Dolichogenidea aceituno Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault 2025, sp. nov.
Dolichogenidea aceituno Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. nov. Fig. 6 A – H Type material. Holotype. Chile • Female, CNC; Atacama, Chanaral de Aceituno; 12.x.1958; L. E. Pena leg.; Voucher code: CNC 1196525. Paratypes. Chile • 3 Males, CNC; CNC 1196544, CNC 1196545, CNC 1196567. Diagnostic description. Face rostriformis (malar space longer than mandible width) and with slightly elongate mouth parts; T 1 and T 2 entirely smooth and shiny; T 1 very broad at posterior margin, almost quadrate, its length 1.05 × its width at posterior margin; ovipositor sheath 1.5 × metatibia length; fore wing veins mostly transparent; pterostigma mostly yellow but with brown margins; palpi, tegula and humeral complex dark brown; all coxae black to dark brown; profemur dark brown on posterior half, meso- and metafemora entirely dark brown; body length: 3.70 mm; fore wing length: 3.90 mm. Among all species with smooth T 1 and T 2, D. aceituno is very distinctive because of its elongate face and mouth parts, dark coloration of coxae and femora and broad T 1. Distribution. Chile. Biology. No host data available. DNA barcoding data. No data. Etymology. Named after the type locality, the Chañaral de Aceituno, in the Chanaral Island (Isla Chanaral) where the Pingüino de Humboldt National Reserve, an important nature reserve for marine wildlife, is located.
Institutions
- Parks Canada (CA)
- Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart (DE)
- University of Illinois System (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- University of Guelph (CA)
- Philadelphia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15357437
- Primary Topic
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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