Oodera felix, Werner & Peters, 2018

Werner, Jennifer & Peters, Ralph S., 2018, Taxonomic revision of the genus Oodera Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae, Cleonyminae), with description of ten new species, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 63, pp. 73-123 : 84

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.63.12754

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2475099E-8892-4C89-8243-72FE741F76C9

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scientific name

Oodera felix
status

sp. n.

Oodera felix sp. n. Figs 2c View Figure 2 , 5c View Figure 5 , 8c View Figure 8 , 11c View Figure 11 , 14c View Figure 14

Diagnosis.

FEMALE (N = 1). Medium-sized (7.20 mm). Head and mesosoma mostly blackish and dark greenish. Fore wing partly infumate. Body slender (mesonotum 1.45 × as long as wide). Head oval (1.59 × as high as long). Eyes large (0.64 × as high as head) (Fig. 8c View Figure 8 ). Corona medium (4.80 × as long as wide), structure continuous (Fig. 5c View Figure 5 ). Pronotum pentagonal with posterior part distinctly narrowing towards mesoscutum, roof-like, with broadest part behind midlength (Fig. 11c View Figure 11 ). Mesoscutellum slender (0.80 × as long as wide), anterior margin convex (part anterior to imaginary transverse line connecting posterior margins of axillae more than 1/3 of mesoscutellum length; 0.38), mesoscutellum lineate in anterior two thirds, finely areolate in posterior third (Fig. 14c View Figure 14 ). Propodeum medium (0.14 × as long as mesoscutum) (Fig. 14c View Figure 14 ). Profemur medium (2.08 × as long as wide). Marginal vein long (1.17 × as long as postmarginal vein). Metasoma short (0.43 × as long as body). Ovipositor short (0.10 × as long as metasoma) (Fig. 2c View Figure 2 ).

Description.

FEMALE. Colour (Figs 2c View Figure 2 , 5c View Figure 5 , 8c View Figure 8 , 11c View Figure 11 , 14c View Figure 14 ). Scape, pedicel and first funicle segment yellow, darkening apically, rest of antenna dark brown. Procoxa and profemur black, all other parts of legs light brown with yellow joints, tarsi yellow, except for brown last tarsal segments. Metasoma brown.

Head (Figs 5c View Figure 5 , 8c View Figure 8 ). Face completely reticulate. Head 1.54 × as wide as long. Head width 3.72 × eye distance. Malar space 0.36 × head height. Corona 0.68 × as long as eye height. POL 1.20 × OOL. Scape 2.41 × as long as pedicel. Clava 0.18 × as long as funicle. Flagellum 1.47 × as long as head width.

Mesosoma (Figs 11c View Figure 11 , 14c View Figure 14 ). Pronotum as long as wide. Pronotum 0.55 × as long as mesonotum. Mesonotum 1.80 × as long as mesoscutum. Mesoscutum 1.05 × as long as wide. Mesoscutellum 0.38 × as long as mesoscutum. Profemur 1.28 × as long as protibia.

Wings (Fig. 2c View Figure 2 ). Fore wing 3.20 × as long as wide. Costal cell 0.34 × as long as fore wing. Marginal vein 0.22 × as long as fore wing. Marginal vein 3.50 × as long as stigmal vein. Postmarginal vein 3.0 × as long as stigmal vein.

MALE. Unknown.

Material examined.

AFRICA. Central African Republic: female holotype, Prefecture Sangha-Mbaéré, Parc Ntional de Dzanga-Ndoki, 38.6 km 173 °S Lidjombo , leg. S. van Noort, 26- 27.05.2001 (SAMC) (OFe01) .

Biology.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Central African Republic.

Etymology.

Named after the Latin adjective Oodera felix , meaning lucky.

Taxonomic remarks.

Unfortunately, the holotype was damaged during examination for this study (metasoma detached from body). The images show the still undamaged specimen.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

SuperFamily

Chalcidoidea

Family

Pteromalidae

Genus

Oodera