Sycophila (Ficorytoma) delvarei Lotfalizadeh, 2024
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524436 |
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Sycophila (Ficorytoma) delvarei Lotfalizadeh |
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Sycophila (Ficorytoma) delvarei Lotfalizadeh & Rasplus sp. n.
( Figs 7C, D View FIGURE 7 , 47–49 View FIGURE 47 View FIGURE 48 View FIGURE 49 )
Type material examined. Holotype ♀: Cameroon, Mont Koupé, 4.824667° 9.701717°, ex syconia of Ficus artocarpoides , 15.v.2007, Kjellberg, F. & Djeto-Lordon, C. leg. Deposited in CBGP. Paratypes: same data as holotype, 4♀ & 3♂. Cameroon, Ebogo, 10.i.1993, Ficus no 11, Gibernau M. leg., 1♀. Guinea, Monts Nimba, Mifergui, ex syconia of Ficus artocarpoides , 6.v.1993, Rasplus , J.Y. leg., 1♀ & 5♂. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Lamto, 6.222197° -5.024070°, ex syconia of Ficus ovata , vi.1989, Kerdelhué, C. leg., 1♂. Gabon, Makokou, ex syconia of F. artocarpoides , 24.ix.1988, Maldes, J.M. leg., 5♀.
Etymology. The species is dedicated to Gérard Delvare, our friend and colleague, eminent specialist of Chalcidoidea , with whom we collaborate since many years ago.
Diagnosis. In female body large, yellowish with a dorsal longitudinal band dark brown ( Fig. 47A View FIGURE 47 ). Gena distinctly laminated. Antennal scrobe short, not reaching the median ocellus ( Fig. 47C View FIGURE 47 ). Flagellum with fu1 at least 3× as long as pedicel ( Fig. 47B View FIGURE 47 ). Funiculars distinctly longer than wide ( Fig. 47B View FIGURE 47 ). Clava relatively short, shorter than the last two funiculars ( Fig. 47B View FIGURE 47 ). Mesoscutum transversely strigose anteriorly ( Fig. 48A View FIGURE 48 ). Petiole short (shorter than wide dorsally), not visible dorsally ( Fig. 48D View FIGURE 48 ). Propodeum rugulose medially, with a median longitudinal carina ( Fig. 48B View FIGURE 48 ). Gaster strongly compressed laterally ( Fig. 48D View FIGURE 48 ).
In male fore wing entirely setose mostly dark in basal half ( Fig. 49B View FIGURE 49 ). Antenna with 4 funiculars, distinctly longer than wide ( Fig. 49C View FIGURE 49 ). Femur enlarged ( Fig. 49A View FIGURE 49 ).
Description of holotype ♀ ( Figs 47–48 View FIGURE 47 View FIGURE 48 ). Length 6.03 mm. Body yellowish ( Fig. 47A View FIGURE 47 ), except head, mesosoma and gaster dorsally, antenna, posterior margin of Gt3–Gt5 dark brown; pronotum anterolaterally testaceous; fore coxae with a longitudinal dark band externally; fore wing with a dark brown spot, behind mv; lower margin of mv not obscured by spot; dark brown spot reaching base of mv ( Fig. 48E View FIGURE 48 ); gaster bicoloured ( Fig. 48C View FIGURE 48 ); body setation whitish, setation of fore wing entirely dark.
Head 1.38× as broad as high [HW 152 & HH 110] ( Fig. 47C View FIGURE 47 ); in dorsal view transverse, 2.21× as broad as long [HW 152 & HL 68] ( Fig. 47D View FIGURE 47 ); face mostly coriaceous, vertex densely punctulate; antennal scrobe long, reaching median ocellus; malar space 0.44× length of eye, [ms 44 & EH 100]; malar sulcus distinct, sinuous ( Fig. 47E View FIGURE 47 ); genal margin regularly curved; distinctly carinate; antennal toruli narrowly separated, interantennal space not raised, not carinate laterally; scrobal depression slightly sculptured ventrally, reaching the median ocellus, not carinate on margin; POL 1.5× as long as OOL [POL 45 & OOL 30] ( Fig. 47D View FIGURE 47 ); temple margined, 0.27× the eye length (in dorsal view) [TL 24 & EL 90]; setation oriented downwards on face, outwards on the punctuate frons.
