Revision of Ceranisus and the related thrips-attacking entedonine genera (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) of the world
Author
Triapitsyn, Serguei V.
text
African Invertebrates
2005
2005-12-31
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.7909932
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7909932
Entedonomphale lermontovi
sp. n.
Figs 28, 29
Etymology: This species is named after Russian poet Mikhail Yu. Lermontov.
Diagnosis: This species can be easily recognised by its light brown body and a narrow forewing (length/width ratio about 3.7:1).
Figs 28, 29.
Entedonomphale lermontovi
sp. n.
, female (holotype): (28) antenna, (29) forewing. Scale lines = 0.1 mm.
Description: Female (
holotype
and
paratype
). Body and appendages mostly light brown, with some brown on middle and hind tibiae and metasomal terga.
Vertexal suture faint and indistinct.Antenna (
Fig. 28
) with scape slender, about 5.8 x as long as wide; F1 a little longer than wide, F2 slightly wider than long, each with 1 sensillum; clava longer than funicle, about 2.4 x as long as wide, with several sensilla.
Mesosoma markedly shorter than metasoma, almost smooth. Midlobe of mesoscutum with 2 pairs of setae; anterior margin of scutellum slightly angulate. Forewing (
Fig. 29
) about 3.7 x as long as wide; longest marginal setae about 0.5 x maximal forewing width; disc with slight brown pigmentation behind marginal (its distal half only) and stigmal veins, more or less evenly setose in apical half of forewing. Hind wing about 7.5 x as long as wide, with disc hyaline; longest marginal setae about 1.5 x hind wing width. Hind coxa lightly sculptured.
Petiole conspicuous, much longer than wide. Ovipositor short, occupying about 2/5 length of gaster, not exserted; ovipositor length/metatibia length ratio about 1.1:1.
Measurements (n=1,
holotype
). Body: 1439. Antenna: scape: 176; pedicel: 58; F1: 35; F2: 31; clava: 115. Forewing: 787/212; longest marginal seta: 112. Hind wing: 576/76; longest marginal seta: 118. Ovipositor: 291.
Male. Unknown.
Holotype
:
Female
on slide, labelled: 1. “
S. Africa
: Trans. [Transvaal,
South Africa
],
15 km
E. Klaserie
,
Guernsey
Farm,
19–31.xii.1985
,
M. Sanborne
CNCI”; 2. (red) “
Entedonomphale lermontovi
S. Triapitsyn
HOLOTYPE
^” [
SANC
].
Paratype
: 1^ on slide [
CNCI
], labelled: “S.A.K.N.P. [
Kruger National Park
,
South Africa
], Skukuza, XII-12–15.1985, yellow
M. Sanborne
mal.”
.
Hosts: Unknown.
Comments: The
holotype
is mounted laterally. The metasoma of the
paratype
specimen is missing. In addition to the
holotype
and
paratype
specimens, there is a point in CNCI, labelled same as the
holotype
of
E. lermontovi
sp. n.
, which has only a forewing and a leg glued onto it; these remains of a specimen apparently belong to this species. For obvious reasons that specimen is not included in the type series.