Lycorina riftensis Rousse

Rousse, P. & Noort, S. Van, 2014, Revision of the Afrotropical Lycorininae (Ichneumonidae; Hymenoptera) II. Three new Lycorina species and additional distribution records, Zootaxa 3884 (3), pp. 222-234 : 232-233

Lycorina riftensis Rousse & van Noort sp. nov.

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Diagnosis. Black overall with yellow markings; face punctate-granulate with punctation sparser medially; clypeus nearly smooth with ventral margin hardly concave medially; mesosoma largely granulate laterally, densely and finely punctate-rugose dorsally with propodeum coarsely punctate-rugose; anterior transverse carina of propodeum present, medially strong; metasoma punctate reticulate; ovipositor moderately long. Male unknown.

Differential diagnosis. Characterized among Afrotropical Lycorina species by the short antennae and the unique sculpture of mesosoma, with mesopleuron mostly granulate and mesonotum finely rugose-punctate.

Description. Female (holotype). B 5.0; A 3.4; F 3.4; MD 0.9; OT 1.4.

Colour. Black overall with metasoma hardly lighter, very dark brown, and with yellow markings: orbits, clypeus, dorsal margin of pronotum, tegula, posterior and lateral margins of scutellum, and post-scutellum; apical margins of tergites yellowish; legs yellowish-orange except hind coxa dark brown; wings hyaline, slightly infuscate apically, venation yellowish.

Head. Transverse in dorsal view, temple constricted behind eye; temple, vertex and frons sparsely and finely punctate; face moderately punctate-granulate, punctation strongly sparser medially; clypeus nearly smooth, very superficially punctate with noticeably long hairs, its ventral margin subtruncate and hardly concave medially; malar distance long; antenna short with 22 flagellomeres.

Mesosoma. Pronotum coarsely striate ventrally, granulate dorsally; mesopleuron mostly granulate with moderately dense punctures along anterior and ventral margins, speculum smooth; metapleuron moderately punctate-rugose, background smoother along anterior margin; epicnemial carina reaching half height of mesopleuron; mesonotum densely and finely punctate-rugose, rugosities more distinct along superficial notaulus; scuto-scutellar groove smooth; propodeum coarsely punctate-rugose, with anterior transverse carina medially strong and laterally weakened, in profile abruptly subdivided by the strong apical transverse carina into horizontal anterior and vertical posterior parts.

Metasoma. Deeply punctate-reticulate overall except oblique impressions costulate; ovipositor moderately long.

Male. Unknown.

Etymology. For the type locality, in the Rift Valley province. Noun in apposition.

Type material. HOLOTYPE ♀ H.J.A. Turner Naivasha [ Kenya] 6 36 ( BMNH).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Lycorina riftensis Holotype female. A, habitus lateral view. B, mesosoma dorsal view. C, head anterior view. D, propodeum, metasoma dorsal view. E, mesosoma, lateral view. F, wings (inset, data labels).