Scrapter inexpectatus, Kuhlmann, 2014
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2014.95 |
publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BE14FE18-E9AB-4C5A-B260-BD9C54464A2A |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3861155 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/30988A75-52DA-4F05-BD24-6AB536CB9C4A |
taxon LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:act:30988A75-52DA-4F05-BD24-6AB536CB9C4A |
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Valdenar |
scientific name |
Scrapter inexpectatus |
status |
sp. nov. |
Scrapter inexpectatus sp. nov.
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Fig. 10 View Fig
Diagnosis
The female of S. inexpectatus sp. nov. can be separated from other species of this group by the combination of the following characters: supraclypeal area and clypeus very sparsely and finely punctate, strongly reticulate and matt ( Fig. 10 View Fig C–D), scutum densely and coarsely punctate ( Fig. 10 View Fig E–F), stigma brown, apical margins of metasomal terga black ( Fig. 10B View Fig ). The male is unknown.
Etymology
The discovery of such an unusual species was unexpected, which is reflected in its name.
Type material (2 specimens)
Holotype
SOUTH AFRICA: ♀, 21 km E of Lambert´s Bay , 122 m, 32°08'02" S, 18°30'01" E, 22 Sep. 2001 (identified as S. albitarsis (Friese) , det. 2005 GBP Davies) ( CUIC).
GoogleMapsParatype
SOUTH AFRICA: 1 ♀, Sauer, 32°50' S, 18°34' E, 21 Oct. 2008, T.L. Griswold (RCMK).
Description
Female
BODY LENGTH. 4.6 mm.
HEAD. Head longer than wide. Integument black, except part of mandibles dark reddish-brown. Face sparsely covered with long, greyish, erect hair ( Fig. 10C View Fig ). Clypeus slightly convex with sparse, fine and shallow punctation (i = 2–3 d); surface between punctures densely sculptured and matt ( Fig. 10 View Fig C–D). Malar area medially narrow, almost linear. Antenna dorsally blackish-brown, ventrally yellowish-brown.
MESOSOMA. Integument black. Mesoscutal disc between punctures densely reticulate and matt; disc densely (i = 0.5–1.0 d) and finely punctate ( Fig. 10 View Fig E–F). Metanotum about 2/3 as long as basal area of propodeum, apically with narrow carinate depression ( Fig. 10F View Fig ). Propodeum basally finely carinate ( Fig. 10F View Fig ). Mesoscutum, scutellum, metanotum, mesepisternum and propodeum sparsely covered with short, greyish, erect hair ( Fig. 10A View Fig ).
WINGS. Yellowish-brown; wing venation and stigma brown.
LEGS. Integument black. Vestiture greyish-white, scopa greyish-brown. METASOMA. Integument black. Discs of T1 and T2 without hair, following terga with very few and short hairs; apical tergal hair bands missing on all terga ( Fig. 10B View Fig ). Prepygidial and pygidial fimbriae blackish-brown. T1 densely (i = 1 d) but very finely punctate, apically a bit coarser, between punctures superficially sculptured and slightly matt; on following terga punctation slightly larger and stronger sculpture; T2–T4 with superficially sculptured and shiny, narrow apical tergal depression ( Fig. 10B View Fig ).
Male
Unknown.
Distribution
The species is just known from two sites in the western part of the Western Cape Province.
Floral hosts
Unknown.
Seasonal activity
September–October.
CUIC |
Cornell University Insect Collection |
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