Revision of world species of the genus Heptascelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea, Platygastridae) Author Johnson, Norman F. Author Masner, Lubomír Author Musetti, Luciana Author Noort, Simon Van Author K, Rajmohana Author Darling, Christopher Author Polaszek, Antonia Guidotti Andrew text Zootaxa 2008 1776 1 51 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.274283 78815165-07c7-4ecb-9933-d140899b09ee 1175-5326 274283 Heptascelio sicarius Johnson & Musetti , new species urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C01F1E40-9113-4227-8BEB-8B0D2EE9056F urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:233774 Figures 69–72; Morphbank55 http://atbi.biosci.ohio-state.edu/HymOnline/map-large.html?id=223421 54. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:specimen:442015F0-A3E3-4767-A473-61C0F921AF8B Description . Female body length: 4.0 mm (n=1). Male body length: unknown. Body color of female: entirely dark, dark brown to black. Color of female antenna: A1 brown, A2-A5 yellow, A6-A12 dark brown. Color of wing membrane: infuscate in apical two thirds, streak below submarginal vein strongly pigmented. Color of legs: entirely yellow. Body color of male: unknown. Color of male antenna: unknown. Sculpture of occiput and posterior vertex: coarsely punctate. Sculpture of frons below ocellus in female: dorsoventrally striate. Shape of dorsal margin of frontal scrobe: evenly arcuate, weakly produced. Sculpture of frontal depression in female: entirely smooth. Sculpture of gena: coarsely punctate. Setation of gena: with short, uniform setae, without bristles. Shape of mandibles: normal length, crossed transversely below head when closed, tips overlapping. Sculpture of dorsal pronotum: coarsely punctate. Notaulus: absent or obscured by coarse surface sculpture. Sculpture of mesoscutum in female: sparsely punctate, with broad smooth areas between punctures. Sculpture of mesoscutum in male: unknown. Parapsidal line: present, evanescent. Mesoscutellum shape: nearly parallel-sided, apex weakly excavate, with weak median longitudinal impression. Sculpture of female mesoscutellum: coarsely punctate. Mesoscutellar points of female: absent, scutellum with rounded lobes laterally. Sculpture of male mesoscutellum: unknown. Mesoscutellar points of male: unknown. Posterior surface of propodeum: longitudinally carinate with well-developed transverse striae, without distinct paramedian keel. Length of outer propodeal projection in female: elongate, extending near or beyond apex of T1, distinctly longer than inner propodeal projection. Sculpture of propodeum between inner and outer propodeal projections: areolate rugose. Netrion shape: moderately wide, nearly parallel-sided, with two columns of large punctures. Netrion setation: glabrous. Sculpture of lateral pronotum posterior to epomial carina: with smooth field dorsally, elsewhere areolate rugose. Setation of posterior half of lateral pronotum: largely glabrous, setae limited to small patch near spiracle. Sculpture of mesopleural scrobe: smooth. Sculpture of lower mesepisternum: largely smooth, with 2-3 longitudinal lines of punctures. Sculpture of metapleuron: with smooth field medially, elsewhere coarsely punctate. Fore wing venation: well-developed, with R, r-rs clearly visible. Submarginal vein bristles: with dark bristles extending length of submarginal vein. Long dark bristles on legs: absent. T1 depression: glabrous or sparsely setose. Sublateral lamella on T1: indicated as low carina. Sculpture of T2-T4: longitudinally striate, with fine cross striae, punctures, smooth or finely punctulate transverse band apically. Setation of laterotergites: very sparsely setose. Sculpture of S2, S3 of female: irregularly longitudinally rugulose, apex of S3 nearly smooth. Sculpture of S2, S3 of male: unknown. Distribution of felt fields: present on S2-S3. Diagnosis . Heptascelio sicarus is most similar to H. teres from which it may be distinguished by the elongate outer propodeal projection and the strongly developed transverse carinae on the propodeum. Etymology . The epithet sicarius , meaning one who murders with a sica or curved dagger, refers to elongate outer propodeal projections. Link to Distribution Map .56 Material Examined . Holotype female: MADAGASCAR : Prov. Fianarantsoa, PN Ranomafana, 21°51.05'S 47°24.43'E , radio tower, forest edge, 1130 m , 14-21.I.2002 , Harin’Hala, Malaise trap MA02- 0 9812, CASENT 2134081 (deposited in CASC ).57