The Afrotropical species of Habritella Girault & Dodd (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) Author Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan B0B8F42E-15B8-4E2C-91C5-2EB4D1AE6DD7 Alexandru Ioan Cuza’ University of Iași, Faculty of Biology, Bd. Carol I 20 A, 700505 Iași, Romania. mircea.mitroiu@uaic.ro text European Journal of Taxonomy 2022 2022-04-18 813 1 155 172 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.813.1743 journal article 55902 10.5852/ejt.2022.813.1743 e00c7173-69fb-4f46-9c35-f2564241f1b2 2118-9773 6468090 5CF8D9A5-2A86-47C9-886E-F0EB3F2EFC91 Habritella noyesi sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 3F5CF746-5DF6-4236-8645-2BF948713EC7 Fig. 3 Diagnosis Both sexes Gena not hollowed at mouth corner ( Fig. 3C ). Clypeus striate, not well delimited. Clypeal margin with two large lobes separated by deep incision ( Fig. 3C ). Mandibles not unusually large ( Fig. 3C ). Pronotal collar with anterior margin rounded, not carinate ( Fig. 3A–B ). Scutellum longer than mesoscutum. Toruli much higher than centre of face ( Fig. 3C ). Fore wing ( Fig. 3F ) sparsely setose, speculum large, reaching stigmal vein thus making admarginal setae on ventral side of wing easily visible. Stigma very large, its height about equal to minimum distance from stigma to PMV. All coxae metallic ( Fig. 3A ). Hind femur yellowish-brown, without metallic reflections ( Fig. 3A–B ). Female Claval apex without spicula ( Fig. 3G ). Metasoma ( Fig. 3E ) with gt1 and gt3 with posterior margin emarginate or incised, respectively; gt4 distinctly enlarged, much larger than gt3. Head in frontal view without contrasting colours, gradually becoming darker above toruli ( Fig. 3C ). Metasoma mostly blue ( Fig. 3E ). Body setation white, conspicuous ( Fig. 3A, C ). Male Flagellar setae depressed. Clava with short spike-like terminal process ( Fig. 3H ). Metasoma dark, without a dorsal pale spot. Etymology This species is named after the outstanding chalcidologist John Noyes, the collector of the type specimens. Type material Holotype TOGO • ♀ ; “ Togo: 10 km NW Kpaliné , 17.xii.1988 , J. S. Noyes ”; NHMUK . Allotype TOGO • ♂ ; same collection data as for holotype; NHMUK . Additional paratypes TOGO • 6 ♀♀ , 1 ♂ ; same collection data as for holotype; NHMUK . Description Female holotype BODY LENGTH. 2.1 mm . COLOUR. Head ( Fig. 3C ) green becoming dark bluish above toruli, including vertex and occiput. Eyes dark brown, ocelli brown. Scape, pedicel and anelli reddish-brown, funicle and clava brown ( Fig. 3G ). Mandibles reddish-brown, teeth darker. Mesosoma bluish-green ( Fig. 3A, D ). Coxae as mesosoma. Trochanters, tibiae and tarsi except distal segment reddish-brown. Femora and distal tarsal segment darker ( Fig. 3A ). Wings hyaline ( Fig. 3F ). Tegulae and venation reddish-brown. Metasoma steel blue ( Fig. 3E ). Body setation white, conspicuous ( Fig. 3A, C ). HEAD. Reticulate except clypeal region. Gena not hollowed at mouth corner ( Fig. 3C ). Clypeus not well delimited, striate. Clypeal margin with two large lobes separated by deep incision ( Fig. 3C ). Mandibles not unusually large ( Fig. 3C ). Toruli much higher than centre of face. Scrobes fairly deep. Scape reaching above level of vertex ( Fig. 3C ). Anelli transverse, all five funicular segments longer than wide, with moderately long setae. Claval apex without spicula ( Fig. 3G ). Relative measurements: