Sania capensis Mason, 1983

Sharkey, Michael, van Noort, Simon & Whitfield, James, 2009, Revision of Khoikhoiinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), ZooKeys 20 (20), pp. 299-348 : 333-334

Sania capensis Mason, 1983

Holotype male. Body Length. 4.0 mm. <4.0– 4.1 mm> Color. Mottled black and brown except laterotergite 1 and margins of most metasomal sclerites whitish, left and right sides of the holotype vary considerably with the right side much lighter ( Fig. 20 ). Forewing mostly weakly infuscate, but less so anterobasally and at midlength (Fig. 21E), or clear basally, infuscate in apical half. Head. Number of flagellomeres 26 (23–29). Scape not flared apicoanteriorly and lacking expanded apical surface (Fig. 21B). An-

Figure 2 |. Sania capensis Mason, 1983 , male, holotype A head anterior view B head, lateral view C mesosoma, dorsal view D propodeum, metasomal tergites, dorsal view E wings F data labels.

tennal scrobe flat (Fig. 21A); smooth with weak punctures medially, weakly and irregularly transverse-striate laterally. Clypeus mostly smooth with weak punctures (Fig. 21A); without median tooth (Fig. 21A). Gena mostly smooth with weak punctures (Fig. 21A). Face weakly punctate throughout (Fig. 21A). Area between antennal scrobe and inner orbit of eye without protuberance (Fig. 21A). Vertex with weak punctures ( Fig. 20A ). Posterior orbit of eye lacking distinct crenulate margin ( Figs. 20C , 21B). Mesosoma. Middle lobe of scutum entirely smooth with punctures (Fig. 21C). Notauli entirely crenulate (Fig. 21C). Mesopleuron at least partly smooth with punctures ( Fig. 20C ). Sternaulus only present at midlength ( Fig. 20C ). Discrimen (median longitudinal ventral sulcus between mesopleura) smooth or with a few barely perceptible crenulae. Metapleuron mostly rugose, lacking a large smooth lightly punctate area ( Fig. 20C ). Propodeum entirely rugose without smooth area posterolaterally (Fig. 21C). Metasoma. Median tergite 1 distinctly narrowed posteriorly (Fig. 21D); partly smooth with punctures especially posteriorly, with weak rugae or microsculpture anteriorly (Fig. 21D).

Female. Unknown.

Diagnosis. Discrimen smooth or with a few barely perceptible crenulae; metapleuron mostly rugose, lacking a large smooth lightly punctate area ( Fig. 20C ).

Material Examined. Holotype male: South Africa: Jonkershoek , near Stellenbosch, 33°57’33.74”S, 18°55’10.23”E, 227m, 18.XII.1970, V. Whitehead ( AEI)

Paratypes. 2 males, South Africa: Jonkershoek, near Stellenbosch, 33°57’33.74”S, 18°55’10.23”E, 227m, 11.I.1971, V. Whitehead ( AEI).

Distribution. Distribution map is available at http://sharkeylab.org/sharkeylab/ Misc/generalmapper.php?table= khoikhoiinae &genus= Sania &species=capensis.

Etymology. Not mentioned in Mason (1983), but obviously a reference to the Cape region of South Africa.

Figures

Figure 2. Scanning electron micrographs A Khoikhoia anthelion Sharkey, sp. n., female, mesosoma and first two metasomal tergites, dorsal view B Sania browni Sharkey, sp. n., female, propodeum and first three metasomal tergites, dorsal view C Sania marjoriae Mason, 1983, female, propodeum and laterotergites, lateral view D Sania masneri Sharkey, sp. n., male, genitalia E Sania masoni Sharkey, sp. n., male, metasoma, lateral view, showing genitalia F Khoikhoia anthelion Sharkey, sp. n., female, ovipositor, lateral view.

Figure 20. Sania capensis Mason, 1983, male, holotype A habitus, dorsal view B habitus, lateral view C head, mesosoma, lateral view.