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74DC0C338AB9619E3ED40579FD090E93.text	74DC0C338AB9619E3ED40579FD090E93.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Achrysocharoides maieri	<div><p>Achrysocharoides maieri sp. n. Figures 56-71</p><p>Material.</p><p>HOLOTYPE male (CNC) glued to a card, labeled "U.S.A.: Connecticut, New Haven Co., New Hamden, Lockwood Farm, 1.viii.1980, C.T. Maier", "Tentiform mine of Phyllonorycter propinquinella on Prunus serotina, emerged in laboratory within 3 weeks". PARATYPES: 1 female 3 males with same label data as holotype (BMNH, CAES, CNC)); 1 male labeled "U.S.A.: Connecticut, Tolland Co., Willington, 21.x.1981, Chris T. Maier", "Mines of Phyllonorycter propinquinella on black cherry, Prunus serotina, on 21.x.1981, chilled outdoors, parasitoid emerged in laboratory in April 1982" (CNC); 3 females "U.S.A.: Connecticut, New Haven Co., North Haven, 1.vii.1981, C.T. Maier", "Tentiform mine of Phyllonorycter nr crataegella on Prunus pensylvanica, emerged in laboratory within 3 weeks" (BMNH, CNC); 2 females 1 male from same locality and same host as previous but collected 2.vi.1986 (BMNH).</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Both sexes: fore wing WIP with several distinct wide colourful cross-bands traversing the wing (Figs 64, 65), fore coxa white, hind coxa except apex golden green (Figs 62, 63); male: scape widest just below median part, with a single sparse row of setae along ventral margin (Fig. 59), antennal scrobes join frontal suture wide apart (Figs 67), vertex with long forward pointing setae (Fig. 69) - setae about as long as distance between posterior ocelli, upper frons without setae (Fig. 67), frons very large and wide (Fig. 67) - at its widest part 0.8X as wide as width of head; female: scape predominantly white and widest medially, with a single row of setae along ventral margin, propodeum smooth (Fig. 70), frons above frontal suture with raised and strong reticulation (Fig. 66).</p><p>Description.</p><p>Female. Length 1.1-1.5 mm. Scape white with inner apical tip infuscate; pedicel pale brown; flagellum dark brown (Fig. 58). Frons below frontal suture golden green to golden red, above frontal suture bluish green metallic (Fig. 56). Vertex inside ocellar triangle golden red, outside ocellar triangle golden green. Mesoscutum golden green with golden red areas - especially so in smooth posterior notaular depressions, to completely golden green (Fig. 60). Scutellum golden red with sides and posterior margin bluish green metallic, to completely golden green (Fig. 60). Propodeum golden red to golden green (Fig. 60). Fore coxa white, mid coxa dark brown with apical 1/3 white to completely dark brown, hind coxa golden green (Fig. 62); femora, tibiae and tarsi on all legs white. Wings without pigmented areas; WIP in fore wing with several distinct wide colourful cross-bands traversing the wing (Fig. 64). Gaster with first two tergites golden green, remaining tergites golden purple with green metallic tinges.</p><p>Antenna as in Fig. 58. Frons below level of toruli smooth and shiny (Fig. 66), between level of toruli and frontal suture with raised and strong reticulation lateral to antennal scrobes, between antennal scrobes with very weak reticulation, above frontal suture with raised and strong reticulation. Vertex inside ocellar triangle with engraved and weak reticulation, outside ocellar triangle smooth and shiny (Fig. 68). Occipital margin rounded.</p><p>Pronotal collar without transverse carina (Fig. 70). Mesoscutum with raised and strong reticulation (Fig. 70), meshes of reticulation smaller on sidelobes than on midlobe, midlobe with pits (i.e. with very strong reticulation) posteromedially; notauli as smooth impressions in posterior 2/3. Scutellum with very weak reticulation and shiny, smooth along posterior margin, with 3-4 pits medially on either side of imaginary median longitudinal line (Fig. 70). Dorsellum flat and smooth, anterolaterally with two foveae. Propodeum smooth and shiny (Fig. 70); propodeal callus with three setae. Fore wing speculum closed below. Petiole conical without shoulders.</p><p>Ratios . HE/MS/WM = 5.0/1.0/2.3; POL/OOL/POO = 2.6/1.1/1.0; WH/WT = 1.2; LW/LM/HW = 1.6/1.0/1.0; PM/ST = 1.0; MM/LG = 0.8-0.9.</p><p>Male. Length 1.4-1.5 mm. Scape and pedicel white; flagellum dark brown with golden green tinges (Fig. 59). Frons green metallic (Fig. 57). Vertex inside ocellar tri angle golden red, outside ocellar triangle golden green. Mesoscutum golden green with posterior 1/3 of notaular depressions golden red (Fig. 61). Scutellum golden red with sides bluish green metallic (Fig. 61). Propodeum golden green (Fig. 61). Fore coxa white, mid coxa dark brown with apical 1/3 white to completely dark brown, hind coxa golden green with apical half white (Fig. 63); femora, tibiae and tarsi on all legs white. Wings without pigmented areas; WIP very similar to that of the female (Fig. 65). Gaster with tergites 1-2 golden green with a large white spot medially, remaining tergites dark brown with purple metallic tinges.