Cosmocomopsis mopsis Huber

Huber, John T., 2015, World reclassification of the Gonatocerus group of genera (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), Zootaxa 3967 (1), pp. 1-184 : 25

Cosmocomopsis mopsis Huber , sp. n.

( Fig. 61 )

Type material. Holotype ♀ ( USNM), on card, with three labels: 1. “ Madagascar, Antsiranana R.N. 1 de Marojejy 11 km NW. Manantenina”. 2. “ 14°26.2'S 49°44.5'E 1225m 25.x–3.xi.1996, E.L. Quinter”. 3. “ Holotype Cosmocomopsis flopsis Huber ♀”.

The latitude and longitude on the holotype label indicates a forested area in Marojejy Nature Reserve. Presumably this is where the specimen was collected. The other label information indicates 11 km NW Manantenina, a city much further south in Madagascar. This is presumably a label error.

Diagnosis. This species is distinguished from C. sevae by fl6 and fl7 being white ( Fig. 61 ) instead of fl5 and fl6.

Description. FEMALE. Body length 2480 (holotype). Colour. Body mostly yellow of various shades; trabeculae and most of flagellum brown, fl5 and fl6 white; mesoscutal midlobe in anterior half dark brown; posterior apex of propodeum, petiole, median longitudinal streak on gt1, and dorsal transverse band on gt3 brown. Head. Head width 584. Antenna. Funicle segments fl3–fl8 each with at least 4 mps. Antennal measurements (n=1), length/ width (ratios of flagellar segments): scape 575/94, pedicel 119/99, fl1 109/99 (1.10), fl2 129/54 (2.39), fl3 149/59 (2.53), fl4 149/69 (2.53), fl5 144/74 (1.95), fl6 129/79 (1.63), fl7 129/79 (1.63), fl8 119/89 (1.34), clava 406/119. Mesosoma. As in generic description. Wings. Fore wing length 2458, width 666, length/width 3.69, longest marginal seta 115. Hind wing length 1894, width 51, longest marginal setae 154. Metasoma. Ovipositor sheath length 653, distinctly shorter than metatibia length (880).

MALE. Unknown.

Etymology. The species name is an arbitrary combination of letters that rhymes with the genus name.

Figures

FIGURE 61 – 63. Cosmocomopsis spp.: 61, C. mopsis holotype, habitus; Madagascar, Antsiranana R. N. 1 de Marojejy, 25. x – 3. xi. 1996, E. L. Quinter. Ooctonus sevae, lectotype. 62, antenna; 63, wings (fore wing not fully expanded). Scale bars: 61 = 1000 Μm, 62 and 63 = 200 Μm.