Phlebiaporus supattra Veenakumari, 2018

Kamalanathan, Veenakumari & Mohanraj, Prashanth, 2018, A New Species Of Phlebiaporus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae: Telenominae) From India, With First Description Of The Male Of The Genus, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 64 (3), pp. 217-225 : 219-224

Phlebiaporus supattra Veenakumari sp. n.

( Figs 1–14)

Diagnosis – This species differs from P. dichrous ( Fig. 14) in the following character states. In P. dichrous stigmalis almost perpendicular to marginalis; marginalis at most 2× as long as stigmalis; fore wing without medial black band; submarginalis at least 4× as long as marginalis; head and mesosoma dark brown, metasoma yellow-brown; prespecular sulcus weakly foveate; di- ameter of the scutes on head and mesoscutum subequal; scutoscutellar sulcus narrow. In P. supattra sp. n. stigmalis not perpendicular but at an acute angle to marginalis; marginalis at least 2.2× as long as stigmalis; fore wing with a distinct medial broad black band (0.92× width of wing); submarginalis at most 2.8× as long as marginalis; entire habitus orange-brown; prespecular sulcus not foveate; diameter of scutes on head smaller than those on mesoscutum; scutoscutellar sulcus very wide.

Description: Holotype: Female: Body length = 0.94 mm; (m = 0.95 (0.89–1.02) mm, SD = 0.04, n = 20)

Colour ( Fig. 1). Head and mesosoma orangish brown, metasoma orangish yellow, T1 darker than T2; posterior tergites black; eyes black, ocelli silvery grey with black patch to- wards inner side; radicle, A1 – A2 golden yellow, remaining antennomeres brownish black except paler A6 – A7; mandible yellow with teeth reddish brown; interantennal process or- ange; legs yellow.

Head ( Figs 3, 4, 8, 9). FCI = 1.40; LCI = 1.21; IOS 0.50× width of head, 1.15× length of eye; frons, vertex and gena finely reticulate; scutes smaller than those on mesoscutum; reticulations on occiput distinct; POL and LOL in ratio of 12.3:6.7; lateral ocelli contiguous with eye margin; eyes large (L: W = 12.6:11.8); central keel present; mandible (L: W = 2.3:5.9) with both teeth identical; clypeus triangular (L: W = 3.5:6.1); interantennal process short and beak-like; radicle 0.24× the length of A1.

Mesosoma ( Figs 1, 3). Mesoscutum (L: W = 14.6:24.5) finely reticulate; scutes bigger than those present on vertex; lateral pronotal area anteriorly reticulate remainder smooth; mesopleuron and metapleuron entirely smooth with distinct mesopleural and metapleural pits; scutoscutellar sulcus broad, not foveate; mesoscutellum (L: W = 7.3:17.5) with pos - terior mesoscutellar sulcus foveate; metascutellum (L: W = 3.2:9.4) rectangular, smooth; metanotal trough not foveate; lateral propodeal area triangular, smooth. Fore wing (L: W = 60.0:16.5) and hind wing (L: W = 6.7:0.9) hyaline, covered with dense microtrichia; fore - wing with broad medial black band 0.92× width of wing; fore wing marginal cilia long, 0.31× width of wing, hind wing marginal cilia long, subequal to wing width; length of sub- marginalis: marginalis: stigmalis in ratio of 25.0:9.1:4.2 respectively; marginalis and stigma- lis with small irregular protuberances, which is more pronounced in former than the latter ( Figs 5, 6).

Metasoma. (L: W = 28.1:18.0) T1 costate medially extending 0.63× length of T1; cos - tae medially small and increasing in size laterad; T1 with two lateral and one sublateral setae; T2 with basal foveae and short weak costae antero-medially, remainder smooth; T2 with one lateral seta; length and width of metasomal tergites T1 and T 2 in ratio of 3.6:10.0, 27.4:16.9, respectively; T2 7.6 × length of T1

Male: Body length = 0.93mm (m = 0.92 (0.88–0.96) mm, SD = 0.04, n = 20)

Similar to female except mesoscutellum and metascutellum darker, black transverse band on posterior margin of T2 distinct.

