Eadya daenerys Ridenbaugh, 2018

Ridenbaugh, Ryan D., Barbeau, Erin & Sharanowski, Barbara J., 2018, Description of four new species of Eadya (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), parasitoids of the Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle (Paropsis charybdis) and other Eucalyptus defoliating leaf beetles, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 64, pp. 141-175 : 148-149

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scientific name	Eadya daenerys Ridenbaugh, 2018
status	sp. n.

Treatment

Eadya daenerys Ridenbaugh, 2018 sp. n. Figs 4A-C View Figure 4 ; 5A-F View Figure 5

Diagnosis.

Eadya daenerys sp. n. can be distinguished from all other members of Eadya by the following combination of characters: Clypeus flanged along ventral margin, with two medial tubercles projecting outward (Fig. 5A View Figure 5 ); frons with inter-antennal and lateral carinae flanged (Fig. 5B View Figure 5 ); occipital carina simple (Fig. 5B View Figure 5 ); occiput normal; notaulus crenulate (Fig. 5C View Figure 5 ); scutellar sulcus divided into many deep pits by longitudinal carinae (Fig. 5C View Figure 5 ); sternaulus crenulate (Fig. 5D View Figure 5 ); propodeum rounded in appearance from lateral angle (Figs 4A View Figure 4 ; 5D View Figure 5 ), without transverse carina (Fig. 5E, F View Figure 5 ), and not creating a distinct posterior face when viewed laterally; propodeal spiracle circular; head orange except for antenna, apex of mandible, and ocellar triangle black (Fig. 5A, B View Figure 5 ); pronotum black except for anterior dorsal margin orange (Figs 4A View Figure 4 , 5B View Figure 5 ); propleuron orange; hindwing infuscate with dark brown veins except for anal, basal, subbasal, and anterior half of discal cells hyaline (Fig. 4C View Figure 4 ); legs black (Fig. 4A, B View Figure 4 ); amino acid sequence (112-118) IRNFIGA (Fig. 15 View Figure 15 ).

Description.

Female. Body Length 5.77mm. Ovipositor Length 0.82mm.

Color. Head orange except for antenna, apex of mandible, and ocellar triangle black (Figs 4A, B View Figure 4 ; 5A, B View Figure 5 ); pronotum black except for anterior dorsal margin orange (Figs 4A View Figure 4 , 5B View Figure 5 ); propleuron orange; mesothorax black (Figs 4A, B View Figure 4 ; 5C, D View Figure 5 ); metathorax black (Figs 4A, B View Figure 4 ; 5E, F View Figure 5 ); forewing infuscate with dark brown veins except for anal, basal, and subbasal cells hyaline (Fig. 4C View Figure 4 ); hindwing infuscate with dark brown veins except for anal, basal, subbasal, and anterior half of discal cells hyaline (Fig. 4C View Figure 4 ); legs black (Figs 4A, B View Figure 4 ); abdomen black except ovipositor orange (Fig. 4A View Figure 4 ).

Head. Clypeus simple, smooth with scattered setae, flanged at ventral margin, with two medial tubercles projecting outward (Fig. 5A View Figure 5 ); mandibles overlapping, dorsal tooth longer than ventral (Fig. 5A View Figure 5 ); face finely punctate with associated setae (Fig. 5A View Figure 5 ); frons rugose, inter-antennal and lateral carinae flanged, starting at the toruli and reaching the ocellar triangle (Fig. 5A, B View Figure 5 ); vertex smooth with scattered setae (Fig. 5B View Figure 5 ); occipital carina simple (See arrow, Fig. 5B View Figure 5 ), reaching the hypostomal carina; hypostomal carina strongly flanged, reaching the mandible and bending around to the mandibular condyle; occiput smooth, normal (Fig. 5B View Figure 5 ).

Mesosoma. Pronotum exposed in dorsal view, pronope and subpronope absent, smooth except for a crenulate line extending laterally and rugulose sculpturing along the lateral posterior margin (Fig. 5B View Figure 5 ); mesoscutum with median mesonotal lobe smooth (Fig. 5C View Figure 5 ); notaulus crenulate (Fig. 5C View Figure 5 ); scutellar sulcus divided into many deep pits by ridge like longitudinal carinae (Fig. 5C View Figure 5 ); sternaulus crenulate (Fig. 5D View Figure 5 ); propodeum rugose and pubescent, rounded in appearance from lateral angle, without transverse carina and not creating a distinct posterior face when viewed laterally (Figs 4A View Figure 4 ; 5D, E, F View Figure 5 ); propodeal spiracle circular; coxa, trochanter, trochantellus, and femur covered in setae, tibia and tarsus pubescent (Fig. 4A, B View Figure 4 ); tarsal claws simple.

