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(
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leg. 
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in 
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<emphasis id="B920065A725B614054D6B646FEFDF8AC" bold="true" box="[199,334,1856,1882]" pageId="110" pageNumber="111">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific name refers to the 
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Body of female without a distinct dark band dorsally, sometimes a slight dark brown mark dorsally (
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). Funiculars distinctly long, about 1.5× as long as wide (
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). Propodeum with median carina (
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). Gt4 as long as Gt3, Gt5 as long as Gt4 dorsally (
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). Petiole longer than broad dorsally, ventral transverse carina between petiole and St1 absent.
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<emphasis id="B920065A725A61415486B755FE92F99D" bold="true" box="[151,289,1619,1643]" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">FIGURE 77.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B920065A725A61415536B752FE88F99D" box="[295,315,1620,1643]" italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">S.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B920065A725A6141555BB755FE1DF99D" box="[330,430,1619,1643]" italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">Sycophila</emphasis>
) 
<emphasis id="B920065A725A614155ACB755FD8EF99D" box="[445,573,1619,1643]" italics="true" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">meridionalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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(♀). 
<emphasis id="B920065A725A614156A7B755FD7BF99D" bold="true" box="[694,712,1619,1643]" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">A</emphasis>
, female in lateral view. 
<emphasis id="B920065A725A614157AEB755FC63F99D" bold="true" box="[959,976,1619,1643]" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">B</emphasis>
, antenna. 
<emphasis id="B920065A725A6141502BB755FBFFF99D" bold="true" box="[1082,1100,1619,1643]" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">C</emphasis>
, head in frontal view. 
<emphasis id="B920065A725A61415123B755FAF7F99D" bold="true" box="[1330,1348,1619,1643]" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">D</emphasis>
, head in dorsal view. 
<emphasis id="B920065A725A61415509B771FE9AF979" bold="true" box="[280,297,1655,1679]" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">E</emphasis>
, head in lateral view. 
<emphasis id="B920065A725A61415616B771FDA5F979" bold="true" box="[519,534,1655,1679]" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">F</emphasis>
, mesosoma in lateral view. 
<emphasis id="B920065A725A61415720B771FCF8F979" bold="true" box="[817,843,1655,1679]" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">G.</emphasis>
fore wing venation.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BEBDA48725A614154D6B7E7FC1CF8D6" blockId="111.[151,1437,1761,2039]" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">
Body of male yellowish, propodeum partly dark (
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). Flagellum with fu1–fu4 much longer than wide (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD725A6141548EB603FEB5F8D6" box="[159,262,1797,1824]" captionStart="FIGURE 79" captionStartId="113.[151,250,1716,1740]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,181,1693]" captionTargetId="figure-17@113.[227,1361,181,1693]" captionTargetPageId="113" captionText="FIGURE 79. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♂). A, male in lateral view. B, antenna. C, fore wing. D, propodeum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524621" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524621/files/figure.png" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">Fig. 79B</figureCitation>
). Fore wing partly setose, with distinct speculum (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD725A6141572AB603FC11F8D6" box="[827,930,1797,1824]" captionStart="FIGURE 78" captionStartId="112.[151,250,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetId="figure-25@112.[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetPageId="112" captionText="FIGURE 78. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, mesosoma in dorsal view. B, propodeum. C, metasoma in lateral view. D, fore wing venation. E, fore wing venation." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524615" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524615/files/figure.png" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">Fig. 78C</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C34E89C3725A615C54D6B62FFE39FBD7" lastPageId="114" lastPageNumber="115" pageId="111" pageNumber="112" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BEBDA48725A614154D6B62FFE0CF801" blockId="111.[151,1437,1761,2039]" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">
<emphasis id="B920065A725A614154D6B62FFE4FF8B1" bold="true" box="[199,508,1833,1863]" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">
Description of 
<typeStatus id="54EF64EA725A61415568B62CFE53F8B2" box="[377,480,1834,1860]" pageId="111" pageNumber="112" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
