Kompsomymar, Lin & Huber & Salle, 2007

Huber, John T., Read, Jennifer D. & Triapitsyn, Serguei V., 2007, Paranaphoidea Girault 1913, Zootaxa 1596, pp. 1-111 : 51-52

Kompsomymar , gen. nov. Lin and Huber ( Figs. 260–265 )

Type species: Kompsomymar bicoloratum Lin and Huber (described below).

Diagnosis. Kompsomymar appears to belong to the Anagrus group of genera though it does not have the longitudinally divided posterior scutellum characteristic of that group. It is distinguished from other genera in the group by the following combination of features: posterior scutellum entire, pedicel almost as narrow as a basal funicle segment, the funicle thus appearing 7-segmented, and hind wing relatively wide and covered with numerous microtrichia, especially towards the wider apex. Kompsomymar is similar to Paranaphoidea on the basis of the divided clava in females, presence of subantennal grooves, and relatively wide hind wing but differs by the undivided scutellum.

Description. Female. Head in anterior view with height slightly less than width, and length about 0.6 x width. Setae short and inconspicuous. Face with subantennal grooves ( Fig. 265 ). Toruli separated from transverse trabecula by their height. Ocelli in moderately high triangle, LOL = 4, POL = 7.5, OOL = 5. Eye large and round, its posterior margin dorsally extending almost to back of head so gena in dorsal view very narrow. Malar space slightly more than half height of eye. Antenna ( Fig. 261 ) with numerous, short, dense setae from funicle segment 3 to apex; radicle fused to scape and scape relatively short, its inner surface with scalelike sculpture; pedicel narrow, not much wider than first funicle segment; funicle 6-segmented; clava partially divided into 3 segments by fine, incomplete sutures. Mandibles tridentate ( Fig. 265 ).

Mesosoma slightly wider than high and about 1.75 x as long as wide, with dorsal margin fairly flat in lateral view. Pronotum visible in dorsal view, about 0.25 x length of mesoscutum and longitudinally divided medially, each lobe with 2 anterior setae and 2, more widely separated, posterior setae. Spiracle normal, at posterolateral angle of pronotum. Prosternum diamond-shaped, almost completely divided, except anteriorly, by median longitudinal groove, and with two submedial setae at about midlength. Mesoscutum about 1.7 x as wide as long, its midlobe with 2 setae in posterior fifth next to notauli and each lateral lobe with a seta at posterolateral angle. Notauli distinct and percurrent. Scutellum about 1.7 x as long as scutellum; anterior scutellum about half as long as undivided posterior scutellum, with placoid sensilla close together in anterior third ( Fig. 265 ); axilla with a small setae medially, though sometimes the seta displaced to anterior scutellum at junction with each axilla. Mesophragma ( Fig. 265 ) extending posteriorly into base of gaster. Dorsellum very short and inconspicuous (scarcely visible except in slide mounts), with short submedial setae. Propodeum almost in same plane as scutellum and about half its length; propodeal spiracle minute and propodeal seta short, at posterolateral angle of propodeum next to outer margin of metacoxa.

Fore wing ( Fig. 260 ) about 4.3 x as long as wide, broadly rounded apically; blade with microtrichia absent behind venation and a little beyond, then short, dense, and evenly distributed to wing apex; longest setae of marginal fringe about 0.2 x maximum wing width; venation about 0.3 x wing length, with marginal vein (measured as distance between the macrochaetae) almost 0.4 x length of submarginal vein, and stigmal vein almost 0.66 x length of marginal vein; hypochaetae just basal to proximal macrochaeta. Hind wing ( Fig. 260 ) about 9 x as long as wide, distinctly wider distally than proximally at apex of venation and with a broadly rounded apex; blade with discal microtrichia numerous beyond venation except along most of posterior margin, and dense in apical quarter; setae of marginal fringe less than maximum wing width.

Legs with tarsi 4-segmented and each basitarsus 0.4–0.6 x as long as entire tarsus; fore leg ( Fig. 262 ) with a line of about 5–8 peglike sensilla on outer surface of tibia; protibial spur apically bifurcate, its inner surface not comblike, its outer surface near apex with about 3 setae. Middle and hind legs with tibial spurs longer than half length of basitarsus.

Metasoma about 1.6 x as long as mesosoma, with very short, inconspicuous petiole ( Fig. 265 ). Gastral tergum 4 the longest. Gastral spiracle absent. Ovipositor slightly shorter than gaster, arising at its base and slightly exserted beyond gastral apex.

Male. Similar to female. Flagellum 11-segmented ( Fig. 263 ). Gaster slightly shorter than mesosoma. Meso- and metatibia with spurs shorter than in female. Genitalia ( Fig. 264 ) with phallobase about 2.5 x as long as wide, with aedeagus as long as aedeagal apodemes, with parameres just over half as long as aedeagus, and with volsellar digiti distinct, narrowly triangular, about half as long as parameres, and without teeth.

Distribution. Australia.

Derivation of genus name. From kompsos, Greek for elegant or pretty, referring to the pleasing appearance of the type species, which has various body parts bicoloured. Gender: neuter.

Figures

FIGURES 260–265. Kompsomymar bicoloratum. Lin & Huber. Female (holotype) 260, fore-and hind wings; 261, antenna; 262, fore leg. Male (paratype, TAS, 3 km S. Mt. Oakleigh, Pelion Hut, 41.50°S 146.03°E, 11.ii–1.iii.1990) 263, antenna; 264, genitalia; 265, head and mesosoma dorsal.