Pseudofornicia gen. n. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), a new Indo-Australian genus and one new species from Vietnam Author Achterberg, Cornelis van Author Long, Khuat Dang Author Chen, Xue-xin Author You, Lan-shao text ZooKeys 2015 524 89 102 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.524.6158 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.524.6158 1313-2970-524-89 3F27F8E159FE4430AAFDE770DC54E39E Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Braconidae Pseudofornicia van Achterberg gen. n. Figs 1, 2-10, 11, 12-20, 21, 22-30 Etymology. The specific name is derived from "pseudos" (Greek for "fallacy" ) and the generic name Fornicia Brulle , because it is similar to that genus. Gender: feminine. Type species. Pseudofornicia nigrisoma van Achterberg & Long, sp. n. Diagnosis. Height of head 0.5-0.7 x height of mesosoma in lateral view (Figs 1, 11) and width of head 0.8-0.9 x width of mesoscutum; scapus moderately oblique apically; prepectal carina absent; axilla curved up over base of hind wing; metanotum with lobe-shaped protuberance postero-dorsally; medio-longitudinal carina of propodeum absent (Fig. 13); vein r-m of fore wing absent (Figs 2, 22); vein 1-SR of fore wing 0.3-0.4 x as long as vein 1-M (Figs 2, 12); inner middle tibial spur as long as basitarsus and curved (Fig. 1); three anterior tergites of metasoma forming a flattened carapace covering most of metasoma dorsally (Figs 4, 14, 24); first tergite movably joined to second tergite (Fig. 4); dorsal carinae of first metasomal tergite united into median carina posteriorly and with a lamella separating dorsal and anterior face of tergite (Figs 13, 23), anterior face smooth and flat; second suture of metasoma sinuate, crenulate and together with lateral grooves of medial area forming a more or less X-shaped figure (Figs 3, 13, 23); third tergite 1.1-1.6 x as long as second tergite medially (Figs 2, 13, 23); fourth-sixth tergites more or less sclerotized; ovipositor short and decurved; ovipositor sheath largely glabrous, narrow and only apically with some long setae; hypopygium of female fully sclerotized and acute apically. Males unknown. Figure 1. Pseudofornicia flavoabdominis He & Chen, female, paratype, habitus lateral. Figures 2-10. Pseudofornicia flavoabdominis He & Chen, female, paratype. 2 fore wing 3 metasoma dorsal 4 metasoma lateral 5 hind leg 6 head dorsal 7 head anterior 8 mesosoma dorsal 9 mesosoma lateral 10 antenna. Figure 11. Pseudofornicia nigrisoma sp. n., female, holotype, habitus lateral. Figures 12-20. Pseudofornicia nigrisoma sp. n., female, holotype. 12 fore wing 13 metasoma dorsal 14 metasoma lateral 15 hind leg 16 antenna 17 head dorsal 18 head anterior 19 mesosoma dorsal 20 mesosoma lateral. Figure 21. Pseudofornicia vanachterbergi nom. n., female, holotype, habitus lateral. Figures 22-30. Pseudofornicia vanachterbergi nom. n., female, holotype. 22 fore wing 23 metasoma dorsal 24 metasoma lateral 25 hind leg 26 head dorsal 27 head anterior 28 mesosoma dorsal 29 mesosoma lateral 30 antenna. Distribution. Indo-Australian. Biology. Unknown, but the species of the very similar genus Fornicia are koinobiont endoparasitoids of limacodid caterpillars ( Yu et al. 2012 ). Comments. The genus will run in the key to world genera of Microgastrinae by Mason (1981) to the genus Fornicia Brulle . The new genus can be separated as follows:
Pseudofornicia van Achterberg, gen. n.
Fornicia Brulle
Key to species of the genus Pseudofornicia
Austin and Dangerfield 1992 Pseudofornicia commoni (Austin & Dangerfield, 1992), comb. n.
3231311131323 2
131211151113131319 Pseudofornicia nigrisoma van Achterberg & Long, sp. n.
32322252513323323824 3
3333 Pseudofornicia flavoabdominis (He & Chen, 1994) comb. n.
2323292323 Pseudofornicia vanachterbergi Long, nom. n.