Revision of Stenetra Masi, 1931 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) Author Tselikh, Ekaterina Author Burks, Roger text Zootaxa 2020 2020-04-02 4759 2 191 208 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4759.2.3 819b234f-6385-4412-a51b-d7a82f490ac4 1175-5326 3737407 A2B2B004-8F86-4245-B29F-5FE60C0B2870 Stenetra daleskeyae Tselikh sp. nov. ( Figs 16–23 ) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: C4FE3455-FA14-43F7-BC3B-E4BABF61A378 Description. Female . Body length 4.2–5.2 mm ; fore wing length 2.3–2.8 mm . Head, mesosoma, and metasoma dark metallic green with diffuse coppery lustre; antenna with scape basally yellowish-brown, scape apically and pedicel dark brown with green metallic lustre; funiculus dark brown, clava brown; all coxae dark metallic green with diffuse coppery lustre, all femora brown, fore tibia yellowish-brown, mid and hind tibiae brown; all tarsi yellow except last segment brown; fore wing with brownish tint, venation yellowish-brown; ovipositor sheath black. Head in dorsal view 2.0–2.1× as broad as long and 1.16–1.2× as broad as mesoscutum; in frontal view 1.2× broader than high. POL 1.2–1.3× OOL. Eye height 1.5–1.66× eye length and 1.6–1.85× as long as malar space. Distance between antennal toruli and lower margin of clypeus 0.6–0.7× distance between antennal toruli and median ocellus. Clypeus radially striate, its lower margin emarginate. Antenna with scape 0.9× as long as eye height and 1.45–1.5× as long as eye length, not reaching anterior edge of median ocellus; pedicel 2.0–2.1× as long as broad and 0.7–1.0× as long as F1; combined length of pedicel and flagellum 0.9× breadth of head; flagellum almost filiform; second anellus transverse and 1.4× as long as first anellus; F1 1.5–1.6× as long as broad and 1.0× as long as F2, with 3 rows of dense sensilla; F2–F6 longer than broad; clava 2.1–2.5× as long as broad. Mesosoma 1.3× as long as broad. Scutellum finely reticulate, 0.9× as long as broad. Propodeum medially 0.4–0.5× as long as scutellum; median carina present only anteriorly, plicae weak; nucha short and reticulate, 0.4× length of propodeum. Fore wing 2.36–2.5× as long as maximum width; basal cell bare; speculum open; M 0.9× as long as P and 1.2–1.3× as long as S; stigma with long uncus. Metasoma lanceolate, 1.3–1.4× as long as mesosoma and head; Mt8 1.1–1.4× as long as broad and 0.5–0.7× as long as Mt7. Ovipositor sheath projecting slightly beyond apex of metasoma. FIGURES 16–23 . Stenetra daleskeyae Tselikh sp. nov. ( 16–19, 22, 23 ♀ holotype, 20, 21 ♀ paratype). 16, antenna; 17, fore wing; 18, head frontal view; 19, head dorsal view; 20, scutellum and propodeum, dorsal view; 21, habitus, dorsal view; 22, habitus, lateral view; 23, metasoma dorsal view. Material examined. Holotype : ♀ , RUSSIA , “ SSSR , Dagestan Nov. Birjuzak, 28.6.1957 Vorobjev”, “ HOLO- TYPE Stenetra daleskeyae ♀ Tselikh ” ( ZISP ). Paratypes : 1 ♀ , KAZAKHSTAN , “ Mangystau Reg. , Tauchik , 27.IV.1977 V . A. Rikhter ”, “ PARATYPE Stenetra daleskeyae ♀ Tselikh ” ( ZISP ) ; 1 ♀ , “ Karaganda Reg. , 20 km E m. Bolkhash , 17. VI .1962 Tobias”, “ PARATYPE Stenetra daleskeyae ♀ Tselikh ” ( ZISP ) ; 2 ♀ , RUSSIA , “ DAGHESTAN : Novobiryuzyak 7.vii.1957 Vorobjev”, “ NHMUK 013458842 ”, “ NHMUK 013458844 ”, “ PARATYPE Stenetra daleskeyae ♀ Tselikh ” ( BMNH ) ; 1 ♀ , “ DAGHESTAN : Novobiryuzyak 7.vii.1957 Vorobjev”, “ NHMUK 013458841 ”, “ PARATYPE Stenetra daleskeyae ♀ Tselikh ” ( UCR ) ; 1 ♀ , “ Astrakhan Reg. , Mount Bolshoi Bogdo , 29. V .1917 N.K.”, “ PARATYPE Stenetra daleskeyae ♀ Tselikh ” ( ZISP ) ; 1 ♀ , “ Volgograd Reg. , Kamyshin , pine forest, 28.07.2015 Belokobylskij”, “ PARATYPE Stenetra daleskeyae ♀ Tselikh ” ( CNC ) ; 1 ♀ , “ Stavropol Reg. , Kuma , 5. V .1911 Uvarov”, “ PARATYPE Stenetra daleskeyae ♀ Tselikh ” ( UCR ) ; 1 ♀ , SPAIN , “SPAIN: Castellon Benicasim , 13-15.vi.1973 . Z. Bouček ”, “ ♀ Stenetra ligustica Masi det. Bouček , 1980”, “ NHMUK 013455875 ”, “ PARATYPE Stenetra daleskeyae ♀ Tselikh ” ( BMNH ) . Distribution. Kazakhstan , southern European part of Russia , Spain . Etymology. The species is named in honour of the Natalie Dale-Skey Papilloud curator ( Chalcidoidea, Evanioidea, Megalyroidea, Mymarommatoidea, Stephanoidea, Trigonalyoidea ) BMNH and secretary, International Society of Hymenopterists. Comments. This species is very similar to S. ligustica ; the differences between these species are given in the key.