Khoikhoia lission Mason, 1984

Sharkey, Michael, van Noort, Simon & Whitfield, James, 2009, Revision of Khoikhoiinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), ZooKeys 20 (20), pp. 299-348 : 314-317

Khoikhoia lission Mason, 1984

Holotype female. Body Length. 4.7 mm. Color. Mottled dark brown and yellowish brown except laterotergite 1 whitish, otherwise metasoma mostly pale brown, head and

mesothorax predominantly yellowish brown ( Fig. 6 ). Forewing entirely infuscate ( Fig. 7E ). Head. Number of flagellomeres 34. Scape flared apicoanteriorly with expanded apical surface. Antennal scrobe deep ( Fig. 7B ); entirely transversely rugosostriate. Gena transversely rugosostriate anteriorly, rugosopunctate at midlength, longitudinally rugosostriate posteriorly ( Fig. 7B ). Face entirely rugose ( Fig. 7A ). Area between antennal scrobe and inner orbit of eye with protuberance ( Fig. 7A ). Vertex with weak punctures ( Fig. 7B ). Posterior orbit of eye with distinct crenulate margin ( Fig. 7B ). Mesosoma. Middle lobe of scutum entirely smooth with punctures ( Fig. 7C ). Notauli entirely crenu- late ( Fig. 7C ). Mesopleuron at least partly smooth with punctures ( Fig. 6C ). Sternaulus weakly indicated by a slight depression, not differentially sculptured ( Fig. 6C ) <this is likely to be variable>. Discrimen (median longitudinal ventral sulcus between mesopleura) crenulate. Metapleuron mostly rugose, lacking a large smooth lightly punctate area ( Fig. 6C ). Propodeum entirely rugose without smooth area posterolaterally ( Fig. 7C ). Metasoma. Median tergite 1 not distinctly narrowed posteriorly ( Fig. 7D ), completely rugose but with rugae weak posterolaterally ( Fig. 7D ).

Diagnosis. Mesopleuron at least partly smooth with punctures ( Fig. 6C ); notauli entirely crenulate; mesosoma partly or entirely brown; median tergite 1 completely rugose ( Fig. 7C ).

Male. Unknown.

Material Examined. Holotype female: South Africa, Witzenberg Vall., S.W. Cape Prov., 914m, 19.I.1921, R. E. Turner ( BMNH).

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

Etymology. Mason (1984) did not include the etymology but the interpretation seems rather straightforward. Lission (Greek) is the diminutive of lissos, meaning smooth or polished and referring to the mesosoma which is smooth relative to other members of the genus.

Figures

Figure 6. Khoikhoia lission Mason, 1984, female, holotype A habitus, dorsal view B habitus, lateral view C head, mesosoma, lateral view.

Figure 7. Khoikhoia lission Mason, 1984, female, holotype A head anterior view B head, lateral view C mesosoma, dorsal view D propodeum, metasomal tergites, dorsal view E wings F data labels