Fusicornia paradisa Taekul & Johnson, 2008
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Felipe |
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Fusicornia paradisa Taekul & Johnson |
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Fusicornia paradisa Taekul & Johnson , new species urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:4B8F4FFF-5B80-49EF-BAF3-BA86D2A27314
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Figures 103–114; Morphbank 62
Description. Female body length: 1.71–2.05 mm (n=20). Male body length: 1.59–1.85 mm (n=20).
Head: Vertex between posterior ocelli: rounded. Female OOL: less than or equal one ocellar diameter. Frontal sculpture: entirely and evenly sculptured. Sculpture of central frons: smooth or with shallowly impressed reticulate microsculpture. Setation of central frons: glabrous. Inner orbit in frontal view: more or less parallel. Upper gena in dorsal view of female: expanded, convex, therefore in lateral view compound eye separated from posterior margin by gena. Sculpture of gena behind lower half of eye: with reticulate to coriaceous microsculpture. Setation of gena: sparsely setose. Antenna: Radicle color: yellow to orange brown. Color of female A1: yellow to orange-brown. Color of female funicle (A3–A6): dark brown. Claval formula: 1-2-2-2-2. Claval color: dark brown to black.
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Mesosoma: Pronotal cervical sulcus: absent. Mesoscutum sculpture: reticulate. Longitudinal sculpture in posterior half of mesoscutum: absent. Admedian line: absent. Mesoscutal humeral sulcus: foveolate. Notauli: absent. Mesoscutellum shape: rounded. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: almost entirely smooth. Length of medial metascutellar spine: medial spine short to moderately long, distinctly shorter than distance between
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medial and lateral spines. Length of lateral metascutellar spine: short, only slightly longer than wide. Sculpture of propodeal nucha: smooth to weakly sculptured. Sculpture of suprahumeral area of pronotum: puncticulate. Sculpture in lower pronotum: longitudinally striate. Netrion setation: sparsely setose to glabrous. Mesopleural carina: present dorsally, interrupted or absent ventrally. Mesepimeral sulcus: absent, abbreviated. Area 2 on metapleuron: linear, glabrous, polygonal, glabrous. Setation of area 4 of metapleuron: setose ventrally. Setation in anteroventral metapleural triangle: absent. Setation of propodeum anterior to spiracle: sparsely setose (less than 10) or absent. Legs: Coxae color: all coxae yellow.
Wings: Female fore wing maculation: hyaline or with slight infuscation below marginal vein, with distinct infuscation at level of marginal vein.
Metasoma: Length of T1: less than or equal to one times width. Horn on T1 of female: absent, T1 longitudinally furrowed throughout length. Lateral setation of T1: sparsely to moderately setose (6–15/side). Medial sculpture on T3: smooth and shiny.
Diagnosis. Fusicornia paradisa is most similar to F. bambeyi and may be distinguished by the smooth and shining scutellum and the short lateral metanotal spine which is distinctly separated from the medial spine. Additionally, the setation in area 2 on metapleuron is absent, although the shape of this area is variable ( Figs. 106, 108, 109, 111, 113).
Etymology. The epithet paradisa , inspired by the English common name bird of paradise, refers to the attractive maculation of the fore wing.
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Material examined. Holotype female: ZIMBABWE: Harare, III.1980, pan trap, A. Watsham, OSUC 206350 View Materials (deposited in CNCI) . Paratypes: BENIN: 1 male, 1 female, OSUC 206213 View Materials , 206214 View Materials ( CNCI) . BURKINA FASO: 2 males, 1 female, OSUC 148984 View Materials , 208109 View Materials , 208111 View Materials ( CNCI) . CAMEROON: 2 females, OSUC 148986 View Materials , 148987 View Materials ( CNCI) . GABON: 6 males, 2 females, OSUC 206212 View Materials , 206252 View Materials , 206263–206265 View Materials , 206267–206269 View Materials ( CNCI) . GHANA: 2 females, OSUC 181467 View Materials , 211063 View Materials ( OSUC) . IVORY COAST: 1 male, OSUC 148995 View Materials ( CNCI) . KENYA: 3 females, OSUC 148994 View Materials , 206258 View Materials , 211067 View Materials ( CNCI) . MADAGASCAR: 1 male, 5 female, CASENT 2133271, 8106181 ( CASC), OSUC 210368 View Materials , 210369 View Materials , 210370 View Materials , 210371 View Materials ( OSUC) . MALAWI: 1 male, 3 females, OSUC 149014 View Materials , 206209–206211 View Materials ( CNCI) . MOZAMBIQUE: 1 male, 2 females, OSUC 148996 View Materials , 206277–206278 View Materials ( CNCI) . NIGERIA: 8 males, 2 females, OSUC 148985 View Materials , 149016 View Materials , 206206–206208 View Materials , 208125–208127 View Materials , 208141 View Materials , 208143 View Materials ( CNCI) . SIERRA LEONE: 2 males, OSUC 226882 View Materials , 226883 View Materials ( MZLU) . SOMALIA: 2 females, OSUC 148992 View Materials , 208142 View Materials ( CNCI) . SOUTH AFRICA: 4 females, OSUC 148988 View Materials , 148989 View Materials , 206244 View Materials , 211045 View Materials ( CNCI) . UGANDA: 1 female, OSUC 148953 View Materials ( CNCI). ZIMBA- BWE : 173 males, 30 females, 1 unknown, OSUC 148991 View Materials , 149018 View Materials , 164003–164004 View Materials , 206261–206262 View Materials , 206266 View Materials , 206270–206271 View Materials , 206273–206275 View Materials , 206322–206349 View Materials , 206351–206406 View Materials , 208008–208029 View Materials , 208032–208100 View Materials , 208121–208123 View Materials , 208128–208140 View Materials ( CNCI); OSUC 248225 View Materials ( SAMC) .
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