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Bolivar brasiliensis Nunes sp. nov. Figs 1 A–F. Diagnosis. Bolivar brasiliensis sp. nov. is morphologically similar to B. risaraldensis. These two species are distinguished from the remaining members of Bolivar by having a poorly defined propodeal areola, only slightly distinct basally, and propodeum strongly areolate-rugose on apical third. However, the new species can be distinguished from B. risaraldensis by having a body mostly brown to dark brown (with a yellow-dark brown colour pattern in B. risaraldensis), precoxal sulcus running along basal 0.8–0.9 of mesopleuron (about 0.7 in B. risaraldensis), and males usually with an evident protruding lateral area above the pronotal groove. Description. Female. Body length: 4.5 mm. Colour: head brown to dark brown; face and area surrounding eyes light brown; scape and pedicel brown, with a lateral dark brown stripe. Flagellomeres light brown at the base, turning dark brown to apex, preapical eight (right flagellum), nine (left flagellum) flagellomeres white, apical two brown. Pronotum brown dorsolaterally, light brown to yellow ventrally; propleuron light brown to yellow; mesoscutum, propodeum and first metasomal tergite black; mesopleuron black to dark brown dorsally, light brown ventrally; venter of mesosoma light brown to yellow. Wings slightly dusky; veins and stigma brown; tegula light yellow. Legs light brown to yellow. Fore and middle coxae white, hind coxa dorsally yellow to brown, middle and hind femora brown. Third to fifth metasomal tergites brown, second and sixth light brown, remainder dark brown. Ovipositor brown, strongly sclerotized at apex; ovipositor sheaths light brown. Head: vertex and frons finely striate with granulate microscultpure; face slightly transversally striate; temple and gena smooth; clypeus smooth to slightly granulate. Eye 1.2 × higher than wide. Malar space height/eye height ratio 0.4. Temple/eye length ratio (dorsal view) 0.25. Distance between eye and ocellus 2.2 × diameter of lateral ocellus. Flagellum 29 -segmented. Mesosoma: pronotum smooth, slightly coriaceous laterally. Pronotal groove wide, deep and slightly scrobiculate, smooth posteriorly. Propleuron slightly striated anteriorly, slightly coriaceous posteriorly. Mesoscutal lobes coriaceous. Notauli deep, scrobiculate anteriorly, not joining, reaching base of scutellum in a sub-parallel line. Scutellar disc slightly coriaceous. Scutellar sulcus with three longitudinal carinae. Subalar sulcus wide, shallow, scrobiculate dorsally, smooth medially and ventrally. Mesopleural sulcus shallow and scrobiculate, joining scutellar sulcus. Mesopleuron smooth to coriaceous dorsally, coriaceous medially and ventrally. Precoxal sulcus shallow, striated, running along basal 0.8 of mesopleuron. Venter of mesosoma coriaceous. Metapleuron coriaceous to coriaceous-rugose distally. Propodeum coriaceous within the two lateral longitudinal carinae, areolate-rugose with coriaceous microsculpture posteriorly and laterally. Propodeal areola not defined, only slightly distinct basally. Length of propodeal areola about 0.5 × maximum length of propodeum. Wings: fore wing length 3.1 mm, length/width ratio 3.5; vein m-cu interstitial to vein 2 RS; vein cu-a interstitial to vein 1 M; veins 2 RS/ 2 M ratio 0.6. Hind wing vein 1 cu-a interstitial to vein 1 M; vein M + CU 0.4 × length of vein 1 M. Legs: fore tibia with a row of various spines. Mid tibia with a row of at least five spines; hind femur and coxa finely coriaceous. Hind femur length 4.0 × its maximum width. Metasoma: length of first tergite 2.0 × its maximum apical width, coriaceous basally, longitudinally costate with coriaceous microsculpture at apex. Basal sternal plate/length of first tergum 0.6. Second tergite entirely striate. Suture between second and third median tergites distinct and straight. Remaining tergites smooth and polished. Ovipositor 0.8 × length of metasoma. Variation. Body length 3.5 –6.0 mm. Mesopleuron dark brown to black, light brown to yellow ventrally; first metasomal tergite dark brown to black, second one light brown to yellow; legs light brown to yellow; hind coxa light brown to brown apically. Temple/eye length ratio in dorsal view 0.2–0.28. Flagellomeres 23–31 -segmented; with 6–10 preapical white and 1–2 apical dark flagellomeres. Postero-median area between notauli with or without various longitudinal carinae. Scutellar disc slightly granulate to smooth. Precoxal sulcus running along basal 0.8–0.9 of mesopleuron. Hind femur length 4.0– 4.5 its maximum width. First metasomal tergite 1.75 –2.0 its maximum width. Basal sternal plate 0.55–0.65 × length of first metasomal median tergite. Ovipositor length 0.8–1.1 mm. Male. Similar to female. Usually (> 80 % of specimens) with a distinct, smooth to slightly coriaceous protruding lateral area above pronotal groove. Lateral protruding area of pronotum yellow to light brown. Precoxal sulcus running along basal 0.9 of mesopleuron. First tergite 2.3 × the apical width; second tergite width 0.7 × its length. Distribution. Bolivar brasiliensis sp. nov. occurs along the Atlantic coastal region in Brazil, from the states of Pernambuco to Santa Catarina (Fig. 2). Most of the specimens were collected in Atlantic rain forest (“ Mata Atlantica”). Biology. Unknown. Etymology. This species refers to the country where the new species occurs, Brazil. Type material. Holotype: female (DCBU). Brasil, SP (São Paulo), Salesóplis, Estação Biológica de Boracéia, Trilha dos Pilões (23 ° 37 ' 51 "S 45 ° 52 ' 11 "W), 10 ª Bosque, Moericke, Biota-Fapesp, 1–3.iv. 2001, S.T.P. Amarante e equipe col. Paratypes: 29 specimens, 21 females, 8 males (CNC, DCBU). 1 female, Brasil, Curuaru, PE (Pernambuco) 900m, iv. 1972 (CNC); 1 female, Brasil, PE, Recife, Pq. (Parque) Est. (Estadual) de dois irmãos, ponto 9, bosque, Mata Atlântica, Moericke, Biota-Fapesp, 18–21.vii. 2002, S.T.P. Amarante e equipe col. (DCBU); 1 females, 3 males, Brasil, AL (Alagoas), Quebrangulo, Res. (Reserva) Biol. (Biológica) Pedra Talhada, trilha, Mata Atlântica, Moericke, Biota-Fapesp, 08– 11.ix. 2002, Penteado-Dias e equipe col. (DCBU); 1 female, Brasil, ES (Espirito Santo), Sta. Teresa, Est. (Estação) Biol. Sta. Lucia, pto 20, Mata Atlântica, Varredura, 867m, Biota- Fapesp, 8.iv. 2001, C.O. Azevedo e equipe col. (DCBU); 1 females, 1 male, Brasil, RJ (Rio de Janeiro), Santa Maria Madalena, Parque Estadual do Desengano, Varredura, Biota-Fapesp, 18.iv. 2002, Penteado-Dias e equipe col. (DCBU); 2 females, Brasil, RJ, Nova Iguaçu, Reserva Biológica de Tinguá, Moericke, Biota-Fapesp, 6–9.ii. 2002, S.T.P. Amarante e equipe col (DCBU); 1 female, Brasil, SP, São Carlos, Fazenda Canchim, Mata, 11.viii. 1983, S. Soares col. (DCBU); 1 male Brasil, SP, São Carlos, Fazenda Canchim, Mata, Varredura, 10.x. 1985, A.S. Soares col. (DCBU); 1 female Brasil, SP, São Carlos, Vale do Quilombo, Malaise, 01.xii. 2006, Shimbori col. (DCBU); 2 females, Brasil, SP, Rio Claro, Usina Parque do Corumbataí, 22 º 27 '06" S 47 º 35 ' 32 W, Mata Ciliar, Malaise, 26.viii. 2008, A.M.P. Dias col. (DCBU); 1 female, 1 males, Brasil, SP, Salesóplis, Estação Biológica de Boracéia, Trilha dos Pilões, Varredura, Biota-Fapesp, 01.iv. 2001, S.T.P. Amarante e equipe col (DCBU); 1 female, Brasil, SP, Ubatuba, Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, Bosque, Varredura, Biota-Fapesp, 22.i. 2002, N.W. Perioto e equipe col. (DCBU); 2 males, Brasil, SP, Ribeirão Grande, Parque Estadual Intervales, Base Barra Grande, Trilha do mirante, Varredura, Biota-Fapesp, 13.xii. 2000, M.T. Tavares e equipe col. (DCBU); 2 females, Brasil, PR, Morretes, Parque Estadual do Pau Oco, Mata Atlântica, Moericke, 8–11.iv. 2002, M.T. Tavares e equipe col. (DCBU); 1 female, Brasil, PR, Jundiaí do Sul, Fazenda Monte Verde, Lev. Ent. Profaupar, Malaise, 11.vii. 1988. (DCBU); 1 female, Brasil, PR, Antonina, Reserva Spitanduva, Lev. Ent. Profaupar, Malaise, C.I.I.F, 17.ix. 1986. (DCBU); 2 females, Brasil, SC (Santa Catarina), São Bento do Sul, CEPA-Rugendas, trilha, Mata Atlântica, Biota-Fapesp, Moericke, 16–19.x. 2001, Penteado-Dias e equipe col. (DCBU); 2 females, Brasil, Guanabara, v. 1972, M. Alvarenga (CNC). Additional material examined. We also examined other 136 specimens belonging to B. brasiliensis, 86 females and 50 males, which were collected with same techniques in the above localities. All these specimens are deposited in the DCBU.

