Oodera hoggarensis Hedqvist, 1967

Werner, Jennifer & Peters, Ralph S., 2018, Taxonomic revision of the genus Oodera Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae, Cleonyminae), with description of ten new species, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 63, pp. 73-123 : 95

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scientific name	Oodera hoggarensis Hedqvist, 1967
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Oodera hoggarensis Hedqvist, 1967 View in CoL Figs 3c View Figure 3 , 6c View Figure 6 , 9c View Figure 9 , 12c View Figure 12 , 15c View Figure 15

Oodera hoggarensis Hedqvist, 1967: 186

Diagnosis.

FEMALE (N = 2). Exact body length not available (both specimens are fragmented), roughly small-sized. Head and mesosoma blackish with light green, purple and yellow parts. Fore wing hyaline. Body robust (mesonotum 1.16-1.2 × as long as wide). Head oval (1.52-1.54 × as high as long). Eyes small to large (0.59-0.64 × as high as head) (Fig. 9c View Figure 9 ). Corona thick (4.10-4.75 × as long as wide), structure continuous (Fig. 6c View Figure 6 ). Pronotum pentagonal with posterior part distinctly narrowing towards mesoscutum, with broadest part at midlength (Fig. 12c View Figure 12 ). Mesoscutellum normal (0.55-0.57 × as long as wide), anterior margin hardly convex (part anterior to imaginary transverse line connecting posterior margins of axillae less than 1/3 of mesoscutellum length; 0.28-0.29), lineate in anterior two thirds, rugulose in posterior third (Fig. 15c View Figure 15 ). Propodeum medium to large (0.14-0.18 × as long as mesoscutum) (Fig. 15c View Figure 15 ). Profemur robust (1.79-1.97 × as long as wide). Marginal vein short (0.86-0.88 × as long as postmarginal vein). Metasoma length not available. Ovipositor short (0.14 × as long as metasoma) (Fig. 3c View Figure 3 ).

Redescription.

FEMALE. Colour (Figs 3c View Figure 3 , 6c View Figure 6 , 9c View Figure 9 , 12c View Figure 12 , 15c View Figure 15 ). Scape and pedicel yellow, rest of antenna dark brown. Procoxa dark green, profemur dark green and yellow, all other parts of legs yellow, except for tarsi brown. Metasoma dark brown, with lateral green regions on tergites 3 and 4.

Head (Figs 6c View Figure 6 , 9c View Figure 9 ). Face completely reticulate. Head 1.46-1.52 × as wide as long. Head width 3.52 × eye distance. Malar space 0.35-0.41 × head height. Corona 0.63-0.69 × as long as eye height. POL 1.20 × OOL. Scape 2.73-2.81 × as long as pedicel. Clava length to funicle length not available. Flagellum length to head width not available.

Mesosoma (Figs 12c View Figure 12 , 15c View Figure 15 ). Pronotum 0.88 × as long as wide. Pronotum 0.59 × as long as mesonotum. Mesonotum 1.40-1.46 × as long as mesoscutum. Mesoscutum 0.80-0.86 × as long as wide. Mesoscutellum 0.40-0.46 × as long as mesoscutum. Profemur 1.23-1.33 × as long as protibia.

Wings (Fig. 3c View Figure 3 ). Fore wing 2.83-3.13 × as long as wide. Costal cell 0.34-0.36 × as long as fore wing. Marginal vein 0.18-0.19 × as long as fore wing. Marginal vein 2.82-3.29 × as long as stigmal vein. Postmarginal vein 3.29-3.76 × as long as stigmal vein.

MALE. Unknown.

Material examined.

AFRICA. Algeria: female holotype, Timesdelssine , Hoggar, leg. J. Mateu, 23.05.1962, det. K-J. Hedqvist (1966) (MHNG) (OHo01); female paratype, Qued Teredjine, Hoggar Sahara, leg. J. Mateu, 15.05.1965, det. K-J Hedqvist (1966) (BMNH) (OHo02) .

Biology.

Noyes (2017) lists an association with Acacia sp. This association with Acacia trees is unverified and likely refers to O. hoggarensis hosts reared from Acacia .

Distribution.

Algeria (Hoggar Mountains).

Taxonomic remarks.

The species description of O. hoggarensis by Hedqvist (1967) includes a detailed characterisation of the colour of the different body parts, but only few measurements, shape or structure information. Accordingly, we provide a redescription and diagnosis with more character ratios that are necessary to differentiate all Oodera species.