Epyris agrensis 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 : 42

23. Epyris agrensis Kurian, 1955

Fig. 23 , A–E

Epyris agrensis Kurian, 1955 , 4: 90–92, Figs: 8185.

Type locality: Agra , India (♀ holotype, NFIC-FRI) .

Diagnosis. Female. Length 5.5 mm–6.0 mm. General colour dark reddish-brown to black. Head as long as wide; frons coriaceus; ocelli distinct; eye glabrous; median clypeal lobe conspicuous, longer than lateral ones; mandible pentadentate; antenna with sparse pubescence, scape 2 × longer than pedicel, pedicel as long as first flagellomere. Pronotum weakly coriaceous; mesonotum shorter than pronotal dorsal area; notauli complete, longer than parapsidal signum; mesoscuto-mesoscutellar suture not sulcate. Metapectal-propodeal disc longer than wide; metapostnotal median carina present; first abdominal spiracle laterally placed. Tarsal claw bifid. Wings hyaline; forewing with pterostigma dark brown; hind wing with four hamuli. Metasoma polished. Male. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype: [ INDIA, Uttar Pradesh,] Agra, St John’s College , 21-XI-1950, Chandy Kurian coll.

Type conditions. Holotype partly dissected on slide Nº. 20/B and remaining body was rested on the pin but are missing. Pinned: Head, mesosoma and metasoma are missing. On slides : S1 C1—one mesoleg without coxae, two metalegs—one without coxa and tari. S2 C1—one proleg without coxa; one antenna. S2 C2—one forewing and one hind wing. Paratypes are not present in NFIC-FRI.

Remarks. The pinned body parts (head, mesosoma and metasoma) are missing. Paratypes are not present in NFIC.

Hosts. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 23. A–E. Epyris agrensis Kurian, 1955. Holotype. A. Antenna; B. Forewing; C. Legs, left pro- and right metaleg; D. Two slides of holotype; E. Labels.