H of fore wing veins 2M/(RS+M)b: 0.5?.6. Pterostigma length/width: 2.6?.0. Point of insertion of vein r in pterostigma: clearly beyond half way point length of pterostigma. Angle of vein r with fore wing anterior margin: more or less perpendicular to fore wing margin. Shape of junction of veins r and 2RS in fore wing: distinctly but not strongly angled. Male. Unknown. Molecular data. Sequences in BOLD: 12, barcode compliant sequences:12. Biology/ecology. Solitary (Fig. 235). Hosts: Elachistidae, Antaeotricha marmorea, Antaeotricha radicalis, Antaeotricha spp., Chlamydastis Janzen10, Stenoma spp., feeding on Melastomataceae.Review of Apanteles sensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae)…Distribution. Costa Rica, ACG. Etymology. We dedicate this species to Deifilia D ila in recognition of her diligent efforts for the ACG Programa de Asesor Legal. Apanteles deplanatus Muesebeck, 1957 http://species-id.net/wiki/Apanteles_deplanatus Fig. 203 Apanteles deplanatus Muesebeck, 1957: 24. Type locality. MEXICO, locality not specified (Muesebeck 1957). Holotype. , NMNH (examined). Material Examined. 1 , 1 (CNC), MEXICO: Nayarit, Tepic, Ingenio de Puga, 21-24.v.1984, Bennet, Browning Melton. Description. Female. Body color: body mostly dark except for some sternites which may be pale. Antenna color: scape and/or pedicel pale, flagellum dark or scape, pedicel, and flagellum pale. Coxae color (pro-, meso-, metacoxa): pale, dark, dark. Femora color (pro-, meso-, metafemur): Cyclosporin A biological activity anteriorly dark/posteriorly pale, dark, dark. Tibiae color (pro-, meso-, metatibia): pale, pale, dark. Tegula and humeral complex color: both pale. Pterostigma color: mostly pale and/or transparent, with thin dark borders. Fore wing veins color: mostly white or entirely transparent. Antenna length/body length: antenna very short, barely or not extending beyond mesosoma length. Body in lateral view: distinctly flattened dorso entrally. Body length (head to apex of metasoma): 2.0 mm or less or 2.1?.2 mm. Fore wing length: 2.0 mm or less or 2.1?.2 mm. Ocular cellar line/posterior ocellus diameter: 2.6 or more. Interocellar distance/posterior ocellus diameter: 1.7?.9. Antennal flagellomerus 2 length/width: 1.4?.6. Antennal flagellomerus 14 length/width: 1.0 or less. Length of flagellomerus 2/length of flagellomerus 14: 1.7?.9. Tarsal claws: simple. Metafemur length/width: 2.6?.7. Metatibia inner spur length/metabasitarsus length: 0.4?.5. Anteromesoscutum: mostly smooth. Mesoscutellar disc: mostly smooth. Number of pits in scutoscutellar sulcus: 11 or 12 or 13 or 14. Maximum height of mesoscutellum lunules/maximum height of lateral face of mesoscutellum: 0.6?.7. Propodeum areola: partially defined by carinae on posterior 0.3?.5 of its length, widely open anteriorly. Propodeum background sculpture: mostly smooth except around the areola or partly sculptured, especially on posterior 0.5. SCR7 dose Mediotergite 1 length/width at posterior margin: 2.9?.1. Mediotergite 1 shape: clearly narrowing towards posterior margin. Mediotergite 1 sculpture: with some sculpture near lateral margins and/or posterior 0.2?.4 of mediotergite. Mediotergite 2 width at posterior margin/length: 1.6?.9. Mediotergite 2 sculpture: mostly smooth. Outer margin of hypopygium: with a wide, medially folded, transparent, semi esclerotized area; usually with 4 or more pleats. Ovipositor thickness: about same width throughout its length (?) or anterior width at most 2.0 ?posterior width (beyond