Oodera hoggarensis Hedqvist, 1967 Figs 3c, 6c, 9c, 12c, 15c

Oodera hoggarensis Hedqvist, 1967: 186

Diagnosis.

FEMALE (N = 2). Exact body length not available (both specimens are fragmented), roughly small-sized. Head and mesosoma blackish with light green, purple and yellow parts. Fore wing hyaline. Body robust (mesonotum 1.16-1.2 × as long as wide). Head oval (1.52-1.54 × as high as long). Eyes small to large (0.59-0.64 × as high as head) (Fig. 9c). Corona thick (4.10-4.75 × as long as wide), structure continuous (Fig. 6c). Pronotum pentagonal with posterior part distinctly narrowing towards mesoscutum, with broadest part at midlength (Fig. 12c). Mesoscutellum normal (0.55-0.57 × 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; 0.28-0.29), lineate in anterior two thirds, rugulose in posterior third (Fig. 15c). Propodeum medium to large (0.14-0.18 × as long as mesoscutum) (Fig. 15c). Profemur robust (1.79-1.97 × as long as wide). Marginal vein short (0.86-0.88 × as long as postmarginal vein). Metasoma length not available. Ovipositor short (0.14 × as long as metasoma) (Fig. 3c).

Redescription.

FEMALE. Colour (Figs 3c, 6c, 9c, 12c, 15c). Scape and pedicel yellow, rest of antenna dark brown. Procoxa dark green, profemur dark green and yellow, all other parts of legs yellow, except for tarsi brown. Metasoma dark brown, with lateral green regions on tergites 3 and 4.

Head (Figs 6c, 9c). Face completely reticulate. Head 1.46-1.52 × as wide as long. Head width 3.52 × eye distance. Malar space 0.35-0.41 × head height. Corona 0.63-0.69 × as long as eye height. POL 1.20 × OOL. Scape 2.73-2.81 × as long as pedicel. Clava length to funicle length not available. Flagellum length to head width not available.

Mesosoma (Figs 12c, 15c). Pronotum 0.88 × as long as wide. Pronotum 0.59 × as long as mesonotum. Mesonotum 1.40-1.46 × as long as mesoscutum. Mesoscutum 0.80-0.86 × as long as wide. Mesoscutellum 0.40-0.46 × as long as mesoscutum. Profemur 1.23-1.33 × as long as protibia.

Wings (Fig. 3c). Fore wing 2.83-3.13 × as long as wide. Costal cell 0.34-0.36 × as long as fore wing. Marginal vein 0.18-0.19 × as long as fore wing. Marginal vein 2.82-3.29 × as long as stigmal vein. Postmarginal vein 3.29-3.76 × as long as stigmal vein.

MALE. Unknown.

Material examined.

AFRICA. Algeria: female holotype, Timesdelssine, Hoggar, leg. J. Mateu, 23.05.1962, det. K-J. Hedqvist (1966) (MHNG) (OHo01); female paratype, Qued Teredjine, Hoggar Sahara, leg. J. Mateu, 15.05.1965, det. K-J Hedqvist (1966) (BMNH) (OHo02) .

Biology.

Noyes (2017) lists an association with Acacia sp. This association with Acacia trees is unverified and likely refers to O. hoggarensis hosts reared from Acacia .

Distribution.

Algeria (Hoggar Mountains).

Taxonomic remarks.

The species description of O. hoggarensis by Hedqvist (1967) includes a detailed characterisation of the colour of the different body parts, but only few measurements, shape or structure information. Accordingly, we provide a redescription and diagnosis with more character ratios that are necessary to differentiate all Oodera species.