Oodera magnifica (Risbec, 1951) Figs 4a, 7a, 10a, 13a, 16a

Stellophora magnifica Risbec, 1951: 239-243.

Oodera magnifica; Bouček 1958: 375.

Diagnosis.

FEMALE (N = 1). Small-sized (5.75 mm). Head and mesosoma blackish, coppery and reddish. Fore wing partly infumate. Body robust (mesonotum 1.25 × as long as wide). Head oval (1.51 × as high as long). Eyes large (0.65 × as high as head) (Fig. 10a). Corona medium (5.50 × as long as wide), structure continuous (Fig. 7a). Pronotum shape not available (pronotum is partly covered by the legs) (Fig. 13a). Mesoscutellum normal (0.66 × as long as wide), anterior margin hardly convex (part anterior to imaginary transverse line connecting posterior margins of axillae less than 1/3 of mesoscutellum length; 0.29), mesoscutellum completely rippledly lineate (Fig. 16a). Propodeum medium (0.15 × as long as mesoscutum) (Fig. 16a). Profemur robust (1.90 × as long as wide). Marginal vein medium (1.0 × as long as postmarginal vein). Metasoma medium (0.47 × as long as body). Ovipositor short (0.14 × as long as metasoma) (Fig. 4a).

Redescription.

FEMALE. Colour (Figs 4a, 7a, 10a, 13a, 16a). Scape yellow, darkening apically, rest of antenna brown. Procoxa and profemur dark brown, all other parts of legs yellow. Metasoma brown.

Head (Figs 7a, 10a). Face completely reticulate. Head 1.54 × as wide as long. Head width 3.89 × eye distance. Malar space 0.36 × head height. Corona 0.66 × as long as eye height. POL 1.20 × OOL. Scape 2.60 × as long as pedicel. Clava 0.16 × as long as funicle. Flagellum 1.30 × as long as head width.

Mesosoma (Figs 13a, 16a). Pronotum length to width not available. Mesonotum 1.44 × as long as mesoscutum. Mesoscutum 0.87 × as long as wide. Mesoscutellum 0.44 × as long as mesoscutum. Profemur 1.34 × as long as protibia.

Wings (Fig. 4a). Fore wing 2.59 × as long as wide. Costal cell 0.36 × as long as fore wing. Marginal vein 0.20 × as long as fore wing. Marginal vein 3.16 × as long as stigmal vein. Postmarginal vein 3.16 × as long as stigmal vein.

MALE. Unknown.

Material examined.

AFRICA. Senegal: female holotype, M’Bambey, leg. A. Wane, 13.11.1945, det. J.Y. Rasplus (1990) (MNHN) (OMag01) .

Biology.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Senegal.

Taxonomic remarks.

The description of O. magnifica by Risbec (1951) is very detailed but misses some characters that we found to be of diagnostic value. Therefore, our redescription should be considered an addition to Risbec’s work and not a replacement.