Variation ( Figs 10-13). Smaller in size (m = 0.73 (0.69–0.78) mm, SD = 0.03, n = 9); re- ticulations on vertex, gena, mesoscutum less distinct, frons medially smooth, marginal cilia on forewing sparse (ICAR/NBAIR/P1902–P1917).

Etymology. The species name ‘supattra’ means having beautiful wings in Sanskrit, referring to the beautiful banded wings of the species. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.

Type material – Holotype: Female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1824 ), INDIA: Karnataka: Ben- galuru, Jarakabande Kaval , 13.0541°N, 77.3235°E, 921 m, YPT, 31.VII.2013.

Paratypes: 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1825 ), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hesaraghatta , 13.1394°N 77.4854°E, 859 m, YPT, 07.VII.2014 ; 1 female, ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1826 ), same as P1825, 27.III.2014 ; 4 females ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1827 - P1829 , P1838 ), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Attur , 13.0968°N 77.5641°E, 936 m, PFT, 28.III.2013 ; 2 females ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1830 , P1831 ), same as P1829, MT, 30.IV.2011 ; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1832 ), same as P1831, 07. V.2011; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1833 ), same as P1829, 25.I.2012 ; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1834 ), same as P1831, 17. VI.2011; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1835 ) same as P1831, 15.IV.2011 ; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1836 ), same as P1829, 13.IX.2011 ; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1837 ) same as P1829, YPT, 14.XI.2013 ; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1839 ), Karnataka: Bengaluru , Hebbal, NBAIR, 13°02’70’’N 77°58’42’’E, 927 m, PFT, 23. V.2011; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1840 ), Karnataka: Gandhi Krishi Vignan Kendra ( GKVK), 13.0800°N 77.5755°E, 938 m, YPT, 29.VIII.2011 ; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1841 ), same as P1840, MT, 21.IX.2011 ; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1842 ), Karnataka: Mandya, Madduru , 12.5841°N 77.0434°E, 646 m, SN, 05.XI.2009 ; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1843 ), Karnataka: Mandya, Srirangapatna , 12.4232°N, 76.6936°E, 676 m, YPT, 12. V.2011; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1844 ), Karnataka: Kodagu, Chettalli , 12.3889°N 75.8453°E, 932 m, SN, 02.VII.2010 ; 2 females ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1845 ,

