Kerevata jamesmayi, Butcher, Buntika Areekul & Quicke, Donald L. J., 2014

Butcher, Buntika Areekul & Quicke, Donald L. J., 2014, Three new species of Kerevata (Braconidae: Rogadinae: Clinocentrini) from mainland Papua New Guinea, Zootaxa 3811 (3), pp. 338-346 : 339-340

Kerevata jamesmayi sp. nov.

( Figs 1–3 )

Holotype female. Papua-New-Guinea, Province Madang, Mount Wilhelm 1700m (-5.760916,145.2353) 1700m, 25-26/10/2012, leg Valeba, Tulei, Novotny, Leponce, Plot 3, understorey; Malaise—MAL-MW1700C-01/16-d01. Code P2200.

Body length 6.1 mm, fore wing length 5.9 mm and exserted length of ovipositor 2 mm.

Median flagellomeres approximately 2 longer than wide. Inter-tentorial distance 2.1 x tentorio-ocular distance. Width of face 0.46 x width of head and 0.85 x height of eye. Frons with numerous strong ridges running stemmaticum to antennal sockets and curved ones running between antennal sockets. Transverse diameter of posterior ocellus 1.2 x distance between posterior ocelli, and 0.55 x shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye. Occipital carina pointed medio-dorsally. Mesosoma 1.7 x longer than high. Mesopleuron largely shiny with a few deep punctures at the bases of setae. Precoxal sulcus deep, largely parallel-sided with string crenulation, expanded anteriorly to form a rugulose area. Propodeum with short mid-longitudinal carina anteriorly bordered by largely smooth area, otherwise rugose. Fore wing vein 1CUb 6 x 1CUa. Apex of fore wing subbasal cell with distinct, oblique glabrous zone. Fore wing vein 3RSa 2 vein r-rs. Fore wing vein 2RS 1.33 x vein r-rs. Fore wing vein 3RSb 3.1 x vein 3RSa. Hind wing vein M+CU 0.9 x 1 Ma+1Mb. Tergum of 1st tergite 1.35 x longer than posteriorly wide. 2nd + 3rd tergites 1.46 x longer than maximally wide.

Etymology. Named after James May, television personality and author.

Figures

FIGURE 1. K. jamesmayi sp. nov. holotype female.

FIGURE 2. K. jamesmayi sp. nov. A, face; B, head, dorsal view; C, scutellum, metanotum and propodeum, oblique view; D, thorax, dorsal view.

FIGURE 3. K. jamesmayi sp. nov. A, wings; B, mesosoma, lateral view; C, metasomal tergites 1 – 3, oblique view.