Phanerotoma graciloides van Achterberg, 1990

Achterberg, Cornelis van, 2021, The tribe Phanerotomini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cheloninae) of the Arabian Peninsula, with special reference to the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, ZooKeys 1014, pp. 1-118 : 1

Phanerotoma graciloides van Achterberg, 1990 Figs 124-126 , 127-137

Phanerotoma (Bracotritoma) graciloides van Achterberg, 1990: 37-38.

Type material.

Holotype, ♀ (NHMUK): " Saudi Arabia, W. Büttiker”, "Rumah, 9.xi.1979". Paratypes, 2 ♀ (NHMUK, RMNH): topotypic, same date; 2♂, (NHMUK, RMNH): "Saudi Arabien, W. Büttiker”, "Bahara, 24.8.76"; 1♀, (NHMUK): Idem, but without date and locality.

Additional material.

From United Arab Emirates (Wadi Safad; Wadi Wurajah Farms; al-Ajban; NARC near Sweihan; Sharjah Desert Park; Sharjah; Sharjah x Khor Kaiba; Hatta; Fujairah) and Yemen (Al Kowd; Ta’izz; Mayfa’ah; Hamman’Ali; Al Kadan; Ar Rujum; Al Mukalla).

Diagnosis.

Antenna of ♀ near apical 0.4 widened; penultimate antennal segments of ♀ somewhat less robust than of P. permixtellae (Fig. 132 ); length of eye of ♀ in dorsal view 2.2-3.0 × temple (Fig. 133 ); ocelli small; inner tooth ca. 0.8 × apical tooth of mandible (Fig. 137 ); vein r of fore wing slightly reclivous and 1.0-1.5 × vein 3-SR (Fig. 127 ); vein 1-R1 of fore wing approx. as long as pterostigma (Fig. 127 ) or longer; pterostigma rather slender and largely dark brown except basally; parastigma dark brown or brown, darker than yellowish vein 1-M, rarely both yellowish; third metasomal tergite rather shiny, often superficially sculptured or smooth, flattened medially and distinctly acute posteriorly in lateral view (Fig. 130 ); propodeum more sparsely and rather irregularly reticulate, with rather coarse transverse carina or rugae more or less developed; hypopygium of ♀ with short up curved triangular apex (Fig. 130 ); hind femur of male strongly inflated (Fig. 125 ); length of fore wing 1.2-2.2 mm (usually 1.3-1.6 mm).

Distribution.

Saudi Arabia, *United Arab Emirates, *Yemen.

Biology.

Unknown.

Figures

Figures 124 - 126. Phanerotoma graciloides van Achterberg, ♀ (but 125, 126 of ♂), Yemen 124 habitus lateral 125 hind femur lateral 126 metasoma, lateral.

Figures 127 - 137. Phanerotoma graciloides van Achterberg, ♀, Yemen 127 fore wing 128 mesosoma dorsal 129 first-third metasomal tergites dorsal 130 metasoma lateral 131 antenna lateral 132 apical half of antenna lateral 133 head dorsal 134 head anterior 135 head, lateral 136 hind leg lateral 137 mandible ventral.