Cerodipara sabensis Desjardins, 2007

Desjardins, Christopher A., 2007, Phylogenetics and classification of the world genera of Diparinae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), Zootaxa 1647 (1), pp. 1-88 : 32-33

Cerodipara sabensis Desjardins , New Species

( Figs. 56–58 , 61 )

Type information: Holotype female ( SAM): “ South Africa, Eastern Transvaal , Sabi Sand Game Reserve, 24°46’S 31°22’E, 11 September 1994, J. Swart, Pitfall Trap, SLE. SAM-HYM-P010157.”

Description: Female. 2.1 mm. Color: Brownish orange, with the following exceptions: scape off-white; pedicel medially light brown; F6–7+clava brown; coxae off-white; legs pale brownish yellow; ventral 1/2 of GT1 brown; tip of ovipositor sheath light brown. Head: Ovate in frontal view, about as wide as high; vertex rugulose, becoming areolate on upper and lower face; ratio of ocellocular: postocellar: mid-to-lateral ocellus distance: lateral ocellus diameter about 2.2: 4.2: 2.4: 1; scrobe high, reaching to within half an ocellar diameter from midocellus; scrobal basin and walls transversely striate-reticulate; interantennal carina strong, reaching about 0.5X height of scrobe; toruli separated by 1.1 torulus diameters; antennae clavate; scape height subequal to eye height; anellus about 4X broader than long; ratio of scape: pedicel: anellus: F1: F2: F3 about 52: 12: 1: 9: 9: 8; F4 and F5 slightly broader than long; clypeus well delimited. Mesosoma: Dorsally transversely striate-reticulate, becoming circularly striate-reticulate on scutellum; ratio of pronotum: scutum: scutellum: propodeum about 2.5: 1.9: 2.2: 1; mesosoma dorsally covered in fine, white setae; pronotum, scutum, and scutellum dimensions difficult to measure due to specimen orientation; marginal rim of scutellum smooth; metanotum narrow band with pits delimited by longitudinal striae; propodeum anteriorly with semicircular carina opening anteriorly and single longitudinal carina medially within semicircle; propodeal sculpture smooth within semicircle, rough with irregular longitudinal carinae anterior to semicircle, reticulate lateral to semicircle; nucha narrow and roughly sculptured; plicae absent; postspiracular sulcus smooth and bare; spiracle 1.5X own diameter from metanotum; callus bare, projecting posteriorly beyond postspiracular sulcus into upturned point; prepectus triangular, not in same plane as pronotum, abutting at about 135º angle; mesepimeron transversely striate dorsally and smooth ventrally; femoral depression deep, transversely striate dorsally, areolate ventrally, well defined anteriorly and posteriorly; metapleuron medially smooth, with narrow, finely pitted anterior margin and wide, deeply pitted posterior margin; pro- and mesocoxa with sparse white setae on disto-anterior margins; meso- and metatibia spinose; longer metatibial spur about 2.5X length of shorter, about 0.5X width of metatibia at point of spur insertion; metabasitarsus about 3X as long as wide, about 0.3X length of remaining tarsi; hind coxae distinctly transversely striate; wings apterous, forewing preset only as membranous lump with single long, dark bristle, hindwing entirely absent. Metasoma: About 1.1X length of mesosoma; ratio of GT1: GT2–6:GT7:ovipostor sheaths about 4.6:1.3:1.3:1; GT1–4 and ovipositor sheath dorsally with sparse, white setae; GT4–7 and ovipositor sheath laterally with sparse white setae; ovipositor apico-dorsally obscured by sheath. Male: Unknown.

Etymology: Named for the Sabi Sand Game Reserve in which the type specimen was found.

Distribution: South Africa: Mpumalanga.

Hosts: Unknown.

Figures

FIGURES 53–58. Pondia sp.: 53, mesosoma (dorsal view). Pyramidophoriella sp.: 54, mesosoma (lateral view); 55, mesosoma (dorso-lateral view). Cerodipara sabensis: 56, head (frontal view); 57, head (latero-frontal view); 58, mesosoma (dorsal view).

FIGURES 59–64. Lateral habitus views: 59, Neapterolelaps viridescens; 60, N. mitteri; 61, Cerodipara sabensis; 62, Chimaerolelaps villosa; 63, Conophorisca littoriticus; 64, C. grisselli.