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<figureCitation id="13174AF4FFDEAC1C6E83FBAAFCA5FB9B" box="[728,859,1094,1120]" captionStart-0="Fig" captionStart-1="Fig" captionStartId-0="68.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionStartId-1="69.[189,232,1961,1987]" captionTargetBox-0="[189,1399,495,1856]" captionTargetBox-1="[189,1399,413,1927]" captionTargetId-0="figure-137@68.[189,1399,495,1856]" captionTargetId-1="figure-70@69.[189,1399,413,1927]" captionTargetPageId-0="68" captionTargetPageId-1="69" captionText-0="Fig. 33. AB. Xiphentedon forceps sp. nov. AD, H. ♀, holotype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). E. ♀, paratype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). F. ♂, paratype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). A, C, F. Habitus in lateral (A) and dorsal (C, F) views. B. Mesosoma in lateral view, the axillula is arrowed. D. Propodeum. E. Head in frontal view. G. Wings, WIP." captionText-1="Fig. 34. Xiphentedon forceps sp. nov., ♀ (SANC, used for SEM). A. Body. B. Mesosoma. C. Head in frontal view. D. Axillula." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10127326" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10127328" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/10127326/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/10127328/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Figs 3334</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDEAC1C6CE6FB6AFEC8FB5B" bold="true" box="[189,310,1158,1184]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Diagnosis</emphasis>
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As for the group, and also: entire antenna dark (
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); head about 2.3× as wide as long in dorsal view; interantennal space without a process, gena not bulging (
<figureCitation id="13174AF4FFDEAC1C6FC0FB3AFBF6FB0B" box="[923,1032,1238,1264]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="68.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,495,1856]" captionTargetId="figure-137@68.[189,1399,495,1856]" captionTargetPageId="68" captionText="Fig. 33. AB. Xiphentedon forceps sp. nov. AD, H. ♀, holotype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). E. ♀, paratype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). F. ♂, paratype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). A, C, F. Habitus in lateral (A) and dorsal (C, F) views. B. Mesosoma in lateral view, the axillula is arrowed. D. Propodeum. E. Head in frontal view. G. Wings, WIP." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10127326" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10127326/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Figs 33E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13174AF4FFDEAC1C6848FB3AFBB6FB0B" box="[1043,1096,1238,1264]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="69.[189,232,1961,1987]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,413,1927]" captionTargetId="figure-70@69.[189,1399,413,1927]" captionTargetPageId="69" captionText="Fig. 34. Xiphentedon forceps sp. nov., ♀ (SANC, used for SEM). A. Body. B. Mesosoma. C. Head in frontal view. D. Axillula." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10127328" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10127328/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">34C</figureCitation>
); fore tibiae with two pale stripes, mid and hind legs with tibiae darkened only basally, their first three tarsomeres pale, pretarsi dark (
<figureCitation id="13174AF4FFDEAC1C6D5BFAF6FE52FACE" box="[256,428,1306,1333]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="68.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,495,1856]" captionTargetId="figure-137@68.[189,1399,495,1856]" captionTargetPageId="68" captionText="Fig. 33. AB. Xiphentedon forceps sp. nov. AD, H. ♀, holotype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). E. ♀, paratype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). F. ♂, paratype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). A, C, F. Habitus in lateral (A) and dorsal (C, F) views. B. Mesosoma in lateral view, the axillula is arrowed. D. Propodeum. E. Head in frontal view. G. Wings, WIP." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10127326" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10127326/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Fig. 33A, C, F</figureCitation>
); axillular projection sessile and bidentate (
<figureCitation id="13174AF4FFDEAC1C6FFEFAF6FBEDFACE" box="[933,1043,1306,1333]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="68.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,495,1856]" captionTargetId="figure-137@68.[189,1399,495,1856]" captionTargetPageId="68" captionText="Fig. 33. AB. Xiphentedon forceps sp. nov. AD, H. ♀, holotype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). E. ♀, paratype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). F. ♂, paratype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). A, C, F. Habitus in lateral (A) and dorsal (C, F) views. B. Mesosoma in lateral view, the axillula is arrowed. D. Propodeum. E. Head in frontal view. G. Wings, WIP." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10127326" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10127326/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Figs 33B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13174AF4FFDEAC1C6844FAF7FBABFACE" box="[1055,1109,1307,1333]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="69.[189,232,1961,1987]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,413,1927]" captionTargetId="figure-70@69.[189,1399,413,1927]" captionTargetPageId="69" captionText="Fig. 34. Xiphentedon forceps sp. nov., ♀ (SANC, used for SEM). A. Body. B. Mesosoma. C. Head in frontal view. D. Axillula." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10127328" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10127328/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">34D</figureCitation>
); median propodeal strip very wide Y-shaped, coriaceous, areas near nucha reticulate (
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,
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).
