Arge kungveldensis, Koch & Eardley, 2011

Koch, Frank & Eardley, Connal, 2011, Revision of the Afrotropical Arge mirabilipes group, with description of two new species and annotations to other Arge species of this region (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Argidae: Arginae), African Invertebrates 52 (2), pp. 457-457 : 460

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5733/afin.052.0213
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DA368795-FFA1-FFD6-FE39-53896297FA3B
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Arge kungveldensis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Arge kungveldensis sp. n.

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Etymology: This species is named after its collection locality Kungveld, the earlier name of the Namibian Bushmanland in North-East Namibia.

Description:

Female.

Head black; labrum light brown margined, apical half of mandible dark brown; frons and base of clypeus dark brown, postocellar area dirty yellow; scape and pedicel black (ÀDJHOOXP PLVVLQJ). 7KRUD[EODFN, SURQRWXP ZLWK GDUN EURZQ YHQWUDO SDUW DQG \HOORZ centre, tegulae dark brown, mesoscutellum and mesoscutellar appendage yellow. Legs dark brown. Wings infuscate; substigmal spot of forewing moderately developed, stigma blackish, costa brown, somewhat darker apically, subcosta and rest of venation blackish becoming brown apically. Abdomen yellow; terga 1–8 broadly black, tergum 9 black, sterna 6/7 brown with yellow posterior margin, sawsheath black, ventral margin and apex yellow.

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Length: 9.3 mm.

Male. Unknown.

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Distribution: Namibia ( Fig. 28 View Fig ).

Host plant: Unknown.

Remarks: A. kungveldensis differs mainly from A. taitaensis by the dark brown tegulae and ventral part of pronotum, and the extensive black colouration of the abdomen. The differences from A. mirabilipes are discussed under the latter species.