Oodera felix sp. n. Figs 2c, 5c, 8c, 11c, 14c

Diagnosis.

FEMALE (N = 1). Medium-sized (7.20 mm). Head and mesosoma mostly blackish and dark greenish. Fore wing partly infumate. Body slender (mesonotum 1.45 × as long as wide). Head oval (1.59 × as high as long). Eyes large (0.64 × as high as head) (Fig. 8c). Corona medium (4.80 × as long as wide), structure continuous (Fig. 5c). Pronotum pentagonal with posterior part distinctly narrowing towards mesoscutum, roof-like, with broadest part behind midlength (Fig. 11c). Mesoscutellum slender (0.80 × as long as wide), anterior margin convex (part anterior to imaginary transverse line connecting posterior margins of axillae more than 1/3 of mesoscutellum length; 0.38), mesoscutellum lineate in anterior two thirds, finely areolate in posterior third (Fig. 14c). Propodeum medium (0.14 × as long as mesoscutum) (Fig. 14c). Profemur medium (2.08 × as long as wide). Marginal vein long (1.17 × as long as postmarginal vein). Metasoma short (0.43 × as long as body). Ovipositor short (0.10 × as long as metasoma) (Fig. 2c).

Description.

FEMALE. Colour (Figs 2c, 5c, 8c, 11c, 14c). Scape, pedicel and first funicle segment yellow, darkening apically, rest of antenna dark brown. Procoxa and profemur black, all other parts of legs light brown with yellow joints, tarsi yellow, except for brown last tarsal segments. Metasoma brown.

Head (Figs 5c, 8c). Face completely reticulate. Head 1.54 × as wide as long. Head width 3.72 × eye distance. Malar space 0.36 × head height. Corona 0.68 × as long as eye height. POL 1.20 × OOL. Scape 2.41 × as long as pedicel. Clava 0.18 × as long as funicle. Flagellum 1.47 × as long as head width.

Mesosoma (Figs 11c, 14c). Pronotum as long as wide. Pronotum 0.55 × as long as mesonotum. Mesonotum 1.80 × as long as mesoscutum. Mesoscutum 1.05 × as long as wide. Mesoscutellum 0.38 × as long as mesoscutum. Profemur 1.28 × as long as protibia.

Wings (Fig. 2c). Fore wing 3.20 × as long as wide. Costal cell 0.34 × as long as fore wing. Marginal vein 0.22 × as long as fore wing. Marginal vein 3.50 × as long as stigmal vein. Postmarginal vein 3.0 × as long as stigmal vein.

MALE. Unknown.

Material examined.

AFRICA. Central African Republic: female holotype, Prefecture Sangha-Mbaéré, Parc Ntional de Dzanga-Ndoki, 38.6 km 173 °S Lidjombo, leg. S. van Noort, 26- 27.05.2001 (SAMC) (OFe01) .

Biology.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Central African Republic.

Etymology.

Named after the Latin adjective Oodera felix, meaning lucky.

Taxonomic remarks.

Unfortunately, the holotype was damaged during examination for this study (metasoma detached from body). The images show the still undamaged specimen.