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anthonomi Woolley and Schauff

Paracrias anthonomi Woolley & Schauff, antenna lateral, female.

Paracrias anthonomi Woolley & Schauff, head frontal, female.

Paracrias anthonomi Woolley & Schauff, thoracic dorsum, female.

Paracrias anthonomi Woolley & Schauff, propodeum+petiole, female.

Original description

Woolley, J.B. & Schauff, M.E. 1987. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 89:771.

Synonyms

None.

Diagnosis

Female flagellum with all five segments separated; frons predominantly with strong reticulation, vertex smooth and shiny; scape, femora, tibiae and tarsi yellowish-white; propodeal nucha long, 0.7X the length of propodeum; hind tibial spur very long, 0.5X as long as length of hind tarsus; petiole triangular, narrow at apex and becoming gradually wider towards base, 1.1X as long as width of base, smooth and shiny; first gastral tergite without hairtufts anterolaterally, posterior margin straight.

Distribution

Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico.

Biology

Parasitoid on larvae of Anthonomus hunteri and a closely related undescribed species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Hampea trilobata (Malvaceae) and Lycianthes synanthera (Solanaceae).

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Depository of primary type

Holotype female in United States National Museum of Natural History (USNM), Washington, D.C., USA.