Dicopomorpha koreana Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy, 2003

Athithya, Ayyavu & Manickavasagam, Sagadai, 2023, Descriptions of three new species of Dicopomorpha Ogloblin (Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea: Mymaridae) from India, with one new country record and a revised key to Indian species, Zootaxa 5284 (2), pp. 377-389 : 384-388

Dicopomorpha koreana Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy, 2003

( Figs 17–20 )

Redescription. Female. ( Fig. 17 ) Body length 200 µm. Body brown except eye reddish brown and legs pale brown.

Head 1.3× as wide as high. Antenna ( Figs 18a, b ) with scape 5.6× as long as wide and 2.5× as long as pedicel; pedicel 1.8× as long as wide; funicle 6-segmented with all segments longer than wide, Fl 1 the shortest, Fl 2 1.1× as long as Fl 1, Fl 3 and Fl 4 equal in length, Fl 6 the longest, and Fl 5 0.9× as long as Fl 6, all segments without mps; clava 3.2× as long as wide, as long as combined length of preceding four funicle segments, and with 3 mps.

Mesosoma ( Fig. 20 ) as long as metasoma and 1.1× as long as wide; scutellum subequal to frenum. Fore wing 9.4× as long as wide ( Fig. 19 ); longest marginal seta 3× as long as maximum wing width; disc with 2 setae medially and 3 near apex. Hind wing 22.5× as long as wide; longest marginal seta 6× as long as maximum wing width; disc with one longitudinal row of microtrichia.

Metasoma ( Fig. 20 ) about 1.2× as long as wide; ovipositor not exserted, 1.3× as long as mesotibia.

Measurements (µm): (length:width or length): head, 108:145; eye, 78; malar space, 58; antenna: scape, 120:20; pedicel, 45:25; Fl 1, 17:10; Fl 2, 20:12; Fl 3, 25:13; Fl 4, 25:15; Fl 5, 30:15; Fl 6, 33:20; clava, 115:35; fore wing, 470:50; longest marginal seta, 150; hind wing, 450:20; longest marginal seta, 120; mesosoma, 130:120; metasoma, 130:110; mesotibia, 140; ovipositor, 190.

MALE. Unknown.

Material examined. One female on slide labelled, “ India: Meghalaya, Umiam 25°41’04.83”N; 91°54’45.67”E, 08.viii.2016, yellow pan trap, forest, coll. S. Palanivel.

Distribution. India: Meghalaya (new record); Korea ( Triapitsyn and Berezovskiy, 2003).

Figures

FIGURES 17‒20. Dicopomorpha koreana Triapitsyn & Berezovskiy, ♀: 17, lateral habitus; 18a, b, antenna; 19, fore wing; 20, mesosoma and metasoma, dorsal view.