Corresponding author: Robert R. Kula (
Academic editor: Stefan Schmidt
Two new species,
Of the 1,335 species of
The author discovered two new brachypterous species of
Specimens were collected using blue, red, and white 12 ounce Solo™ (Urbana, Illinois) party bowls placed in an ~100 m wide power line right-of-way ~two miles east of Prince Frederick, Maryland. The clearing runs roughly north-south and is bordered to the east and west by eastern deciduous forest. The flora within the clearing was not surveyed. Topographically, it contains upland areas primarily with herbaceous plants and lowland areas primarily with woody plants. All traps were placed in upland areas. The bowls were filled with a solution of water and Liqui-Nox (Alconox, Inc., White Plains, New York) detergent; the latter served as a surfactant for the water. Contents of the bowls were collected every other day, and the bowls were refilled with water-detergent solution at that time.
Specimens were dehydrated using hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) as in
Terminology for morphological features and setation largely follows
Measurements were taken with an ocular micrometer as in
Abbreviations used in diagnoses and descriptions are as in
Habitus images were obtained using a Visionary Digital imaging system. The system consists of an Infinity Optics K2 long distance microscope affixed to a Canon EOS 40D digital SLR camera. A Dynalite M2000er power pack and Microptics ML1000 light box provided illumination. Image capture software is Visionary Digital’s proprietary application with images saved as TIF with the RAW conversion occurring in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4. Image stacks were montaged with Helicon Focus 4.2.1. Final images were prepared using Adobe Illustrator CS4 and are deposited in Morphbank (image ID numbers 581765, 581772, 581777, and 581782).
Species of
Species | Female wing form | Male wing form |
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|
apterous | apterous |
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scalelike pads | scalelike pads |
|
apterous, macropterous | apterous, macropterous |
|
apterous, macropterous | apterous |
|
unknown | apterous |
|
apterous | apterous |
brachypterous | brachypterous | |
brachypterous | brachypterous | |
|
apterous | unknown |
|
apterous, macropterous | apterous |
|
macropterous | brachypterous |
|
macropterous | brachypterous |
|
macropterous | brachypterous |
female. U.S.A., “MARYLAND:Calvert Co. [;] 2 mi E Prince Frederick [;] 38°33'3.83"N, 76°33'3.09"W [;] 14.v.-16.v.2007 SEL Hym Unit [;] pan trap, transect6 treatment B" (USNM).
1 ♂ same data as holotype except 38°32'57.95"N, 76°33'1.43"W, transect8 treatment W (USNM).
The vertex is smooth except a pair of small strigulate areas posterolaterad the lateral ocelli in
Female (
Lateral habitus images of
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Unknown.
This species is named in honor of Dr. Sergey A. Belokobylskij for his contributions to braconid systematics and for providing information on brachypterous and apterous doryctines critical to completion of this article.
female. U.S.A., “MARYLAND:Calvert Co. [;] 2 mi E Prince Frederick [;] 38°33'4.19"N, 76°33'3.96"W [;] 30.v.-1.vi.2007 SEL Hym Unit [;] pan trap, transect5 treatment B" (USNM).
1 ♂ same data as holotype except 38°33'15.72"N, 76°33'8.73"W, 14.v.-16.v.2007, transect4 treatment R (USNM).
Female (
Lateral habitus images of
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Unknown.
This species is named for the author’s son, Vincent Marion Kula.
I thank Erin Kolski (private contractor; Bowie, Maryland) for sorting pan trap samples and dehydrating, mounting, and labeling specimens. I also thank Matthew Kweskin (formerly Systematic Entomology Laboratory [SEL]) for mounting and labeling specimens. Sergey A. Belokobylskij (Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg) graciously provided information, including unpublished data, for brachypterous and apterous doryctines. I am grateful to Taina Litwak (SEL) for capturing and digitally enhancing the lateral habitus images. Michael G. Pogue (SEL), Thomas J. Henry (SEL), and Paul M. Marsh (Kansas State University) kindly reviewed a presubmission version of the manuscript.