Review of the world Monoctonina Mackauer 1961 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae): key for their identification and descriptions of five new species
Author
Čkrkić, Jelisaveta
Author
Petrović, Andjeljko
Author
Kocić, Korana
Author
Kavallieratos, Nickolas G.
Author
Hebert, Paul D. N.
Author
Tomanović, Željko
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-11-01
4691
4
359
385
journal article
24987
10.11646/zootaxa.4691.4.3
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1175-5326
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Monoctonus luteus
Čkrkić, Petrović & Tomanović
,
sp. n.
Holotype
.
Female.
Canada
,
British Columbia
,
Kootenay National Park
,
Kootenay Crossing
,
10 VI 2014
, coll.
P. Langan
,
Malaise
trap
.
Holotype
slide mounted and deposited in
CNC
.
Paratypes
:
Alberta
,
Banff National Park
,
Baker Creek
picnic area
,
16 VI 2012
,
1 male
;
19 VI 2012
,
1 male
.
Paratypes
slide mounted and deposited in
FBUB
. (
Fig. 5
a–h)
Diagnosis.
This species morphologically resembles
M. caricis
based on fore wing venation and labial palps with 2 palpomeres, but has a distinctly elongated F1 (F1 length/width ratio:
5.6 in
M. luteus
, and
3.6 in
M. caricis
), and only moderately widened ovipositor sheath (length/width ratio
4.2 in
M. luteus
, and
3 in
M. caricis
).
Female. Head (
Fig. 5a
). Eyes oval, medium sized, sparsely setose. Malar space equal to 0.14 of longitudinal eye diameter. Tentorial index 0.12. Clypeus oval with 5 setae. Maxillary palps with four palpomeres, labial palps with two palpomeres. Antenna with 16 antennomeres, filiform, setae on flagellomeres semierect, subequal to flagellomere diameter (
Fig. 5b
). Flagellomere 1 (F1) 5.6× as long as wide, without longitudinal placodes. F2 4.2× as long as wide, without longitudinal placodes (
Fig. 5c
). F3, F4 and F5 with 1, 2 and 2 longitudinal placodes, respectively. F1 1.3× longer than F2.
Mesosoma. Mesoscutum without notaulices, dorsal surface smooth, scarcely setose in lower half (
Fig. 5d
). Head width/mesoscutum width ratio 1.3. Propodeum areolated, with narrow central pentagonal areola and slightly irregular oblique carinae (
Fig. 5e
).
Fore wing (
Fig. 5h
). Wing length
2.4 mm
, width
1 mm
. Stigma narrow, 7.2× as long as wide and 3.3× as long as distal abscissa of R1. Vein m-cu visible in first third, second third colourless, last third effaced. 2RS absent. Veins
r and
3RS distinct.
Metasoma. Petiole 2× as long as wide at spiracles. Dorsal disc of petiole moderately rugose, with one irregular carina medially and with 4–5 long setae on each side (
Fig. 5f
). Ovipositor sheath only slightly widened ventrally. Ovipositor sheath length/width ratio 4.2 (
Fig.
5g
).
Colour. Mostly yellow. Head brown, eyes black. Scapus, pedicel and basal third of F1 yellow, remainder of antenna brown. Mesonotum brown, propodeum and legs yellow. Wings hyaline with brown venation. Petiole, rest of metasoma and ovipositor sheath yellow. Body length
2.6 mm
.
Male. Head. Eyes oval, medium sized, sparsely setose. Malar space equal to 0.3 of longitudinal eye diameter. Tentorial index 0.3. Clypeus oval with 9–10 setae. Maxillary palps with four palpomeres, labial palps with two palpomeres. Antenna with 18 antennomeres, filiform, setae on flagellomeres semierect, subequal to flagellomere diameter. Flagellomere 1 (F1) 2.4× as long as wide, with 6 longitudinal placodes. F2 2.3× as long as wide, with 5–6 longitudinal placodes. F3, F4 and F5 with 5–6, 6–7 and 5–6 longitudinal placodes, respectively. F1 length equal to F2.
Mesosoma. Mesoscutum without notaulices, scarcely setose in lower half. Head width/mesoscutum width ratio 1. Propodeum areolated, with narrow central pentagonal areola and slightly irregular oblique carinae.
Fore wing. Wing length
2.1 mm
, width
0.9 mm
. Stigma narrow, 7.1× as long as wide and 2.7× as long as distal abscissa of R1. Vein m-cu visible in first third, second third colourless, last third effaced. 2RS absent. Veins
r and
3RS distinct.
Metasoma. Petiole 1.8× as long as wide at spiracles. Dorsal disc of petiole moderately rugose, with one irregular carina medially and with 4–5 long setae on each side.
Colour. Head and antenna brown, mouthparts light brown. Mesonotum brown, propodeum and legs light brown. Wings hyaline with brown venation. Petiole and rest of metasoma brown. Body length
2.1 mm
.
Host: unknown.
Distribution.
Western
Canada
.
Etymology:
The name of this species refers to its yellow color.