World reclassification of the Gonatocerus group of genera (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae)
Author
Huber, John T.
text
Zootaxa
2015
3967
1
1
184
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3967.1.1
17446e98-b166-4d8d-aa19-c2da27aa7b3d
1175-5326
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Octomicromeris compacta
Huber
,
sp. n.
(
Figs 199–204
)
Type
material
.
Holotype
♀ (
CAS
), on slide (
Fig. 200
) labelled: 1. “
Madagascar
: Prov. d’Antsiranana, Ampasindava, Forêt d’Ambilanivy,
3.9 km
41º S Ambaliha
13º47’55”S
46º09’42”E
,
800m
,
4–9.iv.2001
, Fisher, Griswold
et al.
,
CAS
MT, rainforest
CAS
Lot # 007134”. 2. “Octomicromeris compacts Huber ♀
Holotype
”.
Paratypes
. 6 ♀.
MADAGASCAR
.
Antanarivo
.
3 km
41° NE Andranomay,
11.5 km
147° SSE Anjozorobe,
18°28'34"S
4757'36"E,
1300m
,
5–13.xii.2000
, Fisher, Griswold
et al.
, montane rainforest, MT, #005502, #066042 (2 ♀,
CAS
).
Diego-Suarez.
Montagne d’Ambre National Park, 12°30"52"S 49°10"53"E,
960m
,
19.iii–5.iv.2001
, R. Harin’Hala, MT, #007146 (1 ♀,
CAS
).
Toliara
.
29.2 km
343° NNW Mahaboboka, Forêt Classé d’Analavelona,
22°40'30"S
44°11'24"E
,
1100m
,
18–22.ii.2003
, Fisher, Griswold, montane rainforest, YPT, #
011349
(3 ♀,
CAS
,
CNC
).
Diagnosis.
The brown head contrasting with the yellow mesosoma (except for a round brown spot covering the frenum) distinguishes females of
O
.
compacta
(male is unknown) from
O
.
brevis
(both head and mesosoma entirely brown).
Description
.
FEMALE
. Body length
1024–1255
(n=5).
Colour
. Head, antenna except most of scape, frenum, part of gaster (gt4–gt5 and less so gt3) and, usually, metatibia brown; scape at extreme apex, mesosoma except frenum, most of gaster and legs, usually except metatibia, yellow.
Head
. Head (
Fig. 199
) width 354–379 (n=2).
Antenna
. Funicle segments fl5 and fl7 with 2 mps (
Fig. 199
). Antennal measurements (
holotype
), length/width (ratios of funicle segments): scape 352–371/71–72, pedicel 71–75/44, fl1 41–49/31 (1.34–1.58), fl2 33–38/29–32 (1.12–1.22), fl3 40–41/29–30 (1.32–1.43), fl4 38–40/30–32 (1.19–1.33), fl5 52–53/34–36 (1.48–1.50), fl6 36–38/34– 37 (0.98–1.10), fl7 39–44/41–43 (0.91–1.07), fl8 37/53–58 (0.65–0.70), clava 246–254.
Mesosoma
. Propodeum with submedian carinae not quite extending to dorsellum and almost parallel; sublateral carinae as long as submedian carinae (
Fig. 202
).
Wings
. Fore wing (
Fig. 202
) length (n=2)
1185–1224
, width 412–416, length/width 2.87–2.97, longest marginal setae 78–89.
Hind
wing length 936–994, width 56–60, longest marginal setae 112– 118.
Metasoma
. Ovipositor sheath length (n=2) 349–423, slightly shorter to slightly longer than metatibia length (~355–370) and slightly exserted beyond apex of gaster (
Figs 203, 204
).
MALE
. Unknown.
Etymology
. The species name is a Latin adjective meaning compact.