Sycophila (Tineomyza) beninensis Lotfalizadeh, 2024
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5401.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10524513 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FD6B5E-7284-619A-5486-B49AFC11FA28 |
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Sycophila (Tineomyza) beninensis Lotfalizadeh |
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Sycophila (Tineomyza) beninensis Lotfalizadeh & Rasplus sp. n.
( Figs 130–132 View FIGURE 130 View FIGURE 131 View FIGURE 132 )
Type material examined. Holotype ♀: Benin, road of N’dali-Ina, 10.xi.1993, ex syconia of Ficus sp. , Delvare G. leg. Deposited in CBGP . Paratypes: same data as holotype , 15♀ & 11♂. Burkina Faso, Koro falls , 15km Bobodioulasso, 21.ii.2006, ex syconia of Ficus abutilifolia, Bouyet J. leg. ( JRAS01765 _06) 2♀ & 1♂.
Etymology. The specific name refers to the country where the holotype was collected.
Diagnosis. Petiole shorter than broad dorsally, ventral transverse carina between petiole and St1 present. Metasoma 1.65× as long as wide (165:100) ( Fig. 131C View FIGURE 131 ), longer than mesosoma, slightly compressed laterally ( Fig. 131D View FIGURE 131 ); ventral transverse carina between petiole and St1 present; petiole in dorsal view not longer than wide, shorter than half-length of hind coxa; tergites finely sculptured, Gt4 (in lateral view) much as long as Gt3 (at least 1.5× longer), not sinuous posteriorly; Gt5 partly covering Gt6, not sinuous posteriorly; Gt4– Gt5 with few sparse setae dorsally, Gt6 few sparse setae ventrally; ovipositor upturned ( Fig. 131C View FIGURE 131 ).
Diagnosis. In female body superficially sculptured and with sparse umbilicate punctures ( Fig. 130A View FIGURE 130 ). Funiculars slightly longer than wide, fu5 at most as long as wide ( Fig. 130B View FIGURE 130 ). Malar sulcus absent ( Fig. 130E View FIGURE 130 ). Fore wing with a small dark brown spot not reaching base of mv ( Fig. 131E View FIGURE 131 ). Tergites finely sculptured, with Gt4 about 1.5× as long as Gt3 ( Fig. 131C View FIGURE 131 ). Petiole shorter than broad, in dorsal view distinctly shorter than hind coxa ( Fig. 131D View FIGURE 131 ).
In male body mainly yellow ( Fig. 132A View FIGURE 132 ). Antenna with fu1 longer than broad, as long as pedicel, constricted basally ( Fig. 132B View FIGURE 132 ).
Description of holotype ♀ ( Figs 130–131 View FIGURE 130 View FIGURE 131 ). Length 2.92 mm. Body generally brown ( Fig. 130A View FIGURE 130 ), except prepectus ventrally, propodeum dorsally, metepisternum, hind tibia medially, hind femora in distal two third and gaster entirely except Gt1 and Gt7 yellowish; antennal yellowish-brown, pronotum uniformly yellowish; fore wing with a dark brown spot below mv, lower margin of mv not obscured by dark brown spot, dark brown spot not reaching base of mv ( Fig. 131E View FIGURE 131 ); gaster bicoloured, striped ( Fig. 131C View FIGURE 131 ); body setation whitish, setation of fore wing entirely dark.
Head 1.38× as broad as high [HW 193 & HH 139] ( Fig. 130C View FIGURE 130 ); in dorsal view stout, 1.72× as broad as long [HW 193 & HL 112] ( Fig. 130D View FIGURE 130 ); face and vertex mostly coriaceous; malar space 0.45× length of eye [ms 40 & EH 88]; malar sulcus absent (or just visible basally) ( Fig. 130E View FIGURE 130 ); genal margin regularly curved, edged but not carinate; antennal toruli narrowly separated; interantennal space raised and seen in lateral view, carinate laterally; scrobal depression smooth, reaching the median ocellus, not carinate on margin; POL 2.66× as long as OOL [POL 48 & OOL 18] ( Fig. 130D View FIGURE 130 ); temple rounded, 0.17× the eye length (in dorsal view) [TL 15 & EL 90]; setation oriented downwards on face, outwards on the punctuate frons.
Antenna. Scape not reaching median ocellus, 4.35× as long as broad [SL 100 & SW 23]; fu1 1.14× as long as broad [fu1L 32 & fu1W 28], not longer than pedicel, not bulging dorsally; funiculars (fu2–fu4) with one row of mps and 2 whorls of short adpressed setae; fu2–fu4 not longer than broad; fu5 as long as broad ( Fig. 130B View FIGURE 130 ).
Mesosoma weakly arched dorsally, 1.65× as long as wide (165:100), with obliterate punctures ( Fig. 131A View FIGURE 131 ); pronotum with sparsely disperse umbilicate punctures; mesepisternum without any process or raised sculpture on epicnemium; mesoscutum 0.55× as long as wide (55:100), 0.6× longer than length of pronotal collar (55:90), sparsely umbilicate, coriaceous anteriorly; notauli impressed, conspicuous; prepectus bare, slightly sculptured; mesoscutellum generally reticulate with some sparse superficial umbilicate punctures; mesepimeron transversally strigose; metepimeron subtriangular and areolate with long white hairs; propodeum ( Fig. 131B View FIGURE 131 ) with shallow median depression, with a smooth median band, without any median carina, lateral rows of areolae short (extending at most to half-length of propodeum); basal carina inverted V, truncate mesally, lateral branches relatively straight, distance between lateral carinae less than 0.5× width of nucha.
Fore wing with short marginal fringe, distal margin round; dark brown spot below mv; basal cell bare or nearly so; mv not enlarged, normally broadened, in lower margin concave, not longer than pmv; stv not curved; pmv distinct, not longer than stv; ventral side of costal cell bare, dorsally bare; speculum present; parastigmal bristles absent ( Figs 131E, F View FIGURE 131 ).
Legs. Fore coxa without depression on frontal surface, hind coxa bare basodorsally; fore (30:12) and hind femora (30:12); hind tibia dorsally with 7–8 setae, setae shorter than tibia width.
Male ( Fig. 132 View FIGURE 132 ). Length 1.50–2.25 mm. Colouration mainly yellowish with gaster brownish-yellowish; similar to female with longer petiole ( Fig. 132A View FIGURE 132 ); antennal formula 11143; fu1 longer than broad, as long as pedicel, constricted basally, each funicular with one row of mps and 2 whorls of relatively short setae ( Fig. 132B View FIGURE 132 ).
Variation. Length 2.02–2.95 mm. In some specimens, propodeum yellowish, gaster entirely yellowish or with a dorsal dark band and sometimes body entirely yellowish.
Host plants. Ficus abutilifolia and an unknown species of Ficus .
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