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Li, Tan &amp; Song
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Body length
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: Head 2× as wide as long in dorsal view; face transverse, 1.2× as wide as high; vertex slightly micropunctate (
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-B); upper half of the temple densely punctate; ocelli small forming high triangle (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFD6FF9D3826988E7CA7DFD3" box="[1345,1428,685,710]" captionStart="FIGURE 21" captionStartId="41.[151,250,1772,1794]" captionTargetBox="[165,1422,203,1735]" captionTargetId="figure@41.[151,1436,193,1751]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="FIGURE 21. Microplitis vitellipedis Li, Tan &amp; Song, male A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head &amp; mesosoma (in part), dorsal view; C) Propodeum &amp; tergite 1, dorsal view; D) Mesosoma (in part) &amp; tergite 1, dorsal view; E) Hind leg &amp; metasoma; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235283/files/figure.png" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Fig. 21</figureCitation>
- B); inner margin of eyes nearly parallel sided, densely setose; POL 0.9× OOL; antennae 1.4× as long as body; first flagellomere as long as second flagellomere, 2.9× as long as wide; second flagellomere 2.5× as long as wide; terminal flagellomere acute, 3.1× as long as wide.
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<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3DA0991E7876DE43" bold="true" box="[199,325,829,854]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Mesosoma</emphasis>
: Mesosoma 1.4× as long as high; mesoscutum unevenly punctate (
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-B); notauli distinctly impressed, densely punctate, meeting posteriorly to form a slightly sunken rugose area (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFD6FF9D391099427DFADE6F" box="[1143,1225,865,890]" captionStart="FIGURE 21" captionStartId="41.[151,250,1772,1794]" captionTargetBox="[165,1422,203,1735]" captionTargetId="figure@41.[151,1436,193,1751]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="FIGURE 21. Microplitis vitellipedis Li, Tan &amp; Song, male A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head &amp; mesosoma (in part), dorsal view; C) Propodeum &amp; tergite 1, dorsal view; D) Mesosoma (in part) &amp; tergite 1, dorsal view; E) Hind leg &amp; metasoma; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235283/files/figure.png" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Fig. 21</figureCitation>
-B); medial furrow narrow, distinct; scutellar lunules divided by five carinae; scutellum densely punctate (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFD6FF9D39F799A67DD5DE8B" box="[1168,1254,901,926]" captionStart="FIGURE 21" captionStartId="41.[151,250,1772,1794]" captionTargetBox="[165,1422,203,1735]" captionTargetId="figure@41.[151,1436,193,1751]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="FIGURE 21. Microplitis vitellipedis Li, Tan &amp; Song, male A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head &amp; mesosoma (in part), dorsal view; C) Propodeum &amp; tergite 1, dorsal view; D) Mesosoma (in part) &amp; tergite 1, dorsal view; E) Hind leg &amp; metasoma; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235283/files/figure.png" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Fig. 21</figureCitation>
-C); propodeum coarsely reticulate-rugose with percurrent medial longitudinal carina (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFD6FF9D3ED2998A7D39DED7" box="[949,1034,937,962]" captionStart="FIGURE 21" captionStartId="41.[151,250,1772,1794]" captionTargetBox="[165,1422,203,1735]" captionTargetId="figure@41.[151,1436,193,1751]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="FIGURE 21. Microplitis vitellipedis Li, Tan &amp; Song, male A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head &amp; mesosoma (in part), dorsal view; C) Propodeum &amp; tergite 1, dorsal view; D) Mesosoma (in part) &amp; tergite 1, dorsal view; E) Hind leg &amp; metasoma; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235283/files/figure.png" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Fig. 21</figureCitation>
-C); pronotum flat, rugose punctate with upper pronotal groove absent, hind coxa smooth, setose; hind femur 3.8× as long as wide; hind tibia 6.8× as long as wide; outer hind tibial spur 0.4× as long as basitarsus.
