Phoenoteleia gunnelsi Lahey, 2021

Lahey, Zachary, Musetti, Luciana, Masner, Lubomir & Johnson, Norman F., 2021, Revision of Phoenoteleia Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae, Scelioninae), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 87, pp. 575-611 : 575

Phoenoteleia gunnelsi Lahey sp. nov.

Figures 33-35

Description.

Claval formula: 1-2-2-2-1. Number of clavomeres: 5. Color of antenna in female: radicle and A1-A7 light brown, A8-A12 brown. Color of A7 of female: distinctly lighter than clavomeres. Color of antenna in male: unknown. Color of head: reddish-brown. Color of mesosoma: reddish-brown. Color of metasoma: reddish-brown. Color of legs: becoming progressively darker distally. Setation of frons: long, sparse. Sculpture of frons: punctate-rugose dorsally, transversely striate ventrally. Sculpture of vertex: punctate-rugose. Excavation on posteromedial vertex: absent. Sculpture of posteromedial vertex: same as remainder of vertex. Sculpture of gena: longitudinally striate. Length of LOL: 1 OD. Length of POL: two times as long as LOL. Sculpture of dorsal pronotal area: areolate-rugose. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area: transversely striate. Sculpture of netrion: transversely rugose. Notaulus: absent. Mesoscutal humeral sulcus: not clearly differentiated from surrounding surface sculpture. Mesoscutal suprahumeral sulcus: not clearly differentiated from surrounding surface sculpture. Sculpture of mesoscutum: areolate-rugose. Parapsidial line: absent. Setation of mesoscutellum: present. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: granulate posteriorly. Form of metascutellum: twice as wide as long, foveolate. Sculpture of propodeum: rugose. Setation of plical area: present. Median area of the lateral propodeal area: present. Sculpture of mesofemoral depression: smooth. Setation of mesepisternum ventral to mesofemoral depression: sparse. Sculpture of mesepisternum ventral to mesofemoral depression: smooth dorsomedially, otherwise punctate-rugose. Setation of dorsal metapleural area: absent. Sculpture of dorsal metapleural area: smooth anteriorly, rugose posteriorly. Setation of ventral metapleural area: absent. Sculpture of ventral metapleural area: smooth. Length of horn on T1: reaching apex of mesoscutum. Sculpture of horn on T1: unsculptured apically, otherwise areolate. Sculpture of T1 posterior to armilla: longitudinally striate throughout, interstices rugose. Sculpture of T2: longitudinally weak medially, replaced by areolate surface sculpture, interstices areolate-rugose. Sculpture of T3: longitudinally striate, interstices areolate. Sculpture of T4: finely longitudinally striate, otherwise areolate. Sculpture of T5: longitudinally striate throughout, interstices punctate. Sculpture of T6: punctate. Length of T6 in female: 1.5 times maximum width. Relative length of hind basitarsus in female: 2 times as long as remaining tarsomeres. Relative length of hind basitarsus in male: unknown.

Diagnosis.

Phoenoteleia gunnelsi sp. nov. most closely resembles P. halua sp. nov. due to similarities in their coloration, size, and length of the horn on T1. Noticeable differences include the sculpture of the vertex, number of clavomeres, and presence of the median area on the lateral propodeal area.

Etymology.

Named for Dr. Charles W. Gunnels IV (Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida) in recognition of his generosity, zeal for teaching, and love for the natural world. The epithet is treated as a noun in the genitive case.

Material examined.

Holotype, female: Indonesia: Seram, Maluku, 10 km NW Waisarisa, 3°S, 128°E, 300m, 17-25 Jan 1995, DC Darling IIS 950006 | Universitas Pattimura Forest Area , 2° forest selectively logged, 1983, Malaise trap - no pans, Light gap, clearing, OSUC 359935 (deposited in MZB).

Comments.

We erect this species for a single female specimen. Our first consideration when treating this species was that is represented variation within P. halua sp. nov.; however, the differences between this specimen and P. halua sp. nov. exceed the range of morphological variation observed within other species of the genus. It is for this reason that we feel justified in describing P. gunnelsi sp. nov.

Figures

Figures 33 - 35. Phoenoteleia gunnelsi Lahey, female holotype (OSUC 359935) 33 head, mesosoma, metasoma, dorsal view 34 mesosoma, lateral view 35 head, anterior view. Scale bars in millimeters.