Leptopareia luzonensis Rosa, Wei, Notton & Xu, 2016

Rosa, Paolo, Wei, Na-Sen, Notton, David & Xu, Zai-Fu, 2016, Revision of the Oriental genus Holophris Mocsáry, 1890 and description of the genus Leptopareia Rosa & Xu, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae), Zootaxa 4083 (2) : 214-215

Leptopareia luzonensis Rosa, Wei, Notton & Xu , sp. nov.

( Figs 8A–8F )

Material examined. Holotype: ♀, PHILIPPINES: Mt. Makiling, Luzon , Baker / ♀ Type Omalus Pz. Holophris luzonensis Lins. Linsenmaier det. 1964 / NML _ ENT GBIF_Chr0001737 ( NMLS) . Paratypes: PHILIPPINES: 1♀, Ins. Philipp. / Autotyp. / Ellampus Bakeri Mocs. det. Mocsáry / red label / Not a type. det. L D French / id. nr. 135059 HNHM Hym. coll.; 1♀, Mindanao, Bukidnon, Panamokan, V.2014, local coll. ( GLAC).

Diagnosis. Leptopareia luzonensis sp. nov. is similar to L. borneana (Cameron) for general habitus, deep notaular pits and distinct and complete notauli. However, it can be separated from the latter by F1 at least 2.5 × as long as F2 (at most 2 × in L. borneana ), and apex of T3 with deep median notch (without median notch in L. borneana ).

Description. Female. Body length 7.2 mm. Fore wing length 4.7 mm. OOL = 2 MOD; POL = 2.3 MOD; MS = 0.5 MOD; relative length of P:F1:F2:F3 = 1:2:0.8:0.7.

Head. Head with large and deep punctures ( Fig. 8B ) on frons and vertex; punctures on vertex contiguous and aligned. Scapal basin deep, and transversally wrinkled or striate. Gena with fine and oblique wrinkles and tiny punctures. Ocellar triangle isosceles; postocellar line deep and continuous. Occipital area beneath ocellar area impunctate, with sparse tiny punctures.

Mesosoma. Pronotum impunctate, with sparse tiny punctures on posterior margin and row of large and deep pits on anterior and lateral margins. Mesoscutum almost impunctate, with sparse tiny punctures; notaular pits deep and round, notauli complete ( Fig. 8C ). Anterior margin of mesoscutellum without foveae, medially polished or with tiny punctures, laterally with deep and round punctures decreasing toward alar fovea. Metanotum evenly round, with large, deep and round punctures.

Metasoma. T1 impunctate. T2 and T3 with tiny punctures and wide semitransparent rim. Apex of T3 with deep median notch incised both in semitransparent rim and metallic cuticle ( Fig. 8F ).

Colouration. Head and mesosoma metallic blue; metasoma metallic blue with some violet reflections. Scape, pedicel and F1 metallic green; rest of flagellum black, without metallic reflection. Tegula dark brown, with metallic blue reflections. Legs metallic green, with tarsi brown and without metallic reflection.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Philippines.

Etymology. The species is named after the type locality Luzon in the Philippines.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Leptopareia luzonensis sp. nov., ♀, holotype. A. Habitus, lateral view; B. Head, frontal view; C. Mesosoma, dorsal view; D. Metasoma, dorsal view; E. Metasoma, lateral view; F. T 3, posterior view.