Identity and synonymy of Dicroscelio Kieffer and description of Axea, a new genus from tropical Africa and Asia (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Platygastridae) Author Yoder, Matthew J. Author Valerio, Alejandro A. Author Masner, Lubomír Author Johnson, Norman F. text Zootaxa 2009 2003 1 45 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.274672 beb6969a-faa1-4b55-af28-541e94ecd956 1175-5326 274672 Axea mwari Valerio & Yoder , n.sp. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:5A2E4DD8-96C9-4175-A0C2-9B86D0191713 urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:223460 Figures 83–88; Morphbank52 FIGURES 83–88. 53 Axea mwari , paratype female (OSUC 167048). 83, dorsal habitus; 84, lateral habitus; 85, head and mesosoma, dorsal view; 86, head and mesosoma, lateral view; 87, head, anterior view; 88, apex of metasoma, dorsal view. Scale bars in millimeters. http://www.morphbank.net/?id=226870 http://www.morphbank.net/?id=226912 General (Figs. 83, 84): Female body length: 3.3–3.4 mm (n=5). Male body length: unknown. Head : Color of female head: black. Mandible color: mostly yellow to amber or orange yellow. Body color of male: unknown. Lateral ocellus position: touching compound eye. Pilosity of medial frons between anterior ocellus and apex of torular triangle: absent, a small patch without setae clearly visible. Sculpture of medial glabrous area of frons: present, with horizontal to slightly arcuate striae or, if patch minute, then irregularly rugulose (Fig. 87). Mesosoma (Figs. 85, 86): Color of female mesosoma: black. Dorsal surface of lateral pronotal area adjacent to mesoscutal suprahumeral sulcus: with conspicuous crenulations or scrobes. Setae on netrion: absent. Notaulus: indicated by an uninterrupted channel, with slight irregular sculpture along bottom. Metascutellum: projecting, more or less truncate, but with a narrow medial notch. Mesopleural depression sculpture: irregularly foveate, majority of fovea not transverse, fovea interspersed with nitid areas, in some individuals some fovea reduced to punctures. Pilosity bounding anterior margin of posterior mesepimeral area: completely absent, or partially present dorsally. Legs : Coxae color: brown to dark brown (contrasting remainder of leg which is yellow). Color of legs beyond coxae: femur light to dark brown with base and tip lighter, yellowish, remaining yellow. Wings : Length of fore wing: not or just reaching posterior margin of metasoma. Hind wing submarginal vein: absent to spectral everywhere but basal stub that is nebulous to tubular. Metasoma : Color of female metasoma: dark brown to nearly black. Longitudinal sculpture of T1: carinate, parallel to subparallel, interspersed with fine rugulose sculpture. Female T1 horn: absent, sculpture more or less uniform throughout T1. Anterior strip of T2: punctate, punctures nearly the length of strip, puncture borders confluent. Female T6 width to length ratio: more or less equal in length (subtriangular). Female T6 carinate basal extension of lateral spine: short, not extending past 1/2 length of T6. T6/S6 apical curvature: present, tips flexed outwards in lateral view. T6 posterolateral margin: with truncate lateral projection, outer corner of which is rarely slightly spinelike (Fig. 88). S6 shape at tip: broadly rounded to very slightly angular, without obvious lobe. Diagnosis . Differs from other brown-bodied species by the combination of the strongly developed spines of lateral T6, short carinae on T6 (not longer than one-half the length of T6), brown legs, and glabrous netrion. Etymology . Named in reference to the supreme creator god of Kalanga and Shona mythology. Link to Distribution Map. 54 Material Examined . Holotype female: KENYA : Nyanza Prov., Gemba (Gembe) Hills, 00°29.36'S 34°14.60'E , 1362 m , dry gallery woodland with Olea europaea cuspidata , 27–29.I.2005 , R. Copeland, OSUC 211698 (deposited in CNCI ). Paratypes : 7 females . KENYA : OSUC 16704, OSUC 167075, OSUC 214389 ( CNCI ); OSUC 167074 ( USNM ). UGANDA : OSUC 167022, OSUC 214390, OSUC 214396 ( CNCI ).