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<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDEAC1C6CB1FA91FEBBFA6C" bold="true" box="[234,325,1405,1431]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Female</emphasis>
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Pedicel plus flagellum about 2.02.3×as long as scape; flagellum with ovate-elongate segments; gaster 1.21.3 × as long as wide, ovate, syntergum transverse (
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); metasomal petiole short, robust, slightly wider than long (1.2 ×), about
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDEAC1C6ED0FA09FD5DFA04" bold="true" box="[651,675,1509,1535]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">^/5</emphasis>
or ½ of propodeum (
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); propodeum 1.6× as long as petiole; CC without setae on ventral side; WIP with broad red field along apical margin, followed by narrow blue, green and violet stripes, large red smoothly rounded patch (
<figureCitation id="13174AF4FFDEAC1C6849F9C6FB7EF9BF" box="[1042,1152,1578,1604]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="68.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,495,1856]" captionTargetId="figure-137@68.[189,1399,495,1856]" captionTargetPageId="68" captionText="Fig. 33. AB. Xiphentedon forceps sp. nov. AD, H. ♀, holotype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). E. ♀, paratype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). F. ♂, paratype (Ivory Coast; CBGP). A, C, F. Habitus in lateral (A) and dorsal (C, F) views. B. Mesosoma in lateral view, the axillula is arrowed. D. Propodeum. E. Head in frontal view. G. Wings, WIP." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10127326" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10127326/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Fig. 33G</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDEAC1C6CB1F986FED4F97F" bold="true" box="[234,298,1642,1668]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Male</emphasis>
(
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)
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<paragraph id="8B935671FFDEAC1C6CE6F960FEA7F933" blockId="67.[189,1398,1642,1737]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Antenna with funicular joints elongate, slightly more than 2.0× as long as wide, scape about 4.0× as long as wide.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B935671FFDEAC1C6CE6F8F0FAE4F8A2" blockId="67.[189,1398,1820,1881]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">The specific name is associated with a conserved diagnostic character, the forceps-shaped projection on the axillula. The specific epithet is a noun that does not change with a changing generic gender.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33605FAFFDEAC1A6CE6F893FB72FEBD" lastPageId="69" lastPageNumber="70" pageId="67" pageNumber="68" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDEAC1C6CE6F893FE12F863" blockId="67.[189,492,1918,1945]" box="[189,492,1918,1945]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">
<heading id="D0DBE11DFFDEAC1C6CE6F893FE12F863" bold="true" box="[189,492,1918,1945]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="67" pageNumber="68" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDEAC1C6CE6F893FE12F863" bold="true" box="[189,492,1918,1945]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Type material examined</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<materialsCitation id="3B445C2CFFDEAC1C6CB1F840FB12F812" collectingDate="1985-06-01" collectingDateMax="1985-11-15" collectingDateMin="1985-06-01" collectionCode="CBGP, MNHN" collectorName="J. Y. Rasplus" country="Ivory Coast" location="Lamto" pageId="67" pageNumber="68" specimenCount="21" specimenCount-female="21" stateProvince="Lamto" typeStatus="holotype">