<specimenCount id="9D5211C1725A614155F6B62DFE4FF8B1" box="[487,508,1835,1863]" count="1" pageId="111" pageNumber="112" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD725A6141561DB62FFD23F8B2" box="[524,656,1833,1860]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 77" captionStart-1="FIGURE 78" captionStartId-0="111.[151,250,1619,1643]" captionStartId-1="112.[151,250,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox-0="[238,1349,181,1595]" captionTargetBox-1="[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetId-0="figure-17@111.[238,1349,181,1595]" captionTargetId-1="figure-25@112.[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetPageId-0="111" captionTargetPageId-1="112" captionText-0="FIGURE 77. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, female in lateral view. B, antenna. C, head in frontal view. D, head in dorsal view. E, head in lateral view. F, mesosoma in lateral view. G. fore wing venation." captionText-1="FIGURE 78. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, mesosoma in dorsal view. B, propodeum. C, metasoma in lateral view. D, fore wing venation. E, fore wing venation." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524611" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524615" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/10524611/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/10524615/files/figure.png" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">Figs 77–78</figureCitation>
). Length 
<quantity id="4CAC77AD725A614156EAB62CFCD0F8B2" box="[763,867,1834,1860]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.39" pageId="111" pageNumber="112" unit="mm" value="3.39">3.39 mm</quantity>
. Body yellowish-brown (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD725A61415090B62FFB59F8B2" box="[1153,1258,1833,1860]" captionStart="FIGURE 77" captionStartId="111.[151,250,1619,1643]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,181,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-17@111.[238,1349,181,1595]" captionTargetPageId="111" captionText="FIGURE 77. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, female in lateral view. B, antenna. C, head in frontal view. D, head in dorsal view. E, head in lateral view. F, mesosoma in lateral view. G. fore wing venation." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524611" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524611/files/figure.png" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">Fig. 77A</figureCitation>
), except ocellar area, mesosoma dorsomedially, propodeum, petiole and gaster dorsally, flagellum and Gt2–Gt4 lateroventrally dark brown to black; antennal colour mostly dark brown; pronotum yellowish and black dorsomedially; fore wing with a dark brown spot below mv, not reaching base of mv, lower margin of mv not obscured by dark brown spot (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD725A6141517EB693FF7FF822" captionStart="FIGURE 78" captionStartId="112.[151,250,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetId="figure-25@112.[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetPageId="112" captionText="FIGURE 78. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, mesosoma in dorsal view. B, propodeum. C, metasoma in lateral view. D, fore wing venation. E, fore wing venation." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524615" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524615/files/figure.png" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">Fig. 78D</figureCitation>
); gaster brownish, not uniformly coloured, darker on side of gaster (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD725A614157DAB6BFFB81F822" box="[971,1074,1977,2004]" captionStart="FIGURE 78" captionStartId="112.[151,250,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetId="figure-25@112.[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetPageId="112" captionText="FIGURE 78. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, mesosoma in dorsal view. B, propodeum. C, metasoma in lateral view. D, fore wing venation. E, fore wing venation." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524615" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524615/files/figure.png" pageId="111" pageNumber="112">Fig. 78C</figureCitation>
); body setation whitish, setation of fore wing entirely dark.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BEBDA487245615E5486B786FDD5F94A" blockId="112.[151,1437,1664,1725]" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">
<emphasis id="B920065A7245615E5486B786FE93F96E" bold="true" box="[151,288,1664,1688]" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">FIGURE 78.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B920065A7245615E5537B787FE89F96E" box="[294,314,1665,1688]" italics="true" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">S.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B920065A7245615E5559B786FE1FF96E" box="[328,428,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">Sycophila</emphasis>
) 
<emphasis id="B920065A7245615E55AAB786FD88F96E" box="[443,571,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">meridionalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A213BB217245615E5650B787FDC9F96F" box="[577,634,1665,1689]" pageId="112" pageNumber="113" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(♀). 
