Tiphia (Tiphia) hyalina Hanima & Girish Kumar, 2022

Hanima, Raveendran K. P., Kumar, Girish & Hegde, Vishwanath D., 2022, Additions to the knowledge on the genus Tiphia Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Tiphiinae) from India with the description of ten new species, Zootaxa 5204 (1), pp. 1-106 : 47-49

18. Tiphia (Tiphia) hyalina Hanima & Girish Kumar sp. nov.

( Figs 219–231 )

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Type material. Holotype, 1♂, INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Thirunelveli district, Gundaru dam site (8°56′34″N & 77°12′49″E, 202 m), 3.x.2018, Coll. K.G. Emilyamma & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18079 ; Paratypes: 4♂, same collection locality as that of holotype, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18080–18083 & 18909 . 2♂, Karnataka, Shimoga district, Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, Hulikal FRH (13°43′45″N & 75°01′08″E, 579 m), 5.ix.2021, Coll. V. D. Hegde & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.19330 ; 1♂, Shimoga district, Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, Yadooru (16°34′31″N & 74°39′31″E, 537 m), 6.ix.2021, Coll. V. D. Hegde & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.19152 ; 1♂, Thirunelveli district, Rosemiyapuram (8°21′08″N & 77°33′59″E, 119 m), 27.ix.2017, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18910 .

Diagnosis. Clypeal extension bidentate with disc coarsely punctate basally, smooth apically; mandible without preapical denticle; fore wing hyaline with marginal cell greatly longer than second cubital cell in apical extension; areola 1.86 × as long as apical width; Gt 1 without anterior transverse carina; Gs 5 with lateral denticle.

Description. Holotype, ♂. Body length 7.12 mm. Paratypes, ♂. Body length: 6.12–8.1 mm.

Colour. Body black with other parts as follows: Tegula with upper part dark brownish and lower part yellowish ( Fig. 223 ); veins brownish ( Fig. 226 ); antenna beneath ( Fig. 225 ), palpi ( Fig. 221 ) and tarsi of fore and mid legs light brown ( Fig. 219 ).

Head. Head irregularly punctate with coarse punctures, punctures adjacently placed on lower frons than upper frons ( Fig. 220 ); HW 1.9 × least distance between eyes; POD 2.47 × LOD and 1.24 × OOD; median extension of clypeus bidentate ( Fig. 221 ); mandible without preapical denticle ( Fig. 221 ); length of scape: pedicel: Fu 1: Fu 2: Fu 3: Fu 4: Fu 5: Fu 6: Fu 7: Fu 8: Fu 9: Fu 10: Fu 11 = 0.296: 0.106: 0.130: 0.152: 0.152: 0.153: 0.151: 0.154: 0.152: 0.153: 0.155: 0.154: 0.388 ( Fig. 225 ).

Mesosoma. Anterior pronotal carina of dorsal side of pronotum with long buttressing ridges ( Fig. 223 ); pronotum, mesoscutum and metanotum with moderate sized punctures; lateral side of pronotum without transdiscal groove, upper part with aciculations, lower part with ridges ( Fig. 224 ); tegulae with length 1.3 × its middle width ( Fig. 223 ); areola of propodeum tricarinate with length 1.86 × apical width and 1.25 × basal width, median carina of areola extending to apex ( Fig. 223 ); dorsal side of propodeum without submarginal carina ( Fig. 223 ); mesopleuron anteriorly with coarse punctures and posteriorly with small punctures ( Fig. 224 ); lateral side of propodeum on upper part with widely spaced rugulae ( Fig. 224 ); fore wing with marginal cell greatly longer than second cubital cell in apical extension ( Fig. 226 ); wings hyaline ( Fig. 226 ). Length of mesosoma: 1.93 mm.

Metasoma. Gt 1 without anterior transverse carina and with sparse less punctures, other tergites with almost uniformely arranged punctures ( Fig. 227 ); metasoma 1.8 × mesosoma; Gs 5 with lateral denticle; Gs 6 with sparse setae ( Fig. 228 ). Length of metasoma: 3.35 mm.

Genitalia. Paramere with a stalk and rounded flat apex covered with setae; digitus pointed apically; cuspis slender and beak-like apically and covered with short setae; aedeagus folded completely ( Figs 229–231 ).

Female. Unknown.

Discussion. As per the key of Allen (1975), this new species comes close to T. (T.) nathani Allen in the following characters: clypeal extension bidentate; mandible without acutely pointed preapical denticle; metanotum coarsely punctate; Gt 1 without anterior transverse carina but this new species distinctly differs from T. (T.) nathani as follows: fore wing hyaline (in T. (T.) nathani , fore wing densely infumate); marginal cell of fore wing greatly longer than second cubital cell in apical extension (in T. (T.) nathani , marginal cell of fore wing moderately longer than second cubital cell in apical extension); dorsum of metanotum without trace of median carina (in T. (T.) nathani , dorsum of metanotum with trace of median carina); anterior punctures of preapical band not coalesced and not bordered by transverse escarpment (in T. (T.) nathani , preapical band with punctures coalesced anteriorly where they are bordered by faint transverse escarpment); antennal flagellum yellowish orange beneath (in T. (T.) nathani , antennal flagellum completely black.

Distribution. India: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.

Etymology. The species name is derived from the hyaline character of fore wing.

Figures

FIGURES 219–228. Tiphia (Tiphia) hyalina Hanima & Girish Kumar sp. nov. Holotype ♂. 219. Habitus, lateral view; 220. Head, frontal view; 221. Clypeus; 222. Habitus, dorsal view; 223. Mesosoma, dorsal view; 224. Mesosoma, lateral view; 225. Antenna; 226. Forewing, dorsal view; 227. Metasoma, dorsal view; 228. Metasoma, lateral view.

FIGURES 229–231. Tiphia (Tiphia) hyalina Hanima & Girish Kumar sp. nov. Holotype ♂. 229. Genitalia, dorsal view; 230. Genitalia, ventral view; 231. Genitalia, lateral view.