Smicromorpha lagynos Naumann, 1986

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Smicromorpha lagynos Naumann, 1986

( Figs 46–51 )

Smicromorpha lagynos Naumann 1986: 177 .

Material examined (images). Australia: Queensland, 7 km north of Hope Vale Mission (15.14ºS & 145.07ºE), 04.x.1980, Coll. J. C. Cardale ( ANIC, holotype ♀, ANIC Type No. 7591) .

Diagnosis. Female. Body length 4.8 mm, length of fore wing 2.3 mm; colour pale yellowish to orange except for following: mesoscutum, scapula, axillae and scutellum apically with brownish black patches, hind coxa externally, hind femur with two brown spots joining each other dorsomedially, brownish black, femoral serrulation black, and petiole laterally brownish to black; setation short, with scattered adpressed setae on mesosoma and hind femur ( Fig. 46 ). Head with eyes small, malar space moderately enlarged, 0.55× as long as eye, with distinct malar carina; antennal scrobe deep, carinately margined, separated from inner edge of eye by about own width; inner edges of eyes strongly convex, maximum interocular distance (on vertex) at least twice as great as minimum distance (at mid-length of face); frons with longitudinal groove between median ocellus and antennal scrobe ( Fig. 47 ); ocelli small with POL and LOD respectively 0.8–0.9× and 0.6–0.7× as long as OOL ( Fig. 48 ); flagellum 7-segmented; flagellomeres basal to terminal flagellomere hardly longer than wide, with short setae; pronotal collar carinate later- ally; mesoscutum and scutellum rugose-punctulate; mesopleuron transversely strigose on ventral side, sternaulus absent; propodeum convex posteriorly, spiracular sulci indistinct; fore wing slightly infumate with brown setae, STV shorter than MV, forming slightly obtuse angle with MV, stump of basalis present ( Fig. 50 ); hind coxa 3.3–4.2× long as wide; hind femur 1.5–1.7× as long as wide, with blunt basal prominence followed by serrulate margin; peti- ole 3.2–3.3× as long as wide and 3.2–3.7× as long as high, somewhat swollen before mid-length, dorsally punctulate between the sublateral longitudinal ridges ( Fig. 49 ); transverse lamina reaching half length.

Male. Same as female except measurements different and transverse lamina on petiole distinct.

Distribution. Australian ( Australia). Oriental ( Indonesia) ( Noyes 2019; Ubaidillah & Kojima 2004).

Host. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURES 46–51. Smicromorpha lagynos Naumann, holotype ♀: 46, habitus, lateral view; 47, head, frontal view; 48, head, dorsal view; 49, mesosoma and petiole, dorsal view; 50, fore wing; 51, type labels. Scale bar: Fig. 46: 1 mm; Figs 47, 48, 50– 200 μm; Fig. 49: 500 μm.