<emphasis id="B920065A7245615E56A0B786FD70F96E" bold="true" box="[689,707,1664,1688]" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">A</emphasis>
, mesosoma in dorsal view. 
<emphasis id="B920065A7245615E57CCB787FC5DF96F" bold="true" box="[989,1006,1665,1689]" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">B</emphasis>
, propodeum. 
<emphasis id="B920065A7245615E506BB786FB3FF96E" bold="true" box="[1146,1164,1664,1688]" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">C</emphasis>
, metasoma in lateral view. 
<emphasis id="B920065A7245615E5486B7A3FF1AF94B" bold="true" box="[151,169,1701,1725]" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">D</emphasis>
, fore wing venation. 
<emphasis id="B920065A7245615E5593B7A3FE20F94B" bold="true" box="[386,403,1701,1725]" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">E</emphasis>
, fore wing venation.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BEBDA487245615E54D6B60EFD5DF80C" blockId="112.[151,1437,1800,2043]" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">
<emphasis id="B920065A7245615E54D6B60EFEB7F8D4" box="[199,260,1800,1826]" italics="true" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">Head</emphasis>
in frontal and dorsal views coriaceous with sparse punctures; in frontal view 1.39× as broad as high [HW 188 &amp; HH 135] (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD7245615E5542B62AFE0AF8B0" box="[339,441,1836,1862]" captionStart="FIGURE 77" captionStartId="111.[151,250,1619,1643]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,181,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-17@111.[238,1349,181,1595]" captionTargetPageId="111" captionText="FIGURE 77. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, female in lateral view. B, antenna. C, head in frontal view. D, head in dorsal view. E, head in lateral view. F, mesosoma in lateral view. G. fore wing venation." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524611" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524611/files/figure.png" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">Fig. 77C</figureCitation>
); in dorsal view transverse, 1.95× as broad as long [HW 242 &amp; HL 124] (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD7245615E50F3B62AFAF9F8B0" box="[1250,1354,1836,1862]" captionStart="FIGURE 77" captionStartId="111.[151,250,1619,1643]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,181,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-17@111.[238,1349,181,1595]" captionTargetPageId="111" captionText="FIGURE 77. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, female in lateral view. B, antenna. C, head in frontal view. D, head in dorsal view. E, head in lateral view. F, mesosoma in lateral view. G. fore wing venation." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524611" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524611/files/figure.png" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">Fig. 77D</figureCitation>
); malar space 0.5× length of eye [ms 40 &amp; EH 80]; malar sulcus distinct, straight (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD7245615E57DFB656FB80F89C" box="[974,1075,1872,1898]" captionStart="FIGURE 77" captionStartId="111.[151,250,1619,1643]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,181,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-17@111.[238,1349,181,1595]" captionTargetPageId="111" captionText="FIGURE 77. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, female in lateral view. B, antenna. C, head in frontal view. D, head in dorsal view. E, head in lateral view. F, mesosoma in lateral view. G. fore wing venation." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524611" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524611/files/figure.png" pageId="112" pageNumber="113">Fig. 77E</figureCitation>
); genal margin regularly curved, edged but not carinate; antennal toruli narrowly separated; interantennal space not raised, not carinate laterally; scrobal depression smooth, reaching the median ocellus, not carinate on margin; POL 2.82× as long as OOL [POL 62 &amp; OOL 22]; temple rounded, 0.24× the eye length (in dorsal view) [TL 24 &amp; EL 98] (
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); setation oriented downwards on face, outwards on the punctuate frons.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BEBDA487244615F5486B7B2FAF0F93B" blockId="113.[151,1347,1716,1741]" box="[151,1347,1716,1741]" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">
<emphasis id="B920065A7244615F5486B7B2FE93F93B" bold="true" box="[151,288,1716,1741]" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">FIGURE 79.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B920065A7244615F5537B7B3FE89F93A" box="[294,314,1717,1740]" italics="true" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">S.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B920065A7244615F5559B7B3FE1FF93B" box="[328,428,1717,1741]" italics="true" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">Sycophila</emphasis>
) 
<emphasis id="B920065A7244615F55ABB7B3FD89F93B" box="[442,570,1717,1741]" italics="true" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">meridionalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
(♂). 
