Muesonia sigalphoides n. sp.
FEMALE DESCRIPTION.
Length: 7.5 mm.
Colour: Dark reddish brown and dull yellow. Dull yellow as follows: palpi, fore tarsus, middle tarsus
in part, metasoma; wings infuscate.
Structural features: antennae broken; flagellomeres not compressed laterally, flagellomere 6 as high as
wide; ratio of vein 2Rs:3Rs of fore wing 0.9; hind wing with 5 or 6 hamuli; spiracle of tergum 1 on laterally
projecting tubercle; metasomal terga 1 to 4 rugose, forming carapace; tergum 2 with transverse depression.
REMARKS. Male unknown
ETYMOLOGY. Sigalphoides is a combination referring to the braconid genus Sigalphus and oides which is
Latin meaning likeness. The name refers to the striking though partially superficial resemblance between this
species and certain members of the subfamily Sigalphinae.
TYPE MATERIAL.
W.R.M. Mason, (CNC).
Muesonia straminea n.sp.
(Figs 28, 44)
FEMALE DESCRIPTION.
Length: 3.9 to 4.7 mm.
Colour: Dull yellow except brown as follows: flagellum, hind tibia apically, hind tarsus; wings
infuscate.
Structural features: antenna with 26 to 28 flagellomeres; flagellomeres strongly compressed laterally,
flagellomere 6 1.4 X higher than wide; ratio of vein 2Rs:3Rs of fore wing 0.9 - 1.0 (Fig. 28); hind wing with 4
hamuli (Fig. 44); spiracle of tergum 1 not on laterally projecting tubercle; metasomal terga smooth, not forming
carapace; tergum 2 without transverse depression.
MALE DESCRIPTION. Essentially as in female.
ETYMOLOGY. Straminea is Latin for of straw-like and refers to the colour of this species.
TYPE MATERIAL.
Parat
Muesonia venus n. sp.
FEMALE DESCRIPTION.
Length: 5.0 to 5.1 mm.
Colour: Dull yellow, brown and ivory, brown as follows: antenna, ocellar triangle, metanotum,
metapleuron, propodeum, middle tibia apically, middle tarsus, hind leg, metasomal terga; metasomal sterna
partly ivory, more so anteriorly; wings infuscate.
Structural features: antenna with 31 flagellomeres; flagellomeres weakly compressed laterally,
flagellomere 6 1.2 X higher than wide; ratio of vein 2Rs:3Rs of fore wing 0.95.; hind wing with 4 hamuli;
spiracle of tergum 1 on laterally projecting tubercle; metasomal terga smooth, not forming carapace; tergum 2
without transverse depression.
REMARKS. Male unknown
ETYMOLOGY. Venus is the Roman goddess of love, and symbol of beauty and grace. The name is a noun in
opposition.
TYPE MATERIAL.
nque, 200 m, 47 km S. Santo Domingo, July,
1976, S. Peck, (CNC).
Buenaventura, Feb. 18-20, 1970, H.F. Howden, (CNC).