head L: 35, W: 68, H: 50; eye H: 32, L: 25; POL: 15; OOL: 11; malar space: 15; scape L: 23, W: 5; pedicel L: 6, W: 4.5; pedicel plus flagellum L: 70; fu1 L: 10, W: 5; fu5 L: 8, W: 5; clava L: 17, W: 7. MESOSOMA. Pronotal collar uniformly reticulate, anterior margin rounded off into vertical neck ( Fig. 3A ). Mesoscutum reticulate. Notauli barely visible among reticulation, occupying about half the length of mesoscutum. Scutellum as coarsely reticulate as mesoscutum, frenal area not delimited ( Fig. 3D ). Dorsellum very short, groove-like ( Fig. 3D ). Propodeal median area more superficially reticulate than scutellum, laterally delimited by sinuate plicae reaching nucha. Posterior part of nucha finely striate ( Fig. 3D ). Central part of prepectus finely reticulate. Mesopleuron with two reticulate areas: a large elongate one in anterior part, and an oval, much smaller one, in posterior part; adjacent areas smooth ( Fig. 3A ). Metapleuron finely reticulate, separated from propodeal callus by deep groove. Fore wing ( Fig. 3F ) with basal cell, including basal vein, bare except one or two scattered setae. Costal cell with an irregular line of setae in distal half. Disc sparsely setose. Speculum large, gradually narrowing and reaching stigmal vein. Admarginal setae on ventral side of wing in one irregular row. Stigmal height as long as distance from stigma to PMV ( Fig. 3F ). Relative measurements: mesosoma L: 70, W: 55, H: 47; mesoscutum L: 26, W: 55; scutellum L: 30, W: 30; propodeum L: 16; fore wing L: 130, W: 65; MV: 27; SV: 15; PMV: 20; stigma H: 7; distance from stigma to PMV: 7. Fig. 3. Habritella noyesi sp. nov. A . Holotype, ♀ (NHMUK). B, H .Allotype, ♂ (NHMUK). C–G . Paratype, ♀ (NHMUK). A . Habitus in lateral view. B . Habitus in lateral view. C . Head in frontal view. D . Detail of mesosoma in dorsal view. E . Metasoma in dorsal view. F . Fore wing in dorsal view. G . Antenna in lateral view. H . Antenna in lateral view (inset: detail of clava indicating the terminal process). METASOMA ( Fig. 3E ). Acute at both ends, slightly collapsing dorsally. Gt1 greatly produced posteriorly, its hind margin medially emarginate. Gt3 with posterior margin medially incised. Gt4 not unusually enlarged, not larger than gt3. Relative measurements: metasoma L: 110, W: 39; gt1 L: 22, W: 25; gt2 L: 9, W: 31; gt3 L: 15, W: 39; gt4 L: 15, W: 37; gt5 L: 12, W: 31; gt6 L: 15, W: 21; syntergum L: 14, W: 5. Male allotype Differs from the female holotype mainly in the following. Body length: 1.5 mm . Metasoma uniformly dark brown, with some blue-green metallic reflections mainly on gt1. Body setation mostly darker, less conspicuous. Antenna 11263. Flagellar setae slightly denser, but not more erect than those of the female ( Fig. 3H ). Clava with short spike-like terminal process ( Fig. 3H ). MV 1.6 × SV. Metasoma much narrower anteriorly than posteriorly, distinctly shorter than head plus mesosoma, distal tergites partly retracted. Posterior margins of all tergites virtually straight. Metasoma L: 73, W: 22. Variation Females Body length: 1.75–2.10 mm . Hind femur from yellowish to yellowish-brown. Metasoma sometimes with violet reflections. POL 1.2–1.4 × OOL. MV 1.6–1.8 × SV. Metasoma length 2.8–3.5× width. Males Body length: 1.2–1.5 mm . Hind femur from yellowish to yellowish-brown. Shape and length of metasoma variable according to degree of collapsation. Distribution Togo . Hosts Unknown.