Dolichogenidea putumayo Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault, 2025

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L., Boudreault, Caroline, Whitfield, James B., Höcherl, Amelie, Smith, M. Alex, Hallwachs, Winnifred & Janzen, Daniel H., 2025, A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Dolichogenidea Viereck (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in the Neotropical region, with the description of 102 new species, ZooKeys 1237, pp. 1-250 : 1-250

Dolichogenidea putumayo Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. nov.

Fig. 112 A – E

Type material.

Holotype. Colombia • Female, CNC; Putumayo, 1°10'N, 76°45'W; 1,350 m; 1.xii.1972; J. Helava leg.; CNC 1196560 .

Diagnostic description.

Propodeum mostly smooth, with comparatively tall and thin areola that occupies the entire length of propodeum and it is completely defined by carinae; posterior 0.5 of T 1 and entire T 2 sculptured with strong, longitudinal striae; T 1 length 2.0 × its width at posterior margin; T 2 width at posterior margin 3.7 × its length medially; ovipositor sheath 1.5 × metatibia length; body color mostly pale reddish brown; pterostigma with small pale yellow with white spots on anterior 0.1 and posterior 0.1; body length: 2.00 mm; fore wing length: 2.20 mm. Among species with T 2 strongly sculptured but transverse, D. putumayo can be recognized by body and pterostigma color, T 1 and T 2 shape, ovipositor sheath length and shape and definition of propodeal areola.

Distribution.

Colombia.

Biology.

No host data available.

DNA barcoding data.

No data.

Etymology.

Named after the Colombian department where the type locality of the species is found and the Putumayo river, which crosses this biodiverse area.

Figures

Figure 112. Dolichogenidea putumayo Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault holotype female CNC 1196560 A habitus, lateral B head, frontal C wings D metasoma, dorsal E mesosoma, dorsal.