Description of 91 new species of DIssomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) from New Guinea Island and surrounded areas Author Mugrabi, Daniele F. John T. Huber Author Azevedo, Celso O. John T. Huber text Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 2016 209 451 564 journal article 1243-4442 Dissomphalus ailan n. sp. Figures 2, 98, 192, 285-290 TYPE MATERIAL — Holotype , ♂ , Papua New Guinea . Province Madang , Wanang 3 station ( -5.22767 , 145.0797 ), 175m , 20-21/11/2012 , leg Gewa, Damag, Novotny, Leponce, Plot 4, understorey, Malaise - MAL-WAN-D-05/16-d05, P0536- 9022 ( MNHN ). Paratypes . Papua New Guinea . 1♂ (NE), Sepik , Maprik area, 160m , Aug.26.1957, D. Elmo Hardy Collector, Bishop Museum ( BPBM ); Province Madang , Wanang 3 station ( -5.22767 , 145.0797 ), 175m , leg Basset, Plot 1, understorey, Malaise, 1♂ 19-20/11/2012 , MAL-WAN01-D02, P4901-9223 ( MNHN ); 3♂ 20-21/11/2012 , MAL-WAN01-D03, P4902-9231 ( MNHN ); 1♂ 28-29/11/2012 , MAL-WAN01-D11, P4910-2113( MNHN ); Plot 2, 1♂ 18-19/11/2012 , MAL- WAN02-D01, P4916-9220 ( MNHN ); 1♂ 19-20/11/2012 , MAL-WAN02-D02, P4917-9225 ( MNHN ); 1♂ 20-21/11/2012 , MAL-WAN02-D03, P4918-9228 ( MNHN ); Plot 3, 1♂ 18-19/11/2012 , MAL-WAN03-D01, P4932-9227 ( MNHN ); 2♂ 19-20/11/2012 , MAL-WAN03-D02, P4933-9222 ( MNHN ); 1♂ 24-25/11/2012 , MAL-WAN03-D07, P4938-18131 FIGURES 1-12 Head in dorsal view. 1 , D.abababa n. sp. 2 , D.ailan n. sp. 3 , D.ais n. sp. 4 , D.aiskrim n. sp. 5 , D.ambrela n. sp. 6 , D.anien n. sp. 7 , D.ananas n. sp. 8 , D.anka n.sp. 9 , D.balus n. sp. 10 , D. biknait n. sp. 11 , D.bilas n. sp. 12 , D.binatang n. sp. Scale bars 100 µm. FIGURES 13-24 Head in dorsal view. 19 , head in frontal view. 13 , D.bisket n. sp. 14 , D.blakbokis n. sp. 15 , D.blut n. sp. 16 , D.bratasusa n. sp. 17 , D.bun n. sp. 18-19 , D.daimen n. sp. 20 , D.dewel n. sp. 21 , D.diwai n. sp. 22 , D.eksospaip n. sp. 23 , D. ensel n. sp. 24 , D.gamtri n. sp. Scale bars 100 µm. ( MNHN ); 1♂ 26-27/11/2012 , MAL-WAN03-D09, P4940-9061 ( MNHN ); leg Gewa, Damag, Novotny, Leponce, Plot 4, 1♂ 19-20/11/2012 , MAL-WAN-D-04/16-d04, P0535-9036 ( MNHN ); 1♂ 28-29/11/2012 , MAL-WAN-D-13/16- d13, P0544-15389 ( MNHN ); Mount Wilhelm, 200m , leg Dilu, Ray, Novotny, Leponce, 1♂ ( -5.739897 , 145.3297 ), 03- 04/11/2012 , Plot 1, MAL-MW0200A-10/16-d10, P1007-3721( MNHN ); 1♂ (-5.741031,145.3294) 200m , 30-31/10/2012 , Plot 2, MAL-MW0200B-06/16-d06, P1019-11963 ( MNHN ). DESCRIPTION — MALE: Body length 2.7-3.4 mm . Head and mesosoma black; metasoma dark castaneous. Head (Figure 2). Mandible with three apical teeth. Clypeus with median lobe subtrapezoidal; median tooth rounded, outlined by carina; median carina distinctly incomplete apically and straight in profile. Frons strongly coriaceous. Mesosoma. Pronotal disc with anterior margin carinate, strongly coriaceous. Metapectal-propodeal complex with lateral and posterior areas carinate. Metasoma (Figure 98). Tergal process with deep, longitudinally elliptical and sublateral pair of depression, 0.63 x as long as tergite II, diverging posterad, with thin, small and long setae on lateral area, inner margin of depression strongly higher than median region of tergite II; each depression with small tubercle on its inner area, conical in longitudinal section, low, entirely laterad, with small pit on top, with very small and few setae anterad. Hypopygium (Figure 192) with median stalk evenly narrow, 1.2 x as long as hypopygial plate; lateral stalk triangular; posterior margin convex. Genitalia (Figures 285-290). Basal margin of paramere with angled projection. Aedeagal dorsal body with apex as high as parameral apex, evenly narrow, narrowing progressively apicad; apex with narrow and smooth projection on ventral region. Aedeagal ventral ramus with apex lower than aedeagal dorsal body apex; deeply trifurcated forming tree sheets, median sheet crenulated, dorsal and ventral sheets smooth. Genital ring slightly produced, each half convex in dorsal view. FEMALE: Unknown. ETYMOLOGY — The noun in apposition ailan means island in Tok Pisin.