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,
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species:
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A723ED44FEE1CDC3FDC6A8C7" box="[330,519,1496,1521]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">Hemilexis jessei</emphasis>
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, 1914
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.
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<taxonomicName id="0D934D74A723ED44FF3CCE33FE0FAB09" authority="Mann, 1914" authorityName="Mann" authorityYear="1914" box="[151,462,1576,1599]" class="Insecta" family="Diapriidae" genus="Hemilexis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="48" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jessei">
<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A723ED44FF3CCE33FE82AB09" box="[151,323,1576,1599]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">Hemilexis jessei</emphasis>
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<collectingCountry id="B2847667A723ED44FEE1CE33FE4AAB09" box="[330,395,1576,1599]" name="Isle of Man" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">Mann</collectingCountry>
, 1914
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. Original description. Illustrated. Biology.
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A723ED44FF3CCE53FE82AB69" box="[151,323,1608,1631]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">Hemilexis jessei</emphasis>
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var.
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<bibRefCitation id="AE024B06A723ED44FE15CE53FD82AB69" author="Mann" box="[446,579,1608,1631]" pageId="1" pageNumber="55" refString="Mann, W. M., (1914) Some myrmecophilic insects from Mexico. Psyche, 21, 171 - 184." type="journal article" year="1914">
<collectingCountry id="B2847667A723ED44FE15CE53FE3EAB69" box="[446,511,1608,1631]" name="Isle of Man" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">Mann</collectingCountry>
, 1914
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.
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<taxonomicName id="0D934D74A723ED44FF3CCE73FE34AB49" authority="Johnson, 1992" authorityName="Johnson" authorityYear="1992" box="[151,501,1640,1663]" class="Insecta" family="Diapriidae" genus="Entomacis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="48" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jessei">
<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A723ED44FF3CCE73FE88AB49" box="[151,329,1640,1663]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">Entomacis jessei</emphasis>
:
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. Cataloged.
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<taxonomicName id="0D934D74A723ED44FF3CCE93FE88ABA9" box="[151,329,1672,1695]" class="Insecta" family="Diapriidae" genus="Entomacis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="48" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jessei">
<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A723ED44FF3CCE93FE88ABA9" box="[151,329,1672,1695]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">Entomacis jessei</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="0D934D74A723ED44FEFBCE93FDA8ABA9" authority="Johnson, 1992" authorityName="Johnson" authorityYear="1992" box="[336,617,1672,1695]" class="Insecta" family="Diapriidae" genus="Mannomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="48" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="variety" species="jessei" variety="minor">
var.
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:
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. Cataloged.
</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName id="0D934D74A723ED44FF3CCEB3FE17AB89" authority="Yoder, 2004" authorityName="Yoder" authorityYear="2004" box="[151,470,1704,1727]" class="Insecta" family="Diapriidae" genus="Hemilexis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="48" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jessei">
<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A723ED44FF3CCEB3FE82AB89" box="[151,323,1704,1727]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">Hemilexis jessei</emphasis>
:
<bibRefCitation id="AE024B06A723ED44FEFACEB3FE17AB89" author="Yoder" box="[337,470,1704,1727]" pageId="1" pageNumber="55" refString="Yoder, M. J. (2004) Revision of the North American species of the genus Entomacis (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae). Canadian Entomologist, 136, 323 - 405." type="journal article" year="2004">Yoder, 2004</bibRefCitation>
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. Considered as Spilomicrini,
<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A723ED44FCBBCEB3FC62AB89" box="[784,931,1704,1727]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">incertae sedis</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A723ED44FF3CCEF4FE8FAA3F" bold="true" box="[151,334,1775,1801]" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">
<typeStatus id="15288855A723ED44FF3CCEF4FF13AA3F" box="[151,210,1775,1801]" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">Type</typeStatus>
material:
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The
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(deposited at
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) of
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A723ED44FC89CEEBFC49AA3F" box="[802,904,1776,1801]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">H. jessei</emphasis>
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is in good though somewhat dirty condition, with the left antenna missing segments past the 3rd and the right antenna missing segments past the 11th.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A723ED44FF6DCF59FE8AAA6A" bold="true" box="[198,331,1858,1884]" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">Etymology</emphasis>
. A combination of &quot;
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&quot;, in reference to the describer, and &quot;micrus&quot; implying relationship to other spilomicrines. Note that
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(1914)
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described
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A723ED44FC91CF70FC61AAB2" box="[826,928,1899,1924]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">H. jessei</emphasis>
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and dedicated it to his &quot;…small collecting companion, Master Jesse Van Law.&quot;, it is unclear as to whether Van Law or
<collectingCountry id="B2847667A723ED44FB87CF89FBB0AA9A" box="[1068,1137,1938,1964]" name="Isle of Man" pageId="1" pageNumber="48">Mann</collectingCountry>
collected the actual
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series.
