Extending rarity: discovery of the rare braconine genus, Carinibracon van Achterberg (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in the Oriental region with the description of a new species from south India Author Ranjith, A. P. Author Manjusha, B. M. Author Kumar, P. Girish Author Nasser, M. text Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-09 4514 4 593 600 journal article 27983 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.4.12 4dceabff-2359-4742-a2ee-b8986cbb848f 1175-5326 2609304 CCD61F0C-2DE8-42AF-B754-A92CD6BC9746 Carinibracon orientalis Ranjith sp. nov. ( Figs 1–2 ) Material examined . Holotype , female, ( ♀ ) “ India : Kerala , Kozhikode, Janakikkad , 23.xii.2014 , coll. A.P. Ranjith. ” Paratype , female, ( ♀ ) “ India : Kerala , Wayanad , Mananthavadi , 6–14.v.2015 , coll. B.M. Manjusha ” Description . Holotype , female, length of body 4.20 mm , antenna 3.90 mm , fore wing 3.70 mm , ovipositor 2.50 mm . Head . Antennomeres 40. Length of first flagellomere as long as second. First and second flagellomeres 1.23× as long as wide. Penultimate flagellomere 1.16× as long as wide. Head 1.30×, 1.82× as wide as long in anterior and dorsal view respectively. Face 2.20× as wide as long, rugose, setose, raised medially, faintly transversely striate antero-laterally ( Fig. 1B ). Height of clypeus: inter tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance= 1.0: 2.5: 1.7. Clypeus separated from face with a shallow transverse groovewith ventral carina ( Fig. 1B ). Tentorial pit deep ( Fig. 1B ). Malar suture distinct. Malar space 1.43× basal width of mandible. Length of eye 2.50× as long as temple in dorsal view, glabrous, slightly emarginated beyond antennal sockets ( Fig. 1C ). Frons inflated, granulate, setose with a complete midlongitudinal groove and carina laterally ( Fig. 1C ). OOL: diameter of ocellus: POL= 3.0: 1.15: 1.0. Vertex granulate, setose ( Fig. 1C ). Occiput smooth, setose ( Fig. 1C ). Mesosoma . Mesosoma 1.20× as long as high. Pronotum smooth laterally ( Fig. 1E ). Mesoscutum smooth, setose ( Fig. 1D ). Notauli shallow, complete ( Fig. 1D ). Scutellar sulcus wide divided by seven carinae ( Fig. 1D ). Scutellum smooth, setose ( Fig. 1D ). Mesopleuron smooth, sparsely setose with a pit medio-posteriorly ( Fig. 1E ). Precoxal sulcus shallow not crenulated ( Fig. 1E ). Metapleuron smooth, setose ( Fig. 1E ). Medial area of metanotum with short midlongitudinal carina anteriorly ( Fig. 1F ). Propodeum smooth, setose with complete, raised midlongitudinal carina, posterior and lateral part of propodeum depressed in dorsal view ( Fig. 1F ), lateral area of propodeum raised in lateral view ( Fig. 1E ). Wings . Fore wing: angle between vein C+SC+R and 1RS 60°. Ratio of length of veins r-rs: 3RSa: 3RSb= 1.0: 2.7: 6.0 and 2RS: 3RSa: rs-m= 1.5: 1.1: 1.0. Second submarginal cell narrowing apically ( Fig. 2E ). Vein 1cu-a interstitial ( Fig. 2E ). Hind wing: vein R longitudinal. Legs . Ratio of lengths of fore femur: tibia: tarsus= 1.0: 1.0: 1.2. Hind femur, tibia and basitarsus 3.50, 7.40 and 5.00× as long as wide respectively. Hind coxa smooth, setose ( Fig. 1E ). Tarsal claw with lamelliform basal lobe ( Fig. 2D ). Metasoma . First metasomal tergite 1.30× as long as wide apically, largely smooth with dorsal carina meeting posteriorly, and a short midlongitudinal carina medio-posteriorly, rugose postero-laterally and mid-posteriorly with deep midlongitudinal groove basally, shallow groove sub apically and posteriorly diverging grooves up to dorsal carinae ( Fig. 2A ). Second metasomal tergite rugose with an incomplete mid longitudinal carina, triangular midbasal smooth area and lateral grooves absent ( Fig. 2B ). Second metasomal suture sinuate, widely crenulate ( Fig. 2B ). Metasomal tergites 3–6 rugose with transverse groove posteriorly ( Figs 2B, C ). Hypopygium large, acute apically. Ovipositor sheath setose. Ovipositor with distinct dorsal nodus and ventral serrations ( Fig. 2D ). Colour . Body yellow except antenna, scape and pedicel ventrally, mandible apically, eyes, pterostigma, all wing veins except basal ¾ rd of C+SC+R, hind tarsus, tarsal claw, ovipositor sheath, ovipositor reddish brown to dark brown. Male . Unknown. Distribution . India ( Kerala ). Host . Unknown. Etymology . The name refers to the distribution realm of the species, Oriental region. Comments . Apart from the differences cited in the key, C. orientalis sp. nov. differs from the only member of the genus, C. danielssoni in having scape yellow ( vs brown), antenna with 40 segments ( vs 35 segments), first flagellomere 1.23× as long as wide ( vs 2.30× as long as wide), face 2.20× as wide as long ( vs 1.90× as wide as long), frons with a complete deep midlongitudinal groove ( vs with a short mid longitudinal groove), propodeum raised postero-laterally in lateral view ( vs propodeum not raised postero-laterally in lateral view), hind coxa smooth ( vs punctulate), first metasomal tergite 1.30× as long as wide apically ( vs 0.80× as long as wide apically), hind tarsus brown ( vs dark yellow).