Aspicera caminali Ros-Farré, 2013

ROS-FARRÉ, P. & PUJADE-VILLAR, J., 2013, <strong> Revision of the genus <em> Aspicera </ em> Dahlbom, 1842 (Hym.: Figitidae: Aspicerinae) </ strong>, Zootaxa 3606 (1), pp. 1-110 : 18-19

Aspicera caminali Ros-Farré n. sp.

( Figs 1b , 46a & b )

Type material: (3♂ & 1♀). HOLOTYPE female ( PDL) 18/VI/1994, Vas m. Szalafö, Felsöszer, HUNGARY, G. Melika leg. PARATYPES Unknown locality: 1♂ ( ZSM) 2/VII/1896. Coll. Konow, Aspicera spec. Des. Kerrich, IX/1932, Eberswalde coll. ZSM.; 1♂ ( ZSM) Aspicera ediogaster Rossi , coll Konow, Eberswalde coll. ZSM.; 1♂ ( ZSM) 2/ VI /1900, coll Konow, Aspicera brevispina kieff, det. Hedicke, Eberswakde coll. ZSM .

Additional material: (9♂ & 1♀): 1♂ ( ZML) 8/7, ZML 2001-272 ; 1♂ (UB) 8/7, ZML 2001-272 ; 3♂ ( MZLU) 9/7, ZML 2001-272 ; 1♂ ( MZLU) 28/7, ZML 2001-272 ; 1♂ (UB) 14/7, ZML 2001-272 ; 1♂ (MNHN-Paris) Proter; 1♂ ( MZLU) 4/7, ZML 2001-274 ; 1♀ (UB) 2/7/87, Aspicera ediogaster Rossi , coll Konow, Eberswalde coll. ZSM .

Diagnosis. Aspicera caminali belongs to the group of species with sharp longitudinal carinae on occiput, sharp transverse carinae on lateral surface of pronotum, scutellar disc flat in lateral view and notauli sharply carinate transversely. This species is characterized having a robust scutellar spine, which is not sharply long, and scutellar disc with sharp, prominent and sinuous carinae.

Description

Length. Female 4.0 to 5.45 mm.; male 3.35 to 5.0 mm.

Coloration. Variable. Holotype black, including antenna and leg; other specimens have antenna and leg medium to light brown. Mesosoma black with lighter patches, in one specimen entire mesosoma light brown.

Head. Frons coriaceous, with rugose carinae. Lateral frontal carinae straight, divergent, only curved near antennal foramina. Area between compound eye and lateral frontal carinae with sharp transverse carinae. Gena in lateral view rounded, slightly expanded, coriaceous, with transverse carinae. Vertex not incised, rugose with coriaceous microsculpture. Ocelli slightly prominent. Occiput coriaceous with conspicuous longitudinal carinae on dorsal 1/3, noticeable transverse carinae on basal 2/3.

Antenna. FEMALE. Filiform. Antennal formula: 13(7.5): 3.5(6): 13.5(6): 13.5(6): 12(6): 12(6): 11(6): 11(6): 10.5(6): 10(6): 10(6): 10(6): 15(6). MALE. Filiform. F1 sharply excavated. Antennal formula: 9(7): 4(5): 16(6): 12.5(5): 12.5(5): 12(5): 11.5(5): 11.5(5): 11(5): 10.5(5): 10(5): 10(5): 9(4.5): 16(4.5).

Mesosoma. FEMALE. Lateral surface of pronotum coriaceous with transverse carinae. Subpronotal plate only projected on ventral half, dorsal margin nearly glabrous. Scutum coarsely coriaceous with some transverse carinae, more evident near ventral margin. Lateral line complete, very conspicuous. Antero-admedian lines sharp, prominent, reaching 1/2 scutum length, straight or slightly confluent; median ridge sharp. Notauli and median mesoscutal furrow shiny, with transverse carinae. Area between notauli not prominent in lateral view. Parascutal sulcus ending near anterior end of notauli, pubescent and rugose anteriorly, smooth and glabrous posteriorly. Mesopleuron coriaceous with punctate sculpture on ventral area and anterior 1/4, smooth on dorsoposterior area. Scutellum 0.95–1.05 times scutum length, sharply emarginate. Scutellar foveae slightly alutaceous or smooth, scutellar pits shallow. Interfoveal carina prominent, continuing along scutellar disc until beginning of scutellar spine. Scutellar disc coriaceous, flat, with sharp prominent and sinuous longitudinal carinae and short transverse carinae, sloping towards basis of scutellar spine in lateral view. Scutellar spine sharp, 0.55 to 0.65 times length of scutellar disc, sharply striate, directed downwards in lateral view. MALE. Parascutal sulcus almost smooth, with few scattered setae anteriorly. Scutellum 0.96–1.10 times scutum length. Scutellar pits larger than in female, reaching almost middle of scutellar disc. Scutellar spine 0.5–0.7 times length of scutellar disc, narrower and longer than in female.

Wing. FEMALE. Wing membrane yellowish. Radial cell 2.0–2.3 longer than wide. Wing pubescence slightly reduced. Marginal pubescence dense. R1 long not reaching wing margin, even if sometimes there is a shadow reaching the margin. R2 straight, sharply curved near margin of wing. Rs+M marked by a shadow. MALE. Radial cell 2.1–2.3 longer than wide.

Derivatio nominis. Dedicated to Cesar Caminal Moro, brother in law of the authors.

Biology. Unknown.

Distribution. Western Palaearctic: Hungary.

Figures

FIGURE 1. (a) Frontal area of Aspicera aculeata, (b) head in frontal view of A. caminali, (c) A.readae, (d) A. dianae, (e) A. punctifrons, (f) A. carinata.

FIGURE 46. Aspicera caminali Ros-Farré n. sp.: (a) head and mesosoma in lateral view, (b) mesosoma in dorsal view.