Cosmocomoidea kikimora (Triapitsyn, 2013)

Aishan, Zhulidezi, Triapitsyn, Serguei V., Xu, Mei, Lin, Nai-Quan & Hu, Hong-Ying, 2016, Review of Cosmocomoidea (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) from China, with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 4085 (4), pp. 525-535 : 528-529

Cosmocomoidea kikimora (Triapitsyn, 2013)

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Gonatocerus (Cosmocomoidea) kikimora Triapitsyn 2013a: 118 (key), 141–143. Type locality: Gornotayozhnoye, Ussuriyskiy rayon, Primorskiy kray, Russia.

Cosmocomoidea kikimora (Triapitsyn) : Huber 2015: 20 (list).

Material examined. CHINA: HUBEI, Yingshan: Tao Hua Chong National Forest Park, 24.vi.2014, Q. Li (Li Qin) [4 ♀, ICXU] . Wujiashan National Forest Park, 30.vi.2014, Q. Li [3 ♀, ICXU] . ZHEJIANG, Tianmu Mt. , 6.vi.1964, T. Chen (Chen Tailu) [3 ♀, FAFU] .

Redescription. FEMALE. Body length 950–1375 µm. General color brown to dark brown; head and mesosoma dark brown; scape, pedicel, and gaster brown; legs light to dark brown.

Antenna ( Fig. 5 ) with radicle 0.1–0.2× total length of scape, rest of scape 2.6–3.8× as long as wide; pedicel much longer than F1; F2 shorter than the following funicle segments, F3–F7 more or less subequal in length and a little longer than F8; mps on F2 (1), F3 (usually 2, occasionally 1 on one antenna), F4–F8 (2 on each); clava with 8 mps, 3.6–4.7× as long as wide.

Mesosoma slightly longer than metasoma. Propodeum ( Fig. 6 ) with submedian carinae complete or almost complete, slightly curving anteriorly. Fore wing ( Fig. 7 ) 2.65 – 3.1× as long as wide, longest marginal seta 0.1–0.2× maximum wing width, disc with a brownish tinge throughout, bare behind venation except for at least 8 setae behind stigmal vein. Hind wing about 16.5× as long as wide; disc almost hyaline, with a row of setae along each margin and additional setae at the base and apex; the longest marginal seta about 2.0× maximum wing width.

Ovipositor ( Fig. 8 ) occupying 0.6–0.9× length of gaster, not or slightly exserted beyond its apex, 0.9–1.2× as long as mesotibia.

MALE. Unknown.

Distribution. Palearctic: China (new record) and Russia (Far East) ( Triapitsyn 2013a).

Hosts. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURES 5 – 8. Cosmocomoidea kikimora ♀ (Yingshan, Hubei): 5, antenna; 6, propodeum; 7, fore wing; 8, ovipositor.