Bolivar ecuadorensis Zald��var-River��n et L��pez-Estrada Bolivar ecuadorensis Zald��var-River��n & L��pez-Estrada, in Zald��var-River��n et al. 2013: 681. Material examined. Nine specimens, seven females, two males, (CNC, DCBU, INPA, MPEG): 1 female, Ecuador, Napo, Lumbaqui, 10.iii. 1983, L. Huggert col. (CNC); 1 female, Ecuador, Napo, Tena, Secondary forest M. T. 400m., 22���27.v. 1987, B.V. Brown et al. (DCBU); 1 male, Brasil, Par��, Melga��o, Caxuian�����Ppbio, 31.vii. 2006, Malaise, (MPEG).; 1 female, Brasil, Par��, Tucuru��, Rio Tocantins, suspense, 9���11.vi. 1984 (DCBU); 1 female, Brasil, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva Ducke, Igarap�� Bol��via, 28.ii. 2003, Malaise, J. M. F. Ribeiro, (INPA); 1 female, Brasil, Amazonas: Manaus, Reserva Ducke, 16 a 30.xi. 2006, Plat�� Leste/Oeste, Vidal, J.; Freitas, G. cols. (INPA); 1 female, Brasil, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva 1301, 03.iv. 1985, Bert Klein. (INPA); 1 male, Brasil, Acre, Porto Acre, Humaita, 15.vi���02.vii. 1992, Gorayeb et al. (DCBU); 1 female, Brasil, Rondonia, Alto Para��so, M.Z. Polo Noroeste, 26.x��� 2.xi. 1985 (DCBU). Comments. The new records of B. ecuadorensis extend the geographic distribution of the species about 3000 km to the east. This species is now known to occur along the Amazonian region, from Sucumbios, Ecuador, to the east of Par��, Brazil (Fig. 2). Bolivar ecuadorensis is morphologically very similar to B. helmuthi, which also was described from the Amazonian region, in southeast Colombia. These two species were found to have a considerable genetic distance for the Barcoding locus (11.8 %) (Zald��var-River��n et al. 2013). However, the only consistent morphological differences between these two species are the colour of the first metasomal tergite (dark brown to black in B. ecuadorensis, entirely yellow in B. helmuthi) and the sculpture of the second metasomal tergite (entirely sculptured in B. ecuadorensis, only basally in B. helmuthi) (Zald��var-River��n et al. 2013). The specimens from the Amazonian region mentioned above were assigned to B. ecuadorensis based on the presence of a yellow mesosoma and a second metasomal tergite entirely sculptured. However, these specimens have the first metasomal tergite mostly brown. Further morphological and molecular studies will therefore clarify whether B. ecuadorensis and B. helmuthi are conspecific., Published as part of Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini, Penteado-Dias, Angelica Maria, Souza-Gadelha, Sian De & Zald��var-River��n, Alejandro, 2016, A NEW SPECIES OF Bolivar Zald��var-River��n et Rodr��guez-Jim��nez (BRACONIDAE, DORYCTINAE) FROM BRAZIL, WITH NEW RECORDS OF THE AMAZONIAN B. ecuadorensis Zald��var-River��n et L��pez-Estrada, pp. 245-250 in Zootaxa 4109 (2) on pages 249-250, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.9, http://zenodo.org/record/261537

Tarasco spathiiformis Marsh, 1993 Tarasco spathiiformis Marsh, 1993: 35. Distribution. Mexico, Costa Rica and Brazil (State of Roraima). Material examined. One specimen. BRASIL: female, Roraima, Rio Uraricoera, Ilha Marac��, 21���30.xi.1987, Fogging, J. A. Rafael e equipe, (INPA)., Published as part of Gadelha, Sian De Souza, Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini & Oliveira, Marcio Luiz De, 2016, New genera, species and records of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Brazil, pp. 359-370 in Zootaxa 4083 (3) on page 369, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1050903, {"references":["Marsh, P. M. (1993) Descriptions of new Western Hemisphere genera of the subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, 28 (1), 1 - 58."]}

