Meria stenogastra, Boni, 2009

Boni, M., 2009, Afrotropical species of the ancient genus Meria ILLIGER 1807 (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (2), pp. 1817-1861 : 1834-1835

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5280195
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1F6387B8-FFF7-FF99-D3FF-9BC1E3FEFECE
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Meria stenogastra
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Meria stenogastra nov.sp.

Holotype ♀ - Namibia = / Cochenagas 218 WINDHOEK 17°12’E 22°49’S 19 Nov-22 Dec 1981 M- L. Penrith Preser traps / / NNIC /, NNMW GoogleMaps

Paratype ♀ - Namibia = (3) / Cochenagas 218 WINDHOEK 17°12’E 22°49’S 19 Nov-22 Dec 1981 M-L. Penrith Preser traps / / NNIC /, (2) NNMW, (1) MZUF; (1) GoogleMaps / Cochenagas 218 WINDHOEK 17°12’E 22°49’S 20 Oct-19 Nov 1981 M-L. Penrith Preser traps / / NNIC /, NMW; (1) GoogleMaps / Cochenagas 218 WINDHOEK 17°12’E 22°49’S 27 Dec 1981 - 20 Jan 1982 M-L. Penrith Preser traps / / NNIC /, NMW GoogleMaps

Female. Holotype. Figs 65-67 View Figs . Measurements: body length = 8 mm; forewing length = 4.5 mm.

Black, brown, ferruginous brown. Wings slightly darkened. Brown: mandible; flagellum; legs but X 1; LaSt 2; pterostigma; 1 st tergum but petiole which is almost black; most of 2 nd tergum; 1 st sternum. Veins and tarsi are light brown. Ferruginous brown: scape and the remainder of metasoma. Punctuated area with long bristles on the scape getting its apex. Hypostomal basis semitransparent and only slightly swollen; it does not break the cOc which is complete. Lateral N 1 disk with strong short wrinkles on its posteroventral corner. Fine wrinkles on the sides of propodeal disk. Hair of the scape, clypeus and mandibles is light brown. Hair of the remainder of the body whitish like spurs and spines. p like the standard of the genus.

Note. Well identified by the colour patterns and the narrowness of metameri.

Male. Unknown.

Ecology. Unknown.

Derivatio nominis. From the Greek στηνος = narrow and γαστηρ =abdomen.