Evaniscus rafaeli Kawada

Mullins, Patricia L., Kawada, Ricardo, Balhoff, James P. & Deans, Andrew R., 2012, A revision of Evaniscus (Hymenoptera, Evaniidae) using ontology-based semantic phenotype annotation, ZooKeys 223, pp. 1-38 : 7-8

Evaniscus rafaeli Kawada sp. n. Figures 7 –1231– 32

Etymology.

The specific epithet honors José Albertino Rafael, a great collector in the Amazon forest and an entomologist at INPA.

Diagnosis.

This species shares the following character states with Evaniscus tibialis : posterior margin of the metapectal-propodeal complex ventrally of the propodeal foramen curvature in lateral view: straight; scape length vs compound eye height: scape longer than half compound eye height; mesoscutum shape: wider than long (length of mesoscutum <width of mesoscutum); dorsal region of petiole sculpture: wrinkled. The following character states are present in Evaniscus rafaeli but not in Evaniscus tibialis : ventral region of occipital carina curvature in lateral view: straight; median notch of transverse pronotal carina presence: present; transverse pronotal carina length: long, extending postero-laterally of epomia; parapsidal signum conspicuousness: inconspicuous.

Description.

Head. Head color: orange. Mandible color vs clypeus color: mandible color same as clypeus color. Subantennal carina length: extending dorsally of medial margin of lower face. Preorbital carina length: extending dorsally to the ventral margin of the anterior ocellus. Upper face sculpture: foveate. Malar space length vs. half compound eye height (male): shorter than half compound eye height. Ocellar ocular line length vs. lateral ocellus diameter: as long or longer than lateral ocellus diameter. Posterior ocellar length vs. lateral ocellus diameter: 1.5 × as long as the diameter of the lateral ocellus. Ventral region of occipital carina curvature in lateral view: straight. Ventral region of the postoccipital carina shape: raised. Radicle color: red. Scape color: red. Scape length vs compound eye height: scape longer than half compound eye height. Female flagellomere 1-8 shape: distinctly wider than long (length of flagellomere <width of flagellomere). Shape of occiput: as high as wide.

Mesosoma. Mesosoma length: 2.0-2.0 mm (n=4). Antero-dorsal region of mesosoma color: red. Postero-ventral region of mesosoma color: red. Median notch of transverse pronotal carina presence: present. Transverse pronotal carina length: long, extending postero-laterally of epomia. Pronotal collar sculpture: scrobiculate and foveate. Patch that is part of dorsal region of lateral pronotal area texture: smooth. Pronotal lobe carina presence: present. Mesonotum color: red. Mesoscutum shape: wider than long (length of mesoscutum <width of mesoscutum). Antero-admedian line length vs. lateral ocellus diameter: equal to lateral ocellus diameter. Parapsidal signum conspicuousness: inconspicuous. Foveae on notaulus presence: present. Distance between depressions vs. diameter of depressions on internotaular area: less than the diameter of one depression. Mesofemoral depression sculpture: smooth. Mesofemoral depression pilosity presence: absent. Ventral area of the mesopectus sculpture: smooth. Medial region of transmetapectal carina presence: absent. Area dorsal of transmetapectal carina sculpture: areolate. Posterior propodeal projection shape in lateral view: not raised. Posterior region of plica presence: absent. Dorsal area of the metapectal-propodeal complex sculpture: foveate. Posterior margin of the metapectal-propodeal complex ventrally of the propodeal foramen curvature in lateral view: straight. Mesosoma color: red.

Legs. Fore leg color: red. Mid leg color: red. Hind leg color: red-black. Metafemur length vs. metatibia length: metafemur longer than metatibia. Metabasitarsus length vs metatibia length: metabasitarsus 1.2 × to 1.4 × as short as metatibia.

Wings. Fore wing vein color: black. Setae on proximal region of fore wing color: black.

Metasoma. Metasoma color: black. Dorsal region of petiole sculpture: wrinkled.

Material examined.

HOLOTYPE female: BRAZIL: Manaus Reserva [Florestal Adolpho] Ducke, 26 Km NE Manaus, Arm. suspensa 21m, 22.1988, JA Rafael, NCSU 0067245 (deposited in INPA). Paratypes (3 females): BRAZIL: 3 females. NCSU 67243-67244, 67246 (INPA).