Dozodipara insularis Desjardins, 2007

Desjardins, Christopher A., 2007, Phylogenetics and classification of the world genera of Diparinae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), Zootaxa 1647 (1), pp. 1-88 : 56

Dozodipara insularis Desjardins , New Species

Type information: Holotype female ( UCDC): “ Madagascar, Toliara, S. Isoky-Vohimena, Forest 730m, 22°41’S 44°50’E, 21.I.1996, Sylvain, B. L. Fisher #1312.”

Description: Female. 1.4 mm. Color: Brownish orange, with the following exceptions: pedicel+anellus+F1–6, ventral half of GT1–2 brown; forewing with circular brown spot in speculum; posterior margin of GT1, GT2–7 light brown; eyes, scape, legs off-white; F7+clava white; head metallic green. Head: subcircular in frontal view, about as wide as high; vertex and face finely areolate; ratio of ocellocular: postocellar: mid-tolateral ocellus distance: lateral ocellus diameter about 1.7: 4.2: 1.5: 1; scrobe high, reaching top of midocellus (midocellus in scrobal depression); scrobal basin and walls transversely striate-reticulate; interantennal carina strong but short, reaching about 0.15X height of scrobe; toruli separated by 0.4 torulus diameters; scape height about 1.1X eye height; anellus about 2.5X broader than long; ratio of scape: pedicel: anellus: F1: F2: F3 about 47: 12: 1: 10: 10: 10; F4 and F5 slightly longer than broad; clypeus well delimited. Mesosoma: Dorsally pronotum transversely striate-reticulate, remainder of mesosoma finely reticulate, reticulations on scutellum in circular pattern; ratio of pronotum: scutum: scutellum: propodeum about 2.3: 2: 2.3: 1; mesosoma dorsally covered in fine, white setae; pronotum 1.7X wider than long; scutellum 2.8X wider than long; marginal rim of scutellum smooth; metanotum narrow band with pits delimited by longitudinal striae; propodeum anteromedially with small, dorso-ventrally flattened projection, with sigmoidal carina emanating from either side; propodeal sculpture dorsal to sigmoidal carina pitted between strong longitudinal carinae, ventral to sigmoidal carina rugose; nucha present as narrow, smooth, raised band; plicae apparently absent, or sigmoidal carinae represent modified plicae; postspiracular sulcus not visible; spiracle 2X own diameter from metanotum; callus covered in fine, white setae, sculpturally present only as posteriorly projecting spike at lateral end of sigmoidal propodeal carina; prepectus triangular and laterally narrow, in similar plane as pronotum; mesepimeron smooth medially and transversely striate along outer margins; femoral depression shallow, transversely striate-rugose, well defined anteriorly and posteriorly; metapleuron smooth anteriorly, rugose posteriorly; coxae bare; meso- and metatibia spinose; metatibial spur about 0.7X width of metatibia at point of spur insertion; metabasitarsus about 3X as long as wide, 0.4X length of remaining tarsi; hind coxae distinctly transversely striate along posterior margin; wings brachypterous, forewing reduced, widened and squarely truncate distally, about 0.5X length of mesosoma, hindwing reduced and about 0.5 length of forewing. Metasoma: About equal in length to mesosoma; ratio of GT1: GT2–6: GT7: ovipositor sheaths 9.7:1:2.5:1; GT1 bare; GT2–3 not visible, GT4 visible only laterally; GT5–6 dorsally with sparse, thin, white setae; GT7 and ovipositor sheath covered in thick, white, setae, except bare spot on GT7 medial to cerci; ovipositor apico-dorsally obscured by sheath. Male: Unknown.

Etymology: insularis , meaning island, as this specimen was collected on the island of Madagascar.

Distribution: Madagascar.

Hosts: Unknown.