Odontofroggatia Ishii

Feng, Gui & Huang, Da-Wei, 2010, Description of a new species of Odontofroggatia (Chalcidoidea, Epichrysomallinae) associated with Ficus microcarpa (Moraceae) with a key to species of the genus, Zootaxa 2335, pp. 40-48 : 41

Odontofroggatia Ishii

Odontofroggatia Ishii, 1934: 95 . Type species: Odontofroggatia gajimaru Ishii , by original designation.

Diagnosis. Both sexes: occipital carina absent; malar sulcus absent; three ocelli arranged in an obtuse-angled triangle ( Figs 1 C, G, K); scrobes very shallow; notauli complete and reaching transscutal suture, anterior margin of scutellum pointed at posterior margin of mid lobe of mesoscutum ( Figs 1 B, F, J, K), tarsi tetramerous. Female: antennal formula 11063 ( Figs 1 E, M) or 11053 ( Fig. 1 A), funicular segments subequal in length and width; scutellum with 2 pairs of long setae on dorsal surface, one pair mediolaterally and one pair apically ( Figs 1 B, F, J); fore wing with marginal cilia and membrane ciliated except for the basal third, postmarginal vein extremely short ( Fig. 3 b); hypopygium wide and short ( Wiebes 1980, fig. 9). Male: antennal formula 11053, both funicular segments and club without plate sensilla but with many hairs ( Figs 1 C, G, K, O); mouth opening very broad, mandibles long and falcate in most species; pronotum much longer than mesoscutum ( Fig. 3 d); petiole often armed with lateral teeth ( Figs 1 D, H) or a ventral hook ( Fig. 1 P); gaster much shorter than thorax and dorsoventrally flattened ( Fig. 2 C).

Biology. Odontofroggatia gajimaru and our new species are currently known only from F. microcarpa , whereas the other three species have been reared from both F. microcarpa and F. prasinicarpa , though the latter fig host record is based on just a single collection of material from Papua, New Guinea ( Bouček 1988).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Comparative microscope photos for details of Odontofroggatia species. A – D, O. quinifuniculus sp. nov: A, Ƥ head; B, Ƥ propodeum and scutellum; C, 3 head; E, 3 petiole and propodeum. E – H, O. ishii: E, Ƥ head; F, Ƥ propodeum and scutellum; G, 3 head; H, 3 petiole and propodeum. I – L, O. galili: I, Ƥ head; J, Ƥ propodeum and scutellum; K, 3 head; L, 3 petiole and hind coxa. M – P, O. corneri: M, Ƥ head; N, Ƥ propodeum and scutellum; O, 3 head; P, 3 petiole and hind coxa. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 2. Microscope photos of Odontofroggatia quinifuniculus sp. nov., habitus. A, mating pair; B, Ƥ; C, 3.

FIGURE 3. Line drawings of Odontofroggatia quinifuniculus Feng & Huang sp. nov. a, Ƥ antenna; b, Ƥ forewing; c, 3 head in frontal view; d, 3 thorax in dorsal view; e, 3 petiole in dorsal view.