Dissomphalus, Ashmead, 1893
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1243-4442 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039887BF-DE10-7A65-FF2C-09FA3833FBA3 |
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Felipe |
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Dissomphalus |
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Dissomphalus han n. sp.
Figures 30, 124, 217, 365-366
TYPE MATERIAL — Holotype, ♂, Papua New Guinea. Province Madang, Mount Wilhelm (-5.731961, 145.2522), 700m, 26-27/05/2013, Coll. by Sam et al., understorey, Malaise - MAL-MW0700’B-14/16-d14, P4730-20579 ( MNHN). Paratypes. 1♂ Bismark Arch, Vudal, New Brit, S. W. Keravat, 13.XII.1959, T. C. Maa Collector, Bishop ( BPBM); Papua New Guinea. Province Madang, Wanang 3 station (-5.22767, 145.0797), 175m, leg Basset, Plot 2, understorey, Malaise, 1♂ 20-21/11/2012, MAL-WAN02-D03, P4918-9228 ( MNHN); 1♂ 03-04/12/2012, MAL-WAN01-D16, P4915-11066 ( MNHN); 16-17/09/2012, 1♂ leg Basset, Plot 3, MAL-WAN03-D10, P052-813 ( MNHN); 1♂ leg Gewa, Damag, Novotny, Leponce, Plot 4, MAL-WAN-D-01/16-d01, P0532-9226 ( MNHN).
DESCRIPTION — MALE: Body length 3.0- 4.6 mm. Head and mesosoma dark castaneous or black; metasoma castaneous or dark castaneous. Head (Figure 30). Mandible with four apical teeth. Clypeus with median lobe subtrapezoidal; median tooth rounded, outlined by carina; median carina distinctly incomplete apically and convex in profile. Frons strongly
coriaceous. Mesosoma. Pronotal disc with anterior margin ecarinate, strongly coriaceous. Metapectal-propodeal complex with lateral and posterior areas carinate. Metasoma (Figure 124). Tergal process with deep, longitudinally elliptical and sublateral pair of depression, 0.46 x as long as tergite II, diverging posterad, with long and thin setae on lateral area, inner margin of depression strongly higher than median region of tergite II; each depression with large tubercle on its
inner area, evenly wide in longitudinal section, low, entirely laterad, with broad pit on top, with small tuft of setae laterad. Hypopygium (Figure 217) with median stalk 1.2 x as long as hypopygial plate, straight; lateral stalk triangular; posterior margin convex and excavated medially. Genitalia (Figures 365-366). Basal margin of paramere slightly excavated.
Aedeagal dorsal body with apex lower than parameral apex, evenly narrow. Aedeagal ventral ramus with apex lower than aedeagal dorsal body apex; apical region subangled and crenulated. Genital ring straight, each half straight in dorsal view.
FEMALE: Unknown.
ETYMOLOGY — The noun in apposition han means hand in Tok Pisin.
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