Euaspis carbonaria ( Smith, 1854 )

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Euaspis carbonaria ( Smith, 1854)

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Stelis carbonaria Smith, 1854: 275 .

Euaspis (Parevaspis) carbonaria Smith, Meyer, 1922 ; 23 Euaspis (Parevaspis) carbonaria Smith, Pasteels, 1980: 82 .

Description. Female. Body length 9.12± 1.04 mm; black. Head: Black; coarsely punctate; dense white pubescence on paraocular area, clypeus laterally, golden yellow pubescence on labrum; mandible tridentate; clypeus strongly convex, with median longitudinal ridge, apical margin incurved with small tubercles; three longitudinal ridges or carinae on face, juxtantennal carinae plus median carina on frons and supraclypeal area often reduced to shiny ridge; anterior tentorial pit at intersection of subantennal and epistomal sulcus; F1 shorter than pedicel; first labial segment almost twice length of second; inter-ocular distance longer than inter-antennal distance.

Mesosoma: Punctation coarse; dense white pubescence on anterior margin of pronotum, beneath pronotal lobe; golden yellow pubescence on inner side of tarsi; pronotal lobe broad, swollen with margin carinate; anterior margin of mesoscutum depressed medially; posterior margin of mesoscutellum rounded, with medial invagination, overhanging metanotum; fore wing hyaline at base, dark fuscous at apex; hind wing subhyaline; tarsal claws cleft; arolia present.

Metasoma: Punctation fine, sparse; T6 slightly concave with spines laterally, apical margin slightly notched medially; S6 punctation coarse, with acutely angular discal and latero-basal teeth, concave, apex deflexed, covered with long white pubescence.

Male. Body length 9.94± 1.08 mm; black; similar to female except as follows: T7 with three apical spines, median one more prominent than lateral ones; apical margin of S4 with dense pubescence; S5 with apico-lateral spines; S6 fringed with pubescence, apical margin incurved medially, with minute median angular projection; S8 convex above lateral apodeme, with few sparse hairs on anterior margin, spiculum elongated stalk-like; genitalia with gonostylus bulged suddenly, slightly concave anteriorly with sparse and short hairs; penis valve pointed distally, raised sharp carina between penis valve and gonostylus.

Floral Associations: Cuphea hyssopifolia (Lythraceae) , Rosa rubiginosa (Rosaceae) , and Pongamia pinnata (Fabaceae) .

Flight period: March to September.

Distribution. India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Burma.

Material examined. INDIA: Karnataka: Bangalore , GKVK, 1♀, 16.iv.2009, sweep net, Veena ; 1♀, 21.vi.2011; 1♀, 19.ix.2011, sweep net,collected by Arathi; 1♀, 20.viii.2008, sweep net, Dhanyavathi; 2♂, 22.ix.2014, sweep net, Veereshkumar; Mysore, 1♀, 16.iii.2009, sweep net, Dhanyavathi; Chitradurga, 1♀, 17.vii.2013, sweep net, Veereshkumar; Hassan, 1♀, 2.vi.2013, sweep net, Veereshkumar; Koppal, 1♀, 11.v.2013, sweep net, Veereshkumar; Chintamani, 1♀, 2.vi.2014, sweep net, Veereshkumar; Dharwad, 1♂, 1.viii.2012, sweep net, Venkata; Pavagada, ♂, 17.vii.2013, sweep net, Veereshkumar.

Figures

FIGURE 11. Female Euaspis carbonaria (Smith) A) Face B) Mandible C) Tergal apical segments D) Sternum apical segments E) Dorsal view F) Ventral view

FIGURE 12. Male Euaspis carbonaria (Smith) A) Face B) Sternum apical segments C) Genitalia D) S 8 E) Dorsal view F) Ventral view.