13. Platyplectrus nyanzaensis, Yefremova & Copeland sp. nov.

Figs 52–54

Diagnosis. Pronotum without carina. Occipital carina present but well-developed only in middle (Fig. 53). Eyes asetose. Scutellum smooth. POL 1.4× as long as OOL. Two brown setae between posterior ocelli. Antenna. F1 1.3× as long as pedicel and F2. Petiole short, cylindrical. Face yellow with dark stripes on scrobal grooves and vertex (Fig. 54). All legs yellow.

Description. Female. Body size 1.5–2.2 mm.

Colour (Figs 52, 54): Body mostly yellow, head yellow including clypeus, scrobal grooves and vertex black, eyes light grey, ocelli light yellow; scape and pedicel yellow, funicle brownish, propodeum black, gaster yellow except Gt 4–6 brown, legs yellow.

Head: Malar sulcus present. Mandibles membranous. Two short pairs of setae present between posterior ocelli. Occipital carina present. Eyes asetose (Fig. 54). POL 1.4× as long as OOL. Antennae inserted above the level of the lower margin of the eyes. Scape 5.9× as long as wide. Pedicel 2.3× as long as wide, with 2 pairs of long, brown setae. Flagellomeres 1 – 4. F1 1.4× as long as F2, F2 = F3, F3 1.1× as long as F4. Clava 3-segmented, 1.65× as long as wide and 1.3× as long as F4.

Mesosoma: Pronotum smooth. Mesoscutum and scutellum smooth. Propodeum strongly reticulate, with median carina and pronounced cup (Fig. 53), callus with 3 setae in first row and 5 in second. Fore wing 2.9× as long as wide. SMV with 5 long setae. Speculum small along pterostigma. SMV (16): MV (22): PMV (12): STV (7). Costal cell with 4 short setae in 1 row and 12 setae in marginal row. Hind wing rounded apically. Hind tibiae with two spurs; TS1 1.3× as long as 1 st tarsomere and 1.33× as long as TS2. Petiole short cylindrical.

Gaster 1.7× as long as wide.

Male. Unknown.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Currently known only from Kenya.

Holotype. ♀, Kenya, Nyanza Prov., Mbita, 0.44690° S, 34.20036° E, 1158 m, Malaise trap, indigenous woodland path, 27 Nov–11 Dec 2017, R. Copeland, ICIPE 2925 (NMK). Condition of holotype excellent.

Paratypes. ♀, Kenya, Nyanza Prov., Mbita, 0.44690° S, 34.20036° E, 1158 m, Malaise trap, indigenous woodland path, 13–27 Nov 2017, R. Copeland, ICIPE 2984 (NMK) ; ♀, Kenya, Nyanza Prov., Mbita, 0.44690° S, 34.20036° E, 1158 m, Malaise trap, indigenous woodland path, 27 Nov–11 Dec 2017, R. Copeland (SMNH-TAU) .

Etymology. This species is named after Nyanza Province, where the type material was collected.