Gasteruption maquis Jennings, Krogmann & Parslow, 2015

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Gasteruption maquis Jennings, Krogmann & Parslow, 2015

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Gasteruption maquis Jennings, Krogmann & Parslow, 2015: 400 .

Material examined

NEW CALEDONIA • 1 ♀; Grande Terre, Province Sud, Yaté, Ouinné ; 21°59′46.49″ S, 166°37′32.98″ E; alt. 176 m; 15 Nov. 2016; E. Poirier leg.; MNHN .

Description

MEASUREMENTS (in mm). BL = 17.0; MSL = 4.4; MTL = 10.5; OL = 39.0.

Distribution

Species known only from New Caledonia, Grande Terre, Province Sud ( Fig. 12D ). See additional details in Jennings et al. (2015: 400).

Remarks

Previously, G. maquis was known only from the holotype male collected at the Pic du Grand Kaori. During the 2016 “Our Planet Reviewed” expedition, a female was collected at Ouinné, 40 km northwest of the type locality. This female differs from the type by: hind tibia with a sub-basal small cream ring and its size (BL: 17.0 mm vs 25.7 mm for the holotype). As the female of G. maquis was not known, an additional character for species diagnosis is the ovipositor orange, and sheaths black with tip white. We believe this female belongs to G. maquis and the differences identified above to be intra-specific variations or sexual dimorphism.

Figures

Fig. 9. Gasteruption maquis Jennings, Krogmann & Parslow, 2015 (MNHN). Lateral habitus. Scale bar = 5.0 mm.

Fig. 12. A. Distribution of Aulacus pascali sp. nov., Pristaulacus elveni sp. nov. and Pristaulacus villemantae sp. nov. B. Distribution of Aulacus burwelli Jennings, Austin & Stevens, 2004; red circle = type locality; blue circle = specimens concerned by this study. C. Distribution of Gasteruption jenningsi sp. nov.; red circle = type locality; blue circle = specimens concerned by this study. D. Distribution of Gasteruption maquis Jennings, Krogmann & Parslow, 2015; red circle = type locality; blue circle = specimens concerned by this study. E. Distribution of Pseudofoenus caledonicus Jennings & Austin, 2005; red circles = localities previously published; blue square = specimens concerned by this study. F. Distribution of Parastephanus mouensis Aguiar, 2005; red circle = type locality; blue circle = specimens concerned by this study.