Dinapsis nubilis Hedqvist, 1967

van Noort, Simon, Shaw, Scott Richard & Copeland, Robert S., 2022, Revision of the endemic African genus Dinapsis (Dinapsini, Megalyridae, Hymenoptera) with description of seven new species, ZooKeys 1112, pp. 27-122 : 27

Dinapsis nubilis Hedqvist, 1967

Fig. 18

Material examined.

Holotype. Madagascar • ♀; Ranomafana [21.259457°S, 47.454986°E]; Museum Paris; Aug. 1940; A. Seyrig [blue labels]; Coll. Mus. Tervuren [white label] ; HOLOTYPUS Dinapsis nubilis sp. n. ♀ K-J Hedqvist det. 1967 [red label]; MNHN.

Distribution.

(Fig. 43 ) Madagascar.

Comments.

Dinapsis nubilis is only known from the type locality of Ranomafana, Madagascar. This small town lies adjacent to the Ranomafana National Park, which is in the south-eastern region of Madagascar in Haute Matsiatra and Vatovavy. Dinapsis nubilis is most closely related to D. albicoxa , which both share the unusual characteristic of having lobe-like extensions off the sides of the mesoscutum (see discussion in species-group section). Dinapsis nubilis can be distinguished from D. albicoxa (which has banded wings) by the wings being entirely dark-coloured (Fig. 18F ).

Figures

Figure 18. Dinapsis nubilis holotype female (MNHN) A habitus, dorsal view B habitus, lateral view C head, mesosoma, dorsal view D head, mesosoma, lateral view E head, anterior view F wings, dorsal view. Scale bars: 2000 µm (A, B); 500 µm (C, D, F); 200 µm (E).

Figure 43. Distribution maps of Dinapsis species A country occurrences for the genus Dinapsis B specimen point data of described Dinapsis species plotted on a topographical relief map C Dinapsis species occurring in Madagascar and Mauritius, excluding the D. hirtipes species-group (specimen point data plotted on a topographical relief map) D Madagascan records of Dinapsis species in the D. hirtipes species group (specimen point data plotted on a topographical relief map).