623 • 2 ♀♀; “ DZUP\568624 ” and “ DZUP\568625 ” with the following label “ Brasil, Paraná,\ Palmas, REVIS,\ 26.557S 51.542W \ 24.I.2013, A. Pereira-\Rocha, Arm. Malaise ”; DZUP 568624–568625 • 5 ♀♀; “ DZUP\568626 ”, “ DZUP\568627, “ DZUP\568628 ”, “ DZUP\568629 ”, “ DZUP\568630 ” with the following label “ Brasil, Paraná,\ Palmas, REVIS,\ 26.557S 51.542W \ 10.I.2013, A. Pereira-\Rocha, Arm. Malaise ”; DZUP 568626–568630 • 2 ♀♀; “ DZUP\568631 ”, “ DZUP\568632 ”; DZUP 568631– 568632 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568633” with the following label “ Brasil, Paraná,\ Palmas, REVIS,\ 26.557S 51.542W \ 20.XII.2012, A. Pereira-\Rocha, Arm. Malaise ”; DZUP 568633 .

Additional material

BRAZIL – Bahia • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568551” “ MARACÁS – BA\ BRASIL IX-65 \ F.M. Oliveira ”; DZUP 568551 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568552” “ MARACÁS – BA\ BRASIL IX-65 \ F.M. Oliveira ”; DZUP 568522. – Minas Gerais • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568549” “ ARAXÁ – Brasil \ MG 5-11-II-65 \ C. ELIAS, leg”; DZUP 568549 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568550” “ CARAÇA, MG \ 21-X-1972 \ Pe. J.S. Moure ”; DZUP 568550 • 2 ♀♀; “ DZUP\568634 ” and “ DZUP\568635 ” with the following label “ Brasil, MG, 16 km a SE\ de Itamonte, Pq. Nac. \ Itatiaia, 26.x.2011,\ 22.373S 44.749W, 1850m, G. Melo ”; DZUP 568634–568635 • 1 ♀; “DZUP\568553” “" Brasil, Minas Gerais \ Catas Altas, Serra do\ Caraça, 1200m,\ 2.iv.1999, GAR Melo ”; DZUP 568553 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568554” “PASSOS – MG \ BR – 28Xia 7-XII-62 \ Claudionor Elias leg” DZUP 568554 • 1 ♂; same collection data except “DZUP\568555”; DZUP 568555 • 1 ♂; same collection data except “DZUP\568556”; DZUP 568556 • 1 ♂; same collection data except “DZUP\568557”; DZUP 568557 • 1 ♂; same collection data except “DZUP\568558”; DZUP 568558 • 1 ♂; same collection data except “DZUP\568559”; DZUP 568559 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568560” “ PASSOS – MG \ Brasil I-3 X-62\ Claudionor Elias ”; DZUP 568560 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568561” “ PASSOS – MG \ Brasil I-3 X-62\ Claudionor Elias ”; DZUP 568561 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568562” “ PASSOS – MG \ Brasil 17-3 IX-62 \ Claudionor Elias l”; DZUP 568562 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568563” “ PASSOS – MG \ Brasil 12-17-3 XI- 62\ Claudionor Elias ”; DZUP 568563 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568564” “ PASSOS – MG \ Brasil 4-10 X-62 \ Claudionor Elias ”; DZUP 568564 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568565” “ POÇOS DE CALDAS \ MG Brasil XI-61 \ Claudionor Elias ”; DZUP 568565 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568566” “ POÇOS DE CALDAS \ MG Brasil XI-61 \ Claudionor Elias ”; DZUP 568566 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568567” “ ARAXÁ – MG – BRASIL \ 22-VII-1965 \ C. and T. Elias leg”; DZUP 568567 • 1 ♂; “DZUP\568568” “ IBIRACI – MG \ Brasil 15 X 62 \ Claudionor Elias ”; DZUP 568568 • 1 ♂; “ RITAPOLIS, MG, BRASIL \ SF-23,44-21D/ 19-I-1974 ” “ M. Mazucato, Velthuis\ J.M.F. Camargo ”; RPSP. – São Paulo • 1 ♂; “TC3” “ Ribeirão Preto \ SP BRASIL \ SF-23,48-21d” “ 21.IX-1978 ” “A-2008”; RPSP .

Description

Female

MEASUREMENTS. Head width 1.7 mm, length 1.5 mm; intertegular distance 1.1 mm; body length about 6.0 mm.

HEAD. Labrum black; arcuate. Mandible amber, darker apex and base; long setae on outer and ventral margins. Clypeus black; sulcate; basal margin arcuate in the middle; punctate (i=pd); with polished interspaces; few long decumbent setae on middle; weakly covered with plumose decumbent setae on lateral apexes. Supraclypeal area black; densely punctate (i <pd); polished interspaces; few long decumbent setae. paraocular area black; densely punctate (i<pd); weakly covered with decumbent whitish plumose setae on middle to bottom; upper densely punctate (i <pd), with punctures almost touching themselves; few short setae. Antennae mostly black, dark brown on ventral surfaces of flagellomeres; scape long, almost reaching mid ocellus; few erect setae on scape; scape punctate to sparsely punctate, polished; flagellomeres homogenous covered with short whitish setae. Frons black; densely punctate (i<pd); mostly without setae; weakly depressed above supraclypeal area. Vertex densely punctate to rugose; few short erect setae; coarsely rugose on back of ocelli. Gena with erect whitish setae; lateral view loosely rugose to carinate; not polished; weakly covered with decumbent whitish plumose setae.

MESOSOMA. Pronotum rugose; weakly covered with long setae dorsally; few tomentum on lateral view; not polished. Posterior margin of pronotum and anterior margin of mesoscutum weakly covered with tomentum. Prosternum black. Foreleg mostly dark brown, with lighter tibia and tarsi. Mesoscutum black; anterior border densely punctate to rugose; densely punctate (i<pd), becoming sparsely and polished near apex; densely punctate on apex border; median sulcus weak. Mesepisternum black; coarsely rugose/rugulose; not polished; weakly covered with long whitish setae anteriorly on lateral view; longer plumose setae on middle ventral surface. Mid leg dark brown. Tegula brownish to amber; concentric lineolate; polished in the middle. Fore wing with 1 st m–cu reaching 2 nd submarginal cell on 2 nd rs–m. Scutellum black; mostly polished; some punctures on borders. Metanotum black; rugulose; mostly covered with tomentum. Metepisternum carinate, with strong impressed carinate; becoming rugulose below; covered with tomentum. Hind leg dark brown. Hind wing with five hamuli. Metapostnotum weakly concave; margin trapezoidal; densely areolate. Latero-dorsal surface gently declivitous, weakly scrobiculate. Propodeum rugose; weakly covered with tomentum.

METASOMA. T1 amber; polished. T2 amber; short setae on anterior margin; mostly polished. T3 amber; short setae on anterior margin; longer sparse setae on middle to posterior margin; mostly imbricate. T4 dark brown; long sparse setae; imbricate. T5 dark brown; weakly covered with long setae; more concentrated setae apically; imbricate. S1–6 amber; imbricate; few sparse long erect setae.

Male

MEASUREMENTS. Head width 1.4 mm, length 1.4 mm; intertegular distance 0.9 mm; body length about 5.0 mm.

As the female except as described.

CLYPEUS. Supraclypeal area and lower paraocular area densely plumose; vertex coarsely punctate.

STERNA 4–5. With long setae (1.5 od).

Host and flight activity

We found females entering nests of Caenohalictus incertus (Schrottky, 1902) in a series of roadside banks in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (25.4231° S, 49.3078° W). Females and males were found from June 2018 to March 2019.