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. 2♀♀ “
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, Kerala, Nilambur,
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(R-339 &amp; R-340), sweep net, coll. Sumodan” (
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Body length
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<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFF0FFBB3DA09F327834D83F" bold="true" box="[199,263,1297,1322]" pageId="14" pageNumber="383">Head</emphasis>
: Oval in anterior view, lateral temples hidden behind eyes in anterior view (
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-B); width of face (at widest) 0.48× width of head; face finely rugose-punctate, densely pilose, slightly convex, sometimes with small node dorso-medially below antennal sockets (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFF0FFBB3FC69F7A7BD4D867" box="[673,743,1369,1394]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1874,1896]" captionTargetBox="[157,1434,270,1847]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microplitis areyongensis Austin &amp; Dangerfield, female, holotype A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head, anterior view; C) Head &amp; mesosoma, lateral view; D) Head &amp; mesosoma, dorsal view; E) Metasoma, lateral view; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235269/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="383">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
-B); clypeus strongly convex, with small irregular punctures; vertex, temple and frons smooth except for micropunctures associated with pilosity; temple medially 0.7× width of eye in lateral view; eyes pilose, inner margins adjacent to antennal sockets straight (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFF0FFBB393C9F827D92D8AF" box="[1115,1185,1441,1466]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1874,1896]" captionTargetBox="[157,1434,270,1847]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microplitis areyongensis Austin &amp; Dangerfield, female, holotype A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head, anterior view; C) Head &amp; mesosoma, lateral view; D) Head &amp; mesosoma, dorsal view; E) Metasoma, lateral view; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235269/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="383">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
-B &amp; D); ocelli small, forming acute triangle, POL 0.75× OOL; antennae as long as body, first flagellomere 2.7× as long as wide.
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<paragraph id="E63936E8FFF0FFBB3DA09FCA7B07DA9B" blockId="14.[151,1437,1189,2006]" pageId="14" pageNumber="383">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFF0FFBB3DA09FCA7876DB17" bold="true" box="[199,325,1513,1538]" pageId="14" pageNumber="383">Mesosoma</emphasis>
: Mesoscutum wider than head, medial and lateral lobes finely punctate, slightly coarser on medial lobe, medial lobe with medial furrow indicated by row of punctures in posterior half, fading anteriorly (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFF0FFBB384C9C2E7C5CDB33" box="[1323,1391,1549,1574]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1874,1896]" captionTargetBox="[157,1434,270,1847]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microplitis areyongensis Austin &amp; Dangerfield, female, holotype A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head, anterior view; C) Head &amp; mesosoma, lateral view; D) Head &amp; mesosoma, dorsal view; E) Metasoma, lateral view; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235269/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="383">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
-D); notauli impressed, rugulose-crenulate, meeting posteriorly in broad strigose-rugulose field, which is divided medially by longitudinal carina, medial lobe without longitudinal furrow indicated (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFF0FFBB39039C767D99DB7B" box="[1124,1194,1621,1646]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1874,1896]" captionTargetBox="[157,1434,270,1847]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microplitis areyongensis Austin &amp; Dangerfield, female, holotype A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head, anterior view; C) Head &amp; mesosoma, lateral view; D) Head &amp; mesosoma, dorsal view; E) Metasoma, lateral view; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235269/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="383">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
-D); scutellar lunules narrow, divided by seven carinae; dorsal scutellum rugulose punctate, in posterior half bordered laterally by crenulate furrow forming distinct carinate margin (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFF0FFBB3FBE9CBE7A2DDBA3" box="[729,798,1693,1718]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1874,1896]" captionTargetBox="[157,1434,270,1847]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microplitis areyongensis Austin &amp; Dangerfield, female, holotype A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head, anterior view; C) Head &amp; mesosoma, lateral view; D) Head &amp; mesosoma, dorsal view; E) Metasoma, lateral view; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235269/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="383">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
-D); propodeum with indistinct transverse carina; lateral pronotum with oblique crenulate furrow, band ventral to furrow smooth, rugulose dorsally and posteriorly, lightly strigose anteriorly (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFF0FFBB3C169CC67886DBEB" box="[369,437,1765,1790]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1874,1896]" captionTargetBox="[157,1434,270,1847]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microplitis areyongensis Austin &amp; Dangerfield, female, holotype A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head, anterior view; C) Head &amp; mesosoma, lateral view; D) Head &amp; mesosoma, dorsal view; E) Metasoma, lateral view; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235269/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="383">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
-C); mesopleuron finely punctate, pilose in dorsal and anterior parts, rest smooth, shining and glabrous; epicnemial furrow crenulate, reaching to anterior margin of mesopleuron (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFF0FFBB39169D2A7D86DA37" box="[1137,1205,1801,1826]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1874,1896]" captionTargetBox="[157,1434,270,1847]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microplitis areyongensis Austin &amp; Dangerfield, female, holotype A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head, anterior view; C) Head &amp; mesosoma, lateral view; D) Head &amp; mesosoma, dorsal view; E) Metasoma, lateral view; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235269/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="383">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
-C); precoxal groove rugose-crenulate, upturned anteriorly, almost meeting epicnemial furrow; mesosternum smooth, sparsely pilose; hind coxa mostly smooth, with fine oblique striae dorsally (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFF0FFBB3E5B9D727AB3DA7F" box="[828,896,1873,1898]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1874,1896]" captionTargetBox="[157,1434,270,1847]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microplitis areyongensis Austin &amp; Dangerfield, female, holotype A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head, anterior view; C) Head &amp; mesosoma, lateral view; D) Head &amp; mesosoma, dorsal view; E) Metasoma, lateral view; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235269/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="383">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
-E); hind tibia1 spurs 0.3× hind basitarsus; hind tarsal claws small, slightly pectinate.
