Paroplitis japonicus 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 japonicus Fujie & Fernandez-Triana sp. nov. Figs 12-19

Holotype.

Female, MUNJ. Holotype labels: Japan: Kyushu, Is. Yaku-shima, Shiratani, 600 m alt., 10. VII-8. VIII. 2000 T. Murata; MT (K. Nojima).

Paratypes.

1♀ ( CNC), Japan: Honshu, Iwate Mt. Hayachine 400 m alt. 27. VI.-5. VII. 1989 H. Makihara and M. J. Sharkey MT.; 1♀ ( CNC), Japan: Ibaraki Mt. Tsukuba 800 m alt., 14-25. VII. 1989 M. J. Sharkey PT.; 1♂ ( MUNJ), Japan: Ishikawa Nomi, Mitsukuchi (paddy field) 8-21. IX. 2011 H. Fukutomi (MT) (10BK) R. Ishiguro; 1♀ ( MUNJ), Japan: Ishikawa Nomi, Mitsukuchi (paddy field) 5-18. VIII. 2011 H. Fukutomi (MT) (8BK) R. Ishiguro; 2♀ ( MUNJ), Japan: Aichi Asuke, Tanoshiri (Cypress forest) 30. VIII-6. IX. 2005 (A15) M. Kato (MT); 2♀ ( NARO), Japan: Aichi Kasugai, Takagi 22-28. VI. 1994 Y. Suzuki, YPT; 1♀ ( MUNJ), Japan: Miyazaki, Saito, Hokita, Rv. Takeo, 10. IX. 1999, M. Inokuchi; YPT.

Diagnostic description.

Female (n = 7). Body length: 2.1-2.5 mm; fore wing length: 1.9-2.2 mm; F2 L/W: 1.3-1.6 ×; F14 L/W: 1.3-1.6 ×; F15 L/W: 1.2-1.6 ×; F2 L/F14 L: 1.1-1.3 ×; OOL/OD: 1.9-2.1 ×; POL/OD: 1.5-1.8 ×. Fore wing with vein 2CUa entirely nebulous; vein R1 shorter than pterostigma length and same length or a little longer than distance delimited between end of vein R1 and end of vein 3RSb. Fore wing with areolet triangular and relatively large, its maximum height 0.4-0.6 × vein r length, its maximum width 0.7-0.9 × vein r length. Propodeum mostly smooth and shiny dorsally, with some rugosity longitudinally and along median transverse carina; median longitudinal carina complete; transverse carina well developed, with additional, small, transverse striation near the carina. Metafemur L/W: 2.7-3.2 ×. T1 and T2 entirely coarsely rugose; T1 median length 2.1-2.6 × its width at posterior margin; T2 width at posterior margin 2.1-2.6 × its median length. Metatibia L: 0.64-0.76 mm. Metatibia L/ovipositor sheath L: 2.9-3.2 ×. Ovipositor sheath L: 0.20-0.25 mm. Maximum length of setae on ovipositor sheath, at most, slightly longer than maximum width of ovipositor sheath.

Body dark brown. Mouth parts, antenna, humeral complex, wing veins and most of legs brown. Trochantelli, apical part of pro- and mesofemora, pro- and mesotibiae and tarsi, anterior 0.2 of metatibia and basal sternites yellowish-brown. Palpi pale yellow.

Male. Similar to female, except for flagellomeres with two ranks of placodes; F2 L/W: 2.5 ×; F14 L/W: 2.3 ×; F15 L/W: 2.2 ×.

Hosts.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Eastern Palaearctic: Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Yakushima).

Etymology.

The name refers to the country where the species is found.

Figures

Figures 12 - 19. Paroplitis japonicus, holotype; 12. Habitus; 13. Fore wing; 14. Dorsal view of mesoscutellar disc, propodeum and mediotergites; 15. Apical segments of antenna; 16. Basal segments of antenna; 17. Frontal view of head; 18. Dorsal view of head and anteromesoscutum; 19. Detail of T 1 and T 2, dorsal view.