Anachrysis arabica van Loon & Soliman, 2023
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Anachrysis arabica van Loon & Soliman |
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Anachrysis arabica van Loon & Soliman sp. nov.
Figs 1 View Figure 1 , 2 View Figure 2 , 3 View Figure 3 , 4 View Figure 4
Type material.
Holotype ♂: Saudi Arabia / Jazan / Ahad Almasarhah / Alkhoms [16°46'14.42"N, 42°46'15.94"E, alt. 20 m] // 21.v.2022, MT / Leg. Ahmed M. Soliman [KSAM]; Paratypes: 2♂ and 3♀ same data as holotype [KSAM]; 1♂ and 1♀ same data as holotype [PRPC]; 1♂, Saudi Arabia / Jazan / Farasan Island / site 2, 14.iv.2016, MT / Leg. H. Dawah [KSMA]; 1♂, Yemen / Lahj, xi.2000, MT / no. 5202, Leg. A. v. Harten / & A. Sallam [RMNH]; 1♂ and 3♀, Yemen (7585) / 12 km NW Manakhah / 15.v-23.vi.2003, MT / Leg. A. v. Harten [RMNH].
Diagnosis.
Vertex with two large impunctate and polished swellings (Figs 1C View Figure 1 , 2A View Figure 2 , 3B View Figure 3 ). Gena narrowing gradually from mandibular base to upper limit of eye (Figs 1D View Figure 1 , 3A View Figure 3 ). Scapal basin deep, transversally ridged (Figs 1C View Figure 1 , 3C View Figure 3 ). Lateral lobe of male clypeus lamellate, acute at apex and translucent white in color (Fig. 1C View Figure 1 ). Pronotum and mesoscutum coarsely and densely setiferous foveate, interspaces polished (Figs 2A, B View Figure 2 , 4A, B View Figure 4 ). Pronotum posteromedially with deep short groove (Figs 2A View Figure 2 , 4A View Figure 4 ). Scutellum sparsely setiferous punctate, interspaces polished (Figs 2A View Figure 2 , 4A View Figure 4 ). Propodeum with longitudinal median fine carina (Figs 2A View Figure 2 , 4A View Figure 4 ). T1-4 densely punctate (punctures on T4 minute), interspaces polished (Figs 2D, E View Figure 2 , 3B View Figure 3 , 4C View Figure 4 ). Body metallic blue, with reddish to reddish brown tint on mesepisternum, metasomal venter and legs (Figs 1A, B View Figure 1 , 2F View Figure 2 , 3A, B View Figure 3 , 4E View Figure 4 ).
Description.
Male (Figs 1 View Figure 1 - 2 View Figure 2 ): Body length 3-4 mm; forewing length 2.2-2.5 mm.
Head. In frontal view about as long as wide, distinctly narrowed ventrally, somewhat triangular (Fig. 1C View Figure 1 ). Vertex with two large polished swellings directly behind posterior ocelli, posteriorly moderately declivous and setiferous foveate-subreticulate, foveae about 0.3 × AOD (Figs 1D View Figure 1 , 2A View Figure 2 ). Ocellar triangle equilateral (Fig. 1C View Figure 1 ). OOL 1.5 × AOD; POL 2 × AOD; OPL about 5 × AOD (Figs 1C View Figure 1 , 2A View Figure 2 ). Occiput without occipital carina (Fig. 2A View Figure 2 ). Temple evenly rounded behind eye, about 1.5 × AOD (Fig. 1D View Figure 1 ). Frons setiferous foveate-subreticulate (foveae about 0.5 × AOD), bulging on either side of scapal basin; scapal basin relatively small but deeply depressed and transversally ridged, with longitudinal median ridge (Fig. 1C View Figure 1 ). IOL 0.4 × as long as head width (Fig. 1C View Figure 1 ). Eyes distinctly diverging ventrally, bare, about 1.25 × as high as wide (Fig. 1C, D View Figure 1 ). Subantennal distance relatively long, 2.8-3.0 × AOD (Fig. 1C View Figure 1 ). Clypeus broad, about 2 × as wide as long, slightly convex and punctulate on disc, depressed and polished along subapical rim, trilobate apically; median lobe acutely rounded apically; lateral lobe moderately large and thin (lamellate), broadly triangular and pointed towards apical end (Fig. 1C View Figure 1 ). Malar space long, 4.5-5.0 × AOD, sparsely punctate, with well-developed vertical sulcus (Fig. 1D View Figure 1 ). Gena gradually narrowed towards the temple, its width about 1.5 × AOD at its mid-length, densely foveate (Fig. 1D View Figure 1 ). Flagellum long, filiform, flagellomeres cylindrical and gradually decreasing in length distally; F1 longest, 5.0-5.2 × as long as wide; F2 3.5-3.8 × as long as wide; F3 about 3.5 × as long as wide; F11 about 4.5 × as long as wide (Fig. 1E View Figure 1 ). Mandible flattened, broad and incised near base, tapering and edentate apically (Fig. 1C, D View Figure 1 ). Palpal formula 3/4.
