Eadya daenerys Ridenbaugh, 2018

Ridenbaugh, Ryan D., Barbeau, Erin & Sharanowski, Barbara J., 2018, Description of four new species of Eadya (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), parasitoids of the Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle (Paropsis charybdis) and other Eucalyptus defoliating leaf beetles, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 64, pp. 141-175 : 148-149

Eadya daenerys Ridenbaugh, 2018 sp. n. Figs 4A-C ; 5A-F

Diagnosis.

Eadya daenerys sp. n. can be distinguished from all other members of Eadya by the following combination of characters: Clypeus flanged along ventral margin, with two medial tubercles projecting outward (Fig. 5A ); frons with inter-antennal and lateral carinae flanged (Fig. 5B ); occipital carina simple (Fig. 5B ); occiput normal; notaulus crenulate (Fig. 5C ); scutellar sulcus divided into many deep pits by longitudinal carinae (Fig. 5C ); sternaulus crenulate (Fig. 5D ); propodeum rounded in appearance from lateral angle (Figs 4A ; 5D ), without transverse carina (Fig. 5E, F ), and not creating a distinct posterior face when viewed laterally; propodeal spiracle circular; head orange except for antenna, apex of mandible, and ocellar triangle black (Fig. 5A, B ); pronotum black except for anterior dorsal margin orange (Figs 4A , 5B ); propleuron orange; hindwing infuscate with dark brown veins except for anal, basal, subbasal, and anterior half of discal cells hyaline (Fig. 4C ); legs black (Fig. 4A, B ); amino acid sequence (112-118) IRNFIGA (Fig. 15 ).

Description.

Female. Body Length 5.77mm. Ovipositor Length 0.82mm.

Color. Head orange except for antenna, apex of mandible, and ocellar triangle black (Figs 4A, B ; 5A, B ); pronotum black except for anterior dorsal margin orange (Figs 4A , 5B ); propleuron orange; mesothorax black (Figs 4A, B ; 5C, D ); metathorax black (Figs 4A, B ; 5E, F ); forewing infuscate with dark brown veins except for anal, basal, and subbasal cells hyaline (Fig. 4C ); hindwing infuscate with dark brown veins except for anal, basal, subbasal, and anterior half of discal cells hyaline (Fig. 4C ); legs black (Figs 4A, B ); abdomen black except ovipositor orange (Fig. 4A ).

Head. Clypeus simple, smooth with scattered setae, flanged at ventral margin, with two medial tubercles projecting outward (Fig. 5A ); mandibles overlapping, dorsal tooth longer than ventral (Fig. 5A ); face finely punctate with associated setae (Fig. 5A ); frons rugose, inter-antennal and lateral carinae flanged, starting at the toruli and reaching the ocellar triangle (Fig. 5A, B ); vertex smooth with scattered setae (Fig. 5B ); occipital carina simple (See arrow, Fig. 5B ), reaching the hypostomal carina; hypostomal carina strongly flanged, reaching the mandible and bending around to the mandibular condyle; occiput smooth, normal (Fig. 5B ).

Mesosoma. Pronotum exposed in dorsal view, pronope and subpronope absent, smooth except for a crenulate line extending laterally and rugulose sculpturing along the lateral posterior margin (Fig. 5B ); mesoscutum with median mesonotal lobe smooth (Fig. 5C ); notaulus crenulate (Fig. 5C ); scutellar sulcus divided into many deep pits by ridge like longitudinal carinae (Fig. 5C ); sternaulus crenulate (Fig. 5D ); propodeum rugose and pubescent, rounded in appearance from lateral angle, without transverse carina and not creating a distinct posterior face when viewed laterally (Figs 4A ; 5D, E, F ); propodeal spiracle circular; coxa, trochanter, trochantellus, and femur covered in setae, tibia and tarsus pubescent (Fig. 4A, B ); tarsal claws simple.

Forewing. r-m curved slightly towards stigma before reaching the junction of 3RSa and 3RSb (Fig. 4C ).

Hindwing. R1a with three hamuli.

Metasoma. Metasomal tergite 1 petiolate, spiracle protruding as a tubercle at about the middle of the segment, dorsal and lateral surface punctate with associated setae (Fig. 5E ); ovipositor straight (Fig. 4A ).

Male. Same as female.

Host.

Paropsisterna agricola (Chapuis, 1877), Paropsisterna bimaculata (Olivier, 1807), Paropsisterna nobilitata , Paropsis charybdis .

