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 Cardiochiles pseudofallax Telenga, 1955 ( Figures 1 (b), 2(c), 4(a), 5(d)) Cardiochiles pseudofallax Telenga, 1955 . Fauna SSSR. 5(4): 266, ♂ (trans., 1964 Israel Program Sci. Transl.) Diagnosis Almost entirely black with few paler areas, mesosoma distinctly dark; head slightly swollen behind eyes ( Figure 1 (b)); propodeum with relatively large areola extending near to basal margin ( Figure 1 (b)); lateral propodeal carina clearly reaching lateral sides; apical third of fore wing heavily infuscate ( Figure 2 (c)); stem of T1 0.4× as wide as bulb; median field of T2 2.62× as broad as high; ovipositor sheath 0.8× as long as hind tibia ( Figure 5 (d)). Abbreviated description of female Length of body : 7.0 mm; length of fore wing : 4.2 mm . Almost entirely blackish species; with the following parts slightly paler, reddish brown or reddish: scape (especially foreface), mesoscutum (especially the lateral lobes), apical 2/3 of fore femur, fore tibia, basal 0.2 of hind femur, metasomal T1 (especially laterally), tip of ovipositor sheath. Fore wing: hyaline and very heavily infuscated at apical third, pterostigma almost black except for extreme basal whitish area; parastigma and tegula entirely brown; the veins 1-SR, 1-M and M+Cu are orange, veins C+Sc+R and 1-R1 brownish, the rest of veins paler. Head : OOL:AOL:POL:ØOD = 14:7:6:2. Fore wing : 1-SR +M 5.83× as long as m-cu; 2-SR+M 2.5× as long as mcu; 1-M straight, 1-SR strongly curved, junction of 4SRb and 5-SR lacking a sharp angle, m-cu 0.25× as long as 1-M; discal cell 0.56× as long as wide; 1-A absent; 1-2A + 3A spectral; 1-Cua 0.33× as long as 1-Cub; 2r 0.37× as long as inside height of SMC2, arising 0.5 along the length of stigma apically; stigma 3.83× as long as wide; angle between 4SRa and Rs 102°; angle between Rs and r-m about 90°; spectral node of 3r absent; SMC2 0.53× as long as wide; 2 + 3-SR obviously curved at the base. Legs : Fore tibial spur 0.5× as long as basitarsus; hind tibia 3.8× as long as wide apically; inner hind tibial spur 1.36× as long as outer spur, 0.56× as long as basitarsus. Metasoma : stem of T1 0.3× as long as bulb; median field of T2 1.5× as broad as high; ovipositor sheath 0.8× as long as hind tibia. Remarks The female specimen (from Kulch) with lighter metasoma, especially T4 – 7. Male Unknown to us. Material examined 1♀ , Dakhla Oasis ( Western desert) ( 25.206°N ; 29.370°E ), 17 April 1917 ( Leg. L.H.G ) (det. P. Marsh , internal numbering of the repository is 2698) [ PPDD ]; 1♀ , Kulch , 26 April 1918 ( Leg. Seabrook ) (det. P. Marsh , Number 65, a paper label with the specimen, probably had been written by P. Marsh , reading the following statement exactly: “ Transverse & lateral keels present. Head wide behind eyes. 1st abd. seg. (convergent) ” ) [ PPDD ] . Distribution Afghanistan , Azerbaijan , Turkey and Turkmenistan ( Telenga 1955 ; Yu et al. 2012 ), Egypt (new record). Host records Unknown.