Discovery of a new species of Embolemus Westwood (Hymenoptera: Embolemidae) from New Caledonia Author Contarini, Mario Author Olmi, Massimo Author Capradossi, Leonardo Author Guglielmino, Adalgisa text Zootaxa 2020 2020-01-24 4728 4 477 482 journal article 24255 10.11646/zootaxa.4728.4.6 f4696c4a-8276-4cda-82df-22fdbe61ba7b 1175-5326 3626626 E7A126FB-ED40-4B63-A88C-4DC52C92106D Embolemus villemantae sp. nov. ( Figs 1–4 , 13 ) Type material . Holotype : ♂ : NEW CALEDONIA : Yaté , Kwakwe , KWA-MAL-3A: S 21.91937 ; E 166.55153 , 884 m , 13–28.XI.2016 , APA-NCPS-2016-025, E. Poirier leg., Expédition La Planéte Revisitée MNHN-PNI , PR16NC00364 , NC-TR 1968 ( MNHN ) . Paratypes : NEW CALEDONIA : Aoupinié , Gohapin , 21.17885S 165.27666E , 893 m , 11–26.X.2017 , AOU-MAL-3 A, E. Poirier leg., N° 60912- 2001-2017 /JJC, Expédition La Planète Revisitée MNHN-PNI , 1♂ ( MNHN ); Thio , Comboui , 1013 m , 21.77866S 166.29289E , COM-MAL-2A, 9–24.XI.2016 , APA-NCPS-2016-025, Expédition La Planéte Revisitée MNHN-PNI , PR16NC00081 , E. Poirier , C. Villemant & A. Soldati leg., 1♂ ( DAFS ); Yaté , Ouinné , 187 m , 21.99576S 166.62541E , OUI-MAL-3A bis, 15.XI– 2.XII.2016 , E. Poirier leg., Expédition La Planéte Revisitée MNHN-PNI , PR16NC00663 , APA-NCPS-2016-025, 1♂ ( MNHN ) . Diagnosis . Fully winged male of Embolemus ( Figs 1–4 ) with OOL about twice as long as greatest breadth of lateral ocelli ( Fig. 3 ); metapectal-propodeal disc with lateral surfaces partly smooth and unsculptured, with some irregular striae or keels ( Fig. 4 ). Description of male holotype . Fully winged ( Figs 1–4 ); length 2.7–3.4 mm ( holotype 3.4 mm ). Dark brown ( holotype ) to brown-testaceous ( paratypes ); mandible, clypeus and legs testaceous; antenna brown, except scape and pedicel brown-testaceous. Antenna filiform, articulated to prominent frontal contiguous processes; antennal toruli very far from upper margin of clypeus. Ratios of antennomeres: 18:4.5:21:20:19:19:17:16:15:17. Head ( Fig. 3 ) shiny, unsculptured, finely setose, with dorsal side swollen; occipital carina complete; ocelli distinct; POL = 2; OL = 2; OOL = 6; OPL = 3; TL = 5; OOL about twice as long as greatest breadth of lateral ocelli (6:3) ( Fig. 3 ); face without short median stria in front of anterior ocellus; eye small, much shorter than head (13:25); face from clypeus to antennal toruli with two very convergent incomplete longitudinal and median sutures. Palpal formula 6/3. Pronotum shiny, crossed by strong transverse impression; anterior collar hidden under head; posterior surface of pronotum much shorter than half of mesoscutum; pronotum shorter than mesoscutum (10:20). Mesoscutum shiny, unsculptured, finely setose. Notauli absent. Mesoscutellum shiny, unsculptured. Metanotum short, transverse, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal complex ( Fig. 4 ) shiny, with lateral surfaces partly unsculptured, with some irregular striae or keels, with transverse keel between disc and propodeal declivity. Metapectal-propodeal disc and propodeal declivity with two complete median longitudinal keels (keels anteriorly limiting one small subtrapezoidal area situated near metanotum) ( Fig. 4 ). Mesopleuron and metapleuron shiny, unsculptured. Forewing slightly darkened, with four cells enclosed by pigmented veins (C, R, 1Cu, 1M); distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein slightly longer than proximal part (27:19); Hind wing hyaline, not darkened. Genitalia ( Fig. 13 ) with short glabrous dorsal process of paramere and short outer branch of basivolsella. Tibial spurs 1/2/2. Female . Unknown. Hosts . Unknown. Etymology : The species is named after one of the collectors, Dr. Claire Villemant (Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France ).