Conura pseudoleucotela, Brotto & Tavares, 2021
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4942.3.5 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FF2841C8-D952-44E0-83AC-75C3FA5953EC |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4619703 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A3AD23-6255-C666-FF29-7899FE142DEB |
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Plazi |
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Conura pseudoleucotela |
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sp. nov. |
Conura pseudoleucotela sp. nov.
Figs 5 View FIGURE 5 A–F; 6A–D
Zoobank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:47A8786B-F89D-48ED-AE28-15437CBB028F
Etymology. From the Greek word ψευδής- (“ pseudḗs ” meaning false), referring to the close similarity between the C. pseudoleucotela and C. leucotela females, but not being the same species.
Description. FEMALE. Holotype: length 6.56 mm.
Color Body mainly black ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ), but antennal scape on dorsum, pedicel and anellus, dorsum of Fu1 to clava ( Figs 5A, B View FIGURE 5 ), base of protibia, and transverse band on gastral tergites ( Figs 5A View FIGURE 5 , 6C, D View FIGURE 6 ) light brown, with coxae, femora, tibiae and apex of metatarsus brown, and following yellow: submedian spots anterior to median ocellus, and venter of antennal scape, funiculars and clava ( Figs 5 View FIGURE 5 A–C), lower half of parascrobal area, side of lower face dorsally, clypeus ( Fig. 5B View FIGURE 5 ), upper part of gena ( Fig. 5B View FIGURE 5 ), transverse stripe along posterior margins of pronotum dorsally, except narrowly medially ( Figs 5 View FIGURE 5 D–E), and along posterior margin of mesoscutum, except medially ( Fig. 5E View FIGURE 5 ), tegula, axilla posteriorly, large submedian spot on posterior half of mesoscutellum on either side ( Fig. 5F View FIGURE 5 ), sides of metascutellum ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 ), anteriorly on lateral side of pronotum ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ), upper portion of femoral depression and acropleuron ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ), lateral panel of axilla, mesotarsus ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ), base of mesotibia and metatarsus ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ), apex of protarsus and metacoxa ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ), spot on outer face of metafemur ( Fig. 5A View FIGURE 5 ), transverse band on gastral tergites (anterior to brown bands), and Gt7+8 ( Figs 6C, D View FIGURE 6 ). Wings hyaline, veins brown.
Head. Clava with the second segment as wide as the first segment so not appearing swollen ( Fig. 5C View FIGURE 5 ); paratorular carina ( Fig. 5B View FIGURE 5 : PC) shorter than greatest diameter of antennal foramen; lower face with conspicuous transverse carina below antennal foramen ( Fig. 5B View FIGURE 5 : TC).
Mesosoma. Pronotal anterior furrow not delimited posteriorly by a sharp margin ( Fig. 5D View FIGURE 5 ); median area of the mesoscutum with regular umbilicate foveae, interstices not so narrow, giving sculpture a reticulate appearance ( Fig. 5E View FIGURE 5 ); mesoscutellum flat, basally without wide, smooth and shiny transverse band ( Fig. 5F View FIGURE 5 ), median unfoveate strip restricted to basal third ( Fig. 5F View FIGURE 5 : S), diameter of foveae on disc 0.37–0.47× MOD, interstice width mostly 0.3× diameter of foveae ( Fig. 5F View FIGURE 5 ); frenal carina slightly emarginate ( Fig. 5F View FIGURE 5 : red dashed line); metascutellum with median fovea; propodeum perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of mesosoma ( Figs 5A View FIGURE 5 , 6D View FIGURE 6 ), anterior costula conspicuous laterally, inconspicuous medially ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 : ACP), median carina (anterior to posterior costula) 0.2× median length of propodeum ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 : MCP), posterior costula conspicuous and reaching anterior half of propodeum ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 : PCP), adpetiolar area long, with median and submedian carinae ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 : AdA); metafemur with 15 teeth, basal tooth followed by a minute tooth; metasternum deeply concave, with median carina not raised as lamina ( Fig. 6B View FIGURE 6 : MCM).
Metasoma. Petiole not entirely visible dorsally, very short, 0.12× as long as wide ( Figs 6C, D View FIGURE 6 ), basal lamina absent dorsally, present ventrally, submedian carinae absent, lateral carinae absent; Gs1 projected forward under metasternum so petiole attached to Gt1 dorsum ( Fig. 6D View FIGURE 6 ); dorsally, Gt1–Gt5 about 0.6× as wide as long ( Fig. 6C View FIGURE 6 ); Gt6 with posterior margin slightly concave ( Fig. 6C View FIGURE 6 : red dashed line); Gt7+8 about 0.7× as long as Gt1–Gt6 combined ( Fig. 6D View FIGURE 6 ).
MALE. Unknown.
Host. Unknown.
Distribution: BRAZIL (Rondônia).
Remarks. See remarks under C. leucotela and C. paraleucotela .
Material Examined. HOLOTYPE (INPA): female, labeled ‘ BRASIL, RO [Rondônia], BR [Brazilian Federal Highway] 364, Km 48, arm[adilha]. CDC [trap], PVM [Porto Velho municipality]’. The specimen has the apex of the fore wings curled.
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