Trichoteleia quazii Talamas

Talamas, Elijah J., Masner, Lubomir & Johnson, Norman F., 2011, Revision of the Malagasy genus Trichoteleia Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae), ZooKeys 80, pp. 1-126 : 78-80

Trichoteleia quazii Talamas sp. n. Figures 32221-226Morphbank 35

Description.

Female body length: 4.74-5.08 mm (n=4). Male body length: 4.07 mm (n=1). Color of head: dark brown to black. Central keel of frons: present, bifurcating ventrally around interantennal process. Sculpture of medial frons in female: smooth. Sculpture of medial frons in male: smooth. Number of mandibular teeth: three. Basal node on mandible: absent. Sculpture of frons below median ocellus: densely punctate throughout. Sculpture of posterior vertex: densely punctate. Occipital rim: comprised of medium to large sized cells. Sculpture of gena: punctate rugose; dorsoventrally strigose. Basiconic sensillum on A7: absent.

Color of mesosoma in female: dark brown to black. Color of mesosoma in male: dark brown to black. Sculpture along posterior pronotal sulcus: striate, striae well defined. Notaulus: smooth furrow incomplete, reaching suprahumeral sulcus as row of punctures. Sculpture of medial mesoscutum: moderately punctate in posterior half, becoming denser anteriorly. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, sparsely punctate laterally. Postacetabular sulcus: comprised of small cells. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture along ventral half of prespecular sulcus: punctate. Sculpture of posterolateral mesepisternum: punctate. Sculpture of ventral surface of mesepisternum: finely punctate. Setation of ventral metapleural area: absent. Setation of metapleural triangle: sparse. Sculpture of metapleural triangle: punctate rugose. Posterior margin of metapleuron below propodeal spiracle: straight to moderately convex. Color of legs: coxae and trochanters yellow, otherwise brown, becoming paler distally.

Color of metasoma in female: dark brown to black throughout. Color of metasoma in male: dark brown to black throughout. Posterior margin of transverse sulcus on T2: strongly convex. Sublateral tergal carina on T2: absent. Microsculpture on T2: present. Microsculpture on T3: present. Microsculpture on T4: present. Horn on T1 in female: present as a large, apically rounded protuberance. Macrosculpture of T2 in female: longitudinally strigose throughout. Macrosculpture of medial T3 in female: reticulate rugose. Macrosculpture of lateral T3 in female: longitudinally strigose. Macrosculpture of medial T4 in female: absent. Macrosculpture of lateral T4 in female: absent; weakly rugulose. Punctation of T4 in female: dense throughout; sparse along midline, otherwise dense. Macrosculpture of T5 in female: absent. Punctation of T5 in female: dense throughout. Shape of T5 in female: width of posterior margin less than length. Microscupture on T6 in female: present along anterior margin. Sculpture of T6 in female: densely and finely punctate. Macrosculpture of T2 in male: longitudinally strigose. Macrosculpture of medial T3 in male: weakly rugulose. Macrosculpture of lateral T3 in male: longitudinally strigose. Macrosculpture of T4 in male: absent. Punctation of T4 in male: sparse along midline, otherwise dense. Macrosculpture of T5 in male: absent. Punctation of T5 in male: sparse along midline, otherwise dense throughout. Sculpture of S2: coarsely punctate throughout. Prominent longitudinal median carina on S2: present.

Wings: macropterous, apex or forewing extending beyond posterior margin of T3. Color of forewing in female: infuscate throughout with metallic purple sheen along veins. Color of forewing in male: infuscate throughout with metallic purple sheen along veins. Color of hind wing: slightly infuscate throughout. Density of setation in fore wing: uniform throughout. Density of setation in hind wing: uniform throughout. Length of R1: more than 1.5 times as long as r. M+Cu and RS+M in forewing: nebulous.

Diagnosis.

Trichoteleia quazii is similar to Trichoteleia longiventris and Trichoteleia carinata in the elongate shape and dark color of the body. Trichoteleia quazii shares metallic purple sheen along the forewing veins with Trichoteleia longiventris ; the presence of a longitudinal medial carina on S2 in Trichoteleia quazii (as in Fig. 45) separates it. Trichoteleia carinata bears a prominent longitudinal carina on lateral T2 (Fig. 84); Trichoteleia quazii does not.

Etymology.

Trichoteleia quazii is named for James R. Quazi (USA), a friend of the first author, to commemorate his wedding to Inga Sheffield (Mexico).

Link to Distribution Map.

[http://hol.osu.edu/map-large.html?id=241270]

Material Examined.

Holotype, female: MADAGASCAR: Fianarantsoa Auto. Prov., radio tower, forest edge / mixed tropical forest, MA-02-09B-61, Ranomafana National Park, 21°15.05'S 47°24.43'E, 1130m, 17. V– 30.V.2003, malaise trap, R. Harin’Hala, CASENT 2132026 (deposited in CASC). Paratypes: MADAGASCAR: 3 females, 1 male, CASENT 2043792, 2043798, 2134082 (CASC); CASENT 2043941 (OSUC).