<emphasis id="B920065A7244615F56A0B7B2FD70F93A" bold="true" box="[689,707,1716,1740]" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">A</emphasis>
, male in lateral view. 
<emphasis id="B920065A7244615F57B2B7B3FC07F93B" bold="true" box="[931,948,1717,1741]" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">B</emphasis>
, antenna. 
<emphasis id="B920065A7244615F500DB7B2FB9DF93A" bold="true" box="[1052,1070,1716,1740]" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">C</emphasis>
, fore wing. 
<emphasis id="B920065A7244615F50BBB7B3FB0FF93B" bold="true" box="[1194,1212,1717,1741]" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">D</emphasis>
, propodeum.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BEBDA487244615F54D6B619FF65F853" blockId="113.[151,1437,1823,2029]" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">
<emphasis id="B920065A7244615F54D6B619FE97F8CF" box="[199,292,1823,1849]" italics="true" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">Antenna</emphasis>
. Scape reaching lower margin of median ocellus, 3.77× as long as broad [SL 83 &amp; SW 22]; fu1 1.73× as long as broad [fu1L 38 &amp; fu1W 22], distinctly longer than pedicel, not bulging dorsally; funicular (fu2–fu4) with two rows of mps and 2 whorls of adpressed setae; fu2–fu4 slightly longer than broad; fu5 as long as broad (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD7244615F517EB661FF7AF853" captionStart="FIGURE 77" captionStartId="111.[151,250,1619,1643]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,181,1595]" captionTargetId="figure-17@111.[238,1349,181,1595]" captionTargetPageId="111" captionText="FIGURE 77. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, female in lateral view. B, antenna. C, head in frontal view. D, head in dorsal view. E, head in lateral view. F, mesosoma in lateral view. G. fore wing venation." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524611" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524611/files/figure.png" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">Fig. 77B</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEBDA487244615C54D6B6B6FDF2FE51" blockId="113.[151,1437,1823,2029]" lastBlockId="114.[151,1437,151,1128]" lastPageId="114" lastPageNumber="115" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">
<emphasis id="B920065A7244615F54D6B6B6FE8CF83F" box="[199,319,1968,1993]" italics="true" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">Mesosoma</emphasis>
weakly arched dorsally, 1.7× as long as wide (170:100), with deep sculpture (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD7244615F50A0B6A9FAA8F83F" box="[1201,1307,1967,1993]" captionStart="FIGURE 78" captionStartId="112.[151,250,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetId="figure-25@112.[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetPageId="112" captionText="FIGURE 78. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, mesosoma in dorsal view. B, propodeum. C, metasoma in lateral view. D, fore wing venation. E, fore wing venation." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524615" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524615/files/figure.png" pageId="113" pageNumber="114">Fig. 78A</figureCitation>
); pronotum with coarse umbilicate punctures; mesepisternum raised medially, with piliferous sculpture on epicnemium, being closer to anteroventral margin of mesepisternum than to mesocoxa; mesoscutum 0.6× as long as wide (60:100), 0.65× longer than length of pronotal collar (60:90), with dense umbilicate punctures, transversely strigose anteriorly; notauli conspicuous, slightly obliterated by mesoscutum sculpture;prepectus bare, slightly sculptured; mesoscutellum uniformly umbilicate and coriaceous sculpture; mesepimeron transversally strigose; metepimeron subtriangular and areolate with long white hairs; propodeum (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD7247615C566DB025FD6CFEC8" box="[636,735,291,318]" captionStart="FIGURE 78" captionStartId="112.[151,250,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetId="figure-25@112.[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetPageId="112" captionText="FIGURE 78. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, mesosoma in dorsal view. B, propodeum. C, metasoma in lateral view. D, fore wing venation. E, fore wing venation." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524615" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524615/files/figure.png" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Fig. 78B</figureCitation>
) with deep median depression, and a smooth median band, and a distinct median carina; lateral rows of areolae short (extending at most to half-length of propodeum); basal carina inverted V, truncate mesally, lateral branches of propodeal basal carina slightly convex; distance between lateral carinae less than 0.5× width of nucha.
