Camptothlipsis lingualongis Tucker & Sharkey, 2012

Tucker, Erika M., Sharkey, Michael J. & Stoelb, Stephanie A. C., 2012, A new species-group of Camptothlipsis (Braconidae, Agathidinae) from South Africa, with notes on the evolution of long mouthparts, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 24, pp. 59-74 : 66-67

Camptothlipsis lingualongis Tucker & Sharkey sp. n. Figs 4.a-4.i

Diagnosis.

This is the largest and most distinctive species in the Lingualongis species-group. It is easily distinguished by its very long malar space, foveolate sternaulus, rugose propodeum, and its smooth or almost smooth first metasomal tergite ( Figs 4.a - 4.i ). It is also one of the few members of the group that is all or almost all orange.

Description.

Holotype female; length: 7.5mm (4.7-7.5mm).

Head ( Figs 4.b, 4.g ) - 33 (28-33) flagellomeres; malar length about 1.1 × eye height; glossa as long as head height (3.3 vs. 3.3mm); anterior face about as wide as high; ventral-most anterior edge of face shorter than greatest interantennal space; lightly covered with pale setae.

Mesosoma ( Figs 4.c, 4.e, 4.f ) - Median mesonotal lobe smooth except for faint beginnings of a carina anteromedially; notauli smooth, slightly extended posteriorly after joining medially; scutellar sulcus partitioned into 7 sections by longitudinal carinae; metanotum almost smooth, very faintly rugose; propodeum distinctly rugose, becoming almost areolate rugose posteromedially; sternaulus about ¾ length of mesopleuron, foveolate and slightly sinuate; metapleuron with some carinae, but mostly smooth, and lightly to densely covered with pale setae.

Metasoma ( Fig. 4.i ) - First median tergite slightly longer than wide (1.2mm vs. 0.96mm), apical width 2 × basal width, sculpture smooth with some very faint beginnings of rugosity basally; ovipositor as long as mesosoma + metasoma.

Legs ( Fig. 4.h ) - Mid leg with 2 apical spines; hind femur length about 3.5 × its width at widest point, hind tibia with 7 (7-10) apical spines, entire leg covered with pale setae.

Color - Orange-yellow except black as follows: median vertex of head, median mesonotal lobe apicomedially, posterolateral edges of mesoscutum, most of metanotum, apicomedial part (to all) of propodeum, 1st metasomal tergite basomedially, apical most part of last tergite, labrum and mouthparts, mesosternum and ovipositor sheath; antenna and wings brown, wing veins slightly darker brown.

Etymology.

From the Latin, lingua (tongue), and longis (long). The name refers to the long mouthparts.

GenBank accession numbers.

JN564494; JN564495.

Material Examined.

HOLOTYPE: female, South Africa: Western Cape: Koeberg Nature Reserve, 33°37.62'S, 18°24.26'E, 3-31 Oct. 1997, S. van Noort, Malaise trap KO97-M12 (SAMC). PARATYPES: 1 female, South Africa: Western Cape: Kogelberge Nature Reserve, 34°16.48'S, 19°01.03'E, 16 Nov - 16 Dec 1999, S. van Noort, Malaise trap, KO98-M48 (HIC). 1 female, 2 males, South Africa: Western Cape: Mt. Rochelle, 5km S. of Franschoek, sweep, 10.i.2006, M. Buffington (HIC and SAMC) (accession number JN564495).

Figures

Figure 4. Camptothlipsis lingualongis a lateral habitus b lateral head c mesopleuron d dorsal habitus e dorsal thorax f propodeum g anterior head h hind tibial spines i first median tergite of metasoma.