Phanerotoma quadratimaculata sp. nov.

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Fig. 27

Diagnosis

Pterostigma 2.5× as long as wide (Fig. 27F); third tergite of metasoma concave medio-apically (Fig. 27H); hypopygium with up-curved, medium-sized and wide triangular protuberance (Fig. 27I).

Etymology

Named after the nearly quadrate brown patch on the mesoscutum medially, from the Latin ‘ quadrus ’ for ‘four’ and ‘ macula ’ for ‘spot’.

Type material

Holotype CHINA – Liaoning • ♀; Liaoning Laotudingzi Guojiaji Ziran Baohuqu; 16–19 Jul. 2011; Huayan Chen leg.; ZJUH No. 202029863.

Paratype

CHINA – Zhejiang • 1 ♀; Anji, Longwang Mt.; 20 Sep. 2004; Belok. leg.; ZJUH No. 20050020 .

Description

Female

MEASUREMENTS. Length of body 3.2 mm, of fore wing 2.6 mm.

COLOURATION. Black; antenna, mandible without teeth, all legs except hind tibia and femur apically, parastigma, veins 1-M, M+CU and 1-SR+M of fore wing, and ovipositor sheath pale-yellow; mesonotum medially, scutellar sulcus and teeth of mandible brown; entire first and second tergites dark brown.

HEAD. Width 1.4 × median length in anterior view (Fig. 27D) and part of head above eye in lateral view 0.3× height of eye (Fig. 27C); antenna with 23 segments, three subapical segments moniliform, (Fig. 27E); area of stemmaticum mainly granulate; OOL:diameter of posterior ocellus:POL= 24:6: 7; eye 1.2× as long as temple in dorsal view (Fig. 27B); frons with oblique rugae medially, rugose laterally and without median ridge; vertex granulate-rugose and with satin sheen; temple punctate-rugose apically and striate basally, with satin sheen; face granulate-rugose and without median carina; clypeus smooth, shiny and 0.8 × minimum width of face, intertentorial distance 1.9× minimum width between clypeus and eye, clypeus long erect setose and with 2 teeth medio-ventrally (Fig. 27D); temple large, in lateral view 1.2 × as wide as temple (Fig. 27C), in anterior view its height 0.7 × minimum width of face; upper condyle of mandible far below lower level of eyes (Fig. 27D); malar space short, 0.7× as long as basal width of mandible; lower tooth of mandible 0.3× length of apical tooth, short and robust (Fig. 27K).

MESOSOMA (Fig. 27G). Length 1.5× 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 wide (Fig. 27G); scutellum wide, triangular, flat, distinctly granulate-rugose and rather shiny; metanotum with short median carina anteriorly and small tooth protruding posteriorly; propodeum coarsely reticulate-rugose, latero-posteriorly distinct tuberculate and no transverse or median carinae.

WINGS. Fore wing 3.0 × as long as its maximum width; marginal cell medium-sized, length of 1-R1 as long as pterostigma; r of fore wing as long as 3-SR; distance between 1-R1 and wing apex 0.6× 1-R1; 2-SR bent (Fig. 27F); SR1 bent; 2-SR+M present; pterostigma large and parastigma small; 1-CU1 0.5× as long as vein 2-CU1, cu-a slightly inclined and 0.7 × as long as 1-CU1; r: 3-SR: SR1=10: 10: 68; 2-SR: 3-SR: r-m=37: 10: 14; 2-M bent (Fig. 27F).

LEGS (Fig. 27J). Hind femur with satin sheen, 3.0× as long as wide and distinctly widened submedially; hind tibia rather swollen; middle tibia with medium-sized pale-yellow blister; hind coxa smooth and shiny.

METASOMA (Fig. 27H–I). Carapace elliptical in dorsal view, 1.7× as long as wide and 1.1 × as long as mesosoma; first and second tergites coarsely and densely longitudinally rugose; second suture wide; third tergite 1.4× as long as second tergite and laterally weakly curved, in lateral view slightly convex posteriorly, in dorsal view densely and semi-circularly rugose and truncate (Fig. 27H), lateral lamella wide, with protruding corners latero-apically and with deep emargination; ovipositor sheath narrow and long (Fig. 27I), with some long and erect setae; hypopygium apically acute and with medium-sized up-curved triangular protuberance (Fig. 27I).

Male

Unknown.

Host

Unknown.

Distribution

China (Liaoning, Zhejiang).