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDEAC1C6CB1F840FEA2F83D" blockId="67.[189,1260,1964,2025]" box="[234,348,1964,1990]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDEAC1C6CB1F840FEA2F83D" bold="true" box="[234,348,1964,1990]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">
<typeStatus id="5497E8D3FFDEAC1C6CB1F840FEA2F83D" box="[234,348,1964,1990]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDEAC1C6CE6F822FB12F812" blockId="67.[189,1260,1964,2025]" box="[189,1260,1998,2025]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">
<collectingCountry id="F33B16E1FFDEAC1C6CE6F822FE80F813" box="[189,382,1998,2024]" name="Ivory Coast" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">IVORY COAST</collectingCountry>
<specimenCount id="9D2A9DF8FFDEAC1C6DCCF823FE53F812" box="[407,429,1999,2025]" count="1" pageId="67" pageNumber="68" type="female"></specimenCount>
;
<collectingRegion id="49E89893FFDEAC1C6DE6F823FDF3F812" box="[445,525,1999,2025]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Lamto</collectingRegion>
;
<date id="FF9270B1FFDEAC1C6E42F822FD45F812" box="[537,699,1998,2025]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68" value="1985-08-28">
<collectingDate id="EFD68959FFDEAC1C6E42F822FD45F812" box="[537,699,1998,2025]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68" value="1985-08-28">28 Aug. 1985</collectingDate>
</date>
;
<collectorName id="26D933A7FFDEAC1C6E9CF823FCA9F813" box="[711,855,1998,2025]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">J.Y. Rasplus</collectorName>
leg.; fauchage [sweeping];
<collectionCode id="ED3DCEB4FFDEAC1C68C7F822FB1BF813" box="[1180,1253,1998,2024]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">CBGP</collectionCode>
.
</paragraph>
</materialsCitation>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFD9AC1B6CB1FEE5FE99FED8" blockId="68.[189,1399,265,393]" box="[234,359,265,291]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<materialsCitation id="3B445C2CFFD9AC1B6CB1FEE5FE99FED8" box="[234,359,265,291]" collectingDate="1985-06-01" collectingDateMax="1985-11-15" collectingDateMin="1985-06-01" collectionCode="CBGP, MNHN" collectorName="J. Y. Rasplus" country="Ivory Coast" location="Lamto" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" specimenCount="21" specimenCount-female="21" stateProvince="Lamto" typeStatus="holotype">
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD9AC1B6CB1FEE5FE99FED8" bold="true" box="[234,359,265,291]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<typeStatus id="5497E8D3FFD9AC1B6CB1FEE5FE99FED8" box="[234,359,265,291]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
</materialsCitation>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFD9AC1B6CE6FEC7FDBDFE72" blockId="68.[189,1399,265,393]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<collectingCountry id="F33B16E1FFD9AC1B6CE6FEC7FE7EFEBE" box="[189,384,299,325]" name="Ivory Coast" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">IVORY COAST</collectingCountry>
<specimenCount id="9D2A9DF8FFD9AC1B6DC7FEC7FE0EFEBE" box="[412,496,299,325]" count="20" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" type="female">20 ♀♀</specimenCount>
; same collection data as for holoype;
<date id="FF9270B1FFD9AC1B6FE2FEC7FB4BFEBE" box="[953,1205,298,325]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" value="1985-06-01" valueMax="1985-11-15" valueMin="1985-06-01">
<collectingDate id="EFD68959FFD9AC1B6FE2FEC7FB4BFEBE" box="[953,1205,298,325]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" value="1985-06-01" valueMax="1985-11-15" valueMin="1985-06-01">1 Jun.15 Nov. 1985</collectingDate>
</date>
;
<collectionCode id="ED3DCEB4FFD9AC1B6898FEC7FAF1FEBE" box="[1219,1295,299,325]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">CBGP</collectionCode>
,
<collectionCode id="ED3DCEB4FFD9AC1B6946FEC7FA89FEBE" box="[1309,1399,299,325]" collectionName="France, Paris, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" country="France" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988" name="Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">MNHN</collectionCode>