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FF6DC88CFEB6AD87" bold="true" box="[198,375,151,177]" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">Classification.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="0D934D74A720ED47FED4C883FDE3AD87" box="[383,546,152,177]" class="Insecta" family="Diapriidae" genus="Mannomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FED4C883FDE3AD87" box="[383,546,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">Mannomicrus</emphasis>
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is easily recognized as a member of the Spilomicrini by the 13 segmented antennae and characteristic venation (marginal vein relatively long, submarginal clearly separated from anterior margin of forewing). For a further diagnosis of the tribe see
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.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FF6DC914FE87AC1F" bold="true" box="[198,326,271,297]" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Most similar to species of the genera
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FCAAC90BFC4CAC1F" box="[769,909,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">Spilomicrus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FC6EC90BFB8DAC1F" box="[965,1100,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">Bruchopria</emphasis>
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, from which it differs by the characters listed in
<tableCitation id="8711034CA720ED47FE2CC923FE22AC64" box="[391,483,312,338]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,239,871,895]" captionTargetBox="[159,1415,928,1433]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="TABLE 1. Characters diagnosing Mannomicrus jessei (Mann) from species of Spilomicrus and Bruchopria." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/9EEC667FA720ED47FF3CCB7CFAD9AE49" pageId="2" pageNumber="49" tableUuid="9EEC667FA720ED47FF3CCB7CFAD9AE49">Table 1</tableCitation>
.
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FE5EC923FD59AC67" box="[501,664,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">Mannomicrus</emphasis>
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can be identified by modifying the key of
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as follows (see also the on-line key and color images available at http://www.diapriid.org):
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28 (27). Anterior scutellar pit distinctly bifoveate; basal vein in forewing often present (nebulous); frons unarmed; Nearctic and Neotropical
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................................
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Westwood [male/female] (part)
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<paragraph id="CA2C36F7A720ED47FF3CCA1BFA5BAF5C" blockId="2.[151,1437,432,818]" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">- Anterior scutellar pit unifoveate, at most with very slight medial ridge and/or some irregularly spaced longitudinal carinae, or pit absent; basal vein in forewing absent or at most spectral to very slightly sclerotized; frons armed or unarmed...................................................................................28a</paragraph>
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28a(28). Frons with two sharp points and transverse ledge; body not completely covered with short appressed setae; basal vein in forewing absent; South
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[m] (part)
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Ogloblin
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- Frons without two sharp points and transverse ledge (fig. 1, 2); body completely covered with short appressed setae; basal vein in forewing at most spectral or slightly sclerotized;
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[mf] ...........
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Yoder
<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FAA0CB0CFE96AB32" bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">New Genus Description</emphasis>
. Female (males unknown), length 2.1–3.0mm, mean=2.6.
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FF3CCB7CFEC9AE49" bold="true" box="[151,264,871,895]" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Characters diagnosing
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(Mann)
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from species of
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and
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FB3DCB73FAD0AE49" box="[1174,1297,872,895]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">Bruchopria</emphasis>
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.
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<taxonomicName id="0D934D74A720ED47FE50CBBBFDBAAE81" box="[507,635,928,951]" class="Insecta" family="Diapriidae" genus="Spilomicrus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FE50CBBBFDBAAE81" box="[507,635,928,951]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">Spilomicrus</emphasis>
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spp.