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<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3DA09E367820D93B" bold="true" box="[199,275,1045,1070]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Wings</emphasis>
: Fore wing 2.8× as long as wide (
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-F); pterostigma 2.6× as long as wide (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFD6FF9D39F79E367DD1D93B" box="[1168,1250,1045,1070]" captionStart="FIGURE 21" captionStartId="41.[151,250,1772,1794]" captionTargetBox="[165,1422,203,1735]" captionTargetId="figure@41.[151,1436,193,1751]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="FIGURE 21. Microplitis vitellipedis Li, Tan &amp; Song, male A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head &amp; mesosoma (in part), dorsal view; C) Propodeum &amp; tergite 1, dorsal view; D) Mesosoma (in part) &amp; tergite 1, dorsal view; E) Hind leg &amp; metasoma; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235283/files/figure.png" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Fig. 21</figureCitation>
-F); 1-M slightly arched throughout; areolet medium sized, distinctly quadrangular (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFD6FF9D3EE09E1A7AE9D947" box="[903,986,1081,1106]" captionStart="FIGURE 21" captionStartId="41.[151,250,1772,1794]" captionTargetBox="[165,1422,203,1735]" captionTargetId="figure@41.[151,1436,193,1751]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="FIGURE 21. Microplitis vitellipedis Li, Tan &amp; Song, male A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head &amp; mesosoma (in part), dorsal view; C) Propodeum &amp; tergite 1, dorsal view; D) Mesosoma (in part) &amp; tergite 1, dorsal view; E) Hind leg &amp; metasoma; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235283/files/figure.png" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Fig. 21</figureCitation>
-F); distance from apex of 1-R1 to wing apex equal to vein 1-R1; 1-R1 1.6× as long as pterostigma; margin of vannal lobe convex, setose.
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<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3DA09EA27870D98F" bold="true" box="[199,323,1153,1178]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Metasoma</emphasis>
: T1 subparallel sided, 1.61.8× as long as basal width, finely rugose, slightly depressed base and apical swelling smooth (
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-C &amp; D); suture between T3 and T2 nearly reduced to indistinct depression, without median field; T3 1.3× as long as T
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medial line; T3 and following tergites smooth, shining with sparse pilosity (
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-E); hypopygium small.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3DA09F327828D83F" bold="true" box="[199,283,1297,1322]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Colour</emphasis>
: Black, antennae yellowish brown but scape mostly yellowish, only a small area anteriorly reddish brown, maxillary and labial palps, tibial spurs and in proximal 2/5 of hind tibia whitish yellow, pterostigma and most veins yellowish brown but basal veins pale brown (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFD6FF9D3E719F7A7A54D867" box="[790,871,1369,1394]" captionStart="FIGURE 21" captionStartId="41.[151,250,1772,1794]" captionTargetBox="[165,1422,203,1735]" captionTargetId="figure@41.[151,1436,193,1751]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="FIGURE 21. Microplitis vitellipedis Li, Tan &amp; Song, male A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head &amp; mesosoma (in part), dorsal view; C) Propodeum &amp; tergite 1, dorsal view; D) Mesosoma (in part) &amp; tergite 1, dorsal view; E) Hind leg &amp; metasoma; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235283/files/figure.png" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Fig. 21</figureCitation>
-F), first discal cell of fore wing and above areolet with pale brown areas, legs rather yellow but hind coxae reddish yellow, hind femur yellowish brown, tip of hind tibia and tarsus greyish brown, T1 dark reddish yellow to brown, laterotergites pale yellow, rest reddish yellow to reddish brown.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E63936E8FFD6FF9D3DA09FCA78BBDB17" blockId="40.[151,1437,577,1934]" box="[199,392,1513,1538]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3DA09FCA7837DB17" bold="true" box="[199,260,1513,1538]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Male</emphasis>
: Unknown.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="AE9C6563FFD6FF9D3DA09C2E78B0DB5F" pageId="40" pageNumber="409" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="E63936E8FFD6FF9D3DA09C2E7BD4DB33" blockId="40.[151,1437,577,1934]" box="[199,743,1549,1574]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3DA09C2E7853DB33" bold="true" box="[199,352,1549,1574]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="9E917678FFD6FF9D3C009C2E7899DB33" box="[359,426,1549,1574]" name="China" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">China</collectingCountry>
(Fujian) and
<collectingCountry id="9E917678FFD6FF9D3F259C2E7B4FDB33" box="[578,636,1549,1574]" name="India" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">India</collectingCountry>