Antenna. Scape reaching above the lower margin of median ocellus, 3.25× as long as broad [SL 65 & SW 20]; fu1 2.29× as long as broad [fu1L 55 & fu1W 24], distinctly longer than pedicel, not bulging dorsally; funiculars (fu2–fu4) with several rows of mps and several whorls of short adpressed setae; fu2–fu5 distinctly longer than broad ( Fig. 47B View FIGURE 47 ).
Mesosoma weakly arched dorsally, 1.7× as long as wide (170:100), with deep sculpture ( Fig.48A View FIGURE 48 ); pronotum with coarse umbilicate punctures; mesepisternum with a semi-ring-like process on epicnemium, closer to anteroventral margin of mesepisternum than to mesocoxa; mesoscutum 0.8× as long as wide (80:100), 0.95× longer than length of pronotal collar (80:85), with dense umbilicate punctures, transversely strigose anteriorly; notauli impressed; prepectus bare, slightly sculptured; mesoscutellum deeply umbilicate laterally and coriaceous on mesoscutellar disc; mesepimeron transversally strigose; metepimeron subtriangular and areolate with long white hairs; propodeum ( Fig. 48B View FIGURE 48 ) with deep median depression, with longitudinal carina on median band, with faint median carina, lateral rows of areolae absent; inverted V-shaped basal carina, lateral branches relatively straight, width of basal carinae less than 0.5× width of nucha.
Fore wing with short marginal fringe, apically subtruncate (pointed anteriorly); dark brown spot only behind mv; basal cell bare or nearly so; mv distinctly enlarged, rounded, lower margin convex, not longer than pmv; stv not curved; pmv distinct, longer than stv; ventral side of costal cell densely setose, dorsally bare; speculum present; parastigmal bristles absent.
Legs. Fore coxa without depression on frontal surface, hind coxa bare basodorsally; fore (30:10) and hind femora (40:10); hind tibia dorsally with more 10 setae, setae shorter than tibia width basally ( Figs 48E, F View FIGURE 48 ).
Metasoma. Petiole shorter than broad dorsally, ventral transverse carina between petiole and St1 present. Metasoma 1.6× as long as wide (170:105) ( Fig. 48C View FIGURE 48 ), longer than mesosoma, strongly compressed laterally and angulate dorsally ( Fig. 48D View FIGURE 48 ); ventral transverse carina between petiole and St1 present; petiole in dorsal view not longer than wide, shorter than half length of hind coxa; tergites smooth; Gt4 (in lateral view) slightly as long as Gt3, sinuous posteriorly; Gt5 partly covering Gt6, sinuous posteriorly; Gt4–Gt5 with few setae dorsally, Gt6 sparsely setose in ventral half; ovipositor oriented dorsad but not distinctly upturned ( Fig. 48C View FIGURE 48 ).
Male ( Fig. 49 View FIGURE 49 ). Length 3.80–6.00 mm. Similar to female with longer petiole ( Fig. 49A View FIGURE 49 ), fore wing entirely setose mostly dark in basal half ( Fig. 49B View FIGURE 49 ); antennal formula 11143, with funiculars much longer wide ( Fig. 49C View FIGURE 49 ); femora enlarged ( Fig. 49A View FIGURE 49 ).
Variation. Length 4.15–6.05 mm. Sometimes showing variation in colour: head dorsally, gena dark brown; mesosoma darker with prepectus, mesopleuron, propodeum and mesoscutellum brown; fore coxae dark brown and fore femora externally dark brown; dark brown band wider on posterior margin of tergites.
Host plant. Ficus artocarpoides .
Geographical distribution. Cameroon, Gabon, Guinea and Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.
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