Ophiclypeus junyani Kang, 2023

Kang, Ilgoo, Ghafouri Moghaddam, Mostafa, Sharkey, Michael J., Quicke, Donald L. J., Butcher, Buntika A. & Carlton, Christopher E., 2023, Ophiclypeus, a new genus of Cardiochilinae Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the Oriental region with descriptions of three new species, ZooKeys 1180, pp. 67-79 : 67

Ophiclypeus junyani Kang sp. nov.

Fig. 3A-F

Type materials.

Holotype. Formosa (Taiwan) • ♀; Taihorinsho (Dalin, Chiayi); xi.1909; H. Sauter. Paratype Same as holotype except for Takao (Kaohsiung); 1907. Both specimens are deposited in HNHM.

Diagnosis.

Adult body size larger than that of O. chiangmaiensis sp. nov. Face with weaker punctures than O. chiangmaiensis sp. nov. (Fig. 3E ). Malar space 1.8 × longer than basal width of mandible (Fig. 3E ). Mesoscutum with weak punctures (Fig. 3C ). Mesopleuron dorsally with weaker punctures than O. chiangmaiensis sp. nov. (Fig. 3B ). Fore femur entirely darker (Fig. 3A ). Apical half of fore wing infuscate (Fig. 3A ). The ratio of propodeum (median length to width) = 0.6 (Fig. 3D ). Propodeal areola broad and nearly a rhombus (Fig. 3D ). Inner space of Y-shaped suture sculptured anteriorly (Fig. 3D ). Y-shaped suture anteriorly crenulate and posteriorly smooth (Fig. 3D ).

Description.

Body length 7.3 mm.

Head. Antenna with 40 segments. Face width 1.1 × longer than its height (1.05:0.93). Width of anterior ocellus 0.8 × longer than POL (0.15:0.18). Median width of eye about 0.7 × longer than the median width of gena in lateral view (0.44:0.58). Clypeus 1.9 × longer than its height (0.70:0.36). Malar space 1.8 × longer than basal width of mandible (0.29:0.16).

Mesosoma. Scutellar sulcus bearing five or six carinae. Pronotum medially carinate, posteriorly crenulate. Mesopleuron dorsally rugulose, medially smooth, ventrally punctate (anteriorly with stronger punctures). Propodeum 0.6 × longer than its median width (0.79:1.44), strongly rugulose; median areola 1.8 × longer than its maximum width (0.66:0.37) and nearly rhombus-shaped.

Legs. Basal spur on the fore tibia 0.8 × longer than length of basitarsus (0.48:0.60). Basal spur on the mid tibia 0.9 × longer than length of basitarsus (0.68:0.80). Hind tibia without apical cup-like projection; basal spur on the hind tibia 0.6 × longer than length of basitarsus (0.74:1.18); hind claw with four teeth.

Wings. Fore wing 6.5 mm; second submarginal cell 2.8 × longer than height (1.21:0.43); stigma about 3.1 × longer than wide medially (1.33:0.43).

Metasoma. T1 1.3 × longer than its posterior width (1.00:0.79), separated with lateral tergum by color; Y-shaped suture anteriorly crenulate and posteriorly smooth; inner space of Y-shaped suture anteriorly sculptured. T2 0.2 × longer than its posterior width (0.36:1.58), with curved posterior margin, 0.6 × longer than T3 (0.36:0.61). T3 0.4 × longer than its posterior width (0.61:1.65). Protruded ovipositor sheath 0.3 × longer than length of hind basitarsus (0.38:1.18).

Color. Body mostly black or dark brown except for the following, which are pale yellow or white: apical mandible, basal tibiae, fore and mid tarsi, fore and mid tibial spurs. Wings mostly clear at basal half and mostly infuscate at apical half. Pterostigma entirely dark.

Male. Unknown.

Biology.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Ophiclypeus junyani sp. nov. is known from Dalin and Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Fig. 4 ).

Etymology.

Named in honor of Mr Junyan Chen, PhD candidate in the Department of Entomology at LSU AgCenter, for his help with the first author’s research. Mr Chen has fond memories of a trip to Dalin, Taiwan.

Figures

Figure 3. Ophiclypeus junyani sp. nov. A lateral habitus B lateral mesosoma C dorsal head and mesoscutum D dorsal propodeum and metasoma E anterior head F lateral metasoma; arrows show ovipositor length.

Figure 4. Distribution map of Ophiclypeus species.