(Kerala).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E63936E8FFD6FF9D3DA09C1278B0DB5F" blockId="40.[151,1437,577,1934]" box="[199,387,1585,1610]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3DA09C127835DB5F" bold="true" box="[199,262,1585,1610]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Host.</emphasis>
Unknown.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="AE9C6563FFD6FF9D3DA09C7678AEDA9B" pageId="40" pageNumber="409" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="E63936E8FFD6FF9D3DA09C7678E8DA53" blockId="40.[151,1437,577,1934]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3DA09C76787FDB7B" bold="true" box="[199,332,1621,1646]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Discussion.</emphasis>
This species is close to
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<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3F3F9C757B9EDB78" box="[600,685,1621,1645]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">M. chui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having the pronotum coarsely rugose-punctate, propodeum with indistinct anterior transverse carina, face 1.2× as wide as long, T1 sub parallel sided narrowing posteriorly and T2 without distinct median field. It differs from
<taxonomicName id="21864D6BFFD6FF9D3FF39CBD7BD9DBA0" box="[660,746,1693,1717]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Microplitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="40" pageNumber="409" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chui">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3FF39CBD7BD9DBA0" box="[660,746,1693,1717]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">M. chui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the following characters: scutellar lunules divided by five carinae (in
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<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3C799CE1784BDBCC" box="[286,376,1729,1753]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">M. chui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
scutellar lunules divided by six carinae), scutellum micropunctured (in
<taxonomicName id="21864D6BFFD6FF9D39AE9CE17C10DBCC" box="[1225,1315,1729,1753]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Microplitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="40" pageNumber="409" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chui">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D39AE9CE17C10DBCC" box="[1225,1315,1729,1753]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">M. chui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
scutellum coarsely rugose), face punctate (in
<taxonomicName id="21864D6BFFD6FF9D3F449CC57B49DBE8" box="[547,634,1765,1789]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Microplitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="40" pageNumber="409" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chui">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3F449CC57B49DBE8" box="[547,634,1765,1789]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">M. chui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
face rugose), POL 1.1× OOL (in
<taxonomicName id="21864D6BFFD6FF9D3E9C9CC57D62DBE8" box="[1019,1105,1765,1789]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Microplitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="40" pageNumber="409" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chui">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3E9C9CC57D62DBE8" box="[1019,1105,1765,1789]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">M. chui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
POL 0.7× OOL), T1 1.7× as long as wide (in
<taxonomicName id="21864D6BFFD6FF9D3C359D297894DA34" box="[338,423,1801,1825]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Microplitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="40" pageNumber="409" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chui">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3C359D297894DA34" box="[338,423,1801,1825]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">M. chui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
T1 2× as long as wide), fore wing vein 1-R1 1.6× as long as pterostigma (in
<taxonomicName id="21864D6BFFD6FF9D38609D297C6FDA34" box="[1287,1372,1801,1825]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Microplitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="40" pageNumber="409" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chui">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D38609D297C6FDA34" box="[1287,1372,1801,1825]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">M. chui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
1-R1 2.9× as long as pterostigma).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E63936E8FFD6FF9D3DA09D7278AEDA9B" blockId="40.[151,1437,577,1934]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFD6FF9D3DA09D72787CDA7F" bold="true" box="[199,335,1873,1898]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">Comments.</emphasis>
We used detailed images taken from examined material and the
<typeStatus id="393D884AFFD6FF9D39279D717D43DA7F" box="[1088,1136,1874,1898]" pageId="40" pageNumber="409">type</typeStatus>
specimens of this species could not be examined.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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