Pseudotiphia punica, Boni & O, 2010

Boni, M. & O, Tiphia, 2010, A review of the genus Pseudotiphia ASHMEAD 1903 (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (2), pp. 1183-1236 : 1215

Pseudotiphia punica nov.sp.

Holotypus - Tunisia = / Tunisia: 4km E Ain Sebaa 23 km E Tabarka, 09.IV.1994 loc 12 leg. R. Danielsson/, MZLU. Paralectotypes: - Tunisia = (2) / Tunisia: 4km E Ain Sebaa 23 km E Tabarka , 09.IV.1994 loc 12 leg. R. Danielsson/, (1) MZLU- (1) MZUF ; - Tunisia = (2) / Tunisia: 4km E Ain Sebaa 23 km E Tabarka , 09.IV.1994 loc 12 leg. R. Danielsson/, (1) MZLU- (1) MZUF

Female. Figs 118-119 Habitus and coloration like ( Ps. villosa ) apart the dark brown legs. The size is much smaller, from 9 to 10 mm. Pam less elongated, the ratio between the aggregate length of apical three palpomeri and the legth of the three basal ones is about 1.2 (more than 1.3). No evident wrinkles on lateral N 1 which is completely shagreened. Weak irregualr gradulus on Sc 1 delimiting a vaste pregradular subtriangular area whose tip gets over than half height of the element. Areola well delimited laterally by strong ridges, with only a short stump of the median one. Posterior area of P with strong subhorizontal shagreened mR. Wrinkles on lateral P have the same inclination as in the holotype of Ps. villosa . es3 shagreened without any small p (present). Buttressing ridges along gradulus of 2 nd tergum very densely packed up to the number of more than 25 within 0.5 mm. Sparse and weak p on th head, mainly on the frons and vertex where many large smooth areas exist. 1 st sternal surface with few large p only laterally and completely with regularly settled small p. No mR on terga and ventral coxae.

Variability. The female paratypes have similar size and lack the median stump within areola.

Male (Holotype). Figs 120-125 . Measurements: body length = 8 mm

Habitus and coloration like Ps. villosa , except lighter wings.

Shape of the head very close to Ps. villosa . The ventral lamella of clypeus is not distinct by the main surface of clypeal disk being almost completely covered by p (entirely smooth). Very short vertical ridge on the frons. Foreborder of N 1 disk is angled with a rough low ridge along it. Lateral N 1 completely crossed by well impressed irregular wrinkles. Omaulus absent. Horizontal P evenly sculptured without expressed areola, with only a median strong ridge and laterally to it traces of very irregular hardly detectable short ridges; its posterior edge shows only two lateral stumps of lamellar ridges, medially interrupted, from whose subvertical ridges start till ¾ of posterior surface of P. Complete lamellar ridges delimite the border between posterior and lateral areas of P. Sensorial areas of tibias medially impressed; sensorial area of mid tibia subrounded. Graduli on terga like in villosa, grafdulu on 2 nd sternum present only on the sides, worn out medially. Tuberculum on 5 th sternum apically straight with an inwards basal extension angled at about 90° to it in ventral aspect. p and hair do not show significant differences with villosa, apart the es 1 and es 2 where iS are larger than diametre of the sparse large p and completely bipunctate by small p and the absence of mR on back surface of mid femur.

Variability. One paralectotype 7.5 long has only a small stump of the median ridge on horizontal P. The smaller one (6 mm) show instead a complete areola with strong lateral and median ridges and rough sculpturation throughout. All of them show the same genitalia, tuberculum on 5 th sternum and posterior surface of P.

Figures

Figs 118-125. Pseudotiphia punica (Paratypus) – (118) fore half of mesosoma, dorsal aspect; (119) labrum, frontal aspect. Pseudotiphia punica (Holotypus) – (120) head, dorsal aspect; (121) labrum, frontal aspect; (122) fore wing; (123) 5th sternum, ventral aspect; (124) gonosquama, inner lateral aspect with particular of outer aspect.; (125) aedeagus tip, lateral and dorsal aspect.