Agupta raymondi Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault, 2018

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L & Boudreault, Caroline, 2018, Seventeen new genera of microgastrine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from tropical areas of the world, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 64, pp. 25-140 : 35-36

Agupta raymondi Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. n.

Fig. 6

Holotype.

Female, Malaysia, RMNH.

Holotype labels.

MALAYSIA-SW SABAH/nr Long Pa Sia (West)/c. 1010m, 1-4.IV.1987/Mal. trap 1, RMNH’ 87/C.v.Achterberg. Second label: CNC497187.

Holotype locality.

MALAYSIA, South West Sabah, near Long Pa Sia (West), 1010m.

Diagnosis.

The golden-yellow color of most veins separates this species from A. danyi and A. jeanphilippei (both of which have wing veins dark brown). The lighter colour of body, with mesosoma mostly yellow-orange and metasoma with extensive white areas, will in turn differentiate A. raymondi from A. solangeae (which has the body mostly dark brown).

Description.

Female. Head and most of metasoma dorsally dark brown (except for white on posterior 0.2-0.3 of T1, T2 and T3 laterally, and most laterotergites); mesosoma mostly yellow-orange (except for dark brown on posterior 0.4 of mesopleuron and posterior half of metapleuron); first pair of legs mostly yellow-orange, second and third pairs mostly brown but with anterior 0.6 of mesotibia white; scape and pedicel bright yellow-white, flagellomeres light to dark brown; wings with most veins golden-yellow (except for pterostigma and veins r, 2RS, 2M and 3RSa). Head relatively elongate. Face, clypeus and labrum with coarse and dense punctures. Face projection between antennal base with median carina. Malar line relatively long. Mouth parts elongate, including bilobated glossa. First few flagellomeres with placodes irregularly distributed (so that at times three rows could be distinguished but other times rows are not clearly defined). Anteromesoscutum relatively long (longer than maximum width). Scutoscutellar sulcus relatively wide and deep, with 6 strong crenulae. Propodeum with strongly raised median carina which has strong lateral carinae radiating across its length. Fore wing with small, slit-shaped areolet. Fore wing vein (RS+M)b much longer than areolet width. Metacoxa smooth and relatively long (reaching beyond posterior margin of T3). T1 relatively strongly narrowing from anterior margin to half of tergite, then parallel sided up to posterior margin; anterior half mostly smooth, strongly concave and with central sulcus; posterior half punctured and a polished area on posterior margin. Hypopygium folded and with several pleats. Ovipositor sheaths setose and slightly longer than metatibia length. Female body measurements (mm). F2 L: 0.40; F3 L: 0.38; F14 L: 0.22; F15 L: 0.21; Malar sulcus L: 0.13; Mandible W: 0.20; T1 L: 1.01; T1 W at posterior margin: 0.30; T1 maximum W: 0.58; T2 W at anterior margin: 0.75; T2 W at posterior margin: 0.80; T2 L: 0.38; Metafemur L: 1.65; Metafemur W: 0.54; Metatibia L: 2.10; Inner spur L: 0.80; Outer spur L: 0.38; First segment of Metatarsus L: 1.36; Ovipositor sheaths L: 2.37; Body L: 5.70; Fore wing L: 6.19.

Male. Unknown.

Biology.

Host unknown.

Distribution.

Malaysia, Sabah.

Molecular data.

The holotype rendered an almost complete DNA barcode (596 bp), which represents a unique BIN (BOLD:ADE1550), with 5.3% of bp difference compared to the next species in BOLD, which is another Agupta species. However, the sequence is similar to that of the holotype of A. solangeae , in spite of clear morphological differences between the two species. It is possible that this situation is a lab contamination, but sequencing of more specimens from both species will be needed to determine whether this is the case or not.

Etymology.

The second author dedicates this species to her father Raymond Boudreault, as an appreciation for his love, fun and fascinating conversations, good laughs and tremendous kindness.

Figures

Figure 6. Agupta raymondi female holotype. A Habitus B Head frontal C Fore wing D Mesosoma dorsal E Propodeum and metasoma, dorsal F Ovipositor and ovipositor sheaths.