Synaldis gilaberti Peris

Peris, Francisco Javier, Papp, Jeno, Belokobylskij, Sergey A. & Jiménez, Ricardo, 2014, Seven new Spanish species of the genus Synaldis (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) with mesoscutal pit, Zootaxa 3764 (1), pp. 39-60 : 46-48

Synaldis gilaberti Peris –Felipo, sp. nov.

( Figs 25–36 )

Etymology. Named in honor Dr Javier Gilabert Juan for his valuable help to the first author.

Type material. Holotype: female, Spain, Alicante Province, Alcoi, Natural Park of Carrascal de La Font Roja, 0 1.11.2004 (F.J. Peris–Felipo) ( ENV). Paratypes: 2 females, Spain, Castellon Province, Pobla de Benifassà, Natural Park of Tinença de Benifassà, 11 and 18.07.2005 ( ENV).

Description. Female.

Head entirely smooth; in dorsal view 1.5 times as wide as median length, 1.4 times as wide as mesoscutum, with rounded temples behind eye. Eye in lateral view 1.5 times as high as wide and 0.75 times as wide as temple medially. POL 1.45 times OD; OOL 3.5 times OD. Face 2.2 times as wide as high; inner margins of eyes subparallel. Clypeus slightly curved ventrally, 3.15 times as wide as high. Paraclypeal fovea reaching middle distance between clypeus and eye. Mandible widened towards apex, 1.35 times as long as its maximum width. Upper tooth of mandible longer than middle tooth; middle tooth distinctly narrowed towards apex, rounded apically; lower tooth shorter than upper tooth, rounded apically. Antennae thick, 18–segmented. Scape 2.7 times as long as pedicel. First flagellar segment 1.85 times as long as its apical width, as long as second segment; second segment 1.7 times as long as its maximum width. Third to fifth flagellar segments 2.0 times, sixth to eleventh segments 1.45–1.50 times, and twelfth to fifteenth segments 1.9–2.0 times as long as their width. Sixteenth flagellar segment 2.75 times as long as its maximum width.

Mesosoma 1.3 times as long as high (lateral view). Mesoscutum as long as maximum width. Notauli mainly absent. Mesoscutal pit present, oval. Prescutellar depression smooth, with two short lateral carinae. Precoxal suture present, not reaching anterior and posterior margins of mesopleuron. Posterior mesopleural furrow crenulate below. Propodeum sculptured, with median longitudinal carina from anterior to posterior propodeal margins, with short emerging transverse carinae far not reaching propodeal margins. Propodeal spiracles small, 0.3 times as long as distance between spiracle and apical margin of propodeum.

Wings. Length of fore wing 2.8 times its maximum width. Radial cell reaching apex of wing, 4.6 times as long as its maximum width. Nervulus weakly postfurcal. Brachial cell closed, short, widened apically, 2.8 times as long as its maximum width. Hind wing 6.0 times as long as its maximum width.

Legs. Hind femur 2.95 times as long as its maximum width. Hind tibia weakly widened towards apex, about 8.5 times as long as its maximum subapical width, 0.95 times as long as hind tarsus. First segment of hind tarsus 1.6 times as long as second segment.

Metasoma distinctly compressed. First tergite finely striate in apical half, weakly widened towards apex, 1.45 times as long as its apical width. Ovipositor 1.55 times as long as first tergite, shorter than metasoma, 1.05 times as long as hind femur.

Colour. Body and legs brown to dark brown. Wings hyaline. Pterostigma brown.

Body length 2.15 mm; fore wing length 2.35 mm.

Variation. Body length 2.10–2.15 mm; fore wing length 2.3–2.4 mm. First flagellar segment 1.8–1.9 times as long as its width. Hind femur 2.95–3.00 times as long as its maximum width. First metasomal tergite 1.40–1.45 times as long as its apical width.

Male. Unknown.

Diagnosis. According to the key by Fischer (2003), new species differs from S. lacessiva in having the first flagellar segment 1.8–1.9 times as long as its width (1.25 times in S. lacessiva ), the middle flagellar segments 1.45– 2.00 times as long as their width (as long as their width in S. lacessiva ), mandible 1.35 times as long as width (as long as width in S. lacessiva ), mesoscutal pit oval (rounded in S. lacessiva ), and the first metasomal tergite 1.40– 1.45 times as long as its apical width (2.0 times in S. lacessiva ).

According to the key by Belokobylskij (2004a), this new species also resembles S. argamani Fischer, 1993 but differs in having the middle flagellar segments 1.45–2.00 times as long as their width (as long as their width in S.

Figures

FIGURES 25 – 30. Synaldis gilaberti sp. nov. (female). 25. Habitus, lateral view. 26. Head, lateral view. 27. Mandible. 28. Antenna. 29. Basal segments of antenna. 30. Head, dorsal view.

FIGURES 31 – 36. Synaldis gilaberti sp. nov. (female). 31. Mesosoma, lateral view. 32. Mesonotum. 33. Propodeum. 34. First metasomal tergite. 35. Hind leg, metasoma, ovipositor, lateral view. 36. Hind wing.