Paridris bifurcata (Dodd) Talamas & Masner & Johnson, 2013

Talamas, Elijah J., Masner, Lubomir & Johnson, Norman F., 2013, Systematics of Trichoteleia Kieffer and Paridris Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 34, pp. 1-79 : 24-26

Paridris bifurcata (Dodd) comb. n. Figures 4 , 23 -24 , 56-61 ; Morphbank 28

Oxyteleia bifurcata Dodd, 1927: 72 (original description); Galloway 1976: 100 (type information).

Paridris bifurcata (Dodd): Masner 1976: 36 (generic transfer made with reservations, systematic position).

Neoparidris bifurcata (Dodd): Galloway and Austin 1984: 26 (generic transfer, description).

Description.

Female body length: 2.39-3.07 mm (n=7). Male body length: 2.36-2.63 mm (n=4).

Number of basiconic sensilla on A8: two. Shape of male flagellomeres: spherical.

Color of head: brown to black. Distal margin of clypeus: serrate. Shape of distal margin of clypeus in anterior view: straight. Width of clypeus: greater than width across toruli. Lateral corner of clypeus: projecting into acute angle. Length of mediofacial striae: continuous with sculpture of dorsal frons. Anterodorsal node on interantennal process: present. Central keel: absent. Length of OOL: less than 2 ocellar diameters. Macrosculpture of frons between median ocellus and inner orbit of eye: dorsoventrally strigose. Patch of microsculpture posterior to lateral ocellus in male: absent. Patch of microsculpture posterior to lateral ocellus in female: absent. Patch of microsculpture between median and lateral ocelli: absent. Microsculpture on dorsal head: absent. Microsculpture of posterior gena: absent. Shape of gena: not receding posterior to eye. Macrosculpture of posterior vertex: irregularly rugulose. Patch of microsculpture on temples: absent. Occipital carina above occipital foramen: appressed toward ocelli. Anterior margin of occipital carina above occipital foramen: comprised of cells. Ventral extent of occipital carina: extending to base of mandible. Setation of postgena: sparse.

Color of mesosoma: brown to black.

Shape of pronotal shoulder in dorsal view: narrow and striplike. Transverse pronotal carina: present in posterior half of pronotum. Dorsal half of pronotal cervical sulcus: present as smooth furrow. Ventral half of pronotal cervical sulcus: present as smooth furrow. Sculpture of pronotal setal patch: punctate.

Anterior notaulus: reaching mesoscutal suprahumeral sulcus as row of punctures. Orientation of notauli: converging posteriorly. Shape of posterior notaulus: ovoid. Microsculpture on anterior half of medial mesoscutum: pustulate. Macrosculpture of anterior medial mesoscutum: absent. Pattern of punctation density on medial mesoscutum: increasing anteriorly. Scutoscutellar sulcus: comprised of short parallel striae. Median carina on posterior mesoscutellum: present. Posterior scutellar sulcus: comprised of shallow round cells.

Punctures on dorsal part of posterior mesepimeral area: absent. Mesopleural carina: present. Postacetabular sulcus: crenulate. Striae ventrad of mesopleural carina: absent.

Setae on metascutellum: absent. Posterior margin of metascutellum: emarginate.

Setation of metapleural triangle: moderately dense. Paracoxal and metapleural sulci: separate. Sculpture of posterodorsal part of ventral metapleural area: smooth. Dorsal metapleural area: smooth defined area. Posterior margin of metapleuron below propodeal spiracle: with triangular point above metapleural sulcus.

Anterior projection of the propodeum: absent. Setation of metasomal depression: absent. Posterior projection of the propodeum: present as a point formed by plical and lateral propodeal carinae. Plical carina: present. Lateral propodeal area: raised above propodeal surface and indicated by lesser setation. Shape of lateral propodeal area: continuous with prespiracular propodeal area. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: areolate rugose.

Length of postmarginal vein: equal to stigmalis. Rs in fore wing: nebulous. Cu vein in fore wing: nebulous. M vein in forewing: nebulous. Color of costal cell in female: infuscate. Color of sub-radial area in female: infuscate. Color of costal cell in male: infuscate. Color of cubito-medial area in female: infuscate. Color of anal margin in female: infuscate. Color of cubito-medial area in male: infuscate. Color of anal margin in male: infuscate. RS+M in forewing: nebulous. Color of sub-stigmal area in male: infuscate. Basal vein in hind wing: spectral. Setation of hind wing: uniform throughout.

