Anthobosca toliaraensis Kimsey

Kimsey, Lynn S., 2009, Review of the Malagasy Anthobosca, the Bizarre and the Sublime (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Anthoboscinae), Zootaxa 2175, pp. 1-18 : 16-18

Anthobosca toliaraensis Kimsey , new species

Figs. 14 , 24 , 34 , Map 5

Diagnosis. Anthobosca toliaraensis most closely resembles castanea , based on the short flagellomere XI, whitish paramere apical lobe and flagellomere II more than 1.5x as long as broad. It can be distinguished from that species by the horizontally oriented volsellar apical lobe.

MAP 5. Distribution of Anthobosca namorokaensis Kimsey , new species, Anthobosca nigrimacula Kimsey , new species, and Anthobosca toliaraensis Kimsey , new species.

Male. Body length 5 mm. Head: inner eye margin slightly emarginate; flagellomere I 1.2x as long as broad, flagellomere II 1.6–2.0x as long as broad, flagellomere XI twice as long as broad; flagellomeres viii–x each with one tyloid; clypeus medially convex, apex narrowly truncate. Mesosoma: hindleg unmodified. Metasoma: segment 1 longer than broad; sternum VIII apically thickened, subtriangular, apical margin rimmed with short thick spines. Genital capsule ( Figs. 14 , 24 , 34 ): gonocoxa broadest apically, broadly rounded apically in dorsal view; aedeagus narrow, 10x as broad as long, apical lobes narrowly separated; volsella dorsal lobe extending horizontally behind top of gonocoxa extending alongside paramere in lateral view; paramere basally 3x as long as broad, narrowest subapically and subbasally, apical lobe 2.3x as long as broad. Punctation: Body with dense small, contiguous punctures. Vestiture: silvery. Coloration: head, mesosoma and metasoma black, with pale yellow to whitish markings; clypeus white; mandible white with dark apex; scape ventrally white; whitish band along inner eye margin; flagellum black; small whitish spot behind eye near vertex; pronotum with wide transverse whitish band along posterior margin and ventral whitish spot; scutum with medial whitish spot; tegula and wing vein bases white; tarsi, palps and tibial spurs whitish; tibiae and trochanters partly whitish; paramere apical lobe whitish.

Female. Unknown.

Type material. Holotype 3: MADAGASCAR: Toliara Prov., 12 km se Tulear, 2351S 4322E, 23/iii/1994, M. Wasbauer ( UCD). Paratypes: 7 3; 1 3: Réserve Spéciale de Cap Sainte Marie, 12.3km 262 w Marovato, 200m, 11–15/ii/2002, 253454" S 45106 ", Fisher, Griswold et al., MT, BLF5504; 6 3: Mahajanga Prov., Parc National d’Ankarafantsika, Ampijoroa Station Forestière, 40 km nw Andranofasika, 130 m, 26/iii–1/iv/2001, 1619.15S 4648.38E, Fisher, Griswold et al., BLF3520 ( BME, CAS).

Distribution. Map 5.

Etymology. The species name is derived from Toliara Province.

Figures

FIGURES 5 – 14. Male genital capsule. ventral view. Abbreviations: gc = gonocoxa, pb = paramere base, pa = paramere apical lobe, pv = penis valve, v = volsella.

FIGURES 15 – 25. Male genital capsule, lateral view. Abbreviations: gc = gonocoxa, pb = paramere base, pa = paramere apical lobe, pv = penis valve, v = volsella.

FIGURES 26 – 35. Male genital capsule, dorsal view. Abbreviations: gc = gonocoxa, pb = paramere base, pa = paramere apical lobe, pv = penis valve, v = volsella.