Parsteres pilosus n. sp. (Figs. 1A���F) Description. Female (Fig. 1A). Body length: 80 mm. Body Color: head, scape and pedicel orange; flagellomeres brown close to the pedicel, getting dark until it becomes black at the apex; labial palps dark brown; maxillary palps brown in the first two segments and light brown in the following two segments, apical segment slightly darker; pronotum orange with dark brown pronotal groove; propleuron brown; mesoscutum orange, median mesonotal lobe dark brown posteriorly, lateral lobes dark brown, scutellar disk black; mesopleuron and venter of mesosoma dark brown; metapleuron and propodeum reddish brown; metasoma reddish brown with a dark brown area at the middle of dorsal region, tergum 7 black at apex, tergum 8 black, ovipositor sheaths black; ovipositor brown with black apex; fore leg with brown coxa, trochanter and trochantellus light yellow, femur brown medially and light brown at the edges, tibia and tarsus brown, except for the last few black tarsomeres; median leg with blackish brown coxa, trochanter and trochantellus light yellow, femur brown, tibia and tarsus light brown, except for the last few black tarsomeres; hind leg with coxa, trochanter, trochantellus and femur dark brown, tibia brown with the anterior region light yellow, tarsus light brown with last tarsomeres black. Wings slightly dusky; veins and stigma brown; tegula light yellow. Head: clypeus rugose, delimited by a scrobiculate groove dorsally, and ventrally projected forward; face rugose with a smooth swollen central region, and a scrobiculate groove in the inner margin of the eyes; frons excavated and rugose; vertex, temple and gena smooth; malar space rugose; oral cavity rounded, width equal to malar space; ocell-ocular distance twice the diameter of the lateral ocellus; 48 flagellomeres. Mesosoma: covered with white setae, except for the center of mesopleuron which is smooth and shiny (Fig. 1C); pronotum rugose dorsally, lateral area of pronotum striate; pronotal groove wide and scrobiculate; propleuron smooth with setae inserted into punctuations; mesoscutal lobes smooth and with bristles inserted into punctuations (Fig. 1B); notauli scrobiculate, ending before scutellum in a rugose area; scutellar disk smooth and with setae inserted into punctuations; mesopleuron (Fig. 1C) with subalar sulcus costate; precoxal sulcus thin and smooth, almost the same size of mesopleuron; venter of mesosoma smooth and with setae inserted into punctuations; propodeum with areola, basal and lateral carinae present; basal median areas of propodeum smooth and with setae inserted into punctuations (Fig. 1D); propodeum areola rugose; metapleuron smooth with many setae inserted into punctuations, posteroventral region rugose. Wings: fore wing vein r-m present; vein r equal to 0.55 length of 3RSa; m-cu vein in line with 2RS; 1 cu-a vein distal to 1M; first subdiscal cell open at apex, 2cu-a absent; hind wing vein M+CU 0.45 length of 1M. Legs: covered with long setae; fore tibia with a row of seven spines; median tibia with a row of four to five spines; hind coxa smooth, basoventral tubercle present and well defined; lateral area of hind tibia with longitudinal groove. Metasoma: full of setae, mostly on the sides; first metasomal tergum rugose with two parallel longitudinal carinae on the first two thirds of tergum, length of first tergum equal to its apical width; second metasomal tergum finely rugose; suture between the second and third metasomal tergum straight, deep and scrobiculate; third tergum finely rugose and with a slight transversal depression near half of tergum; terga 3���5 with a posterior smooth area bordered by a sinuous carina with small setae (Figs. 1E, 1F), terga 4 and 5 punctuated anteriorly; tergum 6 punctuated anteriorly and posteriorly similar to previous terga, but less defined; terga 7 and 8 smooth; ovipositor about twice length of metasoma. Male: Unknown. Distribution. Brazil (states of Amazonas and Maranh��o) Etymology. The specific name comes from the Latin pilosus in reference to the body full of setae. Material examined. Holotype: Female, ��� BRASIL (MA [Maranh��o]), Caxias, Res. [Reserva] Ecol. [Ecol��gica] Inhamum, Armadilha Luminosa ���, ��� 13���15.xi.2009, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira et al. Cols. ���, (INPA). Paratypes: One Female, ��� BRASIL, AM [Amazonas], Itacoatiara, Madeireira MIL, 02��45���10��� S ���58��39���11������ W, 29��� 30.xi.2005 ���, ���arm. [Armadilha] luminosa m��vel, J. A. Rafael, R. J. P. Machado & A. Silva F�����, (INPA); One Female, ��� BRASIL (MA [Maranh��o]), Caxias, Res. [Reserva] Ecol. [Ecol��gica] Inhamum, Armadilha Luminosa ���, ��� 13���15.xi.2009, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira et al. Cols. ���, (INPA)., Published as part of Gadelha, Sian De Souza, Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini & Oliveira, Marcio Luiz De, 2016, New genera, species and records of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Brazil, pp. 359-370 in Zootaxa 4083 (3) on pages 361-362, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1050903

Curtiselloides pilosus Marsh, 2002 Curtiselloides pilosus Marsh, 2002: 68. Distribution. Costa Rica and Brazil (States of Amazonas and Esp��rito Santo) Material examined. Seven specimens. Brasil: One female, AM [Amazonas], [Reserva] ZF-2, alojam.[alojamento], 2��38���24������S ��� 60��09���30������W, 2���5.xii.2013, J.A. Rafael, J.T. C��mara & F.F. Xavier F��., Arm. [armadilha] Malaise, (INPA); one female, Amazonas, Reserva 1301, 26.vi. 1985, Bert Klein, (INPA); one female, Amazonas, Reserva 1301, 04.ix. 1985, Bert Klein, (INPA); one female, Amazonas, Reserva 1301, 20.xi. 1985, Bert Klein, (INPA); one female, Amazonas, Reserva 1208, 17.ix. 1985, Bert Klein, (INPA); one female, Amazonas, Reserva 1208, 11.vi. 1985, Bert Klein, (INPA); one female, ES [Espirito Santo], Linhares, Res. [reserva] Vale Rio Doce, 19��14���46������S ��� 39��57���40������W, 12 m, 05���06.v.2007, J.A. Rafael & F.F. Xavier F��., luz [trap], (INPA)., Published as part of Gadelha, Sian De Souza, Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini & Oliveira, Marcio Luiz De, 2016, New genera, species and records of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Brazil, pp. 359-370 in Zootaxa 4083 (3) on page 368, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1050903, {"references":["Marsh, P. M. (2002) The Doryctinae of Costa Rica (Excluding The Genus Heterospilus). Memoirs of The American Entomological Institute, 70, 1 - 319."]}

Pannuceus fonsecai Marsh, 2002 Pannuceus fonsecai Marsh, 2002: 165. Distribution. Costa Rica and Brazil (States of Amazonas, Par�� and Acre). Material examined. Nine specimens. BRASIL: Two females, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva Ducke - INPA, 05���07.x.2005, YPT [Yellow pan trap], A. P. Aguiar, (INPA); one female, idem, 09���11.x.2005, (INPA); one female, idem, 01���03.x.2005, (INPA); one female, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva Ducke ��� INPA, Igarap�� Tinga, iii.2003, Malaise, J. M. F. Ribeiro, (INPA); one female, Amazonas, Manaus, ZF-03, BR 174, Km 41 Res. [erva] 1401, Gavi��o, 02��24���09������S 59��49���45������W, 17���31.i.1996, Malaise [trap], Rocha e Silva, (INPA); one female, Par��, Xing��, Ilha Grande, 06���10.xi.2007, Malaise [trap], coletor an��nimo, (MPEG); one female, Par��, Benevides, 19��� 25.iii.1993, F. F. Ramos, (MPEG); one female, Acre, Rio Branco, Parque Zoobot��nico UFAC, 15���17.xii.2012, prato amarelo [trap], S. S. Gadelha, (INPA)., Published as part of Gadelha, Sian De Souza, Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini & Oliveira, Marcio Luiz De, 2016, New genera, species and records of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Brazil, pp. 359-370 in Zootaxa 4083 (3) on page 369, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1050903, {"references":["Marsh, P. M. (2002) The Doryctinae of Costa Rica (Excluding The Genus Heterospilus). Memoirs of The American Entomological Institute, 70, 1 - 319."]}