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<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFF0FFBB3DA09DBA7820DAA7" bold="true" box="[199,275,1945,1970]" pageId="14" pageNumber="383">Wings</emphasis>
: Fore wing 2.6× as long as wide (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFF0FFBB3FC19DBA7BDFDAA7" box="[678,748,1945,1970]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1874,1896]" captionTargetBox="[157,1434,270,1847]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microplitis areyongensis Austin &amp; Dangerfield, female, holotype A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head, anterior view; C) Head &amp; mesosoma, lateral view; D) Head &amp; mesosoma, dorsal view; E) Metasoma, lateral view; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235269/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="383">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
-F); pterostigma broad, 2× as long as wide (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFF0FFBB398C9DBA7C01DAA7" box="[1259,1330,1945,1970]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1874,1896]" captionTargetBox="[157,1434,270,1847]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microplitis areyongensis Austin &amp; Dangerfield, female, holotype A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head, anterior view; C) Head &amp; mesosoma, lateral view; D) Head &amp; mesosoma, dorsal view; E) Metasoma, lateral view; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235269/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="383">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
-F); 1-R1 short, 0.54× distance from pterostigma to SR1; 1-M evenly arched throughout; areolet variable, quadrangular to subtriangular (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFF1FFBA3C269AB478BFDDA5" box="[321,396,151,176]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1874,1896]" captionTargetBox="[157,1434,270,1847]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microplitis areyongensis Austin &amp; Dangerfield, female, holotype A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head, anterior view; C) Head &amp; mesosoma, lateral view; D) Head &amp; mesosoma, dorsal view; E) Metasoma, lateral view; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235269/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="384">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
-F); 1-CU1 0.45× as long as 2-CU1; hind wing with 2-SC+R short but present; first submarginal cell elongate, 1.62.0× as long as basal width.
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<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFF1FFBA3DF09D717821DA72" bold="true" box="[151,274,1874,1896]" pageId="15" pageNumber="384">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFF1FFBA3C7F9D717B21DA7D" box="[280,530,1874,1896]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="384">Microplitis areyongensis</emphasis>
Austin &amp; Dangerfield
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, female, holotype A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head, anterior view; C) Head &amp; mesosoma, lateral view; D) Head &amp; mesosoma, dorsal view; E) Metasoma, lateral view; F) Fore wing.
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</caption>
<paragraph id="E63936E8FFEEFFA53DA09AB47DE7DC55" blockId="16.[151,1436,151,896]" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFEEFFA53DA09AB47870DDA5" bold="true" box="[199,323,151,176]" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">Metasoma</emphasis>
: T1 short, broadening apically, 1.4× as long as wide, with broad medial longitudinal furrow, finely punctate-strigose except for smooth apical margin; T
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medial line 0.7× as long as T3, smooth, without median field; T3T7 smooth, with irregular rows of sparse hairs posteriorly; ovipositor sheaths rounded apically, with small tuft of fused hairs at apex and short fine pilosity behind (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFEEFFA53EE49B277AF8DC08" box="[899,971,260,285]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1874,1896]" captionTargetBox="[157,1434,270,1847]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microplitis areyongensis Austin &amp; Dangerfield, female, holotype A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head, anterior view; C) Head &amp; mesosoma, lateral view; D) Head &amp; mesosoma, dorsal view; E) Metasoma, lateral view; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235269/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
-E); hypopygium short, with only a few scattered hairs; pointed tuft of fused hairs at apex of ovipositor sheaths indistinct (
<figureCitation id="7EBD2A6DFFEEFFA539499B047D43DC55" box="[1070,1136,295,320]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1874,1896]" captionTargetBox="[157,1434,270,1847]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microplitis areyongensis Austin &amp; Dangerfield, female, holotype A) Habitus, lateral view; B) Head, anterior view; C) Head &amp; mesosoma, lateral view; D) Head &amp; mesosoma, dorsal view; E) Metasoma, lateral view; F) Fore wing." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/235269/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
-A &amp; C).
