Paroplitis kakhetiensis Japoshvili, Fujie & Fernandez-Triana, 2021

Fujie, Shunpei, Japoshvili, George & Fernandez-Triana, Jose, 2021, Review of the world species of Paroplitis Mason, 1981 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), with description of three new species, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 68 (1), pp. 33-43 : 33

Paroplitis kakhetiensis Japoshvili, Fujie & Fernandez-Triana sp. nov. Figs 20-27

Holotype.

Female, AUG. Holotype labels: Georgia: Lagodekhi Reserve, Mt. Kudigora, 41.882733°N, 46.321850°E, 1,841 m alt., 5-15. V. 2014, Malaise Trap, G. Japoshvili, CNC507801.

Description.

Female (n = 1). Body length: 2.4 mm. Fore wing length: 2.4 mm. F2 L/W: 1.4 ×. F14 L/W: 1.3 ×. F15 L/W: 1.3 ×. F2 L/F14 L: 1.2 ×. OOL/OD: 2.1 ×. POL/OD: 1.4 ×. Fore wing with vein 2CUa entirely nebulous; vein R1 shorter than pterostigma length and a little longer than distance delimited between end of vein R1 and end of vein 3RSb. Fore wing with areolet triangular and relatively small, its maximum height 0.3 × vein r length, its maximum width 0.5 × vein r length. Propodeum mostly smooth and shiny, with some rugosity longitudinally and along median transverse area, without trace of some transverse carina; median longitudinal carina complete at least on anterior 0.5; propodeal areola present medio-posteriorly. Metafemur L/W: 2.5 ×. Anterior 0.5 of T1 coarsely punctate-rugose, rest of T1 and T2 mostly smooth; T1 median length 1.7 × its width at posterior margin; T2 width at posterior margin 1.8 × its median length. Metatibia L: 0.79 mm. Metatibia L/ovipositor sheath L: 2.9 ×. Ovipositor sheath L: 0.27 mm. Maximum length of setae on ovipositor sheath at most slightly longer than maximum width of ovipositor sheath.

Body dark brown to black. Mouth parts, humeral complex, wing veins, trochantellus, apical part of pro- and mesofemora, pro- and mesotibiae and tarsi and anterior 0.2 of metatibia brown to yellowish-brown. Palpi yellow.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Western Palaearctic Region: Georgia.

Etymology.

The species is named after the region in Georgia (Kakheti), where it was found.

Comments.

The distribution of P. kakhetiensis seems to overlap with that of P. wesmaeli , although P. kakhetiensis was collected at a higher altitude (1840 m) than Paroplitis wesmaeli specimens.

Figures

Figures 20 - 27. Paroplitis kakhetiensis, holotype. 20. Habitus; 21. Fore wing; 22. Dorsal view of mesoscutellar disc, propodeum and mediotergites; 23. Apical segments of antenna; 24. Basal segments of antenna; 25. Frontal view of head; 26. Dorsal view of head; 27. Detail of T 1 and T 2, dorsal view.