Barbalhoa longicaudus n. sp. (Figs. 3A���D) Diagnosis. This species differ from B. licina and B. contophleba, mainly by having most of the mesosoma rugose. However it can also be distinguished by the size of the fore wing vein r, which is 0.30 length of 3RSa vein (about 0.6 of 3RSa in B. licina and equal to 3RSa in B. contophleba), and by the ovipositor length (Fig. 3A) which is equal to metasoma (smaller than the metasoma in the other two species). B. longicaudus n. sp. could be misidentified as a Doryctinus species, however, the hind wing vein M+CU length is 0.5 of 1M (less than 0.5 in Doryctinus), the first metasomal tergum length is equal to its apical width (Fig. 3D) (length twice or more than the apical width in Doryctinus), terga 4���8 are smooth (Fig. 3D) (sculptured in Doryctinus), and the mesoscutum is small and rugose (Fig. 3B) (mesoscutum long and costate in Doryctinus). Description. Female (Fig. 3A). Body length: 31 mm. Body color: area around the eyes and upper face region brown, remaining head dark brown; scape and pedicel yellow; first antennal flagellomeres light brown, the remaining darkening until dark brown to the apex; labial and maxillary palps yellow; mesosoma dark brown, with pronotum and mesonotum brown; wings hyaline; veins brown; stigma brown with white basal region; tegula brown; fore and middle legs with coxa brown, trochanter and trochantellus yellow, femur, tibia and tarsus brown, with last tarsomere dark brown; coxa of hind leg dark brown, trochanter and trochantellus yellow, femur and tibia brown, tarsus light brown with the last tarsomere dark brown; first and second metasomal terga dark brown; basal half of terga 3���5 dark brown, apical half brown; tergum 6 brown; terga 7 and 8 yellow; ovipositor sheaths dark brown; ovipositor brown with black apex. Head: several white long setae present throughout the head; clypeus, face, frons and vertex finely striaterugose; temple slightly rugose near the occipital carina, remaining temple smooth; gena smooth; occipital carina present, meeting the hypostomal carina; oral cavity rounded, length equal the malar space; ocell-ocular distance 2.5 times the diameter of lateral ocellus; antenna with 19 flagellomeres. Mesosoma: white long setae throughout the mesosoma; pronotum slightly rugose in dorsal view, pronotal groove thin and scrobiculate, lateral area of pronotum rugose; propleuron finely rugose; mesoscutum declivous anteriorly; mesonotal lobes rugose and hard to define (Fig. 3B); notaulus thin and scrobiculate, present only in the anterior region of mesoscutum; scutellar disk rugose; mesopleuron rugose (Fig. 3C); subalar sulcus scrobiculate, enclosing a rugose triangular area at the anterodorsal region of mesopleuron; mesopleural sulcus thin and scrobiculate; precoxal sulcus scrobiculate and absent in the posterior region of mesopleuron (Fig. 3C); venter of mesosoma striate-rugose; propodeum rugose anteriorly and rugose-areolate posteriorly; lateral and basal carinae absent; basal median areas and areola of propodeum absents; metapleuron anterodorsal region finely rugose becoming rugose-areolate toward the posteroventral region. Wings: fore wing vein r 0.30 length of 3RSa vein; 2RS and r-m present; 1cu-a distal to 1M; first subdiscal cell open at apex, 2cu-a absent; hind wing M+CU 0.5 length of 1M. Legs: left fore tibia with a row of seven spines, right fore tibia with a row of five spines; medium tibia with a row of six spines; legs smooth, except for the femur slightly coriaceous, hind coxa rugose with basal tubercle distinct. Metasoma: first metasomal tergum costate-rugose, length equal its apical width (Fig. 3D); dorsope present; basal sternal plate 0.15 length of first tergum; second metasomal tergum striate-rugose; groove between the second and third tergum very weak and straight; third tergum striate-rugose in basal half, remaining tergum smooth and shiny; fourth tergum smooth and shiny, with a transversal striate line in the middle (Fig. 3D); remaining terga smooth and shiny; ovipositor length equal to metasoma (Fig. 3A). Male: Unknown. Distribution. Brazil (State of Roraima) Etymology. The specific name comes from the Latin longus and the Latin cauda in reference to the long ovipositor of this species. Material examined. Holotype: Female, ��� BRASIL, RR [Roraima], Rio Uraricoera, Ilha de Maraca; 21��� 30.xi.1987, Fogging, J. A. Rafael e equipe col.���, (INPA). Paratypes: Two female, same as holotype, (INPA)., Published as part of Gadelha, Sian De Souza, Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini & Oliveira, Marcio Luiz De, 2016, New genera, species and records of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Brazil, pp. 359-370 in Zootaxa 4083 (3) on page 366, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1050903

Tuberatra n. gen. Type species. Tuberatra curvicauda n. sp. Diagnosis. This genus is morphologically similar to Pioscelus Muesebeck & Walkley, 1951, however, it differs mainly by the absence of two parallel carinae or converging grooves in the second metasomal tergum (Fig. 2D), median area of propleuron with a ridge-like swelling in lateral view (Fig. 2B); and propodeum with a pair of small lateral spines (Fig. 2E). Description. Body length: 24–28 mm; clypeus smooth and with some setae inserted into punctuations; face smooth; occipital carina present, meeting hypostomal carina; propleuron with a ridge-like swelling in lateral view (Fig. 2B); mesoscutum declivous anteriorly; median mesonotal lobe with sharped lateral corners; propodeum with two diverging carinae instead of a straight median carina, lateral carinae present; propodeum basal median areas coriaceous; propodeal areola rugose; propodeum with a pair of small lateral spines (Fig. 2E); fore wing r vein equal to 3RSa length; 2RS nebulous, and considered absent; r-m present; first subdiscal cell open at the apex, 2cu-a absent; hind wing M+CU 0.6 length of vein 1M; hind coxa angled at the base but without basal tubercle; first metasomal tergum length twice its apical width; basal sternal plate about 0.4 length of the first tergum; second metasomal tergum striated, without carinae or grooves (Fig. 2D); ovipositor smaller than the metasoma. Distribution. Brazil (State of Amazonas and São Paulo). Biology. Unknown Etymology. The genus name is from the Latin tuber and the Latin ater in reference to the propleuron ridge-like swelling and the black color of the specimen.

Barbalhoa contophleba Marsh, 2002 Barbalhoa contophleba Marsh, 2002: 54 Distribution. Costa Rica and Brazil (States of Amazonas, Par�� and Acre) Material examined. 22 specimens. BRASIL: Two females, Amazonas, Com.[unidade] Nossa Senhora do Livramento, RDS [Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustent��vel] Piaga��u-Purus, Rio Purus, Lago Ayapu��, 04��27���02������S 62��12���20������W, 08.vii.2009, Moericke [trap], B. Coelho e H. Guariento, (INPA); one female, Amazonas, Rio preto da Eva; 25���29.ix.2009, Moericke [trap], F. F. Xavier F��, (INPA); three females, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva Ducke; 01���03.x.2005, YPT [yelow pan trap], A. P. Aguiar, (INPA); two females, idem, 11���12.x.2005, (INPA); four females, idem, 04���06.x.2005, (INPA); two females, idem, 02���04.x.2005, (INPA); two females, idem, 07���09.x.2005, (INPA); one female, idem, 05���07.x.2005, (INPA); one female, idem, 10���12.x.2005, (INPA); one female, idem, 28.ix���8.x.2005, Malaise, (INPA); one female, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva Ducke ��� INPA, Rod. [ovia] AM-010, Km 26, ix.2001, Malaise [trap], J. F. Vidal, (INPA); one female, Par��, Xing��, Ilha Grande, 06��� 10.xi.2007, Malaise [trap], (MPEG); one female, Acre, Rio Branco, Parque Zoobot��nico UFAC, 17���19.xii.2012, prato amarelo [trap], S. S. Gadelha, (INPA)., Published as part of Gadelha, Sian De Souza, Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini & Oliveira, Marcio Luiz De, 2016, New genera, species and records of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Brazil, pp. 359-370 in Zootaxa 4083 (3) on pages 367-368, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1050903, {"references":["Marsh, P. M. (2002) The Doryctinae of Costa Rica (Excluding The Genus Heterospilus). Memoirs of The American Entomological Institute, 70, 1 - 319."]}

