Synaldis longiflagellaris Peris-Felipo, 2017

Peris-Felipo, Francisco Javier & Belokobylskij, Sergey A., 2017, The genus Synaldis Foerster, 1863 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae) in the Neotropical region: first record, descriptions of new species and a key to the New World taxa, European Journal of Taxonomy 386, pp. 1-28 : 10-13

Synaldis longiflagellaris Peris-Felipo , sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

This new species is similar to Synaldis novateutoniae sp. nov. and S. segmentata Fischer, 1967 . Synaldis longiflagellaris sp. nov. differs from Synaldis novateutoniae sp. nov. in having the first flagellar segment 4.0 times as long as its maximum width (3.5 times in S. novateutoniae sp. nov.), second segment 3.2– 3.3 times (2.3 times in S. novateutoniae sp. nov.) and middle segments 2.5–2.9 times (1.8–2.0 times in S. novateutoniae sp. nov.) as long as their maximum width, face 1.6 times as long as high (1.8 times in S. novateutoniae sp. nov.), and vein SR1 3.0 times as long as vein 3-SR (2.6 times in S. novateutoniae sp. nov.). Synaldis longiflagellaris sp. nov. differs from S. segmentata in having the first flagellar segment 4.0 times as long as its maximum width (3.0 times in S. segmentata ), second segment 3.2–3.3 times (2.0 times in S. segmentata ) and middle segments 2.5–2.9 times (1.5 times in S. segmentata ) as long as their maximum width, mandible 1.6 times as long as wide (1.3 times in S. segmentata ), marginal cell 4.0 times as long as its maximum width (3.5 times in S. segmentata ), and vein SR1 3.0 times as long as vein 3-SR (1.8 times in S. segmentata ).

Etymology

The name is referring to the long size of the flagellar segments of antennae.

Material examined

Holotype BRAZIL: ♀, Nova Teutonia, 27º11′ S, 52º23′ E, 4 May 1938, F. Plaumann leg. ( BMNH: B.M. 1938– 682 ).

Paratypes BRAZIL: 3 ♀♀, 4 ♂♂, same locality as holotype, but 14–15 and 18 Mar. 1937 ( B.M. 1937–424 ) , 20, 24 and 30 Apr. 1938 ( B.M. 1938–682 ) and 4 Jun. 1952 ( B.M. 1957–341 ) ( BMNH, ZISP) .

Description

Female (holotype)

LENGTH. Body 1.6 mm, fore wing 1.8 mm, hind wing 1.3 mm.

COLOUR. Body, pterostigma and flagellar segments of antenna brown; legs, scape and pedicel of antenna brownish yellow. Lower part of pronotal side and propleuron yellow. Wings hyaline.

HEAD. In dorsal view, 1.8 times as wide as long, 1.5 times as wide as mesoscutum, smooth, with temple rounded behind eyes. Eye in lateral view 1.3 times as high as wide and 1.4 times as wide as temple medially. POL 1.1 times as long as OD; OOL 2.5 times OD. Face 1.6 times as wide as high, completely covered by numerous setae; inner margins of eyes subparallel. Clypeus 2.3 times as wide as high, slightly concave ventrally. Paraclypeal fovea reaching half of distance between clypeus and eye. Mandible weakly widened towards apex, 1.6 times as long as its maximum width. Upper tooth small, slightly shorter than middle tooth; middle tooth short, wide basally and pointed apically; lower tooth short, wide, rounded. Antenna 18-segmented, 1.1 times as long as body. Scape 1.5 times as long as pedicel. First flagellar segment 4.0 times as long as its apical width, about as long as second segment.

Second flagellar segment 3.2 times as long as its maximum width, third to sixth segments 2.9 times, seventh to 13th segments 2.5 times, and 14th to 16th (apical) segments 2.9 times as long as their width.

MESOSOMA. In lateral view 1.1 times as long as high. Mesoscutum (dorsal view) about as long as its maximum width, with sparse double setae arranged along notaulus line. Notauli mainly absent on horizontal surface of mesoscutum. Mesoscutal pit present and elongate. Prescutellar depression smooth, without lateral carinae. Precoxal sulcus present, crenulate, not reaching anterior and posterior margins of mesopleuron. Posterior mesopleural furrow smooth. Propodeum sculptured, with complete and distinct median longitudinal carina from its base to apex, with long transverse carinae not reaching sides of propodeum. Propodeal spiracles small, its diameter about 0.1 times as large as distance from spiracle to anterior margin of propodeum.

WINGS. Length of fore wing 3.0 times its maximum width. Marginal cell ending on apex of wing, 4.0 times as long as its maximum width. Vein SR1 3.0 times as long as vein 3-SR. Vein 3-SR 2.8 times as long as vein r. Vein cu-a distinctly postfurcal. First subdiscal cell closed distally, 3.8 times as long as its maximum width. Hind wing 6.5 times as long as its maximum width.

LEGS. Hind femur 4.6 times as long as its maximum width. Hind tibia weakly widened to apex, 8.2 times as long as its maximum subapical width, 1.1 times as long as hind tarsus. First segment of hind tarsus 1.7 times as long as second segment.

METASOMA. First tergite weakly widened towards apex, 2.1 times as long as its apical width, entirely striate. Ovipositor 1.6 times as long as first tergite, 0.7 times as long as metasoma, 1.1 times as long as hind femur.

VARIATION. Body 1.6–1.8 mm; fore wing 2.0– 2.2 mm; hind wing 1.3–1.5 mm. Hind femur 4.4–4.5 times as long as its maximum width.

Male

Body length 1.5–1.7 mm, fore wing 1.4–1.6 mm, hind wing 1.2–1.3 mm. Antenna 21–22-segmented. Middle flagellar segments (seventh to 13th) 2.9 times as long as their maximum width. Otherwise similar to female.

Figures

Fig. 6. Synaldis  longiflagellaris Peris-Felipo, sp. nov., ♀. A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Antenna. C. Mandible.D. Face, front view.E. Headand mesosoma, lateral view.F. Head and mesonotum, dorsal view.

Fig. 7. Synaldis longiflagellaris Peris-Felipo, sp. nov., ♀. A. Propodeum. B. First metasomal tergite. C. Legs, metasoma and ovipositor, lateral view. D. Fore and hind wings.