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<paragraph id="E63936E8FFEEFFA53DA09B6F785DDCB8" blockId="16.[151,1436,151,896]" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFEEFFA53DA09B6F7828DC70" bold="true" box="[199,283,332,357]" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">Colour</emphasis>
: Body generally dark, head and mesosoma black, metasoma dark brown, sometimes with TIT3 lighter than posterior metasoma; palps brown; legs red to brown; antennae dark brown; wings hyaline with infuscate patch below pterostigma.
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<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFEEFFA53DA09B947837DCC5" bold="true" box="[199,260,439,464]" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">Male</emphasis>
: Unknown.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="AE9C6563FFEEFFA53DA09BFF78B0DF0D" pageId="16" pageNumber="385" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="E63936E8FFEEFFA53DA09BFF7A24DCE0" blockId="16.[151,1436,151,896]" box="[199,791,476,501]" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFEEFFA53DA09BFF7853DCE0" bold="true" box="[199,352,476,501]" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="9E917678FFEEFFA53C009BFF78E2DCE0" box="[359,465,476,501]" name="Australia" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">Australia</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="9E917678FFEEFFA53CBB9BFF7B25DCE0" box="[476,534,476,501]" name="India" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">India</collectingCountry>
(Kerala) and
<collectingCountry id="9E917678FFEEFFA53FD79BFF7A20DCE0" box="[688,787,476,501]" name="Vietnam" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
.
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<paragraph id="E63936E8FFEEFFA53DA09BDC78B0DF0D" blockId="16.[151,1436,151,896]" box="[199,387,511,536]" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFEEFFA53DA09BDC7835DF0D" bold="true" box="[199,262,511,536]" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">Host.</emphasis>
Unknown.
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<subSubSection id="AE9C6563FFEEFFA53DA098077D41DE95" pageId="16" pageNumber="385" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="E63936E8FFEEFFA53DA098077A3CDE49" blockId="16.[151,1436,151,896]" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFEEFFA53DA09807787FDF28" bold="true" box="[199,332,548,573]" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">Discussion.</emphasis>
This species is very close to
<taxonomicName id="21864D6BFFEEFFA53FC398067A0ADF29" box="[676,825,548,572]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Microplitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="385" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leucaniae">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFEEFFA53FC398067A0ADF29" box="[676,825,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">M. leucaniae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in its coarsely rugose propodeum and the number of carina dividing the scutellar lunules. But it differs from
<taxonomicName id="21864D6BFFEEFFA53E4A986A7AF0DF75" box="[813,963,584,608]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Microplitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="385" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leucaniae">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFEEFFA53E4A986A7AF0DF75" box="[813,963,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">M. leucaniae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the fore wing 2.6× as long as wide, pterostigma 2× as long as wide and T1 with a broad medial longitudinal furrow (in
<taxonomicName id="21864D6BFFEEFFA53953984E7DF6DF91" box="[1076,1221,620,644]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Microplitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="385" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leucaniae">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFEEFFA53953984E7DF6DF91" box="[1076,1221,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">M. leucaniae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
fore wing 2.16× as long as wide, pterostigma 3.1× as long as wide and T1 without broad medial longitudinal furrow). It also has some similarities with
<taxonomicName id="21864D6BFFEEFFA53C319896789DDFD9" box="[342,430,692,716]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Microplitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="385" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="abrs">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFEEFFA53C319896789DDFD9" box="[342,430,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">M. abrs</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Australian species, examined) by having a smooth head and similar sculpturing pattern on the mesoscutum and scutellum. But
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<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFEEFFA53F3998FA7A2ADFFA" box="[606,793,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">M. areyongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs in having the anterior mesoscutum punctate, the medial lobe with a medial furrow indicated by punctation and a much broader TI. This species also shows some similarities with
<taxonomicName id="21864D6BFFEEFFA53C30990278EBDE22" box="[343,472,800,824]" class="Insecta" family="Braconidae" genus="Microplitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="385" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="murrayi">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFEEFFA53C30990278EBDE22" box="[343,472,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">M. murrayi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Australian species, examined), but differs in the sculpturing of the vertex, temples, medial lobe of the mesoscutum and T1, and shape of TI.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E63936E8FFEEFFA53DA099447D41DE95" blockId="16.[151,1436,151,896]" box="[199,1138,871,896]" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">
<emphasis id="D4F2EAFAFFEEFFA53DA09944787CDE95" bold="true" box="[199,335,871,896]" pageId="16" pageNumber="385">Comments.</emphasis>
We have used images of the
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taken by Dr David Wahl (AEIC).
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