Color of metasoma: brown to black. Longitudinal median carina on horn of T1: present; absent. Armature on posterior surface of T1 horn: absent. Interstitial sculpture of T1: smooth. Patch of dense fine setae on anterolateral T1: absent. Form of T2 sulcus: transverse furrow. Posterior margin of transverse sulcus on T2: straight. Carina along posterior margin of transverse sulcus on T2 in female: present. Sublateral tergal carina on T2: absent. Microsculpture on T2: present. Macrosculpture of T2 in female: longitudinally striate. Macrosculpture of T2 in male: longitudinally striate throughout. Carina along posterior margin of transverse sulcus on T2 in male: present. Microsculpture on T3: present. Macrosculpture of medial T3 in female: rugulose. Macrosculpture of lateral T3 in female: longitudinally strigose. Macrosculpture of medial T3 in male: weakly rugulose. Macrosculpture of lateral T3 in male: longitudinally strigose. Macrosculpture of T4 in male: longitudinally strigose laterally. Macrosculpture of female T5: weakly crenulate laterally. Microscupture on female T6: present throughout. Constriction of apical T6 in female: present. Macrosculpture of S1: rugose. Setation of S1: absent. Distribution of longitudinal striae on S2: present throughout. Macrosculpture of S2: longitudinally striate. Form of S2 felt field: lateral row or patch of setigerous punctures. Marginal depression on S3: present. Marginal depressions on S4: present. Marginal depression on S5: present.

Diagnosis.

Excluding members of the Paridris nephta species group, Paridris bifurcata is the only species of Paridris in Southeast Asia with two basiconic sensilla on A8.

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Material examined.

Holotype, female, Oxyteleia bifurcata : AUSTRALIA: QLD, Cairns Dist., Kuranda, 1.XI.1919, A. P. Dodd, QMBA HY3193H (deposited in QMBA). Other material: (6 females, 4 males) AUSTRALIA: 1 male, OSUC 181075 (CNCI). PAPUA NEW GUINEA: 6 females, 3 males, OSUC 181072-181074, 181076-181079, 265159, 265187 (CNCI).

Comments.

Galloway (1984) erected Neoparidris to accomodate a species that had attributes of Paridris but lacked the small eyes, compact ocellar triangle, and incomplete notaulus that characterized his concept of the group. In his discussion of Neoparidris , Galloway commented that this species may ultimately belong in Paridris when its limits became clearer, and this is indeed the case.

Figures

Figures 4 - 9. 79 4 Paridris bifurcata (Dodd), Antennal clava, ventral view, female (OSUC 265159) 5 Paridris xestos sp. n., Antennal clava, ventral view, female (FBA 019830) 6 Paridris mnestros sp. n., Head, posterolateral view, female (OSUC 181070) 7 Paridris anikulapo sp. n., Head, posterior view, male (OSUC 243529) 8 Paridris skolops sp. n., Head, ventral view, female (FBA 105669) 9 Paridris xestos sp. n., Head, posteroventral view, female (FBA 019830).

Figures 18 - 23. 82 18 Paridris pantex sp. n., T 1 - T 2, S 1 - S 2, lateral view, female (FBA 164535) 19 Paridris pantex sp. n., S 1 - S 2, ventrolateral view, female (FBA 134681) 20 Paridris xestos sp. n., T 1 - T 2, S 1 - S 2, lateral view, female (FBA 019830) 21 Paridris skolops sp. n., S 1 - S 2, ventrolateral view, female (FBA 164536) 22 Paridris mnestros sp. n., T 1 - T 2, S 1 - S 2, lateral view, female (OSUC 181286) 23 Paridris bifurcata (Dodd), S 1 - S 2, ventrolateral view, male (OSUC 181077).

Figures 24 - 27. 83 24 Paridris bifurcata (Dodd), T 4 - T 6, dorsal view, female (OSUC 181076) 25 Paridris tenuis (Nixon), T 3 - T 6, dorsal view, female (OSUC 58708) 26 Paridris taekuli sp. n., T 3 - T 6, dorsal view, female holotype (OSUC 266150) 27 Paridris xestos sp. n., T 4 - T 6, dorsal view, female (FBA 057544).

Figures 56 - 61. 91 Paridris bifurcata (Dodd). 56 Head and mesosoma, lateral view, female (OSUC 181073) 57 Metascutellum, propodeum, T 1, dorsal view, female (OSUC 181078) 58 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view, female (OSUC 181076) 59 Dorsal habitus, female (OSUC 181076) 60 Head, anterior view, female (OSUC 181073) 61 Metasoma, dorsal view, female (OSUC 181076).