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<taxonomicName id="0D934D74A720ED47FC9FCBBBFC2BAE81" authority="Mann" authorityName="Mann" box="[820,1002,928,951]" class="Insecta" family="Diapriidae" genus="Mannomicrus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jessei">
<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FC9FCBBBFC52AE81" box="[820,915,928,951]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">M. jessei</emphasis>
(Mann)
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FBF2CBBBFB15AE81" box="[1113,1236,928,951]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">Bruchopria</emphasis>
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spp.
<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FAA6CBBBFA89AE81" box="[1293,1352,928,951]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">sensu</emphasis>
Mas- ner and García (2002)
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<th id="37725DC9A72012BAFF34CBF6FE2AA9B9" box="[159,491,1005,1167]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">anterior scutellar pits</th>
<td id="37725DC9A72012BAFE50CBF6FCDBA9B9" box="[507,794,1005,1167]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">2- prominent clearly sepa- rated pits, pits infrequently with scattered carinae</td>
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1- carinate throughout, medial most carina some- times enlarged, but never to the degree found in species of
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FC0ECC63FBE5A9B9" box="[933,1060,1144,1167]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">Spilomicrus</emphasis>
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<td id="37725DC9A72012BAFBF2CBF6FA46A9B9" box="[1113,1415,1005,1167]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">0- no pit present</td>
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<th id="37725DC9A72012BAFF34CCB9FE2AA9C9" box="[159,491,1186,1279]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">posterodorsal pronotum</th>
<td id="37725DC9A72012BAFE50CCB9FCDBA9C9" box="[507,794,1186,1279]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">unmodified, not promi- nently visible in dorsal view</td>
<td id="37725DC9A72012BAFC9FCCB9FB86A9C9" box="[820,1095,1186,1279]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">flat, prominently visible in dorsal view</td>
<td id="37725DC9A72012BAFBF2CCB9FA46A9C9" box="[1113,1415,1186,1279]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">elevated (dentate), prominently visible in dorsal view</td>
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<th id="37725DC9A72012BAFF34CD09FE2AA81F" box="[159,491,1298,1321]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">petiole</th>
<td id="37725DC9A72012BAFE50CD09FCDBA81F" box="[507,794,1298,1321]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">elongate cylindrical</td>
<td id="37725DC9A72012BAFC9FCD09FB86A81F" box="[820,1095,1298,1321]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">elongate cylindrical</td>
<td id="37725DC9A72012BAFBF2CD09FA46A81F" box="[1113,1415,1298,1321]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">short, transverse</td>
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<tr id="74A334B5A72012BAFF34CD26FA46A8AF" box="[159,1415,1341,1433]" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">
<th id="37725DC9A72012BAFF34CD26FE2AA8AF" box="[159,491,1341,1433]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">setae of metasoma/ propodeum</th>
<td id="37725DC9A72012BAFE50CD26FCDBA8AF" box="[507,794,1341,1433]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">varied, but usually dense and long and never uni- form, dense and short</td>
<td id="37725DC9A72012BAFC9FCD26FB86A8AF" box="[820,1095,1341,1433]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">dense and short</td>
<td id="37725DC9A72012BAFBF2CD26FA46A8AF" box="[1113,1415,1341,1433]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">dense and short</td>
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FF6DCE08FEC7AB1A" box="[198,262,1555,1580]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">Head</emphasis>
. Width:
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, mean=0.54; height:
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, mean=0.66; length:
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, mean=0.52 (
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); mandible broad, bidentate, with two teeth of subequal length at apex with few scattered erect setae medially and towards base; clypeal ledge reduced, separated from clypeus by narrow groove; clypeus trapezoidal, bearing 4–5 setigerous punctures laterally, setae erect and long; supraclypeal face flat, with all but medial strip densely covered with short, appressed setae, interspersed with few scattered erect longer setae; malar sulcus absent; eye asetose; ommatidia small, surrounded by glabrous patch; dorsal head (frons and post-ocellar vertex), except for small patch surrounding ocellar triangle, densely covered with short appressed setae; posteroventral gena with thick patch of setae, these setae being slightly longer than those appressed on remainder of head; longer erect setae absent on dorsal head and gena; occipital carina complete, short and blade-like; maxillary (3? segmented) and labial (2? segmented) palps very reduced; hypostomal carina short, sharply defined.