ovipositor con-Jose.H of fore wing veins 2M/(RS+M)b: 0.5?.6. Pterostigma length/width: 2.6?.0. Point of insertion of vein r in pterostigma: clearly beyond half way point length of pterostigma. Angle of vein r with fore wing anterior margin: more or less perpendicular to fore wing margin. Shape of junction of veins r and 2RS in fore wing: distinctly but not strongly angled. Male. Unknown. Molecular data. Sequences in BOLD: 12, barcode compliant sequences:12. Biology/ecology. Solitary (Fig. 235). Hosts: Elachistidae, Antaeotricha marmorea, Antaeotricha radicalis, Antaeotricha spp., Chlamydastis Janzen10, Stenoma spp., feeding on Melastomataceae.Review of Apanteles sensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae)…Distribution. Costa Rica, ACG. Etymology. We dedicate this species to Deifilia D ila in recognition of her diligent efforts for the ACG Programa de Asesor Legal. Apanteles deplanatus Muesebeck, 1957 http://species-id.net/wiki/Apanteles_deplanatus Fig. 203 Apanteles deplanatus Muesebeck, 1957: 24. Type locality. MEXICO, locality not specified (Muesebeck 1957). Holotype. , NMNH (examined). Material Examined. 1 , 1 (CNC), MEXICO: Nayarit, Tepic, Ingenio de Puga, 21-24.v.1984, Bennet, Browning Melton. Description. Female. Body color: body mostly dark except for some sternites which may be pale. Antenna color: scape and/or pedicel pale, flagellum dark or scape, pedicel, and flagellum pale. Coxae color (pro-, meso-, metacoxa): pale, dark, dark. Femora color (pro-, meso-, metafemur): anteriorly dark/posteriorly pale, dark, dark. Tibiae color (pro-, meso-, metatibia): pale, pale, dark. Tegula and humeral complex color: both pale. Pterostigma color: mostly pale and/or transparent, with thin dark borders. Fore wing veins color: mostly white or entirely transparent. Antenna length/body length: antenna very short, barely or not extending beyond mesosoma length. Body in lateral view: distinctly flattened dorso entrally. Body length (head to apex of metasoma): 2.0 mm or less or 2.1?.2 mm. Fore wing length: 2.0 mm or less or 2.1?.2 mm. Ocular cellar line/posterior ocellus diameter: 2.6 or more. Interocellar distance/posterior ocellus diameter: 1.7?.9. Antennal flagellomerus 2 length/width: 1.4?.6. Antennal flagellomerus 14 length/width: 1.0 or less. Length of flagellomerus 2/length of flagellomerus 14: 1.7?.9. Tarsal claws: simple. Metafemur length/width: 2.6?.7. Metatibia inner spur length/metabasitarsus length: 0.4?.5. Anteromesoscutum: mostly smooth. Mesoscutellar disc: mostly smooth. Number of pits in scutoscutellar sulcus: 11 or 12 or 13 or 14. Maximum height of mesoscutellum lunules/maximum height of lateral face of mesoscutellum: 0.6?.7. Propodeum areola: partially defined by carinae on posterior 0.3?.5 of its length, widely open anteriorly. Propodeum background sculpture: mostly smooth except around the areola or partly sculptured, especially on posterior 0.5. Mediotergite 1 length/width at posterior margin: 2.9?.1. Mediotergite 1 shape: clearly narrowing towards posterior margin. Mediotergite 1 sculpture: with some sculpture near lateral margins and/or posterior 0.2?.4 of mediotergite. Mediotergite 2 width at posterior margin/length: 1.6?.9. Mediotergite 2 sculpture: mostly smooth. Outer margin of hypopygium: with a wide, medially folded, transparent, semi esclerotized area; usually with 4 or more pleats. Ovipositor thickness: about same width throughout its length (?) or anterior width at most 2.0 ?posterior width (beyond ovipositor con-Jose.