<materialsCitation id="3B445C2CFFD9AC1B6C8AFEA1FC26FE9C" box="[209,984,332,361]" collectingDate="1985-08-28" collectionCode="CBGP" collectorName="J. Y. Rasplus &amp; Paratypes" country="Ivory Coast" location="IVORY COAST" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1">
<specimenCount id="9D2A9DF8FFD9AC1B6C8AFEA1FEFCFE92" box="[209,258,333,361]" count="1" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" type="male">1 ♂</specimenCount>
; same collection data as for holotype;
<date id="FF9270B1FFD9AC1B6E8EFEA1FC82FE9C" box="[725,892,332,359]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" value="1985-08-28">
<collectingDate id="EFD68959FFD9AC1B6E8EFEA1FC82FE9C" box="[725,892,332,359]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" value="1985-08-28">28 Aug. 1985</collectingDate>
</date>
;
<collectionCode id="ED3DCEB4FFD9AC1B6FD0FEA1FC26FE9C" box="[907,984,333,359]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">CBGP</collectionCode>
</materialsCitation>
<materialsCitation id="3B445C2CFFD9AC1B6FAFFEA1FDC1FE72" collectingDate="1985-08-29" collectionCode="MNHN" collectorName="J. Y. Rasplus &amp; Paratypes" country="Ivory Coast" location="IVORY COAST" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1">
<specimenCount id="9D2A9DF8FFD9AC1B6FAFFEA1FBDBFE92" box="[1012,1061,333,361]" count="1" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" type="male">1 ♂</specimenCount>
; same collection data as for holotype;
<date id="FF9270B1FFD9AC1B6D68FE83FE2BFE72" box="[307,469,366,393]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" value="1985-08-29">
<collectingDate id="EFD68959FFD9AC1B6D68FE83FE2BFE72" box="[307,469,366,393]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" value="1985-08-29">29 Aug. 1985</collectingDate>
</date>
;
<collectionCode id="ED3DCEB4FFD9AC1B6DBAFE83FDC1FE72" box="[481,575,367,393]" collectionName="France, Paris, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" country="France" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988" name="Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">MNHN</collectionCode>
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFD9AC1A6CE6FE43FB72FEBD" blockId="68.[189,927,431,457]" lastBlockId="69.[189,1398,265,327]" lastPageId="69" lastPageNumber="70" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<materialsCitation id="3B445C2CFFD9AC1B6CE6FE43FC65FE32" box="[189,923,431,457]" collectingDate="1993-11-13" collectionCode="CIRAD" collectorName="G. Delvare" country="Benin" location="Sekou" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Sekou">
<collectingCountry id="F33B16E1FFD9AC1B6CE6FE43FEE9FE32" box="[189,279,431,457]" name="Benin" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">BENIN</collectingCountry>
<specimenCount id="9D2A9DF8FFD9AC1B6D6BFE43FEA3FE32" box="[304,349,431,457]" count="1" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
;
<collectingRegion id="49E89893FFD9AC1B6D30FE43FE46FE32" box="[363,440,431,457]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Sékou</collectingRegion>
;
<date id="FF9270B1FFD9AC1B6D9FFE43FD93FE32" box="[452,621,431,457]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" value="1993-11-13">
<collectingDate id="EFD68959FFD9AC1B6D9FFE43FD93FE32" box="[452,621,431,457]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" value="1993-11-13">13. Nov. 1993</collectingDate>
</date>
;
<collectorName id="26D933A7FFD9AC1B6E22FE43FD04FE32" box="[633,762,431,457]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">G. Delvare</collectorName>
leg.;
<collectionCode id="ED3DCEB4FFD9AC1B6F67FE43FC65FE32" box="[828,923,431,457]" country="France" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/5ikt-qrvp" name="Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">CIRAD</collectionCode>
</materialsCitation>
.
