Sycophila (Tineomyza) luteacola Lotfalizadeh, 2024
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Sycophila (Tineomyza) luteacola Lotfalizadeh |
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Sycophila (Tineomyza) luteacola Lotfalizadeh & Rasplus sp. n.
( Figs 133–135 View FIGURE 133 View FIGURE 134 View FIGURE 135 )
Type material examined. Holotype ♀: United Republic of Tanzania, Mialo, Mt Usambara West , 20-21.ii.1995, ex syconia of F. natalensis , Rasplus J.-Y. & Kerdelhué C. leg. Deposited in CBGP . Paratypes: same data as holotype , 8♀ & 5♂. Kenya, Kakamega Forest, Kisere , 3.ii.2006, ex syconia of Ficus thonningii, Hiller Y. leg ., 3♀. Madagascar, Ambohimanga , 4.v.1996, ex syconia of Ficus lutea , Rasplus J.-Y. & Kerdelhué C. leg. , 1♀ & 1♂.
Etymology. From the specific name of its host fig tree ( F. lutea ) and -cola meaning inhabitant.
Diagnosis. Female with all funiculars distinctly longer than wide, at least 2× as long as wide, fu1 as long as or slightly longer than pedicel ( Fig. 133B View FIGURE 133 ). Malar sulcus present and slightly sinuous ( Fig. 133E View FIGURE 133 ). Propodeum with a truncate mesally basal carina, relatively smooth medially ( Fig. 134B View FIGURE 134 ). Fore wing with a large dark brown spot below mv, slightly extending into posterior half of wing ( Fig. 134E View FIGURE 134 ). Petiole short, distinctly shorter than hind coxa ( Fig. 134C View FIGURE 134 ).
In male body mostly dark brown and partly yellowish ( Fig. 135A View FIGURE 135 ). All funiculars long, longer than wide ( Fig. 135C View FIGURE 135 ). Costal cell sparsely setose ( Fig. 135D View FIGURE 135 ). Dark brown spot of fore wing longer than wide ( Fig. 135D View FIGURE 135 ).
Description of holotype ♀ ( Figs 133–134 View FIGURE 133 View FIGURE 134 ). Length 3.14 mm. Body generally dark brown ( Fig. 133A View FIGURE 133 ), except head in frontal view, scape, pronotum anterolaterally, fore and mid legs and all tarsomeres, Gt4 partly and Gt5–Gt6 completely yellowish; antennal colour mostly darkened; fore wing with a dark brown spot below mv; lower margin of mv obscured by dark brown spot, reaching base of mv ( Fig. 134E View FIGURE 134 ); gaster bicoloured ( Fig. 134C View FIGURE 134 ); body setation whitish, setation of fore wing entirely dark.
Head 1.26× as broad as high [HW 184 & HH 146] ( Fig. 133C View FIGURE 133 ); in dorsal view stout, 1.84× as broad as long [HW 210 & HL 114] ( Fig. 133D View FIGURE 133 ); face and vertex mostly coriaceous; malar space 0.52× length of eye [ms 44 & EH 85]; malar sulcus distinct, sinuous ( Fig. 133E View FIGURE 133 ); genal margin regularly curved, edged but not carinate; antennal toruli widely separated; interantennal space not raised, carinate laterally; scrobal depression smooth, reaching the median ocellus, not carinate on margin; POL 2.38× as long as OOL [POL 50 & OOL 21] ( Fig. 133E View FIGURE 133 ); temple rounded, 0.28× the eye length (in dorsal view) [TL 25 & EL 90]; setation oriented downwards on face, outwards on the punctuate frons.
Antenna. Scape reaching lower margin of median ocellus, 4.72× as long as broad [SL 85 & SW 18]; fu1 2.26× as long as broad [fu1L 34 & fu1W 15], not longer than pedicel, not bulging dorsally; funiculars (fu2–fu4) with two rows of mps and 2–3 whorls of adpressed setae; fu2–fu4 distinctly longer than broad; fu5 distinctly longer than broad ( Fig. 133B View FIGURE 133 ).
Mesosoma weakly arched dorsally, 1.6× as long as wide (175:110), with obliterate punctures ( Fig. 134A View FIGURE 134 ); pronotum with coarse umbilicate punctures; mesepisternum without any process or raised sculpture on epicnemium; mesoscutum sparsely umbilicate, coriaceous anteriorly; notauli conspicuous, slightly obliterated by mesoscutum sculpture; prepectus bare, slightly sculptured; mesoscutum 0.6× as long as wide (65:110), 0.7× longer than length of pronotal collar (65:95), with sparse umbilicate punctures laterally and coriaceous sculpture on mesoscutellar disc; mesepimeron transversally strigose; metepimeron subtriangular and areolate with long white hairs; propodeum ( Fig. 134A View FIGURE 134 ) with shallow median depression, with a smooth median band, and a distinct median carina; lateral rows of areolae absent; basal carina inverted V, truncate mesally; lateral branches of basal carina slightly convex; distance between lateral carinae less than 0.5× width of nucha.
Fore wing with long marginal fringe, apically subtruncate (pointed anteriorly); dark brown spot below mv; basal cell more setose; mv slightly enlarged, normally broadened, in lower margin straight, longer than pmv; stv not curved; pmv distinct, longer than stv; ventral side of costal cell sparsely setose, dorsally bare; speculum present; parastigmal bristles absent ( Figs 134E, F View FIGURE 134 ).
Legs. Fore coxa without depression on frontal surface, hind coxa bare basodorsally; fore (30:12) and hind femora (30:13); hind tibia dorsally with 7–8 setae, setae shorter than tibia width.
Metasoma. Petiole shorter than broad dorsally, ventral transverse carina between petiole and St1 present. Metasoma 1.5× as long as wide (160:105) ( Fig. 134C View FIGURE 134 ), longer than mesosoma, strongly compressed laterally and dorsally angulate ( Fig. 134D View FIGURE 134 ); ventral transverse carina between petiole and St1 present; petiole in dorsal view not longer than wide, shorter than half length of hind coxa; tergites finely sculptured; Gt4 (in lateral view) slightly as long as Gt3, sinuous posteriorly; Gt5 partly covering Gt6, sinuous posteriorly; Gt4– Gt5 with one row of few setae dorsally, Gt6 sparsely setose ventrally; ovipositor oriented dorsad but not distinctly upturned ( Fig. 134C View FIGURE 134 ).
Male ( Fig. 135 View FIGURE 135 ). Length 2.06–6.00 mm. Similar to female with longer petiole ( Fig. 135A View FIGURE 135 ); exhibiting same colouration, antennal formula 11143, each funicular with one row of mps and 2 whorls of relatively long adpressed setae ( Fig. 135C View FIGURE 135 ); fore wing basal cell entirely setose ( Fig. 135D View FIGURE 135 ).
Variation. Length 2.00– 3.20 mm
Host plants. Ficus lutea , F. natalensis and F. thonningii .
Geographical distribution. Kenya, Madagascar and United Republic of Tanzania.
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