Abstract
The first host record for Vervoortihelconscaramozzinoi van Achterberg, 1998 is presented and additional notes on its morphology are provided and illustrated. The species is recorded as parasitizing the cerambycid beetle Stenorhopalusrubiginus in Podocarpus L’Hér ex Pers (Podocarpaceae). The metasomal carapace is shown to be sexually dimorphic and comprising 4 tergites in females but 5 in males. Some aspects of metasomal sculpture are reported as being variable and others highly consistent between individuals and differing somewhat from the original description.
Highlights
The genus Vervoortihelcon van Achterberg, 1998, was until now known from only the female holotype and male paratype of its type species, V. scaramozzinoi van Achterberg, both from Valdivia, Sto Domingo, Valdivia Province, Chile
We report on 12 further specimens of V. scaramozzinoi discovered in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Auckland, New Zealand
Platynocera is regarded as a junior synonym of Stenorhopalus, a cerambycid beetle in the subfamily Necydalinae, tribe Necydalini
Summary
The genus Vervoortihelcon van Achterberg, 1998, was until now known from only the female holotype and male paratype of its type species, V. scaramozzinoi van Achterberg (fig. 1 in van Achterberg 1998), both from Valdivia, Sto Domingo, Valdivia Province, Chile. Keywords Braconidae, Helconinae, Chile, sexual dimorphism, sculpture, host record, Stenorhopalus, Coleoptera The genus Vervoortihelcon van Achterberg, 1998, was until now known from only the female holotype and male paratype of its type species, V. scaramozzinoi van Achterberg Van Achterberg placed Vervoortihelcon in a new subtribe, the Vervoortihelconina in the Helconini because of the fused and strongly sculptured metasomal tergites 2–5.
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