<materialsCitation id="3B445C2CFFD8AC1A6CE6FEE5FB76FEBD" collectingDate="1985-11-10" collectionCode="SANC" collectorName="S. Neser" country="South Africa" location="Pretoria" pageId="69" pageNumber="70" specimenCode="HYMC02755" specimenCount="2" specimenCount-female="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Pretoria">
<collectingCountry id="F33B16E1FFD8AC1A6CE6FEE5FDB0FED8" box="[189,590,265,291]" name="South Africa" pageId="69" pageNumber="70">REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA</collectingCountry>
<specimenCount id="9D2A9DF8FFD8AC1A6E38FEE5FD73FEDF" box="[611,653,265,292]" count="1" pageId="69" pageNumber="70" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount id="9D2A9DF8FFD8AC1A6EC0FEE5FD36FEDD" box="[667,712,265,294]" count="1" pageId="69" pageNumber="70" type="male">1 ♂</specimenCount>
;
<collectingRegion id="49E89893FFD8AC1A6E88FEE5FCCDFED8" box="[723,819,265,291]" pageId="69" pageNumber="70">Pretoria</collectingRegion>
, “Tvl, ex twig galls on
<taxonomicName id="4C2C2DF2FFD8AC1A6867FEE5FE8EFEBD" authority=", SANC Pretoria" authorityName="SANC Pretoria" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Lamiaceae" genus="Plectranthus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="69" pageNumber="70" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cylindraceus">
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD8AC1A6867FEE5FA90FED8" box="[1084,1390,265,291]" italics="true" pageId="69" pageNumber="70">Plectranthus cylindraceus</emphasis>
, SANC Pretoria
</taxonomicName>
”;
<date id="FF9270B1FFD8AC1A6DD7FEC0FDD0FEBC" box="[396,558,300,327]" pageId="69" pageNumber="70" value="1985-11-10">
<collectingDate id="EFD68959FFD8AC1A6DD7FEC0FDD0FEBC" box="[396,558,300,327]" pageId="69" pageNumber="70" value="1985-11-10">10 Nov. 1985</collectingDate>
</date>
;
<collectorName id="26D933A7FFD8AC1A6E61FEC0FD63FEBC" box="[570,669,300,327]" pageId="69" pageNumber="70">S. Neser</collectorName>
leg.; Database No.
<specimenCode id="DB8AFE0AFFD8AC1A6FDEFEC0FBD4FEBC" box="[901,1066,300,327]" pageId="69" pageNumber="70">HYMC02755</specimenCode>
;
<collectionCode id="ED3DCEB4FFD8AC1A686DFEC0FB76FEBD" box="[1078,1160,300,326]" collectionName="South Africa, Pretoria, South African National Collection of Insects" country="South Africa" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34248" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34248" name="Agricultural Research Council-Plant Protection Research Institute" pageId="69" pageNumber="70" type="Museum">SANC</collectionCode>
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="DF5306F9FFD9AC1B6CE6F888FE42F813" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10127326" ID-Zenodo-Dep="10127326" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10127326/files/figure.png" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" startId="68.[189,232,1892,1918]" targetBox="[189,1399,495,1856]" targetPageId="68">
<paragraph id="8B935671FFD9AC1B6CE6F888FE42F813" blockId="68.[189,1399,1892,2024]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD9AC1B6CE6F888FEA6F885" bold="true" box="[189,344,1892,1918]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Fig. 33. AB</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C2C2DF2FFD9AC1B6D3CF888FDA6F885" authority="Gumovsky, 2023" authorityName="Gumovsky" authorityYear="2023" box="[359,600,1892,1918]" class="Insecta" family="Eulophidae" genus="Xiphentedon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="forceps" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD9AC1B6D3CF888FDA6F885" box="[359,600,1892,1918]" italics="true" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Xiphentedon forceps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A26B3718FFD9AC1B6E04F888FD44F885" box="[607,698,1892,1918]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD9AC1B6E9AF888FCDEF885" bold="true" box="[705,800,1892,1918]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">AD, H</emphasis>
. ♀, holotype (Ivory Coast; CBGP).
