Revision of Khoikhoiinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
Author
Sharkey, Michael
Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington ,, United States of America
Author
van Noort, Simon
Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa
Author
Whitfield, James
University of Illinois ,, Afghanistan
text
ZooKeys
2009
2009-09-14
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journal article
10.3897/zookeys.20.108
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Khoikhoia oligospilos
Sharkey
,
sp. n.
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:
55AB2D05-C992-4B88-A7C3-B93E6BCD70A4
Holotype
male.
Body. Length. 6.0 mm. Color. Mottled black and brown except laterotergite 1 whitish, otherwise metasoma mostly brown (
Fig. 8
). Forewing mostly weakly infuscate but less so anterobasally and at midlength (
Fig. 8A
). Head. Number of flagellomeres 31. Scape flared apicoanteriorly with expanded apical surface (
Fig. 9B
). Antennal scrobe deep (
Fig. 9E
); entirely transversely rugosostriate, somewhat smoother dorsomedially. Gena with wide irregular punctures, lacking distinct rugose striae (
Fig. 9B
). Face entirely rugose (
Fig. 9A
). Area between antennal scrobe and inner orbit of eye with protuberance (
Fig. 9A
). Vertex with weak punctures (
Fig. 9E
). Posterior orbit of eye with distinct crenulate margin (
Fig. 9B
). Mesosoma. Middle lobe of scutum entirely smooth with punctures (
Fig. 9C
). Notauli crenulations weak and partly effaced (
Fig. 9C
). Mesopleuron at least partly smooth with punctures (
Fig. 8C
). Sternaulus absent (
Fig. 8C
). Discrimen (median longitudinal ventral sulcus between mesopleura) crenulate. Metapleuron mostly rugose, lacking a large smooth lightly punctate area, or partly rugose but with a large smooth lightly punctate area. Propodeum entirely rugose without smooth area posterolaterally (
Fig. 9D
). Metasoma. Median tergite 1 not distinctly narrowed posteriorly (
Fig. 9D
), partly smooth with punctures especially posteriorly, with weak rugae or microsculpture anteriorly (
Fig. 9D
).
Figure 9.
Khoikhoia
oligospilos
Sharkey
,
sp. n.
, male, holotype
A
head anterior view
B
head, lateral view
C
mesosoma, dorsal view
D
propodeum, metasomal tergites, dorsal view
E
head, dorsal view
F
data labels.
Female
.
Unknown.
Diagnosis
.
Notaular crenulations weak and partly effaced (
Fig. 9C
).
Material
Examined.
Holotype
female:
South Africa
,
Western Cape
,
Langberg Farm
,
3 km
270° W Langebaanweg
,
MT
,
LW02
-
N2
-M229,
Sand Plain Fynbos
,
32°58.461’S
,
18°07.344’E
,
51m
,
29.X-5.XI.2003
,
S. van Noort.
SAM-HYM- P0024985 (
SAMC
).
Distribution
.
Distribution map is available at http://sharkeylab.org/sharkeylab/ Misc/generalmapper.php?table=
khoikhoiinae
&genus=
Khoikhoia
&species=oligospilos.
Etymology
.
Oligo-
is from the Greek,
oligos
meaning few, and
spilos
meaning spot. The name refers to the reduction of crenulae on the notauli.