Embidobia gauriputra, 2024

Veenakumari, Kamalanathan, Kolla, Sreedevi, Sushil, Satya Nand, Samuel, Duleep Kumar, Khan, Farmanur Rahman & Mohanraj, Prashanth, 2024, Embidobia Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Scelionidae) of the Indian region with descriptions of new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 970, pp. 61-101 : 96-97

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https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2024.970.2749

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14370295

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scientific name

Embidobia gauriputra
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Key to the females of Oriental species of Embidobia Ashmead, 1896 View in CoL

1. Vertex, mesosoma and metasoma smooth ( Figs 6A View Fig , 16A View Fig ) ............................................................... 2

– Vertex, mesosoma and metasoma either entirely or partially sculptured (e.g., Figs 1A View Fig , 3A View Fig , 5A View Fig , 7A View Fig ) ........................................................................................................................................................... 3

2. Facial and malar striae prominent ( Fig. 6D View Fig ); ocelli present; posterior mesoscutellar sulcus foveate; metascutellum protruding posteriorly ( Fig. 6A View Fig ); mesopleural carina entire ( Fig. 6C View Fig ); cilia on postmarginalis short, at most 0.2 × width of fore wing ( Fig. 2E View Fig ); T1 shorter than T2; T2 longer than T3 ( Fig. 6A View Fig ); entire habitus yellow-brown ( Fig. 6B View Fig ) ................ E. gauriputra Veenakumari sp. nov.

– Facial striae weak and malar striae absent ( Fig. 16D View Fig ); ocelli absent; posterior mesoscutellar sulcus not foveate; metascutellum posteriorly evenly rounded ( Fig. 16A View Fig ); mesopleural carina abbreviated ( Fig. 16C View Fig ); cilia on postmarginalis elongate, more than half the width of fore wing ( Fig. 12E View Fig ); T1 and T2 subequal in length; T2 shorter than T3 ( Fig. 16A View Fig ); head and mesosoma brown-black, metasoma yellow-brown ( Fig. 16B View Fig ) ............................................... E. saroma Veenakumari sp. nov.

3. Metascutellum not visible when viewed dorsally, concealed beneath mesoscutellum; lateral propodeal area entirely smooth with foveae on posterior margin; metasomal depression predominantly smooth ( Figs 8A View Fig , 11A View Fig , 13A View Fig ) ......................................................................................................................... 4

– Metascutellum visible when viewed dorsally; lateral propodeal area longitudinal costate; metasomal depression costate (e.g., Figs 1A View Fig , 3A View Fig , 5A View Fig , 7A View Fig ) ................................................................................ 6

4. T2 1.2 × longer than T3; T1 entirely longitudinally striate; T2 and T3 strongly coriaceous reticulate ( Fig. 13C View Fig ); mesoscutellum entirely rugose ( Fig. 13A View Fig ); foveae of mesepimeral sulcus wide and transverse ( Fig. 13D View Fig ) .................................................................................. E. orientalis Dodd, 1939 View in CoL

– T2 and T3 equal in length; T1 longitudinally striate with a smooth posterior margin; T2 and T3 with fine weak reticulations; mesoscutellum medially smooth and laterally rugose ( Figs 8A View Fig , 11A View Fig ); foveae of mesepimeral sulcus not transverse except basally ( Figs 8C View Fig , 11C View Fig ) ............................................... 5

5. Metasoma elongate, at least 1.5× as long as wide; mesoscutellum reaching posterior margin of metascutellum ( Fig. 11A View Fig ); interantennal process in posterior half wide ( Fig. 11D View Fig ) .......................... ......................................................................................................... E. omkara Veenakumari sp. nov.

– Metasoma short, subequal in length and width; mesoscutellum extending beyond posterior margin of metascutellum ( Fig. 8A View Fig ); interantennal process in posterior half narrow ( Fig. 8D View Fig ) ...................... .......................................................................................................... E. hrdaya Veenakumari sp. nov.

6. T2 and T3 either equal in length or T3 longer than T2 ( Figs 7A View Fig , 17B View Fig ) ............................................ 7

– T2 longer than T3 (e.g., Figs 1A View Fig , 3A View Fig , 5A View Fig , 9A View Fig ) ................................................................................. 8

7. T3 at least 1.2 × as long as T2; mesoscutellum medially smooth, laterally rugose; metascutellum posteromedially protruding; metascutellum anteriorly foveate and posteriorly with short longitudinal carinae; medial longitudinal costae on T1 short, extending at most 0.4 × the length of tergite; T3 smooth with a transverse band of areolate sculpture medially ( Fig. 7A View Fig ) ........................................... ......................................................................................................... E. hiranya Veenakumari sp. nov.

