Pediobius sp.

Gumovsky, Alex, 2021, Review of the species of Pediobius (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) having extreme dorsal setation and description of a new species from East Africa, Zootaxa 4999 (5), pp. 423-438 : 428-432

Pediobius sp. aff. multisetis

( Fig. 3C–E )

Diagnosis. Metasomal petiole 1.9× as long as broad, slightly longer than propodeum; head 2.3× as broad as long, frontovertex slightly (1.1×) broader than long, 0.45× as broad as head, angle of ocelli about 75˚, pedicel plus fla- gellum 0.7× as long as head breadth, pedicel dorsally about 1.6× as long as broad, propodeal carinae very weakly curved.

Material studied. ♂, Uganda, Rwenzori Mts. , nr. Kyanjuki village, wet forest, near the entrance to Rwenzori Mountains National Park, 06.III.2013 (A. Gumovsky) (deposited in SIZK) .

Comparative remarks. The only available Ugandan specimen of this species is very similar to P. multisetis , apart from the very long petiole. This specimen has been imaged and is diagnosed here to aid in separating it from P. multisetis . I refrain from formally describing this species as new until additional material is collected.

Distribution. Uganda.

Host. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Males of Pediobius multisetis (A, B, paratype) and P. sp. aff. multisetis (C–E): A, C, dorsal habitus; B, E, posterior mesosoma and anterior metasoma; D, head in dorsal view.