Stephanocampta andamanensis Manickavasagam & Palanivel

Palanivel, S., Manickavasagam, S. & Triapitsyn, S. V., 2015, Stephanocampta Mathot (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae): descriptions of two new species and the female of S. indica Anwar & Zeya from India and a key to world taxa, Zootaxa 4012 (3), pp. 479-492 : 480-482

Stephanocampta andamanensis Manickavasagam & Palanivel , sp. nov.

( Figs 1–8)

Description. Female ( holotype). Body length 360. Body dark brown except eye whitish, scape and legs yellow, and pedicel light brown; wings hyaline ( Fig. 1).

Head 0.7 × as wide as mesosoma ( Fig. 2) with vertex transversely striate. Scape ( Fig. 3 a, b) 2.0× as long as pedicel; F 1 3.5 × as long as F 2; F 3 the longest; F 4 and 5 equal; F 6 and F 7 subequal; clava 1.4 × as long as combined length of F 5 −F 7, with 4 mps.

Mesosoma ( Fig. 6) 1.15 × as long as gaster ( Fig. 8); mesoscutum 0.33 × as long as wide, with convex, transversely striate sculpture and more arched medially; scutellum 0.7 × as long as wide, with lateral longitudinal striations along length, medially the striations converge to meet. Fore wing ( Fig. 4) 9.2 × as long as wide; disc with 5 rows each of dorsal and ventral setae in apical half; longest marginal seta 3.4 × maximum wing width. Hind wing ( Fig. 5) 23.8 × as long as wide; disc with 2 rows of dorsal setae, longest marginal seta 7.7 × maximum wing width.

Metasoma. Petiole 0.50 × as long as metacoxa, with a lateral spine ( Fig. 7). Gaster ( Fig. 8) 0.83 × as long as wide. Ovipositor not exserted, 0.67 × gaster length and 0.6 × metatibial length.

Measurements of holotype (as length:width or length). Head, 145: 205. Antenna: radicle, 15: 12.5; scape, 75: 17.5; pedicel, 37.5: 22.5; F 1, 17.5: 10; F2, 5: 7.5; F3, 40: 7.5; F4, 35: 10; F5, 35: 10; F 6, 32.5: 10; F7, 30: 12.5; clava, 137.5: 25. Mesosoma, 185: 157.5; mesoscutum, 37.5: 112.5; scutellum, 62.5: 87.5; gaster, 160: 192.5. Fore wing, 460: 50, longest marginal seta, 100; hind wing, 417.5: 17.5; longest marginal seta, 135. Petiole, 37.5: 25; ovipositor, 107.5: 67.5; metacoxa, 75, metatibia, 175.

Male. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype. EDAU / Mym 11 /2015, 1 female dissected and mounted on slide under four cover slips, INDIA: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands, North Andaman Island, Ramnagar, Diglipur, 27.v. 2012, YPTs, forest ecosystem, 13 o 15 ’ 54.6624 ’’N 92 o 58 ’ 56.9856 ’’E, S. Manickavasagam and A. Rameshkumar.

Distribution. India: Andaman Islands.

Etymology. The species name is named after the archipelago of the type locality (Andaman).