Epyris indicae ( Kurian, 1955 )

Singh, Sudhir, Colombo, Wesley D., Shreevihar, Santhosh, Pandey, Vijay P. & Tribull, Carly M., 2021, Rediscovery of Kurian’s types of Hymenoptera at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India with notes on Indian bethylid fauna, Zootaxa 5019 (1), pp. 1-90 : 47-48

28. Epyris indicae ( Kurian, 1955)

Figs 28 , A–N; 51 , G–H.

Neodisepyris indicae Kurian, 1955 , 4: 109, 110, Figs: 153–158.

Type locality: Pusa , Bihar, India (♂ holotype, NFIC-FRI) .

Diagnosis. Male. Length about 3.3 mm. General colour black. Head as long as wide; frons coriaceus; ocelli distinct, posterior to supra-ocular line; eye glabrous; median clypeal lobe conspicuous, anterior margin rounded, longer than lateral ones; antenna with sparse pubescence, scape 2.3 × longer than pedicel, pedicel longer than first flagellomere. Pronotum coriaceous; mesonotum shorter than pronotal dorsal area; notauli incomplete, longer than parapsidal signum; mesoscuto-mesoscutellar suture not sulcate, foveae oval, large. Metapectal-propodeal disc longer than wide; metapostnotal median carina present; first abdominal spiracle dorsally placed. Tarsal claw bifid. Wings nearly hyaline; forewing with pterostigma dark brown; hind wing with four hamuli. Metasoma polished. Genitalia: Harpe simple, as long as gonostipes in dorsal view, apex rounded, weakly arched inward; gonostipes wide, covering aedeagal base; cuspis short, completely divided into inner and outer arms, apex of outer arm posterior to apex of inner arm; digitus with apex aligned to apex of outer arm of cuspis, its posterior margin serrated; aedeagus bottleshaped, its apex aligned to apex of digitus. Female. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype: [ INDIA,] Bengal {Bihar}, Pusa , XI-1909, A. Murtaza coll.

Type conditions. Holotype partly dissected on slide Nº. 98/B and remaining rested on the pin. Pinned: Complete body with left wings and some parts of legs. On slides : S1 C1—one forewing and one hind wing. S2 C1—three legs without coxae; three coxae. S2 C2—one antenna without scape and apical flagellomeres; one leg without coxae and femur.

Remarks. The metasoma of the holotype was dissected, and genitalia mounted on a small circular cover slip on S2.

Hosts. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 28.A–N. Epyris indicae (Kurian, 1955). Holotype.A. Habitus, lateral view; B. Habitus, lateral view, after remounting; C. Head, frontal view; D. Head and pronotum, lateral view; E. Antenna; F. Legs, left pro- and right metaleg; G. Mesosoma, dorsal view; H. Mesosoma, lateral view; I. Mouth margin showing mandibular dentition; J. Metasoma, dorsal view; K. Metasoma, lateral view; L. Forewing; M. Two slides of holotype; N. Labels.

FIGURE 51. A–N. Male genitalia. A–B. Goniozus madrassippattanami Kurian, 1955, paratype. A. dorsal view; B. ventral view; C–D. Goniozus salvadorae Kurian, 1954b, paratype; C. dorsal view; D. ventral view; E–F. Goniozus thalasodi Kurian, 1955, holotype; E. dorsal view; F. ventral view; G–H. Epyris indicae (Kurian, 1955), holotype; G. dorsal view; H. ventral view; I–J. Epyris manii Kurian, 1955, holotype; I. dorsal view; J. ventral view; K–L. Holepyris patnae (Kurian, 1955), holotype; K. dorsal view; L. ventral view; M–N. Pristocera agraensis (Kurian, 1955), holotype; M. dorsal view; N. ventral view.