Aneuclis laminosa, Khalaim, 2009

Khalaim, Andrey I., 2009, South African species of Aneuclis Förster, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tersilochinae), African Invertebrates 50 (1), pp. 123-136 : 125-127

Aneuclis laminosa sp. n.

Figs 1–3

Etymology: From Latin laminosus (light, bright).

Description:

Female.

Body length 2.45 mm.

Head moderately roundly narrowed behind eyes in dorsal view; temple almost 0.66 times as long as eye width. Flagellum usually with 14 segments, in one specimen with 15 segments; all flagellomeres distinctly elongate. Upper tooth of mandible longer than lower tooth. Malar space subequal to basal width of mandible. Face and frons granulate, impunctate. Vertex very finely granulate, matt. Temple finely granulate to smooth and shining.

Mesonotum and mesopleuron granulate, sometimes also finely punctate. Notaulus substituted by a short sharp carina. Sternaulus in anterior part of mesopleuron usually weak and without transverse wrinkles. Propodeum entirely granulate, impunctate; basal keel distinct, about 0.38 times as long as apical area; spiracle separated from pleural carina by 1.5–2.0 diameters of spiracle; apical area rounded or pointed anteriorly ( Fig. 1 ), its longitudinal carinae usually not reaching transverse carina.

Fore wing length 1.9 mm. First section of radial vein longer than width of pterostigma. Metacarp not quite reaching apex of fore wing. Second recurrent vein postfurcal ( Fig. 2 ). First tergite length 0.53 mm; tergite slender, entirely smooth, usually with distinct glymma ( Fig. 3 ). Second tergite length 0.23 mm. Thyridia slightly elongate to twice as long as wide, sometimes very shallow and indistinct. Ovipositor with weak roundish tooth before dorsal subapical depression; sheath 1.28 mm, about 2.4 times as long as first tergite (2.1 times in one female).

Body dark brown to black. Palpi, mandibles (except reddish teeth), scape and pedicel of antenna ventrally, tegula and legs (sometimes hind coxa and femur slightly infuscate) brownish yellow. Pterostigma brown, sometimes with more or less distinct pallid marks basally and apically. Metasoma yellowish brown to dark brown, sometimes entirely brown.

Male. Unknown.

Holotype: ♀‘ South Africa, W. Cape, Constantiaberge, 640m. 34°02.5'S 18°23.5'E, above road to mast overlooking Hout bay’, ‘ 15–23 February 1994 S. van Noort, Mesic Mountain Fynbos, Malaise trap’, ‘SAMHYM-P006183’ ( SAMC).

Paratypes: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape: ♀same data as holotype but 25.i–2.ii.1994 ( ZISP) ; ♀same locality and collector but in top kloof with forest elements, Malaise trap, 12–17.ix.1993 ( SAMC) ; 3♀ Brandfontein Reserve , 34°46'S: 19°52'E, Strandveld, Malaise trap, 16–18.x.1992, S. van Noort ( 2♀SAMC, ♀ZISP) ; ♀same data, but sweep ( SAMC) .

Figures

Figs 1–5. New South African Tersilochinae: (1–3) Aneuclis laminosa sp. n.: (1) propodeum, dorsolateral view, (2) apical part of fore wing, (3) first tergite, lateral view; (4, 5) A. lanternaria sp. n.: (4) antennae, lateral view, (5) head, anterior view.