Revision of Netomocera Bouček (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae), excluding the Oriental species Author Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan text European Journal of Taxonomy 2019 2019-10-18 568 1 87 journal article 25156 10.5852/ejt.2019.568 0338721f-219b-4d7b-a594-428411e71a4b 3517435 D49AB26D-7276-48A5-BE5A-958E30B81F17 Netomocera merida sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 99558136-D5EB-4847-963B-3BE6E1ED90AE Figs 107–117 Diagnosis Both sexes Macropterous ( Figs 107 , 116 ). Head and mesosoma black ( Figs 108–109 , 116 ). Fore wing subhyaline ( Figs 115–116 ). Clypeal margin produced ( Fig. 110 ). Scrobes shallow and reticulate ( Fig. 108 ). Upper face and vertex with eight large setae. Occiput margin sharply defined ( Fig. 109 ). Pronotal collar not unusually long or wide ( Fig. 113 ). Mesoscutum, scutellum and axillae with shallow reticulation; scutoscutellar sutures deep, distinct; frenal area distinct, i.e., sculpture at least slightly different than on rest of scutellum ( Fig. 113 ). Mesepimeral sulcus conspicuous ( Fig. 112 ). Propodeum without a welldefined V-shaped area basally ( Fig. 114 ). Visible part of petiole very short, distinctly transverse, with more or less obliterate sculpture ( Fig. 114 ). Female Antenna with both fu7 and clava dark, contrasting with other funicular segments ( Fig. 111 ). Eye height about 2.8 × malar space. Antenna moderately clavate ( Fig. 111 ), fu7 width about 1.3× length. Setation of mesonotum not unusually dense or conspicuous ( Fig. 113 ). Fore wing with basal third extensively setose except for narrow bare region ( Fig. 115 ). MV about 4.3 × SV. Male Head without any violet reflections on vertex. Mesosoma uniformly dark brown to black ( Fig. 116 ). Fu1 length 2.4–2.6 × width; length of pedicel plus flagellum 2.40–2.75 × head width. MV 3.2–4.1 × SV. Etymology The name of the species (noun in apposition) indicates the name of the Venezuelan state where the holotype was collected. Material examined Holotype VENEZUELA • ♀ ; “ Venezuela : Merida – Sta. Rosa. 2000m .”; “ 15.v-15.vi.1981 , Briceno & Suarez”; “Brit. Mus. 1982-347”; left fore wing glued near specimen, on rectangular card; BMNH . Allotype VENEZUELA • ♂ ; “ Venezuela : Merida , Tabay La Mucuy , 1900m , 18.VI-2.VIII.1989 , S. & J. Peck , FIT , streamside meadow”; CNC . Additional paratypes VENEZUELA • 2 ♂♂ ; “ Venezuela : Miranda , Guatopo NP Aqua Blanca, 35 km N Altagracia 400m , 3-10.VI.1987 , S. & J. Peck ”; CNC . Description Female (habitus: Fig. 107 ) COLOUR. Head ( Figs 108–109 ) black. Mandibles yellowish-brown, teeth darker. Antenna ( Fig. 111 ) with scape, pedicel, anellus and fu1–5 yellowish-brown; fu6 slightly darker; fu7 and clava dark brown. Mesosoma ( Figs 112–113 ) dorsally black, laterally dark brown. All legs yellowish-brown, except darker basal half of coxae and tarsal pretarsi. Fore wing ( Fig. 115 ) subhyaline; venation light brown; setation brown. Hind wing hyaline. Metasoma with petiole black ( Fig. 114 ). Gaster ( Fig. 107 ) brown, ventrally paler. Body setation including large, symmetrically arranged setae dark brown. Figs 107–111. Netomocera merida sp. nov. , holotype, ♀. 107 . Habitus, lateral view. 108 . Head, frontal view. 109 . Head, dorsal view. 110 . Lower face. 111 . Antenna. Scale bars: 0.2 mm. BODY LENGTH. 