Tiphia (Tiphia) eremopolites, Boni, 2011

Boni, M., 2011, Hymenoptera Tiphiidae from Arabian peninsula, Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1), pp. 337-361 : 346-347

Tiphia (Tiphia) eremopolites nov.sp.

Holotype: Oman = / Oman 2000 Dhofar Rd. 31N of Queiroon 17.17’58N 5405’21E 2500ft 29.VIII lrg. F.Strumia / /, MSNP.

Female. Holotype. Figs 46-50 . Measurements: body length =.9.0 mm; forewing length = 5.5 mm.

Black. Apex of scape, flagellum and mandibles are reddish brown. Brown: pterostigma, tibiae and tarsi, semitransparent apical tegulae and veins. Apical third of 6th tergun is light brown. Forewing darkened.

Progena smooth with few p along FoO. Vertex with a shagreened stripe along cOc. Very scattered p on the remainder of head. Same pattern of p on N 1 disk, Sc 1, Sc 2, and es 2. Distinct, very low irregular carina along fore border of N 1 disk. Lateral N 1 shagreened throughout with a shallow median transverse groove and few wrinkles on its down third. Gradulus on fore Sc 1 connnected to parapsidal lines. Omaulus well expressed till signum. Em3 shagreened throughout, more impressed uppermost. Tegulae very long almost reaching back border of Sc 2. es 3 shagreened. Inner surface of hind tibia distinctly keeled with a narrow, flushed with surrounding area, sensorium. Short and shallow groove on hind basitarsus. Horizontal surface of P slightly sculptured and p with large smooth areas; areola with narrow moderately prominent lateral and broader lower median ridges; posterior area concave with small regularly packed p throughout; lateral areas with strong complete wrinkles.

Terga and 2 nd to 6 th sterna with sparse p progressively becoming denser toward apical element. 1 st tergum with a subapical stripe of p and a distinct unbroken small groove between it and the edge. Analogous groove present also on 2 nd to 5 th terga but often interrupted. Apical third of 6 th tergum smooth with obscure traces of broad costulae. 1 st sternal disk with lateral groove and sparse small p. Faible mR on 3 rd to 5 th sterna, stronger on 6 th one.

Male. Unknown.

N o t e.IntheALLEN’ s key (1975) it runs to T. tegelonga, which is well known because of different head and clypeal disk in frontal aspect, pronotal disk in dorsal aspect with absence of carina along its fore border, not connected gradulus to parapsidal lines on Sc 1, smaller pterostigma and sub rounded sensorium on hind tibia.

E c o l o g y. Unknown.

D e r i v a t i o n o m i n i s From the Greek ερημοπολίτης = inhabitant of desert, because of provenance area.

Figures

Figs 46-52: Tiphia eremopolites Holotype: (46) head, frontal aspect; (47) labrum, frontal aspect; (48) fore half of mesosoma, dorsal aspect; (49) forewing, apical half; (50) hind tibia, inner (back) aspect. Pseudotiphia inopinata Holotype: (51) lateral terga. Pseudotiphia villosa: (52) lateral terga.