Paraheterospilus
General description:
A new genus with only one species described [1].
References
- , “The Doryctinae (Braconidae) of Costa Rica: genera and species of the tribe Heterospilini”, ZooKeys, vol. 347, pp. 1-474, 2013.
Biology:
Unknown.
Diagnostic description:
Small size, 1.5-2.0 mm; vertex sharply angled dorso-laterally near dorsal eye margin; occipital carina meeting hypostomal carina; fore tibia with single row of short spines along anterior edge; hind coxa with small but distinct antero-ventral basal tooth; basal sternal plate of metasomal segment 1 short, less than 1/4 length of tergum, laterope indistinct; fore wing vein r-m present; vein 2RS absent; hind wing vein SC+R absent [1].
References
- , “The Doryctinae (Braconidae) of Costa Rica: genera and species of the tribe Heterospilini”, ZooKeys, vol. 347, pp. 1-474, 2013.
Look alikes:
Very similar to Heterospilus but distinguished from it and all other Doryctinae genera by the unusual angled dorso-lateral corners of the vertex [1].
References
- , “The Doryctinae (Braconidae) of Costa Rica: genera and species of the tribe Heterospilini”, ZooKeys, vol. 347, pp. 1-474, 2013.
Distribution:
Neotropical.