Afrisolia obesa Review of Afrotropical sceliotracheline parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae) van Noort, Simon Lahey, Zachary Talamas, Elijah J. Austin, Andrew D. Masner, Lubomir Polaszek, Andrew Johnson, Norman F. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 2021 2021-12-23 87 115 222 65G52 FB54017B-98F5-5C80-8666-9F62F7B2431F Masner & Huggert Masner & Huggert 1989 Insecta Platygastridae Afrisolia CoL Animalia Afrisolia obesa Hymenoptera 0 115 Arthropoda species obesa   Fig. 4   Afrisolia obesaMasner & Huggert, 1989: 35 (original description); Vlug, 1995: 10 (catalogued, type information).  Material examined.    Holotype: South Africa• ♀; Grahamstown, 24 June 1955, E. McCallan(NHMUK).  Diagnosis. Overall a much lighter-coloured species as in  A. quagga, with a red-orange metasoma, and red-brown mesosoma and head, whereas  A. anyskopand  A. robertsonihave a dark brown-black body, and  A. quaggahas an orange-yellow metasoma contrasting strongly with the darker head and mesosoma;  A. obesahas OOL shorter than LOL, whereas it is longer than LOL in  A. quagga, and equal in length to LOL in  A. anyskopand  A. robertsoni; notauli are broader, 3 xlonger than wide as in  A. quagga, whereas remaining species have narrower notauli, at least 5 xlonger than wide; mesocutum polished between notauli as in  A. robertsoni, alutaceous reticulate in  A. anyskopand  A. quagga; only a single strong dorsal striation on mesopleuron, whereas other species have two or more striations.   Figure 4.  Afrisolia obesafemale holotype (NHMUK) (BM TYPE HYM9.675) Ahabitus, lateral view (inset: data labels) Bhabitus, dorsal view Chead, mesosoma, lateral view Dmesosoma, T1, dorsal view Ehead anterior view Ffore wing (slide-mounted).  Biology. Unknown.  Distribution. South Africa (Eastern Cape) ( Masner and Huggert 1989). 1955-06-24 E. McCallan South Africa South Africa ♀ Holotype