Scrapter fynbosensis Kuhlmann sp. nov.

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Fig. 3

Diagnosis

The female of S. fynbosensis Kuhlmann sp. nov. can be separated from all other species of this group by the combination of the following characters: supraclypeal area and clypeus superficially sculptured but shiny (Fig. 3B); scutum between punctures reticulate and matt (Fig. 3C); foretibia dominantly blackish; stigma brown; apical margins of metasomal terga broadly translucent yellowish-brown; terga between punctures superficially sculptured and slightly matt (Fig. 3E). The male is unknown.

Etymology

Named after the Fynbos biome where this species was discovered.

Material examined (1 specimen)

Holotype

SOUTH AFRICA • ♀; N Cape, 15 km NW of Nieuwoudtville, Farm Engelsepunt, Fynbos, Pf E1; 31°14′31″ S, 18°59′08″ E; alt. 830 m a.s.l.; 23 Jul. 2003; KT leg; RCMK.

Description

Female

BODY LENGTH. 5.2 mm.

HEAD. Head slightly wider than long. Integument black, except part of mandibles dark reddish-brown. Face sparsely covered with long, greyish, erect hair (Fig. 3B). Clypeus almost flat with relatively dense (i = 1–2 d) and shallow punctation; surface between punctures only partly sculptured and shiny (Fig. 3B). Malar area medially narrow, almost linear. Antenna dorsally blackish-brown, ventrally yellowish-brown.

MESOSOMA. Integument black, tegula dark reddish-brown. Mesoscutal disc between punctures reticulate and matt; disc relatively densely (i = 1–2 d) and coarsely punctate (Fig. 3C). Metanotum about as long as basal area of propodeum, apically with broad carinate depression (Fig. 3D). Propodeum basally relatively finely carinate (Fig. 3D). Mesoscutum, scutellum, metanotum, mesepisternum and propodeum sparsely covered with short, greyish, erect hair (Fig. 3A).

WINGS. Yellowish-brown; wing venation and stigma brown.

LEGS. Integument black; fore tibia anteriorly on basal half with small yellowish spot. Vestiture greyish-white; scopa greyish-white, dorsally brownish.

METASOMA. Integument black to dark reddish-brown, apical margins of terga broadly translucent yellowish to reddish-brown (Fig. 3E). Disc of T1 without hair; following terga with very short but increasingly more and longer hair; apical tergal hair bands missing on all terga (Fig. 3E). Prepygidial and pygidial fimbriae yellowish-brown. Terga finely and densely (i = d) punctate, T1–T3 between punctures superficially sculptured and slightly matt; T4 matt; T2–T4 with polished to superficially sculptured, but shiny apical tergal depression (Fig. 3E).

Male

Unknown.

Distribution

Only known from the type locality north of Nieuwoudtville.

Floral hosts

Unknown.

Seasonal activity

July.