Batozonellus flavithoracicus Li & Li, 2014

Li, Chong-Yang, Ji, Xiao-Ling, Ma, Li & Li, Qiang, 2014, The genus Batozonellus from China with description of a new species (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), Zoological Systematics 39 (4), pp. 555-560 : 556-559

3.1 Batozonellus flavithoracicus Li & Li , sp. nov. ( Figs 1–12 , 19–21 )

Diagnosis. This species clearly differs from the similar B. annulatus (Fabricius, 1793) by the following combination of characters: thorax largely yellowish and orange yellow, upper of mesopleuron and metapleuron, outer margin of coxae and trochanter, venter of mid and hind trochanter, all femur, sopts on tergum 3, apex of tergum 5 brownish yellow or reddish-brown; antennal segment 3 almost 7 times as long as apical width; POD: OOD: Od = 16: 10: 9, POD> OOD, the diameter of anterior ocellar almost equal to OOD. The latter thorax largely brownish yellow or ferruginous red, mesopleuron, metapleuron, coxae, trochanters, base of femur, terga 3 and 5 black; antennal segment 3 almost 6 times as long as apical width; POD: OOD: Od = 7: 9: 5, POD <OOD, the diameter of anterior ocellar smaller than OOD.

Description. Female ( Figs 1–12 , 19–21 ). Body length 26 mm. Black; head orange yellow, vertex, scape, basal area and free margin of clypeus, and gena except outer orbits brown or brownish yellow, apical half of mandible and inner gena black ( Fig. 19 ); pronotum expect anterior margin in middle, mesoscutum, scutellum, metanotum, postnotum and dorsal propodeum yellow or brownish yellow ( Fig. 20 ), upper of mesopleuron and metapleuron dark brown; outer margin of coxae and trochanter, venter of mid and hind trochanter, femurs, tibia, fore tarsis 1–4, mid tarsis 1–3 and hind tarsis 1–2 brownish yellow or reddish-brown; wing orange yellow, apical margin of fore wing, apical and posterior margins of hind wing with black marking band, fore wing vein Sc+R+Rs and hind wing vein M+CuA black or dark brown; a pair of circular spots on

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© Zoological Systematics, 39(4): 555–560 base of tergum 1, a pair of small spots on base of tergum 3, apex of abdomen brown or reddish-brown, transverse band on tergum 2 brownish yellow ( Fig. 21 ).

Mandible and clypeus with several, long, and black setae; frons, vertex and gena with black setae; postnotum and propodeum with very dense, long, yellow setae, mixed with black setae; tergum 1 with appressed, squamiform pubescence; sternum 5 and tergum 6 with black setae ( Figs 11–12 ); sternum 6 with dense, strong, and black setae ( Figs 11–12 ).

Clypeus elevated, free margin with punctures, truncate ( Figs 1 , 19 ); mandible tridentate apically; inner margins of eyes convergent above ( Figs 1 , 19 ); projection between antennal socket, in dorsal view, triangular ( Figs 1–2 , 19 ); frons without punctures, frontal line complete ( Fig. 1 ); ocelli in a acute triangle ( Fig. 1 ), the diameter of anterior ocellar larger than distance of posterior ocellar, the area of ocelli slightly concave; vertex without punctures, in front view, it slightly convex between the tops of eyes; gena without punctures; A3 = aw×6.7; POD: OOD: Od: OCD = 16: 10: 9: 22; HW: HL = 86: 75; in dorsal view, relative length of A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A8, A11, A12 = 28, 8, 67, 45, 40, 35, 30, 30, respectively; temple = © Zoological Systematics, 39(4): 555–560 eyes×0.625, in lateral view ( Fig. 3 ).

Thorax without punctures; in dorsal view, L of pronotum and mesoscutum in middle = 25: 66, posterior margin of pronotum angulate medially; scutellum, metanotum, postnotum and propodeum with L in middle = 45, 15, 9, 70, respectively, scutellum and metanotum elevated; postnotum arcuately broadened on each side of midline and constricted opposite propodeal spiracle ( Figs 5 , 20 ), its sides with weak transverse striae, median impression; propodeum elevated, with postero-lateral corners ( Figs 5 , 20 ), without punctures.

Hind wing with vein M+CuA diverging before crossvein cu-a ( Fig. 7 ). L of femur- tibia of fore, mid and hind legs = 58–51, 69–60, 81–86, respectively; apex of fore tibia with a upturned, strong spine ( Fig. 10 ); tarsal comb present; under side of tarsomere 5 with a median row of spines; fore tarsal claws bifid ( Fig. 8 ), mid and hind tarsal claws unidentate ( Fig. 9 ).

Abdomen without punctures, without petiole ( Fig. 21 ); sternum 2 without a transverse groove.

Male. Unkown.

Material examined. Holotype ♀, China, Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Jinghong, Tropical flowers Park , 1 October 2004, coll. Chun-Jun Liu.

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Etymology. The specific name flavithoracicus is derived from two Latin words, the prefix flav (yellowish), and thoracicus (thoracic), with reference to thorax largely of this species yellowish and orange-yellow.

Figures

Figs 1–12. Batozonellus flavithoracicus Li & Li, sp. nov., female, holotype. 1. Head, frontal view. 2. Head, dorsal view. 3. Head, lateral view. 4. Antennae, lateral view. 5. Metathorax, dorsal view. 6. Fore wing. 7. Hind wing. 8. Fore tarsomere 5 and claw. 9. Mid tarsomere 5 and claw. 10. Fore tibia and tarsus 1. 11. Gastral segments 4–6 in dorsal view. 12. Gastral segments 4–6 in ventral view. Scale bars: 1–5, 10–12 =1 mm; 6–7 =0.5mm; 8–9=2 mm.

Figs 13–21. Batozonellus spp. 13–15. B. annulatus (Fabricius, 1793). 16–18. B. maculifrons (Smith, 1873). 19–21. B. flavithoracicus Li & Li, sp. nov. 13, 16, 19. Head, dorsal view. 14, 17, 20. Mesosoma, dorsal view. 15, 18, 21. Metasoma, dorsal view.