Revision of the subfamily Cardiochilinae Ashmead, 1900 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Egypt, with new records and a new species Author Edmardash, Yusuf A. Author Gadallah, Neveen S. Author Sharkey, Michael J. text Journal of Natural History 2018 2018-01-25 52 5 - 6 269 297 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2017.1420834 journal article 10.1080/00222933.2017.1420834 1464-5262 4747392 C134A1AA-81F6-4661-9C7B-12A7CAE08F67 Schoenlandella deserta ( Telenga, 1955 ) ( Figures 1 (e), 3(b)) Cardiochiles desertus Telenga, 1955 . Fauna SSSR. 5(4): 216, ♀ , fig. Diagnosis Generally yellowish with brownish parts; head with rectangular black spot dorsally ( Figure 1 (e)); galea at most 0.5× height of eye when seen in frontal view; 1-SR+M of fore wing 11× as long as m-cu ( Figure 3 (b)), 2-SR+M 4.5× as long as m-cu, stigma 4.1× as long as broad ( Figure 3 (b)); inner hind tibial spur 1.1 – 1.2× as long as outer one; ovipositor sheath 0.6× as long as hind tibia. Abbreviated description of female Length of body : 4.0 – 4.2 mm ; length of fore wing : 3.0 mm. Body generally yellowish; the following parts are brownish: entire antenna (except slightly paler scape and pedicel), rectangular area on head dorsally, frons medially, T1 anteriorly and ovipositor sheath (metasoma sometimes largely brownish, especially T3 – 7). Fore wing: hyaline, moderately infuscated apically; pterostigma almost black except basal yellowish area; parastigma and tegula are entirely orange or yellow; the veins are brownish and less clear in the infuscated area of wing. Head : antenna with 29 flagellomeres; glossa deeply bilobed, to about 0.4 of its length; OOL:AOL:POL: ØOD = 16:4:2:4. Fore wings : 1-SR+M 11.33× as long as m-cu; 2-SR+M about 4.66× as long as m-cu 1-M straight, 1-SR strongly bent at it middle point forming right angle, junction of 4SRb and 5-SR lacking a sharp angle, m-cu 0.13 as long as 1-M; discal cell 0.53 as long as wide; 1-A absent; 1-2A+3A spectral; 1-Cua 0.29× as long as 1-Cub; 2r 0.5× as long as inside height of SMC2, arising 0.5 along the length of stigma basally; stigma 4.07× as long as wide; angle between 4SRa and Rs 125°; angle between Rs and r-m 100°; spectral node of 3r absent; SMC2 0.36× as long as wide; 2 + 3-SR nearly straight. Legs : Fore tibial spur 0.25× as long as basitarsus; hind tibia 9.5× as long as wide apically; inner hind tibial spur 1.35× as long as outer spur, 0.85× as long as basitarsus. Metasoma : stem of T1 0.31× as long as bulb; median field of T2 1.11× as broad as high; ovipositor sheath 0.6× as long as hind tibia. Male Unknown in the present study. Material examined 2♀ , Gebel Elba ( Wadi Aideb ) ( 22.250°N ; 36.433°E ), January 1939 (Leg. Selim) [ PPDD ] . Distribution Azerbaijan, Morocco , Spain , Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ( Yu et al. 2012 ); Egypt (new record). Host records Unknown.