</p><p>Antenna as in Fig. 59, i.e. scape widest just below middle. Frons with engraved and strong reticulation (Fig. 67); antennal scrobes reaching frontal suture wide apart; transverse ridge straight medially. Vertex inside ocellar triangle with engraved and very weak reticulation, outside ocellar triangle smooth and shiny (Fig. 69); anterior part with a row of seven long and proclinate setae. Occipital margin rounded.</p><p>Pronotal collar without transverse carina (Fig. 71). Mesoscutum with raised and strong reticulation (Fig. 71), meshes of reticulation smaller on sidelobes than on midlobe, midlobe with pits (i.e. with very strong reticulation) posteromedially; notauli as smooth impressions in posterior 2/3. Scutellum very weak reticulation and shiny, smooth along posterior margin, with 3-4 pits medially on either side of imaginary median longitudinal line (Fig. 71). Dorsellum flat and smooth, anterolaterally with two foveae. Propodeum smooth and shiny (Fig. 71); propodeal callus with three setae. Fore wing speculum closed below. Petiole conical without shoulders.</p><p>Ratios. HE/MS/WM = 2.3/1.0/1.3; POL/OOL/POO = 14.4/6.4/1.0; WH/WT = 1.4; LW/LM/HW = 1.5/1.0/1.0; PM/ST = 1.0; MM/LG = 1.0.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>Named after Dr. Chris T. Maier, Entomologist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, who collected all material of the two new species described here.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>U.S.A. (Connecticut).</p><p>Hosts.</p><p>Phyllonorycter propinquinella (Braun) ( Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) on black cherry ( Prunus serotina), and Phyllonorycter nr crataegella on pin cherry ( Prunus pensylvanica).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/74DC0C338AB9619E3ED40579FD090E93	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Shevtsova, Ekaterina;Hansson, Christer	Shevtsova, Ekaterina, Hansson, Christer (2011): Species recognition through wing interference patterns (WIPs) in Achrysocharoides Girault (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) including two new species. ZooKeys 154: 9-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.154.2158, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.154.2158
2CC7EFDC5D91A009762C058425F72235.text	2CC7EFDC5D91A009762C058425F72235.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Achrysocharoides serotinae	<div><p>Achrysocharoides serotinae sp. n. Figures 72-87</p><p>Material.</p><p>HOLOTYPE male (CNC) glued to a card, labelled "U.S.A.: Connecticut, New Haven Co., North Haven, 30.ix.1981, Chris T. Maier", "Adult parasitoid lab-reared from tentiform mine of Phyllonorycter propinquinella collected on black cherry, Prunus serotina on 30.ix.1981". PARATYPES: 1 male with same label data as holotype (CNC); 2 females labeled "U.S.A.: Connecticut, Tolland Co., Union, 23.vi.1981, Chris T. Maier", "Adult parasitoid lab-reared from tentiform mine of Phyllonorycter propinquinella collected on black cherry, Prunus serotina on 23.vi.1981" (CNC).</p><p>Diagnosis .</p><p>Both sexes: fore wing WIP almost unicoloured, gradually changing hue from purple to green towards the margin, without any distinct details such as lines or spots (Figs 80, 81), fore coxa predominantly dark brown, hind coxa golden green (Figs 78, 79); male: scape with about same width throughout, with a single sparse row of setae along ventral margin, antennal scrobes joining on frontal suture (Fig. 73, 83), vertex with long forward pointing setae (Fig. 85) - setae at most as long as distance between posterior ocelli, upper frons without setae (Fig. 83); female: scape pale brown and widest medially, with a single row of setae along ventral margin (Fig. 74), propodeum smooth (Fig. 86), frons above frontal suture with raised and strong reticulation (Fig. 82).</p><p>Description.</p><p>Female. Length 1.2-1.3 mm. Scape and pedicel pale brown; flagellum dark brown (Fig. 74). Frons below frontal suture golden red, above frontal suture bluish green metallic (Fig. 72). Vertex inside ocellar triangle golden red, outside ocellar triangle golden green. Mesoscutum green metallic with blue metallic tinges, smooth parts of notaular depression golden green (Fig. 74). Scutellum golden green with sides and posterior margin bluish green metallic (Fig. 74). Propodeum golden green with blue metallic tinges (Fig. 74). Fore coxa dark brown with apical 1/3 white, mid coxa dark brown, hind coxa purple metallic (Fig. 78); femora, tibiae and tarsi on all legs white. Wings without pigmented areas; WIP in fore wing almost unicoloured, gradually changing hue from blue to green towards the margin when the membrane becomes gradually thinner (Fig. 80). Gaster with first two tergites golden green, remaining tergites golden purple with green metallic tinges.