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A720ED47FF6DCFD0FEF1AAD2" box="[198,304,1995,2020]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="49">Antenna.</emphasis>
(
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) Scape thickening towards apex, apex with short but well-developed flanges laterally and slight depression ventrally; pedicel reduced, not much larger than A3; A3 slightly longer than or subequal to A4; A4–A7 subequal, cylindrical; A8 broader than A7, following segments subequal; A8–A13 with MGS brush (
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), only very slightly flattened ventrally; antennomeres densely covered throughout with short, fine, semi-appressed setae (sensilla); 1–3 erect uniporous? sensilla present along dorsal and ventral surfaces of A8–A13.
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A721ED46FF3CCFAAFEF5AAFF" bold="true" box="[151,308,1969,1993]" pageId="3" pageNumber="50">FIGURE 1–3.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A721ED46FE91CFA9FDD1AAFF" box="[314,528,1970,1993]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="50">Mannomicrus jessei</emphasis>
(Mann)
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, female; 1- habitus, lateral; 2- habitus, dorsal; 3- head, anterior.
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A726ED41FF6DC883FE82AD87" box="[198,323,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">Mesosoma</emphasis>
. Width:
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, mean=0.52; height:
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, mean=1.05 (
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); all of mesosoma, except for small subcircular patch on lateral pronotum and medial strip of dorsal mesoscutum and scutellar disc, densely covered with short, appressed setae, setae of metathorax particularly dense; pro- and mesosoma without any longer semi-erect to erect setae; pronotum in dorsal view (
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) broadly visible to near axilla, area anterior to anterior-most mesoscutum unmodified, laterally sub-triangular, only slightly depressed near propleural suture; notauli absent or indicated as fine creases across mesoscutum, mesoscutum where notauli usually located bare (
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); anteromedian and parapsidal lines absent or very slightly indicated as shallow depressions; humeral and suprahumeral sulci absent; mesopleuron more or less flat, with few elongate narrow grooves in upper-posterior corner; epicnemial pit very reduced, slit like; median oblique line absent; anterior scutellar pit present, shallow, transversely elongate, with 2–4 longitudinal carinae at its base; posterior junction of axillae to scutellar disc finely carinate; scutellar disc with lateral edges irregularly carinate, lateral-most edge sharply carinate, posterior margin lined with short, irregular scrobiculae; dorsellum with medial keel and lateral keels absent; axillar depression reduced, not deeply impressed; metapleuron more or less flat, depressed slightly just above hind coxa; outer metanotal process subtriangular, glabrous; propodeum somewhat flattened, carina forming posterior margin very well-developed, sub-horizontal, in dorsal view completely obscuring nuchal area, nucha, and most of petiolar flange; median propodeal keel short (
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); all legs relatively uniform in form and as follows- coxa small; trochanter without distinct invagination near apex; femur massive, thickened all but basally, slightly flattened and glabrous ventrally, particularly near apex; tibia with narrow elongate base, widening evenly towards apex; tarsal segment one the longest, two to four subequal, short, five longer (
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); pretarsal claws very well-developed, crescent shaped, sharply pointed at apex.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A726ED41FF6DCBFBFECFAECF" box="[198,270,992,1017]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">Wings</emphasis>
. (
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) Forewing submarginal vein separated from anterior margin by clear gap, marginal vein elongate, clearly longer than very short stigmal vein, remaining venation absent to spectral; forewing marginal microtrichia very short (anterior margin) to completely absent (posterior margin); hind wing with only slightly sclerotized submarginal vein, remaining venation absent, with marginal microtrichia developed similarly to forewing.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A726ED41FF6DCCB3FE81A9F7" box="[198,320,1192,1217]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">Metasoma</emphasis>
. (
<figureCitation id="52A82A72A726ED41FEFCCCB3FE5CA9F4" box="[343,413,1192,1218]" captionStart="FIGURE 4 – 9" captionStartId="5.[151,255,1856,1880]" captionTargetBox="[272,1309,276,1832]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[270,1317,274,1832]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4 – 9. Mannomicrus jessei (Mann), female; 4 - scutellum, propodeum, petiole and anterior T 2, dorsal view; 5 - mesosoma, dorsal view, note that the anterior scutellar pit illustrated here is considered to be unifoveate, see digital key for true bifoveate state; 6 - antennal, lateral view; 7 - hind tarsus, note well-developed tarsal claws; 8 - posterior metasoma, dorsal view; 9 - forewing, note absence of long microtrichia along margin; inset- form of submariginal (= radial) vein junction to anterior margin of forewing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/273724/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