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD9AC1B6891F888FB20F885" bold="true" box="[1226,1246,1892,1918]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">E</emphasis>
. ♀, paratype (Ivory Coast; CBGP).
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD9AC1B6D91F86BFE25F85A" bold="true" box="[458,475,1927,1953]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">F</emphasis>
. ♂, paratype (Ivory Coast; CBGP).
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD9AC1B6FD1F86BFC18F85A" bold="true" box="[906,998,1927,1953]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">A, C, F</emphasis>
. Habitus in lateral (A) and dorsal (C, F) views.
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD9AC1B6D3FF846FE88F83F" bold="true" box="[356,374,1962,1988]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">B</emphasis>
. Mesosoma in lateral view, the axillula is arrowed.
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD9AC1B6FB8F846FC09F83F" bold="true" box="[995,1015,1962,1988]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">D</emphasis>
. Propodeum.
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD9AC1B68FBF846FB4CF83F" bold="true" box="[1184,1202,1962,1988]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">E</emphasis>
. Head in frontal view.
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD9AC1B6D58F821FEE4F81C" bold="true" box="[259,282,1997,2023]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">G</emphasis>
. Wings, WIP.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF5306F9FFD8AC1A6CE6F845FE1CF81C" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10127328" ID-Zenodo-Dep="10127328" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10127328/files/figure.png" pageId="69" pageNumber="70" startId="69.[189,232,1961,1987]" targetBox="[189,1399,413,1927]" targetPageId="69">
<paragraph id="8B935671FFD8AC1A6CE6F845FE1CF81C" blockId="69.[189,1399,1961,2023]" pageId="69" pageNumber="70">
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD8AC1A6CE6F845FEE4F83F" bold="true" box="[189,282,1961,1988]" pageId="69" pageNumber="70">Fig. 34.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C2C2DF2FFD8AC1A6D78F846FDEBF83F" authority="Gumovsky, 2023" authorityName="Gumovsky" authorityYear="2023" box="[291,533,1962,1988]" class="Insecta" family="Eulophidae" genus="Xiphentedon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="69" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="forceps" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD8AC1A6D78F846FDEBF83F" box="[291,533,1962,1988]" italics="true" pageId="69" pageNumber="70">Xiphentedon forceps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A26B3718FFD8AC1A6E45F846FD82F83F" box="[542,636,1962,1988]" pageId="69" pageNumber="70" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, ♀ (SANC, used for SEM).
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD8AC1A6F94F845FC1AF838" bold="true" box="[975,996,1961,1987]" pageId="69" pageNumber="70">A</emphasis>
. Body.
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD8AC1A6818F846FBABF83F" bold="true" box="[1091,1109,1962,1988]" pageId="69" pageNumber="70">B</emphasis>
. Mesosoma.
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD8AC1A68AEF845FAF7F838" bold="true" box="[1269,1289,1961,1987]" pageId="69" pageNumber="70">C</emphasis>
. Head in frontal view.