Mesosoma. About 2.5 × as long as maximum width at the level of mesopleuron (Fig. 2A View Figure 2 ), relatively flat in lateral view (Fig. 2B View Figure 2 ). Pronotum wider than long, about 1.2 × (Fig. 2A View Figure 2 ), with anterior shelf longitudinally ridged, dorsal face setiferous foveate-reticulate to subreticulate (foveae about 0.7 × AOD), humeral angles evenly rounded (Fig. 2A View Figure 2 ) and lateral lobe not reaching tegula (Fig. 2B View Figure 2 ), posteromedially with deep short groove (Fig. 2A View Figure 2 ). Mesoscutum shorter than pronotum, about 0.7 ×, setiferous foveate-subreticulate (Fig. 2A View Figure 2 ); notauli complete, anteriorly strongly diverging towards pronotal lobes (Fig. 2A View Figure 2 ); parapsides reaching anterior fourth of mesoscutum (Fig. 2B View Figure 2 ). Tegula oval and polished (Fig. 2A View Figure 2 ). Scutellum about 0.7 × as long as mesoscutum, setiferous sparsely punctate (Fig. 2A View Figure 2 ); interspaces between foveae and punctures on pronotum, scutum and scutellum polished (Fig. 2A, B View Figure 2 ); metanotum about 0.3 × as long as scutellum, longitudinally ridged (Fig. 2A View Figure 2 ). Propodeum areolate, posterolaterally evenly rounded (without lateral angle), with longitudinal median fine carina extended on both faces (Fig. 2A, D View Figure 2 ), propodeal dorsal face about 0.9 × as long as scutellum and metanotum combined (Fig. 2A View Figure 2 ), posterior face in lateral view rather abruptly declivitous (Fig. 2B View Figure 2 ). Mesopleuron gradually differs from being foveate on dorsal face to sparsely punctate on ventral face (Fig. 2B, F View Figure 2 ), with prepectal carina (Fig. 2B View Figure 2 ).
Forewing (Fig. 2C View Figure 2 ). R and 1Cu cells fully sclerotized. M1 cell delimited with faint veins except proximal M well sclerotized. Stub of Rs particularly well sclerotized (thick), about 0.7 × as long as pterostigma and R1 combined. M vein slightly curved, meets M+Cu before cu-a.
Hind leg (Figs 1A View Figure 1 , 2F View Figure 2 ). Femur 2.3-2.5 × as long as its maximum width, with dorsal margin basally strongly swollen then gradually narrowing towards apical end.
Metasoma. T1 about 0.5 × and 1.5 × as long as T2 and T3 respectively, anterolaterally gently rounded (Fig. 2D View Figure 2 ). T1-4 punctulate (punctures on anterior half of T3 and T4 minute), interspaces polished (Fig. 2D, E View Figure 2 ). T2 with posterior margin strongly convex (Fig. 2D View Figure 2 ). T5 extremely small, greatly concealed (Fig. 2E View Figure 2 ). S2 punctulate on disc, polished on edges, with posterior margin slightly emarginate medially (Fig. 2F View Figure 2 ). S3-4 minutely punctate, S3 polished on anterior half (Fig. 2F View Figure 2 ).
Genital capsule. As in Fig. 2G View Figure 2 .
Pilosity. Body rather sparsely setose throughout, with erect to suberect white fine setae (about 1.5-2 × AOD in length) (Figs 1A, C, D View Figure 1 , 2B, D View Figure 2 ), except male antennal flagellomeres particularly with dense short reddish setae (Fig. 1E View Figure 1 ) and male S2 with circular central area of dense recumbent setae (Fig. 2F View Figure 2 ). Setae longest on fore coxa and femur and hind femur. Wings with brown macrotrichiae on both sides, denser on distal half than elsewhere (Fig. 2C View Figure 2 ).
Color. Body metallic blue (Figs 1A, B View Figure 1 , 2F View Figure 2 ), except following parts: apical half of mandible (Fig. 1C View Figure 1 ), labial and maxillary palps (Fig. 1D View Figure 1 ), F7-11 (Fig. 1E View Figure 1 ), small to large marking on mesepisternum and metasomal sternal borders reddish to reddish brown (Fig. 2F View Figure 2 ); ventral aspect of tibiae, entire tarsi and F1-6 orange (Figs 1A, E View Figure 1 , 2F View Figure 2 ); lateral lamella of clypeus whitish and largely translucent (Fig. 1C View Figure 1 ); anterior rim of T2, anterior half of T3 and T4 with black tint (Fig. 2D, E View Figure 2 ). Wings hyaline, veins and pterostigma brown to dark brown (Fig. 2C View Figure 2 ).
Female (Figs 3 View Figure 3 , 4 View Figure 4 ): Body length 3-3.5 mm; forewing length about 2.3 mm.
Similar to male, but differs as follows: Subantennal distance distinctly shorter, 0.9-1.0 × AOD (Fig. 3C View Figure 3 ); clypeus without lateral lamella (apically not trilobate), with free margin truncate (Fig. 3D View Figure 3 ); mandible simple, rather slender and subbasally entire (without incision) (Fig. 3D View Figure 3 ); flagellum fusiform and distinctly shorter (F2-8 widened, at least as long as wide), ventral surface of F3-11 flattened, pedicel and F1 reddish brown, F2-11 dark brown to blackish (Fig. 3E View Figure 3 ); frons in lateral view more strongly bulging (Fig. 3A View Figure 3 ); reddish marking on mesepisternum extensive and lighter (Fig. 4E View Figure 4 ); forewing slightly infumate, brown, on distal half (Fig. 3A View Figure 3 ); distal veins, Cu, Rs+M and 1 m-cu of M1 cell extremely faint (nearly absent) (Fig. 3A View Figure 3 ); S2 sparsely setose throughout (without central area of dense recumbent setae) (Fig. 4E View Figure 4 ); metasoma with slender ovipositor (Fig. 4D View Figure 4 ).
Distribution.
Southwestern Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Etymology.
The specific name Anachrysis arabica is a Latin adjective derived from Arabian Peninsula, referring to the subregion where the species has been found.
The following key can be used for differentiation between Anachrysis species: the new species A. arabica (Saudi Arabia and Yemen), A. paradoxa Krombein, 1986 (Botswana and South Africa) and A. spanglerorum Krombein, 1994 (South Africa).
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