2.25 mm . HEAD. Clypeus coriaceous; apical margin produced ( Fig. 110 ). Lower face, gena and vertex mostly coriaceous ( Fig. 109 ). Scrobal depression and areas between scrobes and eyes reticulate, cells elongate ( Fig. 108 ). Occiput reticulate-striate; margin sharply defined ( Fig. 109 ). Toruli with lower margins about level with lower margins of eyes ( Fig. 108 ). Antenna moderately clavate, with clava conspicuously asymmetric ( Fig. 111 ). Upper face and vertex with eight large setae. Head in dorsal view with width 2.2× length (83:37) and in frontal view 1.15 × height (83:72). POL about 3.4 × OOL (24:7). Eye height about 1.4× length (48:35), about 2.8 × malar space (48:17) and 1.2× scape length (48:40). Head width subequal to length of pedicel plus flagellum (83:85). Fu1 length 1.4× width (7:5); fu7 width about 1.3× length (10.5:8.0); clava length 2.45 × width (27:11). Figs 112–117. Netomocera merida sp. nov. 112 . Holotype, ♀, mesosoma, lateral view. 113 . Holotype, ♀, mesosoma, dorsal view. 114 . Holotype, ♀, propodeum, dorsal view. 115 . Holotype, ♀, fore and hind wings. 116 . Allotype, ♂, habitus, lateral view. 117 . Allotype, ♂, antenna. Scale bars: 0.2 mm. MESOSOMA. Pronotal collar narrower than mesoscutum, with six large setae ( Fig. 113 ). Mesonotum moderately setose dorsally ( Fig. 113 ). Mesoscutum and axillae coriaceous to very shallowly reticulate ( Fig. 113 ). Scutellum shallowly reticulate except frenal area coriaceous ( Figs 113–114 ). Upper mesepisternum alutaceous to coriaceous; lower mesepisternum reticulate ( Fig. 112 ). Mesepimeron virtually smooth, with only short costulae and impressions near posterior margin; mesepimeral sulcus conspicuous ( Fig. 112 ). Propodeum with intricate pattern of carinae, interspaces shiny but slightly wrinkled ( Fig. 114 ). Macropterous; fore wing uniformly and densely setose except for small, elongate bare region ( Fig. 115 ). Mesosoma length about 1.4× width (94:66) and about 1.4× height (94:65). Pronotal collar about 0.3 × as long as mesoscutum (8:23) and about 0.8× as wide as mesoscutum (51:66). Mesoscutum width about 2.9× length (66:23). Scutellum length 0.95 × width (38:40). Propodeum length about 0.5× scutellum length (20:38). Fore wing length about 2.6× width (160:62); MV about 4.3× SV (52:12) and about 2.7× PV (52:19). METASOMA. Petiole transverse, mainly smooth, except for some irregular costulae ( Fig. 114 ). Gaster ovate, length 1.65 × width (132:80) ( Fig. 107 ); gt1 longest, width about 1.6× length (80:50), with hind margin very slightly produced; gt2–6 progressively shorter, transverse; syntergum acutely pointed. Ovipositor sheaths very slightly protruding beyond apex of gaster. Cercal setae not surpassing apex of gaster. Male (habitus: Fig. 116 ) Differs from female mainly as follows. Body length: 1.2–1.3 mm . Flagellum brown except basal segments slightly lighter ( Fig. 117 ). Mesosoma and metasoma brown to dark brown ( Fig. 116 ). Coxae lighter basally. Fu1 length 2.4–2.6 × width; length of pedicel plus flagellum 2.40–2.75 × as long as head width. Fore wing length 2.5 × width. MV 3.2–4.1 × as long as SV and 2.1–2.5 × PV. Gaster (inflated) length about 1.3× width, gt1 occupying about half of gaster length. Distribution Venezuela . Remarks See N. masneri sp. nov. Also similar to N. celebensis sp. nov. and N. ramakrishanai ; from both these species the females of N. merida sp. nov. differ mainly in having a less strongly clavate antenna with both fu7 and the clava dark, contrasting with the other funicular segments ( Fig. 111 ), and a darker mesosoma ( Figs 112–114 ). The males seem most similar to those of N. formiciformis sp. nov. (see the key).