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFD8AC1A6D03F821FE93F81C" bold="true" box="[344,365,1997,2023]" pageId="69" pageNumber="70">D</emphasis>
. Axillula.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C33605FAFFDBAC196CE6FEE4FDF0F8F2" pageId="70" pageNumber="71" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CE6FEE4FEB0FED9" blockId="70.[189,334,264,290]" box="[189,334,264,290]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">
<heading id="D0DBE11DFFDBAC196CE6FEE4FEB0FED9" bold="true" box="[189,334,264,290]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="70" pageNumber="71" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDBAC196CE6FEE4FEB0FED9" bold="true" box="[189,334,264,290]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Description</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CB1FEDBFEBBFEAA" blockId="70.[189,1399,311,547]" box="[234,325,311,337]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDBAC196CB1FEDBFEBBFEAA" bold="true" box="[234,325,311,337]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Female</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CE6FEB6FEF5FDD8" blockId="70.[189,1399,311,547]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">
Length
<quantity id="4CD4FB94FFDBAC196D41FEB6FE53FE8F" box="[282,429,346,372]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.7" metricValueMax="1.8" metricValueMin="1.6" pageId="70" pageNumber="71" unit="mm" value="1.7" valueMax="1.8" valueMin="1.6">1.61.8 mm</quantity>
. Dark green with blue tint at places. Legs: coxa black, mid trochanter pale, fore trochanter brownish, hind trochanter with dark metallic spot, femora dark, fore tibia with two pale stripes, which darken anteriorly; mid and hind tibiae narrowly darkened basally (on about ¼–
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDBAC19694EFE73FAD2FE42" bold="true" box="[1301,1324,415,441]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">1/5</emphasis>
); fore tarsi pale brown, first three tarsi of mid and hind legs pale and pretarsi of all legs darkened; entire antenna dark; wings transparent, venation pale brown;
<collectingCountry id="F33B16E1FFDBAC196F17FE09FC71FE04" box="[844,911,485,511]" name="Oman" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">OMA</collectingCountry>
dark, but paler (pale brown) than rest of gaster.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CE6FDA5FA89FD7D" blockId="70.[189,1399,585,647]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Head in dorsal view slightly more than 2.0× as wide as long; ocelli small; POL about 2.2× OOL. Occipital margin carinate, not very sharp. MDO: OOL: OCL in ratio 80:99: 64.5. Eye poorly pubescent.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CE6FD41FE51FC47" blockId="70.[188,1406,685,956]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Head in frontal view about 1.3× as wide as high. Face smooth above frontal sutures: upper border of this smooth area not quite reaching level of posterior ends of frontal sutures. Eye height/interocular distance in ratio 34: 30 or 35: 31; eye height 3.13.4× malar space. Surface between toruli poorly elevated. Width of oral fossa 2.22.4 × malar space. Distance between lower eye margin and antennal torulus slightly shorter than diameter of torulus. Scape about 5.0× as long as wide, 0.7× eye height; combined length of pedicel plus flagellum slightly more than 0.8× width of head; pedicel 2.0× as long as wide, 0.80.9 × F1. F1 and F2 about 2.5×, F3 1.71.8× as long as wide, clava 2.6 × as long as wide, with a short terminal spine.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CE6FC0FFAD2FB9D" blockId="70.[189,1399,995,1127]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Mesosoma 1.51.6 × as long as wide. Pronotal collar not carinate, pronotal shoulders wide, blunt. Prosternum bearing fine complete median groove on ventral surface, with protruding flange, anterior margin of which is bilobed. Mesoscutum about 2.0× as broad as long; mesoscutellum slightly longer than broad, 1.31.4× as long as mesoscutum. Axillula with bidentate, forceps-shaped projection.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CE6FB61FE03FB16" blockId="70.[188,1399,1165,1261]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Propodeum with coriaceous median strip (smooth in smaller specimens), delimited by sharp pliciform borders, which diverge anteriorly and subparallel posteriorly; submedian areas smoothly convex; lateral propodeal sulcus complete.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CE6FAF8FE9BFAAA" blockId="70.[189,1398,1300,1361]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Spur of hind tibia as long as or slightly longer than width of tibia, spur of fore tibia about as long as width of tibia.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CE6FA95FC85FA22" blockId="70.[189,1399,1400,1497]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Fore wing about 2.0× as long as wide; CC asetose, 7.0× as long as wide, SC with 2 dorsal setae; MV slightly longer than CC, PMV as long as or slightly longer than STV; speculum broadly open below; apical marginal fringe just slightly longer than width of PR.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CE6FA13FF00F9C7" blockId="70.