Thaumatodryinus zhejiangensis Xu, Olmi & He, New Species

Diagnosis of female. The female of this Thaumatodryinus species has the following diagnostic characters: occipital carina complete; head totally testaceous-reddish, granulated and rugose, with OOL slightly longer than POL and with greatest breadth of posterior ocelli about as long as OPL; mesothorax, metathorax and propodeum testaceous-reddish, except propodeum darkened.

Description of female. Fully winged; length 3.5 mm. Testaceous-reddish, except propodeum darkened. Antennae filiform; antennal segments in the following proportions: 12:6:19:23:19:20:10:11:8:11. Head swollen, hairy, dull, granulated and rugose; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 5.5; OL = 3; OOL = 7; OPL = 2; TL = 3; greatest breadth of posterior ocelli about as long as OPL. Pronotum dull, crossed by a transverse impression, sculptured by numerous hardly distinct transverse striae. Scutum dull, with median region granulated and lateral regions granulated and sculptured by weak irregular striae. Notauli complete, posteriorly separated; minimum distance between notauli longer than OL (6:3). Scutellum and metanotum shiny, finely punctate, without sculpture among punctures. Propodeum reticulate rugose, with dorsal surface sculptured by numerous parallel longitudinal keels. Forewing with a little distinct dark transverse band beneath the pterostigma; distal part of stigmal vein longer than proximal part (30:14). Fore tarsal segments in the following proportions: 18:3:7:20:31. Enlarged claw (Fig. 1) with 2 subapical teeth and a row of about 24 lamellae; the more distal lamella is very long. Segment 5 of fore tarsus (Fig. 1) with 2 rows of approximately 31 lamellae; distal apex with a group of about 5 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1, 1, 2.

Male. Unknown.

Material examined. Female holotype: P. R. China, Zhejiang Province, Lin’an, Qingliangfeng, 12.viii.2005, Zhang Hongying coll., N. 200603471, female holotype (SCAU).

Etymology. zhejiangensis means “inhabiting Zhejiang province”.