Eustochomorpha Girault, Neotriadomerus gen. n., and Proarescon gen. n. (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae), early extant lineages in evolution of the family
Author
Huber, John T.
Natural Resources Canada, c / o Canadian National Collection of Insects, AAFC, K. W. Neatby Building, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K 1 A 0 C 6, Canada
john.huber2@agr.gc.ca
text
Journal of Hymenoptera Research
2017
2017-06-30
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.57.12892
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.57.12892
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Neotriadomerus longiovipositor Huber
sp. n.
Figs
108-111
, 112-115
, 116-118
, 119, 120
, 121, 122
, 123, 124
, 125
Type
material.
Holotype female (ANIC) on slide (Fig.
111
) labelled: 1. "15.17S 145.10E 5Km WbyN Rounded Hill nr Hope Vale Mission Q 7 Oct. 1980 J.C. Cardale ex ethanol". 2. "
Neotriadomerus longiovipositor
Huber Holotype ♀ dorsal".
Paratypes.
4 females, 4 males, 1 deformed male (gynandromorph?). AUSTRALIA.
Queensland
: Batavia Downs,
12.40°S
;
142.39°E
, 22.vi-23.viii.1992, P. Zborowski & J. Cardale, flight interception trap (1♂, ANIC); NW of Chillagoe near historical mine site,
17°08'40"S
;
144°30'16"E
, 30.iii.1992, E.C. Dahms & G. Sarnes (1♂, QMBA); 18.5 km W. Gordonvale, 13.xi.1979, E.C. Dahms, J.B. Woolley & J. LaSalle, open forest (1♀, QDPC); Heathlands,
11.45°S
;
142.35°E
, 15-26.i.1992, I. Naumann, T. Weir, at light (1♀, ANIC); Millstream Falls National Park,
17.41°S
;
145.26°E
, 24-25.v.1980, I.D. Naumann, J.C. Cardale (1 deformed ♂, ANIC); 5 km W. by
N.
Rounded Hill near Hope Vale Mission,
15.17°S
,
145.10°E
; 7-10.v.1981, I.D. Naumann (1♀, ANIC);
15.16°S
;
144.59°E
14 km W. by
N.
Hope Vale Mission. 8-18.x.1980, J.C. Cardale, collected at light (1♂, ANIC); Ross River resevoir, 10 km S. Townsville,
19° 27'S
;
146° 44'E
, 27.xi.1991, C.J. Burwell (1♂, QMBA); near Swamp Mitchell Plateau airfield,
14.47°S
;
125.49°E
, 18.v.1983, I.D. Naumann, J.C. Cardale (1♀, ANIC).
Diagnosis.
Neotriadomerus longiovipositor
differs from the other small (body length less than 2600) species of
Neotriadomerus
, as follows: fore wing with cubital line extending proximally to about level of other microtrichia (Fig.
113
); ovipositor extending anteriorly under mesosoma at least to level of head (Figs
114
,
115
); funicle segments with mps in two widely overlapping whorls (Fig.
112
). Male flagellomeres with mps in two scarcely overlapping whorls (Fig.
121
).
Figures 108-111.
Neotriadomerus longiovipositor
, holotype.
108
head, anterior
109
mouthparts and tentorium
110
head, posterior
111
holotype slide. Scale bar = 200
μm
.
Figures 112-115.
Neotriadomerus longiovipositor
, holotype.
112
antenna
113
wings
114
mesosoma + metasoma, dorsal (inset shows fenestra of scutellum)
115
mesosoma + metasoma, ventral as seen dorsally through body. Scale bar = 500
μm
.
Figures 116-118.
Neotriadomerus longiovipositor
, female paratypes.
116
head + anterior of mesosoma, dorsal (near Swamp Mitchell Plateau Airfield)
116
metasoma, lateral (18.5 km W. Gordonvale)
117
metasoma, median plane
118
metasoma, lateral. Scale bar for
116
= 200
μm
;
117, 118
= 1000
μm
.
Description.
Female
. Body length ≈ 1700-2250 (n=6).
Colour.
Body (before slide mounting one specimen) uniformly shiny black except mouthparts brown; antenna dark brown but scape and pedicel ventrally slightly lighter; pro- and mesocoxa dark brown except extreme apices yellowish, metacoxa dorsally almost black; the rest of each leg yellowish except for femur ventrally of fore- and mid leg, entire femur except extremities of hind leg, and apical tarsomere of all legs brown.
Head.
Head width 344-412 (Figs
108
,
110
).
Antenna.
Fl1 slightly shorter than fl2, with 8 (9?) mps; fl2 slightly the longest funicle segment, with 9-12 mps; fl3-fl8 with 9-12 (13?) mps; clava with 22 mps, 8 on first, 6 on second and 8 on third segment (Fig.
