Dinapsis luteus Mita & Shaw, 2020

van Noort, Simon, Shaw, Scott Richard & Copeland, Robert S., 2022, Revision of the endemic African genus Dinapsis (Dinapsini, Megalyridae, Hymenoptera) with description of seven new species, ZooKeys 1112, pp. 27-122 : 27

Dinapsis luteus Mita & Shaw, 2020

Material examined.

Holotype. Madagascar • ♀; Toliara Prov., Parc National de Zombitse; 19.8 km 84°E Sakaraha; 770 m a.sl.; 5-9 Feb. 2003; 22°50'36"S, 044°42'36"E; Fisher, Griswold et al.; California Acad. of Sciences ; yellow pan trap, tropical dry forest; coll. code: BLF7505; CASENT2053467; CAS . Paratype data listed in Mita and Shaw, 2020.

Distribution.

(Fig. 43 ) Madagascar.

Comments.

Dinapsis luteus is known from localities in southern and eastern Madagascar (Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa, Toamasina, and Toliara provinces). Dinapsis luteus is similar to D. hirtipes but can be distinguished by the absence of dark wing bands on the forewings, and instead having the wings entirely light yellow-coloured. For a full species description and more information on its distribution and distinguishing characteristics, see Mita and Shaw (2020).

Figures

Figure 43. Distribution maps of Dinapsis species A country occurrences for the genus Dinapsis B specimen point data of described Dinapsis species plotted on a topographical relief map C Dinapsis species occurring in Madagascar and Mauritius, excluding the D. hirtipes species-group (specimen point data plotted on a topographical relief map) D Madagascan records of Dinapsis species in the D. hirtipes species group (specimen point data plotted on a topographical relief map).