Forewing. r-m curved slightly towards stigma before reaching the junction of 3RSa and 3RSb (Fig. 4C View Figure 4 ).

Hindwing. R1a with three hamuli.

Metasoma. Metasomal tergite 1 petiolate, spiracle protruding as a tubercle at about the middle of the segment, dorsal and lateral surface punctate with associated setae (Fig. 5E View Figure 5 ); ovipositor straight (Fig. 4A View Figure 4 ).

Male. Same as female.

Host.

Paropsisterna agricola (Chapuis, 1877), Paropsisterna bimaculata (Olivier, 1807), Paropsisterna nobilitata , Paropsis charybdis .

Diagnostic molecular characters.

Amino acid positions (22-27) [M or R]WSGII; (32-34) RVL; (41-46) ILGRLL; (54) S; (67-73) IVIPIII; (81) I; (90) I; (95-98) INNI; (104-109) PPSL[I or V]L; (112-118) IRNFIGA; (126) I; (133-139) NLSHRGV; (143-144) [V or I]S; (150) L; (157) I; (167-169) INI; (172-191) LGLSYDNISLLVWSVNITAI (Fig. 15 View Figure 15 ).

Distribution.

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania.

Etymology.

This species is named for Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms, the Mother of Dragons, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, the Unburnt, the Breaker of Chains, from the literary series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, as well as the television series Game of Thrones on Home Box Office (HBO). This is a noun in apposition to the generic name in order to retain integrity of the fictional character name Daenerys.

Remarks.

This species is referred to as Eadya sp.3 in Peixoto et al. (2018).

Type material.

Holotype, Female ( ANIC), "Frankford, TAS, Female, 3 Dec 2001, A.D. Rice, NT#5, Pin#8". Paratype, Female ( ANIC), "The Creel, Kosciusko, NSW, 8 Nov 1961, E.F. Riek, A35, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Female ( ANIC), "Canberra, ACT, 19 Nov 1958, E.F. Riek, A34, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Female ( ANIC), "Canberra, ACT, 26 Nov 1959, E.F. Riek, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Female ( ANIC), "Canberra, ACT, 26 Nov 1959, E.F. Riek, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Male ( ANIC), "Canberra, ACT, 30 Nov 1959, E.F. Riek, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Female ( ANIC), "Canberra, ACT, 18 Nov 1960, E.F. Riek, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Male ( ANIC), "Canberra, ACT, 24 Nov 1960, E.F. Riek, A35, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Female ( ANIC), Black Mt., F.C.T, 10 XI 30, W. Broce, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Female ( UCFC), "Frankford, TAS, 2 Jan 2002, Malaise Trap, A.D. Rice, MT6, UCFC 0 567 735". Paratype, Female ( UCFC), "Frankford, TAS, Female, 19 Nov 2001, A.D. Rice, NT#5, Pin #5, UCFC 0 567 736". Paratype, Female ( UCFC), "Frankford, TAS, Female, 3 Dec 2001, A.D. Rice, NT#5, Pin #9, UCFC 0 567 737". Paratype, Female ( UCFC), "Frankford, TAS, Female, 3 Dec 2001, A.D. Rice, NT#5, Pin #10, UCFC 0 567 738". Paratype, Female ( UCFC), "Frankford, TAS, Female, 19 Nov 2001, A.D. Rice NT#5, Pin #7, UCFC 0 567 741". Paratype. Female (A.E.I.). "King William Range, I. 8-23, Tasmania, A.E.I. Sep/05". Paratype, Male (A.E.I.), "Runnymede,TAS, 24 Nov 2015, 42 38'13.3"S, 147 33'53.8"E, Malaise trap, G.R. Allen, Male, MTM2". Paratype, Male (A.E.I.), "Ellendale, TAS, Male, 14 Dec 2015, D. Satchell, EM2". Paratype, Male (A.E.I.), "Runnymede, TAS, 24 Nov 2015, 42 38'13.3"S, 147 33'53.8"E, Malaise trap G.R. Allen, Male, MTM1". Paratype, Female (A.E.I.), "Frankford, TAS, Female, 27 Nov 2000, A.D. Rice, Em Trap #1, Pin #3".

Non-type material.

See Suppl. material 1.