Heratemis (Conalysia) devriesi van Achterberg & Yaakop, 2009

Gupta, Ankita, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Pattar, Rohit, Ajaykumara, K. M. & Sushil, S. N., 2024, New braconid species of the Euphorinae genus Syntretus Foerster and a first report of the Alysiinae genus Heratemis Walker from India, Zootaxa 5437 (1), pp. 131-138 : 135

Heratemis (Conalysia) devriesi van Achterberg & Yaakop, 2009

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Material examined. Female on card; India: Tamil Nadu: Yercaud ; Yellow pan trap; 29. xi. 2022; coll. R. Pattar; codeNIM/ NBAIR /Hym/Brac/Hera/291122 .

Brief diagnosis. Antennae with 47 antennomere, scape and pedicel yellowish brown, up to seven antennomeres with yellowish brown to brown colouration, later turning dark brown near white band, white band consisting of six white antennomeres (22 nd –27 th), 28 th –47 th antennomere dark brown to black. Third antennomere about as long as fourth antennomere and distinctly separated, length of third antennomere 0.9 × as long as fourth antennomere. Head transverse, in dorsal view width 2.2 × as long as dorsal length of eye. OOL: diameter of ocellus: POL= 20.5:11:11.6; clypeus black to dark chestnut brown, similarly coloured to at least part of face; mandible brown with dark brown margins; mesosternum paler than darkened mesopleuron. Setose part of ovipositor sheath about 0.8 × as long as hind tibia and 0.3 × as long as fore wing length; hind tibia and hind tarsus similarly darkened. Tarsal claws simple, slender, about as long as arolium ( Fig. 5K ). Length of first tergite 1.7 × as long as its apical width.

Comments. Variations noticed in antennomere colouration when compared with original description of H. (Conalysia) devriesi van Achterberg & Yaakop, 2009 in Yaakop et al. 2009 - third and following antennomeres brown, becoming dark brown near white band, 22 nd antennomere brown, 23 rd –30 th antennomeres white (but 30 th anntenomere brownish apically) and following antennomeres dark brown.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Heratemis (Conalysia) devriesi. Female in lateral aspect.

FIGURE 5. Heratemis (Conalysia) devriesi. A—Head in anterior aspect; B—Vertex; C—Head in lateral aspect; D—Mesosoma in dorsal aspect; E—Mesosoma in lateral aspect; F—Wings; G—Mesosternum; H—Propodeum; I—First tergite; J—Metasoma in dorsal aspect; K, L—Hind tarsal claw.