Phanerotoma montana sp. nov.

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Fig. 20

Diagnosis

Hind tibia rather swollen (Fig. 20I); hypopygium with long triangular protuberance (Fig. 20E); vein 1-SR+M of fore wing issued apically from parastigma (Fig. 20F); length of vein 1-R1 of fore wing 1.7× as long as pterostigma; eye 1.5× as long as temple in dorsal view.

Etymology

Named after its mountainous collecting site, from the Latin ‘mons ’ for ‘mountain’.

Type material

Holotype CHINA – Hainan • ♀; Jianfengling; 4–7 Jun. 2007; Jie Zeng leg.; ZJUH No. 200710985.

Paratypes (3 ♀♀)

CHINA – Hainan • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; ZJUH No. 200711297. – Taiwan • 1 ♀; Kaohsiung; 15 Jun.–15 Jul. 2005; National Sun; ZJUH No. 202300037 . – Fujian • 1 ♀; Jiangle, Longxi Mt.; 30 Sep. 1991; Changming Liu leg.; ZJUH No. 20007246 .

Description

Female

MEASUREMENTS. Length of body 2.6 mm, of fore wing 2.3 mm.

COLOURATION. Yellow; stemmaticum, tegula, side of scutellum, metanotum, and second and third tergite dorsally dark brown; teeth of mandible, pterostigma posteriorly, 1-CU1, cu-a and hind tibia apically brown.

HEAD. Width 1.4× median length in anterior view (Fig. 20D) and part of head above eye in lateral view 0.2× height of eye (Fig. 20C); antenna with 23 segments and 1.1× as long as fore wing, five subapical antennal segments moniliform (Fig. 20J); area of stemmaticum mainly granulate; OOL:diameter of posterior ocellus: POL=18: 4:5; eye 1.5× temple in dorsal view (Fig. 20B); frons with longitudinal rugae medially, rugose laterally and with weak 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 without median carina; clypeus smooth, shiny and 0.9× minimum width of face, intertentorial distance 2.6× minimum width between clypeus and eye, clypeus with long erect setae and with 3 small teeth medio-ventrally (Fig. 20D); eye large and temple wide, in lateral view 1.5× as wide as temple (Fig. 20C), in anterior view its height 0.9× minimum width of face; upper condyle of mandible close to lower level of eyes (Fig. 20D); malar space short, 0.7× as long as basal width of mandible; lower tooth of mandible 0.3× length of apical tooth, small and short (Fig. 20K).

MESOSOMA (Fig. 20G). 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. 20G); scutellum triangular, flat, distinctly longitudinally rugose and rather shiny; metanotum with short median carina anteriorly and small tooth protruding posteriorly; propodeum coarsely reticulate-rugose, latero-posteriorly not tuberculate, no transverse or median carinae.

WINGS. Fore wing 3.1× as long as its maximum width; length of 1-R1 1.7× as long as pterostigma; r of fore wing 0.5× 3-SR; distance between 1-R1 and wing apex 0.3× 1-R1; 2-SR bent (Fig. 20F); SR1 nearly straight; 2-SR+M present; pterostigma large, parastigma small; 1-CU1 0.4 × as long as vein 2-CU1, cu-a oblique and 0.8 × as long as 1-CU1; r: 3-SR: SR1=8:16: 59; 2-SR: 3-SR: r-m=27: 16: 10; 2-M straight posteriorly, bent anteriorly (Fig. 20F).

LEGS (Fig. 20I). Hind femur moderately wide and with satin sheen, 3.5× as long as wide and rather widened submedially; hind tibia distinctly swollen; middle tibia with large ivory blister; hind coxa 2.3× as long as wide, smooth and shiny.

METASOMA (Fig. 20E, H). Carapace elliptical in dorsal view, 1.7 × as long as wide and as long as mesosoma; first and second tergites coarsely and densely longitudinally rugose; second suture narrow; third tergite 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. 20H), lateral lamella wide with protruding corners latero-apically, medio-apically with wide emargination; ovipositor sheath narrow and long (Fig. 20E), with some long and erect setae; hypopygium apically acute and with up-curved long triangular protuberance (Fig. 20E).

VARIATION. Second tergite entirely yellow or laterally darkened; length of vein 1-R1 of fore wing 1.7-2.0× as long as pterostigma.

Male

Unknown.

Host

Unknown.

Distribution

China (Hainan, Taiwan, Fujian).