Tuberatra curvicauda n. sp. (Figs. 1A���F) Description. Female (Fig. 2A). Body length: 2.8 mm. Body color: head and mesosoma black; metasoma black, terga 3���7 dark brown at apex; scape and pedicel honey yellow, turning brown towards the apex of antennae; palps yellow; fore and middle legs with coxa, trochanter and trochantellus dark brown, femur brown, tibia and tarsus yellow; hind leg with coxa black, trochanter, trochantellus and femur dark brown, tibia and tarsus yellow; wing hyaline, venation and stigma brown, tegula dark brown; ovipositor sheaths brown; ovipositor light brown with black apex. Head: clypeus smooth, with some setae inserted into punctuations; center of the face smooth and shiny, edges with some setae inserted into punctuations; frons smooth, shiny and slightly excavated behind the antennal insertion; vertex, temple and gena smooth and shiny; oral cavity circular, width approximately twice the malar space length; ocell-ocular distance twice the diameter of lateral ocellus; antenna with at least 14 flagellomeres (both antennae broken in holotype). Mesosoma: pronotum rugose in dorsal view, pronotal groove scrobiculate, lateral area of pronotum coriaceous with smooth edges; propleuron mostly rugose, posterior apex smooth and with a ridge-like swelling in lateral view (Fig. 2B); mesoscutum declivous anteriorly; mesonotal lobes coriaceous, median mesonotal lobe with sharped lateral corners; notaulus scrobiculate, meeting at the end of mesoscutum (Fig. 2F); scutellar disk concave and slightly coriaceous; mesopleuron coriaceous, anterior and posterior edges smooth; subalar sulcus and mesopleural sulcus scrobiculate; precoxal sulcus thin, scrobiculate and complete (Fig. 2C); venter of mesosoma coriaceous; propodeum with two diverging carinae instead of a straight median carina, lateral carinae present; propodeum with a pair of small lateral spines (Fig. 2E); basal median areas coriaceous; propodeal areola rugose; metapleuron rugose-areolate. Wings: fore wing vein r equal length to 3RSa; 2RS nebulous, and considered absent; 1cu-a distal to 1M; r-m present; first subdiscal cell open at the apex, 2cu-a absent; hind wing M+CU 0.6 the length of 1M vein. Legs: fore tibia with a row of seven spines; medium tibia with a row of six spines; legs smooth, except for the hind coxa that is coriaceous; coxa angled at the base but without basal tubercle. Metasoma: first metasomal tergum costate, length twice its apical width; dorsope present; basal sternal plate 0.4 length of first tergum; second metasomal tergum striate; suture between second and third tergum visible and straight; third metasomal tergum with a transverse groove, almost entirely striate, apical region smooth; fourth metasomal tergum smooth in the anterior basal region, striate after the groove that divides it, and smooth again in apical region; remainder of terga smooth and shiny (Fig. 2D); ovipositor slightly curved upwards, length about half the metasoma (Fig. 2A). Male: same as female, except for the hind coxa dark brown; clypeus rugose; face slightly rugose; antennae with 16 flagellomeres; mesopleuron slightly coriaceous; metapleuron coriaceous; fifth metasomal tergum with a transverse groove slightly striated after this groove. Distribution. Brazil (State of Amazonas and S��o Paulo). Etymology. The specific name comes from the Latin curvus and the Latin cauda in reference to the curved ovipositor of this species. Material examined. Holotype: Female, ��� BRASIL, AM [Amazonas], Manaus, Reserva Ducke ��� INPA, Igarap�� Ipiranga, 27.i.2003, Arm. [Armadilha] Malaise, J. Vidal col.���, (INPA). Paratypes: One male, ��� BRASIL, AM [Amazonas], Borba, Rio Abacaxi, Paxiuba, 04��28���48��� S / 58��34���24��� W; 2008, Arm. [Armadilha] Luminosa de dossel, J. A. Rafael e Equipe col.���, (INPA); one female, ��� BRASIL, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva Ducke, 26.xii.2006 �� 11.i.2007, Armadilha Suspensa, Plat�� Sub-Bosque Leste/Oeste, Freitas, G., Feitosa, M. cols.���, (INPA); one female, ��� BRASI, Amazonas, Reserva 1112, 02.vii.1985, Bert Klein ���, (INPA); one female, ��� BRASIL, Amazonas, Rio Preto da Eva, Aprisco Pasargada, xii.2013, Oliveira, B.G. ��� (INPA); One male, ��� BRASIL, S��o Paulo, Luiz Ant��nio, Est. Ecol��gica de Jata��, Mata Ciliar, ponto 2, 21��36'47''S / 47��49'04'' O, 28.i.2009, Luminosa; R. I. R. Lara e eq. Cols. ��� (INPA); One female, ��� BRASIL, S��o Paulo, Luiz Ant��nio, Est. Ecol��gica de Jata��, Mata Ciliar, ponto 2, 21��36'47''S / 47��49'04'' O, 18.iii.2009, Luminosa; R. I. R. Lara e eq. Cols. ��� (INPA)., Published as part of Gadelha, Sian De Souza, Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini & Oliveira, Marcio Luiz De, 2016, New genera, species and records of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Brazil, pp. 359-370 in Zootaxa 4083 (3) on pages 362-365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1050903

Parsteres n. gen. Type species. Parsteres pilosus n. sp. Diagnosis. This genus is similar to Doryctinus Roman, 1910, but differing by having the length of the first tergum almost equal its apical width (Fig. 1E) (length about twice the apical width in Doryctinus), terga 3���5 with a posterior smooth area bordered by a sinuous carina with small setae (Fig. 1F) (sculpture absent in Doryctinus), fore wing vein r with more than 0.5 length of 3RSa (vein r length smaller than 0.5 of 3RSa in Doryctinus), and the basal median areas of propodeum are smooth (Fig. 1D) (propodeum rugose in Doryctinus). Description. Body length: 80���100 mm; body with a lot of setae; face rugose and slightly swollen at the center, vertex and temple smooth; occipital carina present, not meeting the hypostomal carina; mesoscutum declivous anteriorly; precoxal sulcus smooth, extending until the end of mesopleuron; basal median areas of propodeum smooth; first metasomal tergum with two median carinae that do not reach the posterior edge of tergum, length almost equal to its apical width; basal sternal plate no more than 0.25 length of the first tergum; terga 3���5 with a posterior smooth area bordered by a sinuous carina with small setae (Fig. 1F); hind coxa with basoventral tubercle; fore wing vein r-m present; vein r greater than 0.5 length of 3RSa; first subdiscal cell open at apex, 2cu-a vein absent; hind wing M+CU less than 0.5 length of 1M. Male body with lower density of bristle than female, face not swollen, hind wing with stigma, terga 3���5 with narrower smooth areas. Distribution. Brazil (states of Roraima, Amazonas and Maranh��o). Biology. Unknown. Etymology. The genus name is from the Latin pars and the Latin teres in reference to the smooth part of the metasomal terga 3���5. Additional material analyzed. One male, ��� BRASIL, RR[Roraima], Rio Uraricoera, Ilha de Maraca; 21��� 30.xi.1987, Fogging, J. A. Rafael e equipe col���, (INPA) Comments. In addition to the specimens of Parsteres pilosus n. sp. a male from Roraima, a state in the northern Amazon, was also analyzed, but due to morphological differences from the female (the type species of the genus) coming from Maranh��o, it was not possible to assign it to this species. It may be a new species or a case of pronounced dimorphism between male and female. Until more specimens of this genus can be analyzed, the male could not be identified as P. pilosus n. sp., but it clearly belongs to the genus., Published as part of Gadelha, Sian De Souza, Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini & Oliveira, Marcio Luiz De, 2016, New genera, species and records of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Brazil, pp. 359-370 in Zootaxa 4083 (3) on page 360, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1050903, {"references":["Roman, A. (1910) Notizen zur Schlupfwespensammlung des schwedischen Reichsmuseums. Entomologisk Tidskrift, 31, 109 - 196. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 13757"]}

Aphelopsia annulicornis Marsh, 1993 Aphelopsia annulicornis Marsh 1993: 5. Distribution. Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Brazil (State of Roraima). Material examined. Five specimens. Three males and two females, BRASIL, Roraima, Rio Uraricoera, Ilha de Marac��, 21���30.xi.1987, Fogging, J. A. Rafael e equipe; (INPA)., Published as part of Gadelha, Sian De Souza, Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini & Oliveira, Marcio Luiz De, 2016, New genera, species and records of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Brazil, pp. 359-370 in Zootaxa 4083 (3) on page 367, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1050903, {"references":["Marsh, P. M. (1993) Descriptions of new Western Hemisphere genera of the subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, 28 (1), 1 - 58."]}

Barbalhoa Marsh, 2002 Barbalhoa Marsh, 2002: 54 (Type species: Barbalhoa licina Marsh, 2002 by original designation) Barbalhoa contophleba Marsh, 2002: 54 Barbalhoa licina Marsh, 2002: 55 Distribution. Costa Rica, Belize, Ecuador, French Guiana and Brazil (States of Roraima, Amazonas, Par��, Acre and S��o Paulo) Comments. Marsh (2002) mentions the occurrence of Barbalhoa in Brazil when he described it, however, among the material examined by him, there does not appear to be any specimens from Brazil. Probably due to this, the record made by Marsh was not considered by the Taxapad (YU et al. 2012), the latest catalog of Braconidae. Thus, this is the first published record of the Barbalhoa species for Brazil., Published as part of Gadelha, Sian De Souza, Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini & Oliveira, Marcio Luiz De, 2016, New genera, species and records of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Brazil, pp. 359-370 in Zootaxa 4083 (3) on page 365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1050903, {"references":["Marsh, P. M. (2002) The Doryctinae of Costa Rica (Excluding The Genus Heterospilus). Memoirs of The American Entomological Institute, 70, 1 - 319."]}

