New species of Australian arid zone chelonine wasps from the genera Phanerotoma and Ascogaster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) informed by the ‘ Bush Blitz’ surveys of national reserves Author Kittel, Rebecca N. Author Austin, Andrew D. text Journal of Natural History 2015 2015-07-31 50 211 262 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2015.1074747 journal article 21297 10.1080/00222933.2015.1074747 eadd473a-210b-4c1f-a99d-0eb373d15b12 1464-5262 3983279 054A948A-5B2F-4A23-BC77-A8F9239094C0 Phanerotoma witchelinaensis sp. nov. ( Figures 14a – d , 16 ) Description Body measurements. Length of body 2.9 – 3.5 mm females, 3.0 – 3.5 mm males; ratio of length of fore wing to body 0.88; ratio of length of metasoma to mesosoma 1.2. Head. Ratio of length of third antennomere to fourth 1.2; ratio of length of third and fourth antennomere 2.4 and 2 their width, respectively; ratio of length of eye in dorsal view to length of temple 2.2; ratio of width of face in anterior view to its height 1.7; ratio of width of clypeus to height 1.3; clypeus with two teeth, ratio of length malar space to base of mandible 0.6; face fine rugose; vertex and frons rugose; ratio posterior ocelli:LOL: POL:OOL 1.0:1:0.8:2.4 Mesosoma. Middle lobe of mesoscutum rugose; notauli present; mesoscutellum fine punctate; mesopleuron punctate; precoxal sulcus present; ratio of height of mesosoma to length 1.9; propodeal tubercles absent; blister on mid tibia present; ratio length of hind tibia to hind tarsus 1.0; ratio of length of posterior spur to length of basal tarsus 0.4; ratio hind coxa, hind femur, hind tibia and hind tarsus 1.7, 4.3, 5.7 and 20.0 times their width, respectively; fore wing: 2-R1 absent; ratio of length of 1-R1 to length of pterostigma 1.4; ratio of width of pterostigma to its length 2.6; ratio r:3-SR:SR-1:r-m 1.0:1.3:7.7:1.15; 1-SR+M emanating from parastigma; 2-SR+M postfurcal. Metasoma. Shape of metasoma oval in dorsal view, narrows down to posterior end; ratio of width of metasoma to its length 0.5; carapace flat in lateral view; ratio of keel to length of metasoma 0.17; carapace longitudinal strigose; both sutures straight; third tergite without lobes or teeth; ratio of the three metasomal tergites 1.0:1.2:1.9. Colour. Head orange; antenna light brown; mesosoma reddish-brown except mesoscutum and mesosternum orange; legs light brown; first and second tergites beige, gradually darker (reddish-brown) towards posterior end; wing venation dark brown. Diagnosis This species differs from all other species by the shape of the carapace. The last tergite of the carapace has a long triangular shape. Specimens examined Holotype , Australia ( South Australia ) : 1 ♀ , “ 14 October 2010 , Witchelina Station 30° 05 ʹ 44 ″ S , 138°08 ʹ 09 ″ E , R. Kittel , sweeping; Bush Blitz survey RK035 on Acacia sp. ” ( SAM ) . Other material, Australia ( Queensland ) : 1 ♀ , Eurimbula , Miriam Vale distr . Site 4, 27 March 1975 , D.K. McAlpine , MV light ( AMS K358188 ); 1 ♀ , S .E. Queensland Beerwak , 26.51°S , 152.57°E , 28 September – 29 October 86, B .K. Cantrell, M.T. (WINC); 1 ♂ , Bertiehaugh Creek , 12.12°S , 142.22°E , 13 August 1993 , P . Zborowski and J. Balderson, LT ( ANIC ); 1 ♂ , Heathlands , 11.45°S , 142.35°E , 15 – 26 January 1992 , I .D. Naumann and T. Weir , LT ( ANIC ) ; Western Australia : 1 ♀ , Pilganoova Well , 25 May 1953 , T .B. Tindale ( SAM ); 1 ♀ , Kanjini NP , Mt Bruce Rd , Hamersley , 22°37 ʹ 27 ″ S, 118°20 ʹ 47 ″ E , 25 April – 1 May 2003 Lambkin and Weir , MT, 755 m , dry rocky creekbed ( ANIC ); 2 ♀♀ , Leeuwin Naturaliste NP , Gnarabug Cave , 34°03.014'S, 115°01.501'E , 5 November 2011 , Kittel and Krieger , sweep ( WAM SF008307-18 , 19 ) . Biology Unknown. Etymology Named after the type locality Witchelina Station . Distribution Found in South Australia ( Witchelina Station ), Queensland , and Western Australia ( Figure 16 ) . CO1 sequence Genbank accession number for this species is KJ438593 .