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<paragraph id="8BEBDA487247615C54D6B0B7FE32FDC2" blockId="114.[151,1437,151,1128]" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">
<emphasis id="B920065A7247615C54D6B0B7FE89FE3C" box="[199,314,433,458]" italics="true" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Fore wing</emphasis>
with short marginal fringe, distal margin round; dark brown spot only behind mv; basal cell bare or nearly so; mv distinctly enlarged, rounded, lower margin convex, not longer than pmv; stv not curved; pmv distinct, longer than stv; ventral side of costal cell sparsely setose, dorsally bare; speculum present; parastigmal bristles absent (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD7247615C54FFB31CFEC7FDC2" box="[238,372,538,564]" captionStart="FIGURE 78" captionStartId="112.[151,250,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetId="figure-25@112.[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetPageId="112" captionText="FIGURE 78. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, mesosoma in dorsal view. B, propodeum. C, metasoma in lateral view. D, fore wing venation. E, fore wing venation." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524615" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524615/files/figure.png" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Figs 78E, F</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BEBDA487247615C54D6B338FB1CFD8C" blockId="114.[151,1437,151,1128]" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">
<emphasis id="B920065A7247615C54D6B338FF4FFDA1" box="[199,252,574,599]" italics="true" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Legs</emphasis>
. Fore coxa without depression on frontal surface, hind coxa bare basodorsally; fore (25:10) and hind femora (35:10); hind tibia dorsally with less than 10 setae, setae shorter than hind tibia width.
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<paragraph id="8BEBDA487247615C54D6B382FB9EFCB8" blockId="114.[151,1437,151,1128]" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">
<emphasis id="B920065A7247615C54D6B382FEF0FD6B" box="[199,323,644,669]" italics="true" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Metasoma.</emphasis>
Petiole longer than broad dorsally, ventral transverse carina between petiole and St1 present. Metasoma 1.5× as long as wide (150:100) (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD7247615C569CB3A1FD45FD37" box="[653,758,679,705]" captionStart="FIGURE 78" captionStartId="112.[151,250,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetId="figure-25@112.[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetPageId="112" captionText="FIGURE 78. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, mesosoma in dorsal view. B, propodeum. C, metasoma in lateral view. D, fore wing venation. E, fore wing venation." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524615" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524615/files/figure.png" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Fig. 78C</figureCitation>
), longer than mesosoma, strongly compressed laterally and dorsally angulate; ventral transverse carina between petiole and St1 absent; petiole in dorsal view longer than wide, shorter than half length of hind coxa; tergites smooth; Gt4 (in lateral view) much as long as Gt3 (at least 1.5× longer), sinuous posteriorly; Gt5 partly covering Gt6; sinuous posteriorly; Gt5 with few setae dorsally, Gt6 sparsely setose ventrally; ovipositor oriented dorsad but not distinctly upturned (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD7247615C57ABB235FB92FCB8" box="[954,1057,819,846]" captionStart="FIGURE 78" captionStartId="112.[151,250,1664,1688]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetId="figure-25@112.[238,1349,181,1640]" captionTargetPageId="112" captionText="FIGURE 78. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♀). A, mesosoma in dorsal view. B, propodeum. C, metasoma in lateral view. D, fore wing venation. E, fore wing venation." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524615" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524615/files/figure.png" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Fig. 78C</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BEBDA487247615C54D6B251FDB0FC08" blockId="114.[151,1437,151,1128]" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">
