Fusicornia fax Taekul & Johnson, 2008
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11755334 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/75A0396D-F46C-44A1-A3CE-64D90F21509A |
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lsid:zoobank.org:act:75A0396D-F46C-44A1-A3CE-64D90F21509A |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Fusicornia fax Taekul & Johnson |
status |
sp. nov. |
Fusicornia fax Taekul & Johnson , new species urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:75A0396D-F46C-44A1-A3CE-64D90F21509A urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:230114
Figures 67–72; Morphbank 48
Description. Female body length: 1.68 mm (n=1). Male body length: unknown.
Head: Vertex between posterior ocelli: rounded. Female OOL: more than one ocellar diameter. Frontal sculpture: at least partly smooth or considerably effaced. 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: smooth. Setation of gena: sparsely setose. Antenna: Radicle color: bright yellow. Color of female A1: dark brown to black. Color of female funicle (A3–A6): dark brown. Claval formula: 1-2-2-2-2. Claval color: bright yellow.
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 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: smooth. Sculpture in lower pronotum: longitudinally striate. Netrion setation: sparsely setose to glabrous. Mesopleural carina: complete. Mesepimeral sulcus: abbreviated. Area 2 on metapleuron: polygonal, setose. 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 brown to black.
47. http://atbi.biosci.ohio-state.edu/HymOnline/map-large.html?id=230113
48. http://www.morphbank.net/?id=226380
Wings: Female fore wing maculation: hyaline or with slight infuscation below marginal vein. Metasoma: Length of T1: less than or equal to one times width. Horn on T1 of female: well developed, sculpture on horn very weak or absent. Lateral setation of T1: sparsely to moderately setose (6–15/side). Medial sculpture on T3: smooth and shiny.
49. http://www.morphbank.net/?id=226380
Diagnosis. The bright yellow clava is unique to Fusicornia fax and will immediately distinguish this species ( Figs. 67, 68, 72). Etymology. The specific epithet fax , torch or firebrand, refers to the unique bright color of the clava. Link to Distribution Map. 50 Material Examined. Holotype female: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Laing Isl., 16.VIII.1982, P. Grootaert, OSUC 149013 (deposited in CNCI).
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