Vanhartenidia mandishaensis El-Torkey & Soliman

El-Torkey, Ashraf M. & Soliman, Ahmed M., 2015, Discovery of the genus Vanhartenidia Lelej, 2006 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) in Egypt, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 3999 (2), pp. 298-300 : 298-300

Vanhartenidia mandishaensis El-Torkey & Soliman , sp. nov.

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Material examined. Holotype, ♀: EGYPT, Mandisha, Bahariya Oasis [28°21'29"N, 28°55'21"E], pitfall trap, 4.IX.2007 (leg. A.M. Soliman) [ CUE]. Paratypes: EGYPT, 2♀ with the same label as holotype [ CUE]; 1♀, Bawiti, Bahariya Oasis [28°20'48"N, 28°51'06"E], pitfall trap, 19.V.2009 (leg. A.M. Soliman) [ IBSS]; 1♀, El-Harah, Bahariya Oasis [28°19'55"N, 29°04'55"E], pitfall trap, 9−14.VIII.2012 (leg. A.M. Soliman) [ CUE]; 1♀, El-Eoun, Bahariya Oasis [28°20'30"N, 28°49'50"E], pitfall trap, 27.IX.2013 (leg. A.M. Soliman) [ CUE].

Description. FEMALE (holotype). Body length 9 mm. Head black with reddish tint on vertex ( Fig. 1 ), antennal tubercles and clypeus. Antenna black, pedicel and F1 reddish. Mandible red on basal third, black apically. Head with dense subappressed pale setae mixed with sparse erect black ones on vertex. Mesosoma dark chestnut ( Fig. 2 ), the dorsum beyond pronotum until scutellar scale with sparse black recumbent setae. Pronotum and propodeal posterior face with pale setae, recumbent on the former and erect on the latter ( Fig. 2 ). Legs black with pale setae, tarsi reddish, meso- and metatibial spurs white. Metasoma black except first segment dark chestnut ( Fig. 1 ). T1 with long erect pale setae. T2 with dense recumbent black setae forming fringe on posterior border, basally with pair of large spots of yellowish setae disposed transversally (longitudinal spot diameter 0.5 × as long as T2) ( Fig. 1 ), with well-developed yellowish lateral felt line. T3 with wide band of dense yellowish setae narrowly interrupted medially and not touching lateral margin ( Fig. 1 ). T4 and T5 with band of sparser recumbent yellowish setae and apical fringe of longer setae ( Fig. 1 ). T6 laterally with long brown setae ( Fig. 3 ). S1 and S2 with sparse pale setae; S2–S5 posteriorly with fringe of long pale setae.

Head (in dorsal view) wider than pronotum, convergented behind eyes, with sharp posterolateral angle ( Fig. 4 ); vertex and frons densely punctate; eye large oval; scrobal carina distinct ( Fig. 5 ); antennal tubercle rounded. Clypeus triangularly elevated medially, with deep transversal concave smooth area delimited above by arcuate transversal carina ( Fig. 5 ), clypeal apical margin straight. Mandible long, pointed apically, with distinct inner subbasal tooth ( Fig. 5 ). Hypostomal carina with lateral tooth submedially; F2 about 1.5 × its maximal width, as long as F2 and F3 combined together ( Fig. 6 ).

Mesosoma 1.6 × longer than its maximal width ( Fig. 2 ), widest at propodeum, dorsally densely punctate ( Fig. 2 ), smooth and polished on meso- and metapleuron. Pronotum anteriorly distinctly arcuate, hardly wider than mesonotum, with humeral angle subacute but not prominent ( Fig. 2 ). Scutellar scale well-developed, very wide ( Fig. 2 ). Propodeum abruptly declivous posteriorly, posterior face reticulo-punctate. Mesopleuron with well-developed precoxal carina. Procoxa anteropreapically with small tubercle ( Fig. 7 ). Protarsus with strong comb. Meso- and metatibia dorsally with double row of spines. Metacoxa strongly carinate mesally.

First metasomal segment short, without distinct dorsal surface ( Fig. 1 ). T2 distinctly wider than long, with well developed lateral felt line. Pygidial area oval, narrowed posteriorly, rugoso-reticulate, apically finely granulated, lateral carina widened apically ( Fig. 3 ). S1 with median longitudinal carina ending posterad by sharp tooth.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Egypt: Bahariya Oasis (Western Desert).

Remarks. The female of new species is closely related to Vanhartenidia dives ( Smith, 1855) but differs by having yellowish basal spots on T2 as long as 0.5 T2 (golden spots on T2 as long as 0.75 T 2 in V. dives ), by yellowish setae on T4 (black setae in V. dives ).

Etymology. The specific name refers the type locality.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 7. Vanhartenidia mandishaensis sp. nov., ♀. (1 – 3, holotype, 4 – 7, paratype). 1. Habitus; 2. Mesosoma, dorsal view; 3. Pygidial area; 4, 5. Head, lateral (4) and frontal (5) view; 6. Basal half of antennae; 7. Procoxae.