Phanerotoma ovatipeltata sp. nov.

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Fig. 25

Diagnosis

Ovipositor sheath robust (Fig. 25L); second metasomal suture straight (Fig. 25J); third metasomal tergite 1.4× as long as second tergite, in dorsal view densely and semi-circularly rugose and posteriorly weakly emarginate; malar space 0.8× as long as basal width of mandible (Fig. 25E).

Etymology

Named after the oval shape of the metasomal carapace, from the Latin ‘ ovatus ’ for ‘egg-shaped’ and ‘ pelta ’ for ‘shield’.

Type material

Holotype CHINA – Zhejiang • ♀; Tianmu Mt.; 22 Jul. 1987; Xiaoming Lou leg.; ZJUH No. 874592.

Paratypes (15 ♀♀, 16 ♂♂)

CHINA – Zhejiang • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; 20–22 Jul. 1987; Xuexin Chen leg.; ZJUH No. 872151 • 4 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; 2–3 Sep. 1987; Xuexin Chen and Xingeng Wang leg.; ZJUH Nos 876765, 876770, 877472, 877473 • 1 ♂; same data as for holotype; 27 Jul. 1988; Ying Qian leg.; ZJUH No. 940358 • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; 1 Jul. 2001; Xuexin Chen leg.; ZJUH No. 20032384 • 10 ♂♂; same data as for holotype; 20–22 Jul. 1987; Xuexin Chen and Xiaoming Lou leg.; ZJUH Nos 872095, 872150, 873509, 874524, 874528, 874531, 874574, 874584, 874592, 874630 • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; ZJUH No. 874554 • 1 ♂; Xianrending of Tianmu Mt.; 23 Jul. 1993; Mingshui Zhao leg.; ZJUH No. 991974 • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; ZJUH No. 991918 • 1 ♂; same data as for preceding; 18 Aug. 1998; Yun Ma and Yafen Yang leg.; ZJUH No. 998040 • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; 29 Jul. 1998; Yongming Zhao leg.; ZJUH No. 993635 • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; 26 Jul. 1998; Yongming Zhao leg.; ZJUH No. 200002878 • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; 20 Aug. 1999; Yongming Zhao leg.; ZJUH No. 200010856 • 2 ♂♂; Hangzhou; 27–31 May 1957; Cui Hu leg.; ZJUH No. 5771.15 • 1 ♀; Anji, Longwang Mt.; 31 Aug. 1993; Chunyan Zhu leg.; ZJUH No. 939994 • 1 ♀; Linan, Qingliangfeng; 3 Jul. 2008; Junhua He leg.; ZJUH.

Description

Female

MEASUREMENTS. Length of body 4.4 mm, of fore wing 4.1 mm.

COLOURATION. Yellow; stemmaticum, teeth of mandible, first tergite of metasoma apically and laterally, side of scutellum, metanotum (except medially), propodeum posteriorly, hind tibia apically, pterostigma and parastigma dark brown; hind femur apically, hind tibia basally, second tergite laterally and third tergite yellowish brown.

HEAD. Width 1.4 × median length in anterior view (Fig. 25E) and part of head above eye in lateral view 0.2× height of eye (Fig. 25D); antenna with 23 segments, 1.3 × as long as fore wing, 13 th –23 rd segments widened subapically because of small round protuberances (Fig. 25F–G); area of stemmaticum mainly granulate; OOL: diameter of posterior ocellus: POL=25: 10: 6; eye 1.7 × as long as temple in dorsal view (Fig. 25C); frons with oblique rugae medially, rugose laterally and without median ridge; vertex granulate-rugose and with satin sheen; temple largely striate and with satin sheen; face with oblique rugae laterally, transversely rugose medially and with indistinct median carina; clypeus smooth, shiny and 0.8× minimum width of face, intertentorial distance 1.5× minimum width between clypeus and eye, clypeus long erect setose and with 3 teeth medio-ventrally, but medial tooth indistinct (Fig. 25E); eye large, in lateral view 1.6 × as wide as temple (Fig. 25D), in anterior view its height 0.8× minimum width of face; upper condyle of mandible far below lower level of eyes (Fig. 25E); malar space 0.8× as long as basal width of mandible; lower tooth of mandible 0.5× length of apical tooth, large and robust (Fig. 25N).

MESOSOMA (Fig. 25I). Length 1.6× its width in lateral view; side of pronotum mainly rugose, but dorsally nearly smooth; mesoscutum densely rugose and rather shiny, densely setose; notauli hardly indicated; scutellar sulcus moderately wide (Fig. 25I); scutellum wide, triangular, flat, distinctly granulate-rugose and rather shiny; metanotum without median carina anteriorly and tooth posteriorly; propodeum coarsely reticulate-rugose, not tuberculate, no transverse or median carinae.

WINGS. Fore wing 2.6× as long as its maximum width; length of 1-R1 1.3 × as long as pterostigma; r of fore wing 0.5 × 3-SR; distance between 1-R1 and wing apex 0.5× 1-R1; 2-SR straight (Fig. 25H); SR1 straight; 2-SR+M present; pterostigma large, parastigma large; 1-CU1 0.4× as long as vein 2-CU1, cu-a slightly inclined and 0.6× as long as 1-CU1; r: 3-SR: SR1=123: 269:988; 2-SR: 3-SR: r-m=419: 269: 175; 2-M straight posteriorly, bent anteriorly (Fig. 25H).

LEGS (Fig. 25L). Hind femur elongate, slender and with satin sheen, 4.1× as long as wide and slightly widened submedially; hind tibia rather swollen; middle tibia with large pale-yellow blister; hind coxa smooth and shiny.

METASOMA (FigS 25J, M, 25K). Carapace oval in dorsal view, 1.8× as long as wide and as long as mesosoma; first and second tergites coarsely and densely longitudinally rugose; second suture wide and straight; third tergite 1.4 × as long as second tergite and laterally weakly curved, in lateral view slightly convex posteriorly, in dorsal view convex medially, densely and semi-circularly rugose and rounded (Fig. 25J), lateral lamella wide, with protruding corners latero-apically and weakly emarginate; ovipositor sheath robust and short (Fig. 25M), with some long and erect setae; hypopygium apically acute, but without triangular protuberance (Fig. 25M).

VARIATION. Length of fore wing 3.3–4.1 mm; eye in lateral view 1.6–1.8 × as long as temple; lower tooth of mandible 0.3–0.5 × as long as apical tooth; 1-R1 1.3–1.5 × as long as pterostigma.

Male

Very similar to female, but 13 th –22 nd segments of antennae cylindrical (Fig. 25B).

Host

Unknown.

Distribution

China (Zhejiang).