The neotropical genus Sporrongia Gumovsky (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) including two new species and the first biological record
Author
Hansson, Christer
Scientific Associate, Natural History Museum, Department of Life Sciences, London, UK & Biological Museum (Entomology), Lund University, Sweden.
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-11-18
4881
1
73
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journal article
7997
10.11646/zootaxa.4881.1.4
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Sporrongia niveicornis
Hansson
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs 5–7
,
15–16
,
20–22
)
Diagnosis.
Female flagellum and scape white (
Fig. 6
); female with all coxae dark brown (
Fig. 5
); female gaster dark brown (
Fig. 5
).
Description.
FEMALE. Length
1.2 mm
.
Scape and flagellum white, pedicel dark brown (
Fig. 6
). Frons black with metallic dark purple tinges (
Fig. 15
), parts below frontal suture also with metallic green tinges. Vertex shiny black. Mesosoma black with metallic dark purple and blue tinges (
Fig. 22
). Coxae dark brown (
Fig. 5
); fore femur pale brown, mid and hind femora yellowishbrown; tibiae and tarsi yellowish-white. Fore wing hyaline (
Fig. 5
). Gaster dark brown (
Fig. 5
).
Antenna as in
Figs 6, 7
. Frons below frontal suture with raised and strong reticulation with transverse meshes (
Fig. 16
), above frontal suture smooth with weak traces of reticulation; antennal scrobes join on frontal suture. Vertex smooth (
Fig. 20
).
Mesoscutum with raised and strong reticulation (
Fig. 21
); midlobe with one pair of setae. Mesoscutellum with raised and strong reticulation (
Fig. 21
). Axillae with raised and strong reticulation (
Fig. 21
). Propodeum with irregular and strong sculpture; propodeal callus with two setae. Fore wing speculum very large and open below and towards base of wing (as in
Fig. 1
); submarginal vein with two setae on dorsal surface.
Petiole not visible. Gaster circular.
Ratios
. HE/MS/WM = 7.6/1.0/4.3; POL/OOL/POO = 44.0/10.0/1.0; WH/WT = 1.2; LW/LM/HW = 2.0/1.0/1.3; PM/ST= 1.0; MM/LG = 0.8.
MALE. Unknown.
Distribution
.
Peru
.
Biology
. Unknown.
Material examined
.
HOLOTYPE
female in NHM labelled “
PERU
,
Madre de Dios
,
Rio Tambopata Reserve
,
30 km
SW Puerto Maldonado
,
290 m
,
3-16.x.1983
,
N. Stork
”.
Etymology
. From the Latin
niveus
= snow white, and
cornu
= horn, antenna, referring to the colour of female antennal flagellum.