112
). Antennal measurements (n=4), length/width (ratio of flagellar segments): scape 174-194/47-65 (2.99-3.78), pedicel 57-66/40-46 (1.30-1.67), fl1 85-104/44-57 (1.83-1.95), fl2 88-108/45-52 (1.88-2.19), fl3 80-109/43-52 (1.72-2.11), fl4 72-84/44-47 (1.65-1.97), fl5 70-102/42-47 (1.66-2.19), fl6 68-97/43-50 (1.56-1.94), fl7 65-96/41-44 (1.54-2.17), fl8 63-64/42-46 (1.41-1.49); entire clava 126-128/49/53 (2.43-2.59),
with
segments 1-3 length [measured along dorsal margin] 40-46, 29-31, and 50-60 (the paratype from 18.5 km W. Gordonvale was the largest specimen but had fl8 and clava missing from both antennae so the maximum lengths in the ranges given above
for
those segments are smaller than they should be).
Mesosoma.
Mesosoma length 617-678, width 317-327 (n=3, slide mounts), height ≈ 280 (critical point dried paratype).
Wings.
Fore wing length (n=3) 1118-1208, width 407-432, length/width 2.71-2.80, longest marginal setae ≈ 54-62; cubital line extending to just proximal to base of parastigma (Fig.
113
). Hind wing length ≈ 914-1052, width 120-136, longest marginal setae ≈ 50-67.
Legs.
Protibia with 5 or 6 (on specimen with only 2 on one leg) short, thick pegs along its length and a transverse row of 3 or 4 abutting pegs apically (as in Fig.
53
).
Metasoma.
Metasoma height in lateral view ≈ 480 (including slightly lowered hypopygium, critical point dried paratype) or 320-400 (three slide mounted paratypes). Gaster length 918-1453, about 1.49-2.12
x
as long as mesosoma; gt1-gt7 lengths about 204-244, 190-236, 136-266, 130-207, 114-209, 218-320, ≈ 24-59 [measurement of a tergum excludes the telescoped portion inside another (more anterior) tergum]; hypopygium extending posteriorly to about apex of gt3 to halfway between anterior and posterior margin of gt4. Ovipositor length 1445-2238, ≈ 3.58-4.82
x
metatibia length (≈ 380-472) and extending anteriorly to level of head or beyond (Figs
114
,
115
) and not extending posteriorly beyond apex of gaster (Figs
114
,
115
), except in one paratype (Figs
117
,
118
).
Male. Colour.
As for female.
Head.
Head (Figs
119
,
120
) width 380-436 (n=4).
Antenna.
Measurements, length/width (n=3): scape 170-214/56-67, pedicel 57-68/46-52, flagellar segments: fl1 117-122/55-63, fl2 109-134/52-58, fl3 103-136/50-62, fl4 105-130/47-56, fl5 102-125/48-55, fl6 98-127/50, fl7 96-120/48-52, fl8 89-120/44-53, fl9 84-112/45-48, fl10 76-104/42-48, fl11 90-118/36-43; total flagellar length 1068-1349; fl6 length/width ratio 1.98-2.54, with about 17-19 mps in two slightly overlapping whorls (Fig.
121
).
Mesosoma.
Mesosoma length 780-860, about 0.80-1.22
x
as long as metasoma length (680-1020); propodeum with 2 propodeal setae, rarely 3 on one side.
Wings.
Fore wing (Fig.
122
) length (n=3) 1191-1320, width
446
-495, length/width, 2.56-2.67, longest marginal setae 58-68; cubital line extending to about level of other microtrichia. Hind wing length 921-1024, width 132-158, longest marginal setae 52-65.
Metasoma.
Petiole length 35-36, width 70-76 (n=2). Gaster length 780-860; gt1-gt5 each with a row of about 5 lateral and dorsal setae on each side (apparently without dorsal setae on gt1), and gt6 with about 6 long dorsal setae on each side and about 20 short lateral setae (Fig.
123
). Genitalia (Fig.
124
,
125
) with paramere in lateral view higher than wide and blunt apically, with 2 short apicoventral setae close together and 2 or 3 short subapical setae more widely spaced.
Etymology.
The name is a noun in apposition, referring to the long ovipositor (the second longest in the genus) that extends anteriorly to the head.
Figures 119, 120.
Neotriadomerus longiovipositor
, male paratype (14 km W. by
N.
Hope Vale Mission).
119
head, anterior (inset shows ocular apophysis or apodeme)
120
head, posterior. Scale bar = 200
μm
.
Figures 121, 122.
Neotriadomerus longiovipositor
.
121
male antenna, paratype (14 km W. by
N.
Hope Vale Mission)
122
wings. Scale bar = 500
μm
.
Figures 123, 124.
Neotriadomerus longiovipositor
, male paratype (14 km W. by
N.
Hope Vale Mission).
123
mesosoma, legs + metasoma, lateral
124
genitalia, lateral. Scale bar for
123
= 1000
μm
;
124
= 200
μm
.
Figure 125.
Neotriadomerus longiovipositor
, male paratype (near historical mine site, NW of Chillagoe). Gaster, median plane showing genitalia. Scale bar = 300
μm
.