</p><p>Antenna as in Fig. 74. Frons below level of toruli smooth and shiny (Fig. 82), between level of toruli and frontal suture with raised and strong reticulation with antennal scrobes smooth, above frontal suture with raised and strong reticulation. Vertex inside ocellar triangle with engraved and weak reticulation, outside ocellar triangle smooth and shiny (Fig. 84). Occipital margin rounded.</p><p>Pronotal collar without transverse carina (Fig. 86). Mesoscutum with raised and strong reticulation (Fig. 86), meshes of reticulation smaller on sidelobes than on midlobe, midlobe with singular pits (i.e. with very strong reticulation) posteromedially; notauli as smooth impressions in posterior 2/3. Scutellum with very weak reticulation and shiny, smooth along posterior margin, with 2-4 pits medially on either side of imaginary median longitudinal line (Fig. 86). Dorsellum flat and smooth, anterolaterally with two foveae. Propodeum smooth and shiny (Fig. 86); propodeal callus with three setae. Fore wing speculum closed below. Petiole conical without shoulders.</p><p>Ratios. HE/MS/WM = 3.7/1.0/1.6; POL/OOL/POO = 1.7/1.0/1.0; WH/WT = 1.2; LW/LM/HW = 1.6/1.0/1.0; PM/ST = 1.0; MM/LG = 0.8-0.9.</p><p>Male. Length 1.4 mm. Scape and pedicel white; flagellum dark brown (Fig. 75). Frons green metallic (Fig. 73B). Vertex inside ocellar triangle golden red, outside ocellar triangle golden green. Mesoscutum golden green with anterior part blue (Fig. 77). Scutellum golden green with golden red tinges and with lateral parts blue (Fig. 77). Propodeum golden green with golden red tinges (Fig. 77). Fore coxa dark brown with apical 1/3 white, mid coxa dark brown, hind coxa purple metallic (Fig. 79); femora, tibiae and tarsi on all legs white. Wings without pigmented areas; WIP very similar to that of the female (Fig. 81). Gaster with tergites 1-2 dark brown with golden green tinges, remaining tergites dark brown with weak metallic tinges, over tergites 1-3 with a large median white spot.</p><p>Antenna as in Fig. 75, i.e. scape with about same width throughout. Frons with raised and strong reticulation, some parts with transverse striation (Fig. 83); antennal scrobes joining on frontal suture; transverse ridge evenly curved. Vertex inside ocellar triangle with engraved and very weak reticulation (Fig. 85), outside ocellar triangle smooth and shiny; anterior part with a row of 3-5 long and forward directed setae. Occipital margin rounded.</p><p>Pronotal collar without transverse carina (Fig. 87). Mesoscutum with raised and strong reticulation (Fig. 87), meshes of reticulation smaller on sidelobes than on midlobe, midlobe with pits (i.e. with very strong reticulation) posteromedially; notauli as smooth impressions in posterior 2/3. Scutellum with weak reticulation, smooth along posterior and lateral margins, with 2-5 pits medially on either side of imaginary median longitudinal line (Fig. 87). Dorsellum flat and smooth, anterolaterally with two foveae. Propodeum smooth and shiny (Fig. 87); propodeal callus with three setae. Fore wing speculum closed below. Petiole conical without shoulders.</p><p>Ratios. HE/MS/WM = 2.5/1.0/1.3; POL/OOL/POO = 4.6/1.8/1.0; WH/WT = 1.1; LW/LM/HW = 1.6/1.0/1.0; PM/ST = 1.0; MM/LG = 0.9.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>Named after black cherry ( Prunus serotina), the host plant.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>U.S.A. (Connecticut).</p><p>Host.</p><p>Phyllonorycter propinquinella (Braun) ( Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) on black cherry ( Prunus serotina).</p><p>Identification of the new species</p><p>In the most recent key to North American Achrysocharoides by Kamijo (1991) the two newly described species both key out to the clypeatus group. To include them in the key to species of this group the following changes can be made:</p><p>Females of both species run to couplet 3, alternative 2 (where Achrysocharoides arienascapus falls out). The second alternative is changed to lead to 3a instead of Achrysocharoides arienascapus and then:</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2CC7EFDC5D91A009762C058425F72235	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Shevtsova, Ekaterina;Hansson, Christer	Shevtsova, Ekaterina, Hansson, Christer (2011): Species recognition through wing interference patterns (WIPs) in Achrysocharoides Girault (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) including two new species. ZooKeys 154: 9-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.154.2158, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.154.2158