[189,1398,1535,1596]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Metasomal petiole transverse, conical, its dorsal surface weakly sculptured. Gaster 1.51.7× as long as wide.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CB1F98FFED4F986" blockId="70.[189,1399,1635,1802]" box="[234,298,1635,1661]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDBAC196CB1F98FFED4F986" bold="true" box="[234,298,1635,1661]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Male</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CE6F96AFDF0F8F2" blockId="70.[189,1399,1635,1802]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Similar to female, except: metasomal petiole nearly 2.0 ×, scape 3.03.5×, pedicel about 1.5×, F1 (without peduncle) slightly more than 2.0 ×, F2 and F3 about 2.0 ×, clava about 3.0× as long as wide; combined length of pedicel plus flagellum slightly longer than width of head, which is about 2.5× as broad as long in dorsal view.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C33605FAFFDBAC196CE6F8DCFC23F882" box="[189,989,1840,1913]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CE6F8DCFEE2F8B1" blockId="70.[189,284,1840,1866]" box="[189,284,1840,1866]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">
<heading id="D0DBE11DFFDBAC196CE6F8DCFEE2F8B1" bold="true" box="[189,284,1840,1866]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="70" pageNumber="71" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDBAC196CE6F8DCFEE2F8B1" bold="true" box="[189,284,1840,1866]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Biology</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CE6F8B2FC23F882" blockId="70.[189,989,1886,1913]" box="[189,989,1886,1913]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">
Associated with a gall former on
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<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDBAC196E1FF8B2FC89F883" box="[580,887,1886,1912]" italics="true" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Plectranthus cylindraceus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in
<collectingCountry id="F33B16E1FFDBAC196FC6F8B3FC28F882" box="[925,982,1887,1913]" name="South Africa" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">RSA</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C33605FAFFDBAC196CE6F873FE15F813" box="[189,491,1951,2025]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CE6F873FEA8F842" blockId="70.[189,342,1951,1977]" box="[189,342,1951,1977]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">
<heading id="D0DBE11DFFDBAC196CE6F873FEA8F842" bold="true" box="[189,342,1951,1977]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="70" pageNumber="71" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDBAC196CE6F873FEA8F842" bold="true" box="[189,342,1951,1977]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Distribution</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDBAC196CE6F823FE15F813" blockId="70.[189,491,1998,2025]" box="[189,491,1998,2025]" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">
<collectingCountry id="F33B16E1FFDBAC196CE6F823FEB4F813" box="[189,330,1998,2025]" name="Ivory Coast" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Ivory Coast</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="F33B16E1FFDBAC196D0EF822FE60F813" box="[341,414,1998,2024]" name="Benin" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">Benin</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="F33B16E1FFDBAC196DF1F822FE19F813" box="[426,487,1998,2024]" name="South Africa" pageId="70" pageNumber="71">RSA</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C33605FAFFDAAC186CE6FEE5FCB8FE8F" pageId="71" pageNumber="72" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8B935671FFDAAC186CE6FEE5FED1FED8" blockId="71.[189,303,265,291]" box="[189,303,265,291]" pageId="71" pageNumber="72">
<heading id="D0DBE11DFFDAAC186CE6FEE5FED1FED8" bold="true" box="[189,303,265,291]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="71" pageNumber="72" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDAAC186CE6FEE5FED1FED8" bold="true" box="[189,303,265,291]" pageId="71" pageNumber="72">Remarks</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8B935671FFDAAC186CE6FEDAFCB8FE8F" blockId="71.[187,1399,310,372]" pageId="71" pageNumber="72">
This species is distinguishable from
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<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDAAC186E05FEDBFD8EFEAB" box="[606,624,311,336]" italics="true" pageId="71" pageNumber="72">X</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDAAC186E27FEDAFD2DFEAB" box="[636,723,310,336]" italics="true" pageId="71" pageNumber="72">gerardi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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in the possession of the narrowly basally darkened mid and hind tibiae (predominantly dark in
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<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDAAC186EE6FEB6FD31FE88" box="[701,719,346,371]" italics="true" pageId="71" pageNumber="72">X</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B9588A63FFDAAC186E85FEB5FCCBFE88" box="[734,821,345,371]" italics="true" pageId="71" pageNumber="72">gerardi</emphasis>
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).
</paragraph>
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