) Petiole elongate, subcylindrical, with no prominent carinae except near petiolar flange and along ventrolateral most margin, completely densely covered with short appressed to semi-erect setae and with much longer, erect setae on lateral surface; gaster formed by 6 tergites and 5 sternites, with no short appressed setae except for small irregular patch on basoventral S2, with longer, erect setae more or less evenly spaced throughout; ovipositor tip sharp, in some specimens extruded prominently, terminalia otherwise hidden.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A726ED41FF6DCD83FEC8A887" box="[198,265,1432,1457]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">Color</emphasis>
. Legs, scape, and pedicel light yellow-brown; remaining body brown; anterior and ventral pronotum lighter in some; smaller individuals lighter color overall.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A726ED41FF6DCDF3FEF1AB37" box="[198,304,1512,1537]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">Va r ia ti o n</emphasis>
.
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was probably led to describe
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Hemelexis
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</emphasis>
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var.
<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A726ED41FBF0CDF3FB60AB37" box="[1115,1185,1512,1537]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">minor</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
based on the lighter color andslightly smaller size of the individuals in question. Smaller individuals (including, but not limited to the two specimens labeled Hemelexis
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) are generally lighter colored throughout, the pronotum more exposed in dorsal view and the setae appear narrower and slightly lighter. The observed variation is much less than seen in other diapriid species, particularly those that are gregarious parasites, and it is clear that the specimens represent a single species.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A726ED41FF6DCEC3FEDEABC7" box="[198,287,1752,1777]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">Biology</emphasis>
. The
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series is associated with several ant specimens that
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collected.
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(1914)
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states these ants to be
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A726ED41FE47CF1BFD15AA2F" box="[492,724,1792,1817]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">Formica subcyanea</emphasis>
Wheeler. This
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identification is confirmed by a determination attached to the specimen made by T.P. Nuhn 2001, and by a subsequent determination made by myself.
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(1914)
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noted that only one or two wasps were present in each colony and that they moved slowly (and freely) among the ants.
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observed that many specimens of
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A726ED41FBB3CF63FB5EAAA7" box="[1048,1183,1912,1937]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="51">Bruchopria</emphasis>
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have their wings torn or completely removed (likely by ants); this was also the case of most of the specimens of
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examined. In some individuals the ovipositor (not sheath) is extruded to a degree not typically seen in other genera of
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, and its tip appears quite sharp. The form of the ovipositor would seem to indicate that
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A727ED40FAB3C883FA40AD87" box="[1304,1409,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="52">M. jessei</emphasis>
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is endo- rather than ectoparasitic, though this remains to be proven.
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A727ED40FF3CCF5BFEF4AA6E" bold="true" box="[151,309,1856,1880]" pageId="5" pageNumber="52">FIGURE 4–9.</emphasis>
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(Mann)
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, female; 4- scutellum, propodeum, petiole and anterior T2, dorsal view; 5- mesosoma, dorsal view, note that the anterior scutellar pit illustrated here is considered to be unifoveate, see digital key for true bifoveate state; 6- antennal, lateral view; 7- hind tarsus, note well-developed tarsal claws; 8- posterior metasoma, dorsal view; 9- forewing, note absence of long microtrichia along margin; inset- form of submariginal (=radial) vein junction to anterior margin of forewing.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="8289657CA724ED43FF6DC883FCBAAC1C" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FF6DC883FE94AD87" box="[198,341,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Distribution</emphasis>
. All labels bear the same information, &quot;GuerreroMill. | Hidalgo,
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| W.M.
