Axea fisherhala Valerio & Yoder

Yoder, Matthew J., Valerio, Alejandro A., Masner, Lubomír & Johnson, Norman F., 2009, Identity and synonymy of Dicroscelio Kieffer and description of Axea, a new genus from tropical Africa and Asia (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Platygastridae), Zootaxa 2003, pp. 1-45 : 23-25

Axea fisherhala Valerio & Yoder , n.sp.

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General (Figs. 59, 60): Female body length: 2.1–2.4 mm (n=12). Male body length: 2.1–2.2 mm (n=9). Head: Color of female head: yellow to amber or orange yellow. Mandible color: mostly dark brown to black. Body color of male: yellow orange to orange laterally and ventrally, darkening to light brown to brown dorsally. Lateral ocellus position: touching compound eye. Pilosity of medial frons between anterior ocellus and apex of torular triangle: absent, a small patch without setae clearly visible, or present. Sculpture of medial glabrous area of frons: present, with horizontal to slightly arcuate striae or, if patch minute, then irregularly

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rugulose (Fig. 63). Mesosoma (Figs. 61, 62): Color of female mesosoma: orange brown with light to dark brown infuscations. Dorsal surface of lateral pronotal area adjacent to mesoscutal suprahumeral sulcus: with uniform microsculpture only. Setae on netrion: present. Notaulus: indicated by a row of pits. Metascutellum: projecting, broadly bilobed, or projecting, more or less truncate, but with a narrow medial notch. Mesopleural depression sculpture: irregularly foveate, majority of fovea not transverse, fovea http://www.morphbank.net/?id=226908 interspersed with nitid areas, in some individuals some fovea reduced to punctures. Pilosity bounding anterior margin of posterior mesepimeral area: present along full length of margin, completely absent, or partially present dorsally. Legs: Coxae color: yellow (as in remainder of leg). Color of legs beyond coxae: uniformly yellow, without infuscations. Wings: Length of fore wing: not or just reaching posterior margin of metasoma, or surpassing posterior margin of metasoma. Hind wing submarginal vein: absent to spectral everywhere but basal stub that is nebulous to tubular. Metasoma (Fig. 64): Color of female metasoma: dark brown to nearly black, or yellow to amber or orange yellow. Longitudinal sculpture of T1: carinate, parallel to subparallel, interspersed with fine rugulose sculpture. Female T1 horn: absent, sculpture more or less uniform throughout T1. Anterior strip of T2: punctulate. Female T6 width to length ratio: more or less equal in length (subtriangular). Female T6 carinate basal extension of lateral spine: short, not extending past 1/2 length of T6. T6/S6 apical curvature: absent, sclerites more or less linear in lateral view. T6 posterolateral margin: with sharp spine. S6 shape at tip: broadly rounded to very slightly angular, without obvious lobe.

Diagnosis. Differs from all other species with orange or light-colored heads (i.e., not brown or black) by the setose netrion (Fig. 61, n).

Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the names of the two principal collectors of specimens of this species in Madagascar, Brian Fisher and Rin’ha Harin’hala.

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Material Examined. Holotype female: MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga Auto. Prov., Ankarafantsika (Ampijoroa) National Park, 16°19.16'S 46°48.80'E, 43 m, MA-25-14, deciduous forest, on RN 0 4, 160 km N Maevatanana, 7–14.IX.2003, Malaise trap, Harin’Hala, CASENT 2042942 (deposited in CASC). Paratypes: 36 females, 34 males. MADAGASCAR: 31 females, 34 males, CASENT 2042638–2042641, CASENT 2042730, CASENT 2042887, CASENT 2042894, CASENT 2042895, CASENT 2042936–2042938, CASENT 2042941, CASENT 2043019, CASENT 2043020, CASENT 2043067, CASENT 2043068, CASENT 2043171–2043177, CASENT 2043179–2043184, CASENT 2043189, CASENT 2043190, CASENT 2043954–2043956, CASENT 2132534–2132537, CASENT 2132539–2132543, CASENT 2132547, CASENT 2132548, CASENT 2132550, CASENT 2132561–2132564, CASENT 2132838, CASENT 2134147, CASENT 2134146, CASENT 2134577, CASENT 8106019, CASENT 8106020, CASENT 8106025–8106033 ( CASC, OSUC). MALI: 1 female, OSUC 167066 ( CNCI). NIGERIA: 2 females, OSUC 211763, OSUC 211792 ( CNCI). ZIMBABWE: 2 females, OSUC 211786, OSUC 211796 ( CNCI).