Discovery of the South African fauna of Allophrys Förster (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tersicochinae)
Author
Khalaim, A. I.
text
Zootaxa
2013
3701
3
329
343
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3701.3.3
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1175-5326
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Allophrys calculator
Khalaim
,
sp. nov.
Figs 17–20
.
Comparison.
Similar to
A. astafurovae
sp. nov.
and
A. granulata
sp. nov.
in structure and coloration but differs by the unusually wide clypeus (
Fig. 17
), lack of the fore wing second recurrent vein (
Fig. 20
) and slightly longer ovipositor. It also differs from
A. astafurovae
sp. nov.
by the fore wing with brachial cell open posteriorly (
Fig. 20
), and from
A. granulata
sp. nov.
by the almost smooth vertex and longer foveate groove of mesopleuron.
Description.
Female
. Body length almost
2.7 mm
. Fore wing length almost
1.85 mm
.
Mandible with upper tooth slightly longer than lower tooth (
Fig. 18
). Clypeus unusually wide, 4.5× as broad as long (
Fig. 17
), mostly smooth and shining, with extreme upper margin dull, with some punctures on upper and lower margins. Malar space 0.8× as long as basal width of mandible. Bases of antennae conspicuously displaced ventrally (distinctly below level of centre of head in lateral view); flagellum basally slender, second flagellomere almost 3.5× and subapical flagellomeres about 1.3× as long as broad (
Fig. 19
). Face and frons impunctate, very weakly granulate, weakly shining to dull. Temple and vertex smooth and shining, with very fine and very sparse punctures. Occipital carina mediodorsally absent.
Mesosoma very finely granulate, without distinct punctures, dull to weakly shining. Foveate groove rather strong, extending across anterior 0.7 of mesopleuron, slightly upcurved anteriorly, with transverse wrinkles ventrally. Propodeum with basal area weakly widened anteriorly (indistinct in
paratype
), 0.4× as long as apical area. Apical area flat.
Fore wing with second recurrent vein absent, sometimes represented as very small protuberance posteriorly (
Fig. 20
). Brachial cell posteriorly widely open (
Fig. 20
).
Hind
wing with nervellus slanted about 30° from horizontal. Legs slender; hind femur 4.8× as long as broad.
First tergite 5.4× as long as posteriorly broad, its upper margin in lateral view weakly rounded basally and stronger rounded apically. Second tergite 3.0× as long as anteriorly broad. Ovipositor sheath 1.3× as long as first tergite.
Head, mesosoma and first metasomal segment brownish black to black. Clypeus (except upper margin), palpi and mandible (teeth reddish black) brownish yellow to yellow-brown. Antenna with scape and pedicel yellowbrown, flagellum pale brown basally to black apically (
Fig. 19
). Tegula yellow. Pterostigma brown. Legs brownish yellow, hind coxa brownish basally; hind femur and apical half of hind tibia brownish. Metasoma behind first tergite dark brown.
Male
. Unknown.
Variation.
The
paratype
female is somewhat smaller with body length
2.5 mm
and fore wing length
1.7 mm
. Otherwise it is almost identical to the
holotype
.
Etymology.
From the Latin
calculatio
(computation, calculation).
Material examined.
Holotype
female (SAMC),
South Africa
, Kwazulu-Natal, Muden, Mhlopeni Natural Reserve,
S 29°00′
,
E 30°25′
,
850 m
, Malaise trap,
16–18.XII.2005
, coll. M. Mostovski.
Paratype
.
South Africa
. Gauteng:
1 ♀ (ZISP) Pretoria, yellow pan trap,
8–11.II.2005
, coll. V.A. Kolyada.
Distribution.
South Africa
(Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal).