Revision of the subfamily Cardiochilinae Ashmead, 1900 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Egypt, with new records and a new species Author Edmardash, Yusuf A. Author Gadallah, Neveen S. Author Sharkey, Michael J. text Journal of Natural History 2018 2018-01-25 52 5 - 6 269 297 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2017.1420834 journal article 10.1080/00222933.2017.1420834 1464-5262 4747392 C134A1AA-81F6-4661-9C7B-12A7CAE08F67 Schoenlandella glabra ( Fischer, 1958 ) ( Figures 1 (f), 3(c), 4(c)) Cardiochiles glaber Fischer, 1958 . Polskie Pismo Ent. 28(2): 28, ♀ . ‘ Ägypten ’ (Wien, ♀ ) . Diagnosis Figure 4. (a–c) frontal aspects of head. (a) Cardiochiles pseudofallax (1× scale line); (b) Schoelandella acrenulata (1.2× scale line); (c) S. glabra (1.2× scale line); (d–f) hind tarsus. (d) C. pseudofallax (0.8× scale line); (e) C. weidholzi (0.8× scale line); (f) S. acrenulata (1× scale line); (g) and (h) hind claw (≈8× scale line). (g) S. acrenulata ; (h) C. weidholzi . Generally brownish yellow (especially mesosoma), with some parts brownish to blackish; galea as long as height of eye when seen in frontal view ( Figure 4 (c)); inner hind tibial spur more than 3.0× as long as outer one. Abbreviated description of female Length of body : 5.7 mm ; length of fore wing : 3.3 mm . Body generally brownish-yellow especially the mesosoma, mesoscutellum darker; with the following parts brownish to blackish: stemmaticum, antenna, tips of mandible, all proboscis, the area between antennal bases, hind tarsus, the groove of metasomal T1, and both T2 and T3 entirely (except laterally for T3). Fore wing: hyaline and slightly infuscated apically, pterostigma (except small basal paler area) and vein 1-R1 entirely black, parastigma pale brown, tegula very pale, the veins 4-SRa, 4-SR, 5-SR, r-m, 3-M and 3-Cub are pale yellow to membranous hardly seen, the rest of the veins brownish. Head : antenna with 30 flagellomeres; glossa bilobed to about 0.4 – 0.5 of its total length (the glossa of this species is fleshy and swollen, so it appeared virtually without cleavage); OOL:AOL:POL:ØOD = 16:5:11:4. Fore wing : 1- SR+M 4.85× as long as m-cu; 2-SR+M 2.28× as long as mcu; 1-M straight, 1-SR moderately bent at it middle point, junction of 4SRb and 5-SR lacking a sharp angle, m-cu 0.28× as long as 1-M; discal cell 0.55× as long as wide; 1-A absent; 1-2A + 3A spectral; 1-Cua 0.31× as long as 1-Cub; 2r 0.66× as long as inside height of SMC2, arising 0.4 along the length of stigma basally; stigma 4.44× as long as wide; angle between 4SRa and Rs 95°; angle between Rs and r-m 90°; spectral node of 3r present; SMC2 0.45× as long as wide; 2 + 3-SR straight at the base. Legs : Fore tibial spur 0.2× as long as basitarsus; hind tibia 9.5× as long as wide apically; inner hind tibial spur 1.3× as long as outer spur, 0.55× as long as basitarsus. Metasoma : stem of T1 0.33× as long as bulb; median field of T2 1.5× as broad as high. Remarks Diagnosis of this species agrees with that of Fischer (1958) , but in Fischer the fore wing may be more infuscated and propodeum more shining; and there are no brownish spots on the mesosoma but the complete scutellum is darker. This species has a very strong and stout galea compared with other Egyptian species, a fact that agrees with Dangerfield et al. (1999) , who stated that this species would have galea more stout than that of most other species in the entire genus, after examining the holotype . Male This is the first description of the previously unknown male of this species. Similar to female especially in colour and head covering; but differs in the following: sides of mesoscutum, metanotum and propodeum slightly darker than in female; metasoma obviously tapered towards apex; metasomal T1 and T2 (laterally) and complete T3 – 7 are blackish, with less dense setae than in female. This is in addition to difference in morphometric measurements: length of body: 5.9 mm ; antenna with 29 flagellomeres; OOL:AOL:POL:ØOD = 22:5:14:6; fore wing with 1-SR+M 5.2× as long as m-cu; discal cell 0.75× as long as wide; 1-Cua 0.4× as long as 1-Cub; stigma 3.8× as long as wide; angle between 4SRa and Rs 105°; median field of T2 1.3× as broad as high. Material examined 1♀ , Gebel Elba ( Wadi Aideb ) ( 22.250°N ; 36.433°E ), 28 – 29 February 1938 (Leg. Priesner) [ PPDD ]; 1♂ , Gebel Elba ( Wadi Aideb ) ( 22.250°N ; 36.433°E ), January 1939 (Leg. Selim) [ PPDD ] . Distribution So far endemic to Egypt ( Fischer 1958 as Cardiochiles glaber ; Yu et al. 2012 ). Host records Unknown.