Agupta jeanphilippei 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 : 30-34

Agupta jeanphilippei Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. n.

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Holotype.

Female, Malaysia, RMNH.

Holotype labels.

MALAYSIA:SE SABAH /nr Danum Valley Field C./WON1, Mal. trap 5, c 150m/20.ii-19.iii.1988, RMNH’ 89/C.v.Achterberg & T.Burghouts. Second label: CNC497192.

Holotype locality.

MALAYSIA, South East Sabah, near Danum Valley Field C, 150m.

Paratypes.

Malaysia. (1♂ CNC), Sabah, SE Sabah nr Danum Valley Field C., 150m, Malaise trap, 20-26.iii.1987, coll. C.v. Achterberg, Voucher codes: CNC497191; (1♂1♀ RMNH), near Danum Valley Field C, 150m, Malaise trap, 13.ix-4.x.1987, coll. C.v. Achterberg & D. Kennedy, Voucher codes: CNC924648, CNC924654; (1♂ RMNH), 14-20.iii.1987, coll. C.v. Achterberg, Voucher code: CNC924655; (1♂ RMNH), 20.vi-12.vii.1987, coll. C.v. Achterberg & D. Kennedy, Voucher code: CNC924647; (2♀ RMNH), 22.v-16.vi.1988, coll. C.v. Achterberg & T. Burghouts, Voucher codes: CNC924650, CNC924651; (1♂ RMNH), 24.ii-18.iii.1987, coll. C.v. Achterberg, Voucher code: CNC924653; (1♂ 1♀ RMNH), 140m, Malaise trap, 24.ii-24.iii.1987, coll. C.v. Achterberg, Voucher codes: CNC924649, CNC924652; (4♂ RMNH), 150m, Malaise trap, 26.iii-19.iv.1987, coll. C.v. Achterberg & D. Kennedy, Voucher codes: CNC924646, CNC924656, CNC924658, CNC924659; (1♂ RMNH), 5-26.v.1987, coll. C.v. Achterberg & D. Kennedy, Voucher code: CNC924657.

Diagnosis.

The dark brown color of wing veins separates this species from A. solangeae and A. raymondi , both of which have most veins golden-yellow. The body mostly dark brown to reddish-brown will in turn differentiate A. jeanphilippei from A. danyi , which has a lighter color (yellow-orange or yellow-white) of mesosoma and first two pairs of legs.

Description.

Female. Head and most of metasoma dorsally dark brown to black; mesosoma dark brown to black, except for anteromesoscutum and scutellar disc red dish-brown; first pair of legs mostly yellow-orange, second pair mostly brown but with anterior 0.6 of mesotibia white, third pair mostly dark brown to black (except for central yellow-white band on metatibia); scape yellow, pedicel and flagellomeres brown; wings with veins dark brown. 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 bilobate 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 4-5 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 about same length of metatibia. Female body measurements (mm). F2 L: 0.42 (0.41-0.42); F3 L: 0.41 (0.38-0.40); F14 L: 0.25 (0.22-0.24); F15 L: 0.23 (0.21-0.22); Malar sulcus L: 0.12 (0.09-0.13); Mandible W: 0.23 (0.20-0.22); T1 L: 1.09 (0.99-1.07); T1 W at posterior margin: 0.33 (0.31-0.37); T1 maximum W: 0.61 (0.59-0.62); T2 W at anterior margin: 0.96 (0.89-1.00); T2 W at posterior margin: 0.95 (0.92-0.97); T2 L: 0.36 (0.33-0.37); Metafemur L: 1.79 (1.67-1.76); Metafemur W: 0.61 (0.58-0.59); Metatibia L: 2.30 (2.14-2.28); Inner spur L: 0.86 (0.81-0.88); Outer spur L: 0.38 (0.40-0.43); First segment of Metatarsus L: 1.45 (1.34-1.46); Ovipositor sheaths L: 2.41 (2.24-2.41); Body L: 5.40 (4.60-6.38); Fore wing L: 6.19 (5.70-6.25). Ovipositor sheaths L is approximate for 4 specimens. Maximum W of T1 is approximate for 1 specimen.

Male. As female, but general body color darker (including most mesosoma black, and smaller central band centrally in metatibia), and pedicel yellow. Male body measurements (mm). F2 L: 0.45; F3 L: 0.43; F14 L: 0.36; F15 L: 0.34; Malar sulcus L: 0.13; Mandible W: 0.23; T1 L: 0.98; T1 W at posterior margin: 0.28; T1 maximum W: 0.59; T2 W at anterior margin: 0.86; T2 W at posterior margin: 0.80; T2 L: 0.40; Metafemur L: 1.63; Metafemur W: 0.54; Metatibia L: 1.98; Inner spur L: 0.83; Outer spur L: 0.33; First segment of Metatarsus L: 1.31; Body L: 6.25; Fore wing L: 5.70.

Biology.

Host unknown.

Distribution.

Malaysia, Sabah.

Molecular data.

One male paratype (CNC497191) rendered an almost complete DNA barcode (615 bp), which represents a unique BIN (BOLD:ADE1110), with 5.4% of bp difference compared to the next species in BOLD, which is another Agupta species.

Etymology.

The second author dedicates this species to her brother Jean-Philippe Boudreault as an appreciation for his love, fun conversations, good laughs and shared memories. Jean-Philippe has been bugging me to have a species named in his honor for over two years now, so here it is!

Figures

Figure 4. Agupta jeanphilippei female holotype. A Habitus B Head frontal C Fore wing D Ovipositor and ovipositor sheaths E Head and mesosoma, dorsal F Propodeum and metasoma, dorsal.

Figure 5. Agupta jeanphilippei male paratype CNC 497191. A Habitus B Head frontal C Fore wing D Head and mesosoma, dorsal E Propodeum and metasoma, dorsal.