<emphasis id="B920065A7247615C54D6B251FEB7FC87" bold="true" box="[199,260,855,881]" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Male</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD7247615C5506B251FEC3FC87" box="[279,368,855,881]" captionStart="FIGURE 79" captionStartId="113.[151,250,1716,1740]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,181,1693]" captionTargetId="figure-17@113.[227,1361,181,1693]" captionTargetPageId="113" captionText="FIGURE 79. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♂). A, male in lateral view. B, antenna. C, fore wing. D, propodeum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524621" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524621/files/figure.png" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Fig. 79</figureCitation>
). Length 3.08–4.00 mm. Similar to female with longer petiole (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD7247615C5070B251FB7DFC87" box="[1121,1230,855,881]" captionStart="FIGURE 79" captionStartId="113.[151,250,1716,1740]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,181,1693]" captionTargetId="figure-17@113.[227,1361,181,1693]" captionTargetPageId="113" captionText="FIGURE 79. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♂). A, male in lateral view. B, antenna. C, fore wing. D, propodeum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524621" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524621/files/figure.png" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Fig. 79A</figureCitation>
); exhibiting same colouration, but most yellowish than female; antennal formula 11143, with much longer segments, at least 2× as long as broad; each funicular with 3 rows of mps and several whorls of relatively short adpressed setae (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD7247615C5139B29BFA3CFC41" box="[1320,1423,925,951]" captionStart="FIGURE 79" captionStartId="113.[151,250,1716,1740]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,181,1693]" captionTargetId="figure-17@113.[227,1361,181,1693]" captionTargetPageId="113" captionText="FIGURE 79. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♂). A, male in lateral view. B, antenna. C, fore wing. D, propodeum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524621" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524621/files/figure.png" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Fig. 79B</figureCitation>
); fore wing more setose than in female, speculum relatively narrow, costal cell with two rows of setae dorsally and dense setae ventrally (
<figureCitation id="136FC6CD7247615C5581B2E5FE44FC08" box="[400,503,995,1022]" captionStart="FIGURE 79" captionStartId="113.[151,250,1716,1740]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,181,1693]" captionTargetId="figure-17@113.[227,1361,181,1693]" captionTargetPageId="113" captionText="FIGURE 79. S. (Sycophila) meridionalis sp. n. (♂). A, male in lateral view. B, antenna. C, fore wing. D, propodeum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524621" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10524621/files/figure.png" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Fig. 79C</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BEBDA487247615C54D6B500FE39FBD7" blockId="114.[151,1437,151,1128]" box="[199,394,1030,1057]" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">
<emphasis id="B920065A7247615C54D6B500FE8CFBD6" bold="true" box="[199,319,1030,1056]" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Variation.</emphasis>
None.
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<emphasis id="B920065A7247615C54D6B52CFEF8FBB2" bold="true" box="[199,331,1066,1092]" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Host plant.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B920065A7247615C5543B52DFDAFFBB2" box="[338,540,1066,1092]" italics="true" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">
<taxonomicName id="4C54A1CB7247615C5543B52DFDABFBB2" box="[338,536,1066,1092]" class="Gastropoda" family="Ficidae" genus="Ficus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Littorinimorpha" pageId="114" pageNumber="115" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="abutilifolia">Ficus abutilifolia</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BEBDA487247615C54D6B548FC9FFB9E" blockId="114.[151,1437,151,1128]" box="[199,812,1102,1128]" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">
<emphasis id="B920065A7247615C54D6B548FDB6FB9E" bold="true" box="[199,517,1102,1128]" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Geographical distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="F3439AD87247615C561DB548FC9BFB9E" box="[524,808,1102,1128]" name="South Africa" pageId="114" pageNumber="115">Republic of South Africa</collectingCountry>
.
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