Cladobethylus koreensis Kimsey, 2019

Kimsey, Lynn S., 2019, Revision of the south Asian amisegine genus Cladobethylus Kieffer, 1922 (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae, Amiseginae), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 70, pp. 41-64 : 41

Cladobethylus koreensis Kimsey sp. nov.

Figs 32 , 33

Diagnosis.

This species has several unusual female features. The eye has very long dense setulae, the hindocelli are very close to the ocular margins and the malar space is very long. In addition, the pronotum is longer than the scutum, and the metapleuron is cross-ridged from wing base to coxa.

Male.

Unknown.

Female description.

Body (Figs 32 , 33 ). Length. 2.5-3.0 mm. Head. Scapal basin smooth, polished with narrow strip of cross-ridges on either side of broad medial stripe; clypeus short, broadly convex apicomedially; subantennal distance 0.5 MOD wide; malar space 5 MOD long; interocular distance 1.2 × eye width in front view; face about 3 × as long as broad across midocellus in front view; ocular setulae 1.5 MOD long or longer; midocellus 3 MOD from ocular margin; hindocellus separated from ocular margin by 1 hindocellar diameter; ocelli arranged in isosceles triangle; postocular distance 0.5 MOD; flagellomere I 2.3 × as long as broad; flagellomere II as long as broad; flagellomere X 1.5 × as long as broad. Mesosoma. Mesopleural punctures larger than on pronotum, 0.2-1.0 puncture diameters apart; metapleuron impunctate medially, transversely ridged, with smooth area medially; propodeum laterally impunctate and irregularly wrinkled, posteromedial enclosure ovoid. Metasoma: terga I-V with tiny scattered punctures at least 10 PD apart laterally, nearly impunctate medially. Color: body black without bluish tints; legs including coxae yellow; scape dark brown becoming paler distally; pedicel and flagellomeres I-III white, remaining flagellomeres brown; mandibles brown; wing base white, rest of wing membrane and veins brown.

Type material.

Holotype female: South Korea: Jeollanam-Do, Wando Arboretum, 34.3585N, 126.6685E, 10/viii/2015, T-S. Kwan, forest Malaise trap (BME). Paratype female: same data as holotype.

Distribution.

South Korea: South Jeolla Prov.

Etymology.

The species is named for the country of collection.

Figures

Figures 26 - 33. 26, 27 Male Cladobethylus 28 - 33 female Cladobethylus 26, 28, 30, 32 lateral view 27, 29, 31, 33 dorsal view.