Cyphacolus tessae Valerio, Masner & Austin, new species

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Figures 84–89; Morphbank54

53. http://www.morphbank.net/?id=514196 FIGURES 84–89. Cyphacolus tessae n. sp., holotype female (OSUC 237905). 84, Dorsal habitus; 85, Lateral habitus; 86, Mesosoma, dorsal view; 87, Mesosoma, lateral view; 88, Head, anterior view; 89, Metasoma, dorsal view. Morphbank 55

Description. Female. Body length: 1.24 mm (n=1).

Antenna color: mostly yellow except clava dark brown. Body color: mostly yellow except dorsal area of metasomal horn on T1dark honey yellow. Coxae color: yellow. Leg color (excluding the coxae): yellow. Fore wing color: basal 1/3 and area at 2/5 hyaline, area below stigma infuscate as well as area beyond basal 1/3.

54. http://www.morphbank.net/?id=514197 55. http://www.morphbank.net/?id=514197 Head shape in lateral view: broad, short. Sculpture of antennal scrobe: smooth. Shape of torular triangle: not bulging, flat. Development of central keel on frons: completely absent. Sculpture of frons: largely smooth, with sparse setigerous punctulae. Sculpture of malar space: with fan-like striae, striae not extending into antennal scrobe. Medial surface of vertex: flat to weakly convex (normal). Size of lateral ocellus: normal (as in C. copelandi). Distance between lateral ocellus and occipital carina: 0.5–1.2x maximum ocellar width. Length of OOL: ≤1/3 width of ocellus. Sculpture of vertex: largely smooth, with sparse, setigerous punctulae. Surface of occiput: evenly concave (normal). Sculpture of occipital carina: strongly crenulate throughout. Proximity of occipital carina to orbital carina: separated by distance slightly greater than width of occipital carina. Shape of occipital carina: simply arcuate medially. Sculpture of occiput: with conspicuous longitudinal ridges throughout.

Sculpture of pronotal cervical area: smooth medially, otherwise with elongated foveae. Sculpture of pronotal lateral area: longitudinally costate dorsally, otherwise punctate. Netrion: absent, obscured by longitudinal sculpture on lateral pronotum. Notauli: present, simple. Width of notauli: narrow. Length of notaulus: approximately 2/ 5x length of mesoscutum. Sculpture of mesoscutum: anterolateral margin sparsely foveate, anterior half with well-defined setigerous punctures on coriaceous background, otherwise weakly, longitudinally striate, this more evident laterally. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth except for anterior edge with weak, small, coriaceous sculpture, posterior edge with fovea of subequal size. Mesoscutellum shape: flat, conspicuously wider than long. Sculpture of lateral propodeum: densely, transversely costate. Shape of propodeal anterior spines: short, broad, apex rounded. Sculpture of propodeum between anterior spines: smooth. Sculpture of ventral mesepisternum: with longitudinally costae. Density of longitudinal costae on dorsal mesepisternum: dense. Thickness of longitudinal costae on dorsal mesepisternum: broad. Length of longitudinal costae on dorsal mesepisternum: reaching to meso-metapleural suture. Sculpture of mesopleural femoral depression: smooth. Sculpture of metapleuron: dorsal half and ventral 1/3 with fine longitudinal costae, otherwise smooth.

Shape of wings: slightly convex, not constricted at base.

Shape of horn on T1 (in posterior view): narrow and short. Lateral carinae on posterior part of horn: present, rounded, not fused posteriorly. Sculpture of upper portion of T1 horn: smooth. Sculpture of posterior portion of T1 horn: smooth. Lateral carinae on T2: present, poorly developed. Sculpture of T2: largely finely costate, smooth along posterior margin and midline. Sculpture of T3: largely weakly coriaceous, posterior margin smooth or sculpture strongly effaced. Sculpture of S3–S6: sparsely, finely costate laterally, otherwise with setigerous punctulae.

Male. Unknown.

Diagnosis. See diagnosis under C. tullyae n. sp. .

Etymology. We have much pleasure in describing this species for Tess Austin for her tenacity, perseverance, sense of humour and love of animals.

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Material examined. Holotype female: AUSTRALIA: SA, mallee w/ Triodia, MT 1, Brookfield Conservation Park, 34°19'S 139°30'E, 2.XII–2.I.1992, malaise trap, J. Stelman & S. Williams, OSUC 237905 (deposited in ANIC).