– T2 and T3 subequal in length; mesoscutellum entirely smooth; metascutellum posteromedially evenly rounded; metascutellum anteriorly foveate and posteriorly with depressions; medial longitudinal costae on T1 elongate, extending at least 0.8× the length of tergite; T3 anteriorly reticulate and posteriorly smooth ( Fig. 17A View Fig ) ........................................................ E. yuyutsu Veenakumari sp. nov.

8. T1 smooth, with longitudinal costae sublaterally; T2 predominantly smooth with weak impressions of reticulations posterad; basal foveae on T2 minute ( Fig. 1A View Fig ) ..... E. agastya Veenakumari sp. nov.

– T1 longitudinally costate; T2 longitudinally costate; basal foveae on T2 large and distinct (e.g., Figs 5A View Fig , 9A View Fig , 10A View Fig , 14A View Fig ) .................................................................................................................... 9

9. OOL either longer or equal to median ocellar diameter ( Figs 4A View Fig , 5A View Fig ) .......................................... 10

– OOL shorter than the median ocellar diameter ( Figs 3A View Fig , 9A View Fig , 10A View Fig , 14A View Fig , 15A View Fig ) ..............................11

10. T1 striate at basal half; T2 longitudinally striate at base; OOL subequal to median ocellar diameter ( Fig. 4A View Fig ) .................................................................................................. E. brittanica Girault, 1917

– T1 striate 0.9 × the length of the tergite; T2 striate, striae extending 0.8× length of tergite; OOL at least 1.3× median ocellar diameter ( Fig. 5A View Fig ) ........................... E. dooranetra Veenakumari sp. nov.

11. Mesoscutellum entirely smooth ( Figs 9A View Fig , 15A View Fig ) ............................................................................. 12

– Mesoscutellum either partially or entirely rugose or rugose-imbricate ( Figs 3A View Fig , 10A View Fig , 14A View Fig ) ........ 13

12. Metasoma ovate, at most 1.2 × as long as wide; metascutellum longitudinally costate with foveae between costae; lateral propodeal area anteriorly smooth and posteriorly longitudinally costate ( Fig. 9A View Fig ); upper frons with several semicircular carinae ( Fig. 9D View Fig ); submarginalis of fore wing not broken in front of marginalis ( Fig. 2G View Fig ) ............................................ E. jatayu Veenakumari sp. nov.

– Metasoma spindle shaped>1.5× as long as wide; metascutellum anteriorly foveate and posteriorly with depressions; lateral propodeal area entirely longitudinally costate ( Fig. 15A View Fig ); upper frons with several short arched carinae ( Fig. 15D View Fig ); submarginalis of fore wing broken in front of marginalis ( Fig. 12D View Fig ) ..................................................................................... E. sankirna Veenakumari sp. nov.

13. Mesoscutum with well defined rugae; T1 longitudinally costate almost the entire length of tergite ( Fig. 10A View Fig ); upper frons with several short raised carinae arranged semicircular fashion ( Fig. 10D View Fig ); speculum of mesopleuron densely transversely carinate, carinae extending up to mesopleural pit ( Fig. 10C View Fig ) ..................................................................................... E. mahabali Veenakumari sp. nov.

– Mesoscutum with imbricate sculpture; T1 longitudinally costate with a wide smooth patch posteriorly ( Figs 3A View Fig , 14A View Fig ); upper frons either with long or short oblique carinae ( Figs 3D View Fig , 14D View Fig ); speculum of mesopleuron sparsely transversely carinate, carinae terminating way above mesopleural pit ( Figs 3C View Fig , 14C View Fig ) ................................................................................................................................................ 14

14. Interantennal process elongate and narrow ( Fig. 14D View Fig ); mesoscutellum with impressions of weak rugae; posterior propodeal projections short and blunt; posterior margin of metascutellum weakly rounded ( Fig. 14A View Fig ); upper frons with short uneven transverse and oblique carinae ( Fig. 14D View Fig ) ........ ......................................................................................................... E. procera Veenakumari sp. nov.

– Interantennal process short and wide ( Fig. 3D View Fig ); mesoscutellum with imbricate sculpture; posterior propodeal projections elongate and sharp; posterior margin of metascutellum projecting ( Fig. 3A View Fig ); carinae on upper frons continuous and elongate ( Fig. 3D View Fig ) ......... E. barbarika Veenakumari sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

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Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Scelionidae

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Embidobia

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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Hymenoptera

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Scelionidae

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Embidobia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Hymenoptera

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Scelionidae

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Embidobia

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Scelionidae

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Embidobia

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Scelionidae

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Embidobia

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Scelionidae

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Embidobia

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Embidobia

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Embidobia

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Embidobia

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