Callihormius careosulcus Marsh, 2002 Callihormius careosulcus Marsh 2002: 59. Distribution. Costa Rica and Brazil (State of Roraima). Material examined. Three specimens. BRASIL: Two females and One male, Roraima, Rio Uraricoera, Ilha de Maraca; 21���30.xi.1987, Fogging, J. A. Rafael e equipe, (INPA)., Published as part of Gadelha, Sian De Souza, Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini & Oliveira, Marcio Luiz De, 2016, New genera, species and records of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Brazil, pp. 359-370 in Zootaxa 4083 (3) on page 368, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1050903, {"references":["Marsh, P. M. (2002) The Doryctinae of Costa Rica (Excluding The Genus Heterospilus). Memoirs of The American Entomological Institute, 70, 1 - 319."]}

Barbalhoa licina Marsh, 2002 Barbalhoa licina Marsh, 2002: 55. Distribution. Belize, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Ecuador, and Brazil (State of Amazonas). Material examined. 19 specimens. BRASIL: One female, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva Ducke, Igarap�� Barro Branco, 02��55���S 59��59���W, 14���19.xi.2009, Moericke [trap], H. F. Guariento, (INPA); one female, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva Ducke, Igarap�� Bol��via, 17���24.ii.2003, Malaise [trap], J. M. F. Ribeiro, (INPA); one female, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva Ducke, Igarap�� Uber��, vi.2003, Malaise [trap], J. M. F. Ribeiro e J. Vidal, (INPA); one female, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva Ducke, Igarap�� Anta, 01���08.ix.2003, Malaise [trap], J. M. F. Ribeiro, (INPA); three females, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva Ducke ��� INPA, 07���09.x.2005, YPT [Yelow pan trap], A. P. Aguiar, (INPA); one female, idem, 09���11.x.2005, (INPA); one female, idem, 04���06.x.2005, (INPA); one female, idem, 10���12.x.2005, (INPA); one female, idem, 11���12.x.2005, (INPA); one female, idem, 01���03.x.2005, (INPA); two females, idem, 06���08.x.2005, (INPA); four females, idem, 02���04.x.2005, (INPA); one female, Amazonas, Manaus, Careiro da V��rzea, Igap�� A����, 17���19.viii.2013, Malaise [trap], A. Somavilla, (INPA)., Published as part of Gadelha, Sian De Souza, Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini & Oliveira, Marcio Luiz De, 2016, New genera, species and records of Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Brazil, pp. 359-370 in Zootaxa 4083 (3) on page 368, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1050903, {"references":["Marsh, P. M. (2002) The Doryctinae of Costa Rica (Excluding The Genus Heterospilus). Memoirs of The American Entomological Institute, 70, 1 - 319."]}

Monitoriella elongata Hedqvist, 1963 Material examined. �� (DCBU): P. E. Serra do Mar, N��cleo Picinguaba, at Ubatuba municipality, in S��o Paulo State, Brazil, 21.I. 2002. Sweeping. New record. Comments. Previously know only from Mexico, Costa Rica, and Guatemala. The location of the holotype and two paratypes, intercepted at a port in Texas, USA, is unknown (Hedqvist 1963; Infante et al. 1995). This is the only known species of the genera with a complete occipital carina. Other diagnostic characters are the presence of a deep and wide midventral groove on mesothorax, a very long ovipositor, about twice as long as body length, and the extensive dark brown body color., Published as part of Shimbori, Eduardo Mitio, Penteado-Dias, Ang��lica Maria & Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini, 2011, Monitoriella Hedqvist (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Brazil, with descriptions of three new species, pp. 28-38 in Zootaxa 2921 on pages 29-30, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.277925, {"references":["Hedqvist, K. J. (1963) Notes on Hormiinae with description of new genera and species (Hym., Ichneumonoidea, Braconidae). Entomologisk Tidskrift, 84, 30 - 61.","Infante, F., Hanson, P. & Wharton, R. A. (1995) Phytophagy in the Genus Monitoriella (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with Description of New Species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 88 (4), 406 - 415."]}

M. ubatuba Shimbori et Penteado-Dias (Figs 4, 7, 12, 15, 20, 22) Description. Holotype ��. Body length 5.7 mm. Head (Figs 2, 15, 22). In dorsal view twice as wide as long; 1.4 times wider than mesoscutum. Small eyes, in lateral view about twice as long as temple. In frontal view, head 1.7 times wider than high, malar space 2 / 3 of eye height. Face 2.2 times wider than high, 0.55 as wide as head; medially polished, with a polished ridge extending up to between toruli, otherwise coarsely rugose. Temple and gena polished, malar space finely granular with some striations around oral cavity. Clypeus protruding, ventral portion not exposed. Mandible densely setose; ventral teeth almost as long as dorsal. Vertex coarsely rugulose; ocellar triangle elevated in hemispherical area; frons excavated and rugulose. Ocelli small, maximum diameter of posterior ocellus equal to distance between posterior ocelli; shortest distance between eye and ocellus 4 times the maximum diameter of posterior ocellus. Occipital carina complete, but irregular mid-dorsally. Antenna broken; flagellum 24 + jointed, at least as long as body. Mesosoma (Fig. 12). 1.5 times longer than high, almost as high as wide. Anterior declivity of mesonotum vertical, median mesonotal lobe deeply indented medially. Notauli deep and crenulate anteriorly, converging in rugose area posteriorly, this area restrict to posterior third of mesoscutum. Prescutelar sulcus with some weak crenulae. Propodeum with very short median carina anteriorly; anterodorsally smooth and rugulose posteriorly; posterolaterally with short tubercles. Metapleuron rugose, with deep crenulate sulcus anteriorly. Sternaulus present anteriorly, deep and crenulate, absent posteriorly. Epicnemial carina weak but present ventrally. Ventral portion of mesopleuron separated by wide median groove between fore and mid coxae, as in M. elongata. Pronotum dorsally crenulate, polished laterally emarginated by a crenulate sulcus. Legs: Fore tibia with a row of sparse thickened setae on anterodorsal surface; hind femur 4.4 times longer than broad; inner hind tibial spur 0.25 times the length of hind basitarsus; hind basitarsus as long as tarsomeres 2���5 combined; tarsi densely clothed with short setae ventrally, setae long and sparse dorsally; tarsal claws simple. Wings: Fore wing vein 1m ���cu almost interstitial to 2 M, 2 RS 1.35 times longer than 3 RSa; 2 Cua short but present, 2 Cub nearly in line with 1 CU; RS+M weakly sinuate; 1 CU-a postfurcal to 1 M, its length slightly longer than proximal segment of 1 M. Metasoma (Fig. 20). T 1 rugulose, without median longitudinal carina; T 2 longitudinally striate, the striations curving apically onto mid of terga; median carina present; T 3 midbasally with some transverse striations, laterally striated, polished apically; same sculpture pattern repeated in T 4, but weakly impressed. Petiole as long as wide, apex 1.6 times wider than base, broadest subapically, narrowed at apex. Base narrow and flared subbasally at dorsope. Ovipositor length ~ 4 times longer than hind tibia, 1.3 times longer than body; apex serrate ventrally. Color. Yellowish brown; head, first and second metasomal tergum and propodeum brown to dark brown; reminder of metasoma brown. Male. Unknown Comments. Distinguished by the coarse rugose sculpturing on frons and vertex, and the relatively large body size. This species has the midventral line of mesothorax set within a wide and deep groove throughout its length, and the metasomal sculpturing similar to that of M. elongata, but differs from it in having the occiptal carina shortly interrupted mid-dorsally, pronotum laterally smooth, and lighter thorax color. Besides these characters the polished median area of face, which extends from above clypeus to the area between toruli, and the crenulate prescutelar pit, distinguish this species from M. costalimai. Etymology. The species was named in reference to its sampling site. Material examined. Holotype �� (DCBU): Esta����o Experimental de Ubatuba, Instituto Agron��mico de Campinas, Ubatuba, S��o Paulo, Brazil. 02.XI. 1990, N.F. Cristo col., Published as part of Shimbori, Eduardo Mitio, Penteado-Dias, Ang��lica Maria & Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini, 2011, Monitoriella Hedqvist (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Brazil, with descriptions of three new species, pp. 28-38 in Zootaxa 2921 on pages 36-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.277925

