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Tuberepyris basibrevis Lanes et Azevedo 2008

Description

Tuberepyris basibrevis Lanes et Azevedo, 2008

Tuberepyris basibrevis Lanes & Azevedo 2008: 69.

Here we present additional features to the original description and revised others as follow:

Head. Carina fronto-clypeal present. Antenna with segment III as long as wide; segment XI 1.75x as long as wide. WF 0.58x WH. WF 2.07x HE. Eye bulging. Elliptical protuberance located between eyes in the anterior portion of head, 0.21x LH.

Mesosoma. Pronotal disc 0.44x as long as wide. Propleuron not reaching anterior margin of pronotal disc in dorsal view. Anterior margin of pronotal collar with foveolate groove. Parapsidal furrow 0.67x mesoscutum. Forewing long, subcostal vein 0.2x as long as LFW; anal vein 0.54x subcostal vein; basal veins 0.08x subcostal vein; pterostigma small and triangular. Hind wing with four adjacent distal hamuli. Propodeal disc rugulose, with transverse anterior, posterior and lateral carinae present; propodeal declivity with transversal median carina. Mesopleuron flat; subtegular groove, episternal furrow, mesopleural pit and mesopleural fovea present; mesopleural pit small and deep; lower and anterior foveae opened, lower margins of both foveae fused and surpassing the half of mesopleuron length.

Metasoma. First metasomal sternite 0.33x as long as metasoma.

Material examined. Holotype. ♀, [TANZANIA], Tanganyika, 14 mi S. of Sumbawanga, elev. 1750 m, 16.ii. [19]58, (E S. Ross & R E. Leech) (CASC).

Distribution. Tanzania.

Notes

Published as part of Azevedo, Celso O. & Mugrabi, Daniele F., 2014, Three new species of Tuberepyris Lanes et Azevedo (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), with amended diagnosis of the genus, pp. 556-564 in Zootaxa 3794 (4) on page 557, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3794.4.6, http://zenodo.org/record/225285

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Lanes et Azevedo
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Bethylidae
Genus
Tuberepyris
Species
basibrevis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Tuberepyris basibrevis et, 2008 sec. Azevedo & Mugrabi, 2014

References

  • Lanes, G. O. & Azevedo, C. O. (2008) Phylogeny and taxonomy of Sclerodermini (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae, Epyrinae). Insect Systematics and Evolution, 39, 55 - 86. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1163 / 187631208788784165