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.&quot;, though some are alternately spelled &quot;Guerrer
<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FD14C8DBFD0DADEF" box="[703,716,192,217]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">e</emphasis>
oMill&quot;.
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(1914)
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notes the locality as &quot;Guerrero Mill, located below Real del Monte, at the Hacienda de Velasco&quot;. Guerrero Mill, Mineral del Monte, is at
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, -
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, elevation
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, in the state of Hidalgo.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="8289657CA724ED43FF6DC923FE9BAECC" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FF6DC923FEECAC67" box="[198,301,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Remarks</emphasis>
. While
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FE20C923FDB7AC67" box="[395,630,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Mannomicrus jessei</emphasis>
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clearly has affinities to species of
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FBA7C923FB59AC67" box="[1036,1176,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Spilomicrus</emphasis>
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extending the generic concept of
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FEB2C97BFE64AC4F" box="[281,421,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Spilomicrus</emphasis>
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, a very specious genus (&gt; 160 species), to incorporate
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FB82C97BFB50AC4F" box="[1065,1169,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. jessei</emphasis>
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is undesirable for several reasons: 1) it would greatly weaken the differential diagnosis of
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FC12C993FB84AC97" box="[953,1093,392,417]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Spilomicrus</emphasis>
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by allowing for an exception to the otherwise uniform characters of form of the anterior scutellar pit and absence of short, appressed pilosity; and 2) it would overlook differences in biology, as species of
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FC35C9C3FBEBACC7" box="[926,1066,472,497]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Spilomicrus</emphasis>
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, with the possible exception of
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FF3CCA1BFEA6AF2F" box="[151,359,512,537]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">S. myrmecophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, are not known to be myrmecophilic. Based on the description of
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<taxonomicName id="0D934D74A724ED43FAA1CA1BFF1EAF77" class="Insecta" family="Diapriidae" genus="Spilomicrus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="53" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="myrmecophilus">
<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FAA1CA1BFF1EAF77" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">S. myrmecophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
shares several similarities with
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FDD8CA33FD20AF77" box="[627,737,552,577]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. jessei</emphasis>
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: 1) the anterior scutellar pit is not paired, being highly reduced; 2) the pronotum is broadly visible in dorsal view; and 3) the ovipositor is long and sharply pointed. However,
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FEA4CA63FE21AFA7" box="[271,480,632,657]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">S. myrmecophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
does not exhibit short appressed setae as seen in
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FB8BCA63FB46AFA7" box="[1056,1159,632,657]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. jessei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Similar problems with the generic placement of
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FE69CABBFD52AF8F" box="[450,659,672,697]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">S. myrmecophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
exist.
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notes: &quot;I have placed this species in
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FA92CABBFF0BAFD7" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">Spilomicrus</emphasis>
Westwood
</taxonomicName>
for reasons of convenience. It cannot be said rightly to belong here. …&quot;.
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gross morphological convergence is frequently associated with myrmecophily, it will require further study, perhaps molecular, to determine the precise relationships of
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FDDFCB03FD1CAE07" box="[628,733,792,817]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">M. jessei</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="F8E7EAE5A724ED43FCBDCB03FC26AE07" box="[790,999,792,817]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">S. myrmecophilus</emphasis>
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to other spilomicrines. The disparate distribution of the two species (
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,
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) suggests that similarities in morphology may be due to convergence.
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<paragraph id="CA2C36F7A724ED43FF6DCB8BFE9BAECC" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,1018]" pageId="6" pageNumber="53">The generic description provided here is relatively specific with respect to setal characteristics. We expect that additional species in this genus, if discovered, may have some variation with respect to the pilosity patterns noted here.</paragraph>
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