Chrysis leleji Rosa, 2018

Rosa, P., 2018, New species of chrysididae (Hymenoptera) from Central Asia, Russia and Iran. Part 1, Far Eastern Entomologist 371, pp. 1-27 : 14-15

Chrysis leleji Rosa , sp. n.

Figs 25–28

SPECIMENS EXAMINED. Holotype – ♀, Russia: Altai Rep., Tashanta, desert steppe, 14.VI 1977, V. Richter [ ZIN].

DIAGNOSIS. The actual placement of Chrysis leleji sp. n. is highly uncertain,

indeed unpredictable without male examination. At first sight it could even be placed into the genus Chrysura, Ch. radians group, for toothed mandibles, general habitus,

and shape of the head, enlarged with convergent malar spaces. However, the scapal basin transversely wrinkled is a diagnostic feature of Chrysis . Male flagellomeres and genital capsule may help to clarify the placement of this species. C. leleji shows the typical habitus of Alpine species: flattened body; shallow and sparse punctation;

long erect setae on body and darkened coloration (Rosa et al. 2017b). A vaguely similar habitus is shared only with another central Asian species found at high alti-

tudes, Chrysis pamirica Tarbinsky, 2002 (C. rufitarsis group), from Pamir (3730 m),

lateral view; 27 – head, frontal view; 28 – metasoma, dorso-lateral view. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.

Figures

Figs 25–28. Chrysis leleji Rosa, sp. n., holotype ♀: 25 – habitus, dorsal view; 26 – habitus,