Diagnostic molecular characters.

Amino acid positions (22-27) [M or R]WSGII; (32-34) RVL; (41-46) ILGRLL; (54) S; (67-73) IVIPIII; (81) I; (90) I; (95-98) INNI; (104-109) PPSL[I or V]L; (112-118) IRNFIGA; (126) I; (133-139) NLSHRGV; (143-144) [V or I]S; (150) L; (157) I; (167-169) INI; (172-191) LGLSYDNISLLVWSVNITAI (Fig. 15 ).

Distribution.

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania.

Etymology.

This species is named for Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms, the Mother of Dragons, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, the Unburnt, the Breaker of Chains, from the literary series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, as well as the television series Game of Thrones on Home Box Office (HBO). This is a noun in apposition to the generic name in order to retain integrity of the fictional character name Daenerys.

Remarks.

This species is referred to as Eadya sp.3 in Peixoto et al. (2018).

Type material.

Holotype, Female ( ANIC), "Frankford, TAS, Female, 3 Dec 2001, A.D. Rice, NT#5, Pin#8". Paratype, Female ( ANIC), "The Creel, Kosciusko, NSW, 8 Nov 1961, E.F. Riek, A35, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Female ( ANIC), "Canberra, ACT, 19 Nov 1958, E.F. Riek, A34, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Female ( ANIC), "Canberra, ACT, 26 Nov 1959, E.F. Riek, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Female ( ANIC), "Canberra, ACT, 26 Nov 1959, E.F. Riek, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Male ( ANIC), "Canberra, ACT, 30 Nov 1959, E.F. Riek, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Female ( ANIC), "Canberra, ACT, 18 Nov 1960, E.F. Riek, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Male ( ANIC), "Canberra, ACT, 24 Nov 1960, E.F. Riek, A35, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Female ( ANIC), Black Mt., F.C.T, 10 XI 30, W. Broce, Aust. Nat. Ins. Coll.". Paratype, Female ( UCFC), "Frankford, TAS, 2 Jan 2002, Malaise Trap, A.D. Rice, MT6, UCFC 0 567 735". Paratype, Female ( UCFC), "Frankford, TAS, Female, 19 Nov 2001, A.D. Rice, NT#5, Pin #5, UCFC 0 567 736". Paratype, Female ( UCFC), "Frankford, TAS, Female, 3 Dec 2001, A.D. Rice, NT#5, Pin #9, UCFC 0 567 737". Paratype, Female ( UCFC), "Frankford, TAS, Female, 3 Dec 2001, A.D. Rice, NT#5, Pin #10, UCFC 0 567 738". Paratype, Female ( UCFC), "Frankford, TAS, Female, 19 Nov 2001, A.D. Rice NT#5, Pin #7, UCFC 0 567 741". Paratype. Female (A.E.I.). "King William Range, I. 8-23, Tasmania, A.E.I. Sep/05". Paratype, Male (A.E.I.), "Runnymede,TAS, 24 Nov 2015, 42 38'13.3"S, 147 33'53.8"E, Malaise trap, G.R. Allen, Male, MTM2". Paratype, Male (A.E.I.), "Ellendale, TAS, Male, 14 Dec 2015, D. Satchell, EM2". Paratype, Male (A.E.I.), "Runnymede, TAS, 24 Nov 2015, 42 38'13.3"S, 147 33'53.8"E, Malaise trap G.R. Allen, Male, MTM1". Paratype, Female (A.E.I.), "Frankford, TAS, Female, 27 Nov 2000, A.D. Rice, Em Trap #1, Pin #3".

Non-type material.

See Suppl. material 1.

Figures

Figure 4. Eadya daenerys Ridenbaugh, sp. n. A Lateral habitus, holotype B Dorsal habitus, holotype C Fore and hindwing, paratype. All scale bars are 1 mm in length.

Figure 5. Eadya daenerys Ridenbaugh, sp. n. paratype. A Head, frontal view B Head, dorsal view, arrow indicating simple occipital carinae C Head and mesoscutum, dorsal view, paratype D Mesopleuron, lateral view, paratype E Propodeum, dorsal view F Propodeum, posterio-dorsal view. All scale bars are 1 mm in length.

Figure 15. Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 amino acid sequences from Peixoto et al. (2018). Boxes indicate diagnostic molecular characters. For each sequence a unique corresponding DNA voucher code is listed as BJS followed by a number.