Platyplectrus desertus Yefremova, 2008

Yefremova, Zoya A. & Copeland, Robert S., 2023, African Platyplectrus Ferrière (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Kenya, with description of nine new species, Zootaxa 5360 (3), pp. 355-384 : 361-363

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.2

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AD6C7C3D-B027-4563-BCC9-A6C5ACCC2D8F

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10164836

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BC0087BE-FFB5-FFDA-FF18-3C4BFB79EF4D

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scientific name

Platyplectrus desertus Yefremova, 2008
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4. Platyplectrus desertus Yefremova, 2008

Figs 19–20 View FIGURES 16–23. 16–18 .

Platyplectrus desertus Yefremova, 2008: 354 .

Diagnosis. Given by Yefremova (2008): “Toruli placed below the lower margin of eye. Propodeum smooth, with median carina, and 6 long setae on callus. External spur of hind tibia 1.55× as long as basitarsus. PMV 1.6× as long as STV. Thorax black, gaster brownish with yellow spot, antenna yellow with dark brown pedicel”.

Additional character s. Pronotum with carina. Occipital carina present. Scutellum smooth. POL 2× as long as OOL. Eyes asetose ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 16–23. 16–18 ). Vertex with long, sporadically distributed setae. F1 0.7× shorter than pedicel and 1.16× as long as F2, F2 as long as F3. Petiole slightly longer than wide. Face, clypeus and genae black ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 16–23. 16–18 ). Legs yellow with all coxae black, femora with brown spot dorsally in the middle, tibiae yellow, tarsi yellow ( Fig. 19 View FIGURES 16–23. 16–18 ). Propodeum smooth with median carina.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. UAE ( Yefremova 2008), Israel ( Yefremova 2015) * Kenya. First record from Afrotropical region.

Material examined. 1 ♀, Kenya, Rift Valley Prov. Chorlim, base of Mt. Elgon, 1882 m, 1.03149° N, 34.84780° E, Malaise trap in Acacia sp. riverine woodland, 22 Apr–6 May 2017, R. Copeland ( NMK) GoogleMaps .

NMK

National Museums of Kenya

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Platyplectrus

Loc

Platyplectrus desertus Yefremova, 2008

Yefremova, Zoya A. & Copeland, Robert S. 2023
2023
Loc

Platyplectrus desertus

Yefremova, Z. A. 2008: 354
2008
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