and stigmalis, 7 = male antenna, 8 = frons (female), 9 = female antenna

P1846), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Kengeri, 12.8999°N 77.4827°E, 797m YPT, 17-22.XI.2012; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1847 ) , Telangana: Hyderabad, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management ( NAARM) , 17.3156°N 78.4167°E, 550 m, SN, 14.II.2012; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1848 ) , same as P1847, YPT; 2 females ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1849 , P1850 ) , Ta- mil Nadu: Lower Pulney Hills, Thadiyankudisai, Horticulture Research Station ( HRS) , 10.2995°N 77.7117°E, 990 m, YPT, 26.XI.2016; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1851 ) , Tamil Nadu: Yercaud, Horticulture Research Station , 11.7956°N 78.2116°E, 1399 m, YPT, 03.VIII.2016; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1852 ) , Dharmapuri, Kelamangalam, Jakkeri, 12.6009°N 77.8489°E, 810m YPT, 12.XI.2015; 2 females ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1853 , P1854 ) , Tamil Nadu: Dharma- puri, Hosur, Uddanapalli, 12.6020°N 77.9469°E, 758 m, MT, 28.I.2015; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1855 ) , Assam: Guwahati, 26.2377°N 91.5483°E, 83 m, SN, 29.X.2008; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1856 ) , Rajasthan: Udaipur, Badagaon, 24.6274°N, 73.6823°E, 559 m, MT, 29.IX.2016; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1857 ) , Goa: Old Goa, Ella, Central Coastal Agricul- tural Research Institute, 15.4933°N 73.9201°E, 15 m, YPT, 14.VII.2015; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1858 ) , Arunachal Pradesh: Pasighat, College of Horticulture and Forestry (CHF), 28.0428°N 95.1928°E, 153 m, MT, 10. V.2014; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1859 ) , Meghalaya: Ri-Bhoi, Bara Pani, Central Agricultural University ( CAU) , 25.7090°N 91.9514°E, 908 m, YPT, 21.XII.2013; 9 females ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1860 - P1868 ) , Himachal Pradesh: Mandi, Chan- dial, 31.6363°N, 76.9542°E, 774 m, SN, 26. VI.2006; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1869 ) , Pun- jab: Pathankot, Sali Kulian, 32.2530°N 75.6585°E, 328 m, SN, 12.VII.2006; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1870 ) , Karnataka: Chikkaballapur, Nandi Hills, 13.3702°N 77.6834°E, 1448 m, YPT, 12.VII.2017; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1901 ) , Karnataka: Bengaluru, Jarakabande Kaval, 13.0541°N, 77.3235°E, 921 m, MT, 10.VII.2014; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1918 ) , same as P1839, 22.I.2010; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1871 ) , same as P1837, 08.IV.2014; 2 males ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1872 , P1873 ) , same as P1838; 2 males ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1874 , P1875 ) , same as P1837, 15.II.2014; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1876 ) , same as P1837, 13.II.2014; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1877 ) , same as P1837, 14.XI.2013; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1878 ) , same as P1837, 13.II.2014; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1879 ) , same as P1831, 11. V.2011; 2 males ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1880 , P1881 ) , same as P1831, 07. V.2011; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1882 ) , Karnataka: Bengaluru, Bannerghatta National Park , 12.7998°N 77.5798°E, 943 m, SN, 10. VI.2010; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1883 ) , Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hesaraghatta, 13.1394°N, 77.4854°E, 859 m, YPT, 28.III.2014; 2 males ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1884 , P1885 ) , Karnataka: GKVK, 13.0800°N, 77.5755°E, 938 m, SN, 10.XII.2009; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1886 ) , same as P1885, YPT, 22.XII.2014; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1887 ) , Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hebbal, Indian Veterinary Research In- stitute ( IVRI) , 13.0247°N 77.5834°E, 932 m, YPT, 05. V.2015; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1888 ) , same as holotype, 18.VIII.2014; 5 males ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1889–1893 ) , same as 1901; 2 males ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1894 , P1895 ) , same as P1837, 30. V.2011; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1896 ) , same as P1842, MT, 07. VI.2012; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1897 ) , same as P1868; 2 males ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1898 , P1899 ) , Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering ( CIAE) , 23.3086°N 77.4016°E, 499 m, SN, 16.XII.2011; 2 males ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1900 ) same as P1899, YPT, 15.XII.2011; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1902 ) , Karnataka: Ghatti Subramanya, 13.4081°N 77.5279°E, 883 m, YPT, 31.I.2014; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1903 ) , same P1845, 26.X.2012; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1904 ) , Karnataka: Chikkaballapur, Nan- di Hills, 13.3702°N, 77.6834°E, 1448 m, YPT, 05.VII.2013; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1905 ) , same as P1904, PFT, 8.IX.2010; 2 females ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1906 , P1907 ) , same as P1904, SN, 10.IX.2010; 1 female ICAR / NBAIR / P1908 ), same as P1842, MT, 07.VIII.2012; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1909 ) , same as P1852, 17.IV.2015; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1910 ) , same as P1900; 1 female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1911 ) , same as P1900, High Security Animal Disease Lab- oratory (HSADL), 16.XII.2011; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1912 ) , same as P1904, 05.X.2010; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1913 ) , same as P1907, 08.IX.2010; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1914 ) , same as P1842, MT, 07.VIII.2012; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1915 ) , Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hebbal, NBAIR, 13.0270N 77.5842°E, 927 m, MT, 18.IV.2011; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1916 ) , same as P1900; 1 male ( ICAR / NBAIR / P1917 ) , Uttar Pradesh; Lucknow, Indian Institute of Sugar- cane Research ( IISR) , 26.8051°N 80.2336°E, 124 m, SN, 13.II.2011.