M. spinata Shimbori et Nunes, sp. nov. (Figs 2, 6, 9, 14, 19, 23, 24) Description. Holotype ��. Body length: �� 4.0��� 4.2 mm. Head (Figs 6, 14, 23). Transverse, in dorsal view 2.24���2.40 times wider than long; 1.2 times wider than mesoscutum. Eyes very large, in lateral view twice as long as temple. Head 1.8 times wider than high in frontal view; malar space 1 / 3 times the eye height. Face rugulose, dorsomedial polished area absent, 1.85���2.10 times wider than high, 0.51 as wide as head. Temple and gena granular, malar space smooth. Clypeus dorsally protruding. Mandible thick; ventral teeth longer than dorsal. Vertex granular; ocellar triangle elevated; frons with deep carinated depression. Ocelli large, maximum diameter of posterior ocellus ~ 1.6���1.7 times larger than distance between posterior ocelli; shortest distance between eye and ocellus 2.30���2.57 times the maximum diameter of posterior ocellus. Occipital carina completely absent (Fig. 23), except for a very short ventral ridge connected to the hypostomal carina. Antenna slightly longer than body; flagellomere setae shorter than its width; flagellum 28 jointed. Labial palpi 4 segmented, maxillary palpi broken. Mesosoma (Figs 9, 14). 1.5 times longer than high, almost as high as wide. Anterior declivity of mesonotum vertical, median mesonotal lobe weakly indented, lateral lobes bare medially. Notauli deep and crenulate, converging in a rugose area posteriorly, this area restrict to posterior third of mesoscutum. Prescutelar sulcus divided by median carina, with some additional weak lateral carina. Metanotum smooth. Propodeum with very short median carina anteriorly which forks near metanotum enclosing a rugulose areola that extends to posterior margin of propodeum; posterolaterally without short tubercles; lateral carina between propodeum and metapleuron absent. Metapleuron rugose. Sternaulus present anteriorly, shallow and wide; rugose anteriorly; ventral margin weakly granulate. Epicnemial carina weak but present ventrally, absent laterally. Pronotum smooth laterally, weakly crenulate anteriorly, dorsally granular. Ventral portion of mesopleuron not separated by median groove. Legs (Fig. 24): Fore tibia with a row of spines anterodorsally; tibial spur long and curved, half as long as basitarsus. Hind femur 3.6 times longer than broad; inner hind tibial spur longer than outer, 0.25 times the length of hind basitarsus; hind basitarsus 0.66 times the length of tarsomeres 2���5; tarsi densely clothed with short setae ventrally, setae long and sparse dorsally; tarsal claws simple. Wings: Fore wing 2 nd submarginal cell pentagonal, 2 RS 1.15 times longer than 3 RSa; 2 Cua short but present; RS+M sinuate; 1 CU-a just postfurcal to 1 M. Metasoma (Fig. 19). T 1 rugose, without median longitudinal carina, pair of lateral carina present on anterior half; T 2 longitudinally striate, median carina absent; T 3, T 4 and T 5 finely punctate; reminder terga polished. Petiole short, 0.7 times longer than apical width, apex 1.5 times wider than base, broadest subapically, narrowed at apex. Base narrow and flared sub-basally at dorsope. Ovipositor length 2.7 times longer than hind tibia, 2.3 times longer than mesosoma; apex serrate ventrally. Color. Brown, becoming lighter from head, which is dark brown, toward metasomal apex; metasoma except T 1 and T 2 light brown to yellowish. Legs yellow. Mandibles, maxillary palpi, and propleuron yellowish brown. Ovipositor sheaths with a white band medially, brown at base and blackish apically. Antenna black; scape, pedicel and first flagellomere yellow. Wings weakly infumate; veins brown, but 2 M, r-m and 3 RSb of fore wing lighter. Variation. The paratype differs in antenna color, 2 nd and 3 rd flagellomeres with yellow basal half; antenna with 29 flagellomeres; ocelli larger, maximum diameter of posterior ocellus twice the distance between posterior ocelli, distance between eye and posterior ocelli 2.7 times maximum diameter of posterior ocellus; the face is entirely granular���rugulose; sternaulus on metapleuron more extensively rugose. Male. Unknown Comments. The absence of occipital carina, and presence of a row of spines on the fore tibia are exclusive features within Monitoriella spp. It resembles M. rufithorax by the midventral line of mesothorax that is not set within a deep groove, and the face without a raised area bellow toruli. The large eyes of this species are similar to those of M. curta, though M. spinata possesses a shorter malar space (about 1 / 3 of eye height in frontal view). The extensive dark coloration of this species, including thorax, with yellow legs, resembles M. elongata; differing from the latter by the antenna, with at least scape, pedicel and first flagellomere yellow. Etymology. The species name refers to the row of spines present on the anterodorsal surface of the fore tibia. Material examined. Holotype �� (DCBU): CEPA Rugendas, S��o Bento do Sul, SC, Brazil. M��ricke. 13��� 19.X. 2001. Penteado-Dias col. Paratype �� (DCBU): Parque Estadual do Pau Oco, Morretes, PR, Brazil. M��ricke. 11���14.IV. 2002. M. T. Tavares col., Published as part of Shimbori, Eduardo Mitio, Penteado-Dias, Ang��lica Maria & Nunes, Juliano Fiorelini, 2011, Monitoriella Hedqvist (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Brazil, with descriptions of three new species, pp. 28-38 in Zootaxa 2921 on pages 33-36, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.277925

Key to species of Monitoriella (modified from Infante et al. 1995) 1. Mesothorax along ventral midline prolonged as a spine that extends part way between mid coxae; head and body pale, yelloworange to brownish red............................................................... M. banosensis (Fischer) - Mesothorax along ventral midline lacking posteriorly directed spine; color variable, some species dark brown at least in part.................................................................................................... 2 2 (1). Occipital carina absent (Fig. 23); fore tibia with row of spines anterodorsally (Fig. 24); midventral line of mesothorax not set within deep groove (Fig. 9); very large eyes, in frontal view malar space about 0.35 times the eye height...................................................................................... M. spinata Shimbori et Nunes, sp. nov. - Occipital carina present, though incomplete mid-dorsally in most species; fore tibia at most with row of thickened setae anterodorsally; midventral line of mesothorax usually set within deep groove, at least along posterior 0.3; eyes smaller, malar space at most 0.5 times the eye height.......................................................................... 3 3 (2). Occipital carina complete; pronotum extensively rugose laterally; midventral line of mesothorax set within deep groove throughout its length; in ventral view, right and left sides of mesopleuron widely separated (as in Fig. 12).................................................................................................... M. elongata Hedqvist - Occipital carina incomplete mid-dorsally (Figs 21, 22); pronotum laterally smooth or nearly so; midventral line of mesothorax variable; in ventral view, right and left sides of mesopleuron not widely separated anteriorly, except for M. ubatuba....... 4 4 (2). Head high, subtriangular in frontal view, at most 1.4 times wider than high; malar space large, about as long as eye height (at least 0.75 times) (Fig. 8)............................................................................... 5 - Head broader and shorter in frontal view, 1.7 –2.0 times wider than high; malar space short, 0.33–0.50 eye height......... 6 5 (4). Midventral line of mesothorax not set within a deep groove except along posterior 0.3; frons with carinated furrow; antenna dark brown with yellow apex.......................................................... M. rufithorax Hedqvist - Midventral line of mesothorax set within deep groove throughout (Fig. 11); frons granular-rugulose, without a carinated furrow (Fig. 16); antenna entirely, uniformly blackish............................... M. anthurii (Costa Lima et Guiton) 6 (4). Thorax yellowish, yellowish-brown or orangish (Figs 1, 4); face brown to blackish at least in part (Figs 5, 7); fore wing vein RS+M moderately sinuate; wings infumate; ovipositor extending beyond gaster about 1.0– 1.3 times the length of body.... 7 - Thorax dark brown; face stramineous; fore wing vein RS+M straight or nearly so; wings hyaline or nearly so; ovipositor extending beyond gaster about 1.5 times the body length............................... M. compressithorax Hedqvist 7 (6). Eye large, maximum lateral width 4.0– 6.8 times longer than temple; face usually mottled brown and yellow; frons and vertex coriaceous, otherwise polished............................................................. M. curta Wharton - Eye small, maximum lateral width at most 2.8 times longer than temple; face entire dark brown to brown; frons and vertex sculpture variable, but never coriaceous................................................................... 8 8 (7). Polished median area of face extending from above clypeus to the area between toruli (Fig. 7); frons and vertex coarsely rugose (Fig. 15); prescutelar pit crenulate............................. M. ubatuba Shimbori et Penteado-Dias sp. nov. - Polished median area of face not reaching toruli (Fig. 5); frons and vertex with concentric rugosities around ocelli (Fig. 13); prescutelar pit polished, with median carina......................... M. costalimai Shimbori et Penteado-Dias, sp. nov.

Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos The taxonomy, despite its recognized importance within biological sciences, has not had the attention it deserves, especially in Brazil and in mega-diverse countries where biodiversity is largely unknown or underestimated. This thesis aims to contribute to the taxonomic knowledge by revising the genus Notiospathius, admittedly speciose in the Neotropics, but not revised yet. The material studied in this work comes from several collections from Brazil and the world and combine a total of 2163 specimens from more than 130 cities in 12 countries. It was made a new and broader diagnosis of the genus. Twenty-six probable new species are described; ten species are registered and their geographic distributions were expanded. The first record of males for six of these species is done. Maps and photos for each species and morphospecies are presented. It was performed an identification key for all morphospecies and for most Notiospathius species. According to this revision, the genus is confirmed as one of the most important within the Subfamily Doryctinae in the Neotropical region in terms of species richness, besides nearly to double the knowledge of it. A taxonomia, apesar de sua reconhecida importância entre as ciências biológicas, não tem tido a atenção que merece, especialmente no Brasil e nos países megadiversos, onde grande parte da biodiversidade está subestimada ou desconheida. Esta tese tem o objetivo de contribuir com o conhecimento taxonômico, revisando o gênero Notiospathius, reconhecidamente especioso na região Neotropical. O material deste trabalho é proveniente de diversas coleções do Brasil e do exterior e reuniu um total de 2163 exemplares provenientes cerca de 130 localidades em 12 países. Apresenta-se uma diagnose com novos caracteres que definem o gênero. Vinte e seis novas espécies são descritas. Dez espécies são novos registros com a ampliação do conhecimento da distribuição geográfica. Registro de 6 machos das espécies já descritas é feito. Mapas e fotos para cada uma das espécies são apresentados. Uma chave de identificação para a maioria das espécies de Notiospathius é apresentada. Com esta revisão, confirma-se o gênero como um dos mais importantes dentro da Subfamília Doryctinae na região Neotropical em termos de riqueza de espécies e amplia-se o conhecimento a respeito do grupo.

Braconidae possui cerca de 19.500 espécies válidas, sendo Doryctinae uma de suas subfamílias mais diversas com mais de 1000 espécies distribuídas em aproximadamente 180 gêneros. Contudo, autores apontam que a maior diversidade do grupo encontra-se na região Neotropical, onde estão presentes cerca de 70% dos gêneros. Para o Brasil, eram registrados até este momento cerca de 60 gêneros, dos quais, 32 possuem registro para a Amazônia Brasileira. Porém, estes são conhecidos apenas pelas suas localidades-tipo, e sua identificação torna-se dificultada devido à ausência de chaves para a região, sendo que as de outras regiões estão desatualizadas. Assim, objetivou-se realizar um estudo taxonômico dos gêneros de Doryctinae que ocorrem na Amazônia brasileira. Para a realização do mesmo foi analisado material proveniente principalmente da Coleção de Invertebrados do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) e do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG), além de outras coleções entomológicas da região amazônica. O material foi identificado, em parte, através das chaves de Marsh (1997 e 2002) para o Novo Mundo e Costa Rica, respectivamente e pelas descrições originais. Foi possível analisar cerca de 900 espécimes classificados em 44 gêneros já existentes, além do reconhecimento e descrição de sete novos gêneros monotípicos e três novas espécies de gêneros já conhecidos. Barbalhoa Marsh, Curtiselloides Marsh, Pannuceus Marsh, Percnobracon Kieffer, Vanderentiellus Marsh e Bolivar Zaldívar-Riverón & Rodríguez-Jiménez são novos registros para o Brasil, enquanto Aphelopsia Marsh, Neoheterospilus Belokobylskij, Panama Marsh e Ptesimogastroides Braet & van Achterberg o são para a região amazônica brasileira e 24 gêneros tiveram seus registros ampliados dentro da região. A subfamília foi registrada em quase todos os estados que compõem a Amazônia brasileira, exceto Tocantins e Mato Grosso. O maior número de gêneros registrados foi no Amazonas (44), seguido de Pará (23) e Roraima (20). Sugerese que mais esforços de coleta sejam concentrados naqueles estados que possuem menor número de gêneros registrados (Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Tocantins e Maranhão) e que sofrem mais risco de perda de sua biodiversidade em função do desmatamento. A análise taxônomica sugere ainda a existência de uma possível sinonímia dos gêneros Johnsonius Marsh sob Semirhytus Szépligeti, e Aphelopsia Marsh sob Callihormius Ashmead. Os gêneros Notiospathius Matthews & Marsh e Allorhogas Gahan possuem uma grande diversidade dentro da região e deveriam ser estudados separadamente no futuro, tendo em vista a possibilidade de descoberta de novas espécies no primeiro e melhor definição dos limites no segundo. Braconidae has about 19,500 valid species, and Doryctinae is one of its most diverse subfamilies with over 1000 species in about 180 genera. However, the authors point out that the greater diversity of the group lies in the Neotropics, where there are about 70% of the genera. In Brazil, have been recorded near 60 genera, 32 for the Brazilian Amazon. However, these genera are known only by their type-localities, and their identification is so hardy due to the lack of keys for the region, and the ones that exist belongs to other regions and are outdated. Thus, the objective here was to conduct a taxonomic study of the Doryctinae genera occurring in the Brazilian Amazon. For its realization, mainly material from Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) and Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG) were analyzed, besides other entomological collections of the Amazon region. The material was identified in part through the keys of Marsh (1997 and 2002) to the New World and Costa Rica, respectively and original descriptions. It was possible to analyze more than 900 specimens classified into 44 existing genera, beyond recognition of seven new genera and three new species, all here described. Barbalhoa Marsh, Curtiselloides Marsh, Pannuceus Marsh, Percnobracon Kieffer, Vanderentiellus Marsh and Bolivar Zaldívar- Riverón & Rodríguez-Jiménez are new records for Brazil, while Aphelopsia Marsh, Neoheterospilus Belokobylskij, Panama Marsh and Ptesimogastroides Braet & van Achterberg are news for the Brazilian Amazon region; besides 24 genera had their records expanded within this region. The subfamily was recorded in almost all the states that comprise the Brazilian Amazon, except for Tocantins and Mato Grosso. The largest number of genera was found in Amazonas (44), followed by Pará (23) and Roraima (20). It is suggested that further collection efforts should be concentrated on those states that had fewer genera registered (Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Tocantins and Maranhão) and also have greater risk of loss of biodiversity due to deforestation. The taxonomic analysis suggests the existence of a possible synonymy of Johnsonius Marsh under Semirhytus Szépligeti, and Aphelopsia Marsh under Callihormius Ashmead. The Notiospathius Matthews & Marsh and Allorhogas Gahan have a great diversity within the region and should be studied separately in the future, considering the possibility of discovering new species in the first, and a better definition of it limits in the second.