Corresponding author: Mario Contarini (
Academic editor: Matthew Yoder
A new species,
The description follows the morphological terminology of
The types of all Neotropical species of
The specimens studied in this paper are deposited in the following collections: QCAZ: Museo de Zoologia, Sección Invertebrados, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE), Quito, Ecuador; DBUSU: Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA.
The description of the new species is based on a single specimen. The authors are aware that descriptions of new taxa should normally be based on more than one individual. However, the
Female. Fully winged (Fig.
Female of
Based on the characters indicated above,
The species is named after the collector, Dr. Mike Huben.
The new species is known only from the type locality.
The new species was collected in a
1 | Protarsomere 4 at most 0.5x as long as protarsomere 1 |
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– | Protarsomere 4 as long as, or only slightly shorter or longer than, protarsomere 1 | Couplets from 13 to 44 |
2 | Propodeal declivity with two longitudinal keels |
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– | Propodeal declivity without longitudinal keels (Figs |
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3 | Pronotum forming two dorsal lobes near posterior margin | |
– | Pronotum not forming two dorsal lobes near posterior margin |
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4 | Protarsomere 5 with basal part about as long as distal part (Plate 39D in |
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– | Protarsomere 5 with basal part much longer than distal part (Plate 23B in |
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5 | Mesoscutum slightly punctate, unsculptured between punctures (Figs |
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– | Mesoscutum completely strongly or slightly granulated, occasionally partly rugose or sculptured by irregular keels | Couplets from 6 to 12 |
6 | Frons with two lateral keels around orbits directed towards antennal toruli (Fig. |
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– | Frons without lateral keels around orbits directed towards antennal toruli (Fig. |
Many thanks are due to Dr. Mike Huben (Tena, Ecuador) for sending on loan the specimen studied in the present paper. The authors are also grateful to Prof. Giovanni Onore (Quito, Ecuador) for facilitating the loan of the new species and to Dr. James Pitts (Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, USA) for sending pictures of
Female holotype of
Habitus in dorsal view. Scale bar = 3.0 mm
Habitus in lateral view. Scale bar = 1.6 mm
Head in frontal view. Scale bar = 0.3 mm
Chela of holotype of
Chela of holotype of
Female holotype of
Habitus in dorsal view
Habitus in lateral view
Head, pronotum and mesoscutum in dorsal view
Head in frontal view. k = lateral keel along orbit.