Ophiclypeus Kang, 2023
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F1AB0281-3DEA-42F6-A9DF-55CC8F7F0401 |
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Ophiclypeus Kang |
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gen. nov. |
Ophiclypeus Kang gen. nov.
Type species.
Ophiclypeus chiangmaiensis Kang, sp. nov.
Diagnosis.
Members of Ophiclypeus gen. nov. are similar to members of Bohayella Belokobylskij, 1987, Hartemita Cameron, 1910, Hymenicis Dangerfield, Austin & Whitfield, 1999, Pseudcardiochilus Hedwig, 1957, and Retusigaster Dangerfield, Austin & Whitfield, 1999 based on the following shared characters: ovipositor short, thick, and sharply downcurved; hypopygium short and not pointed apically. However, members of Ophiclypeus gen. nov. can be distinguished from the members of the other five genera by the following combination of characters: a narrow face (Figs 1E View Figure 1 , 2D View Figure 2 , 3E View Figure 3 ); long, dense interommatidial setae present (Figs 1E View Figure 1 , 2D View Figure 2 , 3E View Figure 3 ); clypeus with two sharp apical teeth (Figs 1E View Figure 1 , 2D View Figure 2 , 3E View Figure 3 ); hind tibia without expanded apex (Figs 2A View Figure 2 , 3F View Figure 3 ); hind tarsus laterally expanded, but not enlarged as much as Hartemita (Figs 2A View Figure 2 , 3F View Figure 3 ); claws pectinate; absence of 2-1A of hind wing (Figs 2A View Figure 2 , 3F View Figure 3 ); propodeal areola completely developed (Fig. 3D View Figure 3 ); T1 1.1-1.3 × longer than apical width (Figs 1D View Figure 1 , 2H View Figure 2 , 3D View Figure 3 ); short ovipositor sheath 0.3-0.6 × longer than length of hind basitarsus;>0.2 × longer than hind tibia (Figs 1G View Figure 1 , 2C View Figure 2 , 3F View Figure 3 ).
Description.
Body length 4.6-7.3 mm.
Head. Antenna with 38-40 segments. Interantennal space with median carina. Eye densely setose, setae long. Gena extended ventro-posteriorly into moderate prominence. Clypeus with two sharp apical tubercles. Mandible bidentate. Maxillary palpus with 6 segments. Apical maxillary palpomere longer than fifth palpomere. Labial palpus with 4 segments. Galea short. Glossa short. Occipital carina absent.
Mesosoma. Notauli entirely crenulate. Scutellar sulcus present, with five or six carinae. Postscutellar depression crenulate. Pronotum sculptured over most of its surface. Precoxal sulcus strongly crenulate and not reaching posterior margin. Epicnemial carina absent. Episternal scrobe straight. Metapleuron strongly sculptured.
Legs. Basal spur on fore tibia 0.8-0.9 × longer than length of basitarsus. Hind tibia without apical cup-like projection. Claws pectinate. Hind tarsus laterally expanded.
Wings. Fore wing second submarginal cell trapezoid, longer than height; vein 1r absent; 3r present basally; 3RSb angled at basal third; stigma about 3.0 × longer than wide medially. Hind wing 2r-m absent; 2-1A absent.
Metasoma. T1 1.1-1.3 × longer than its posterior width, posteriorly combined with laterotergite; area near Y-shaped suture anteriorly or entirely crenulate. T2 0.2-0.3 × longer than its posterior width, with curved posterior margin. Hypopygium without median longitudinal fold. Protruded ovipositor sheath short and downcurved, 0.3-0.6 × longer than length of hind basitarsus with long setae in apical half.
Male. Unknown.
Biology.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Oriental region (Taiwan, Thailand) (Fig. 4 View Figure 4 ).
Etymology.
The name for the genus refers to "shield with snake fangs". From “ophi” (Greek for “snake”) and “clypeus” (Latin for “shield”). Gender: masculine.
Notes.
We modified the key to world genera of Cardiochilinae by Dangerfield et al. (1999) as follows:
| 5(4) | a. T1>3.0 × longer than its posterior width | 6 |
| - | b. T1 1.1-2.0 × longer than its posterior width | 16 |
| 16(5) | a. Eyes seemingly without interommatidial setae. aa. clypeus>2.5 × longer than its height and without clypeal tubercles. aaa. 2-1A of hind wing present and extending halfway to wing margin | Retusigaster Dangerfield, Austin, & Whitfield, 1999 |
| - | b. Eyes with long and dense interommatidial setae; clypeus <2.0 × longer than its height and without clypeal tubercles. bb. 2-1A of hind wing absent | Ophiclypeus gen. nov. |
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