Odontepyris muesebecki Krombein, 1996

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Odontepyris muesebecki Krombein, 1996

( Figure 5 A–G)

Odontepyris muesebecki Krombein, 1996: 7 , figs. 1, 2.

Materials examined

Paratype. Female , Angunakolapelessa , Mon Dist [rict], Sri Lanka, 17–19 June 1978, K. V . Krombein, T . Wijesinhe, L. Jayawickrema and V . Kulasekare leg. ( BMNH); 2 females, CCPF , Veal Veng, Pursat, CAMBODIA, 12 ◦ 03 ′ 31.1 ′′ N, 103 ◦ 14 ′ 37.3 ′′ E, Alt. 553 m, MT ., 29 June–7 July 2010, K. Masphal leg. ( SNUM); female, CCPF , Veal Veng, Pursat, CAMBODIA, 12 ◦ 03 ′ 41.6 ′′ N, 103 ◦ 14 ′ 40.8 ′′ E, Alt. 588 m, MT ., 25 May–10 June 2010, K. Masphal leg. ( SNUM); 4 females, CCPF , Osom commune, Pursat, CAMBODIA, 12 ◦ 04 ′ 46.5 ′′ N, 103 ◦ 12 ′ 18.8 ′′ E, Alt. 521 m, MT ., 7 August 2010, K. Masphal leg. ( SNUM); 2 females , ditto, 25 May–10 June 2010, K. Masphal leg. ( SNUM); female, ditto, 11–23 June 2010, K. Masphal leg. ( SNUM); female, ditto, 7–19 July 2010, K. Masphal leg. ( SNUM) . female, Doi Inthanon N[ational] P[ark], Chiang Mai, THAILAND, 2–6 May 1990, open growth, MT ., specimen no. pmae 00104590, E. Fuller leg. ( RAM); 2 females , Bangalore , Karnataka, INDIA, 21–30 June 1988, Alt. 916 m, K. Ghorpade leg. ( RAM) .

Re-description

Female. TL 3.9–4.8 mm.

Colour

Head. Black; antenna and mandible dark castaneous; maxillary and labial palpi castaneous.

Mesosoma

Black; legs dark castaneous except trochanter, tibia and tarsi light castaneous; wing hyaline, stigma castaneous, other veins yellowish.

Metasoma

Dark castaneous.

Morphology

Head ( Figure 5B, F ). Median lobe of clypeus broadly angulate. Frons and vertex coriaceous with small, sparse punctures. Compound eye with sparse, short hairs. Anterior ocellus completely surpassing imaginary to top eye line; posterior ocelli distant from vertex crest by 1.0 as wide as DAO. Vertex crest straight in dorsal view. Ventral surface and gena polished, coriaceous with punctures as frons and vertex; median suture weakly present.

Mesosoma ( Figure 5 C–E, G)

Pronotum coriaceous, weakly papillate; lateral margin without granules. Mesoscutum coriaceous with distinct parapsidal furrow. Scutellum coriaceous; scutellar pit ellipsiodal, each pit distant from another by 2.5 times maximum diameter. Propodeal disc with three discal carinae; median carina reaching transverse carina; submedian discal carinae convergent, reaching basal two-thirds of LPD; basal two-thirds of sublateral area coriaceous and distal one-third confused-rugulose. Propodeal declivity completely imbricate without median carina. Mesopleural dentate process not developed.

Metasoma

Petiolate. Sternites II, VI smooth to weakly coriaceous, not papillate.

Distribution

Cambodia (new record), India (new record), Sri Lanka ( Krombein, 1996), Thailand (new record).

Remarks

Odontepyris muesebecki Krombein was firstly described by Krombein (1996) from Sri Lanka. Based on the results of this study, it is confirmed that O. muesebecki Krombein is widely distributed from Sri Lanka to Cambodia, through India and Thailand.

Figures

Figure 5. Odontepyris muesebecki Krombein (female). (A) whole body; (B) head; (C) mesopleuron; (D) pronotum and mesonotum; (E) propodeum; (F) clypeus and mandible; (G) fore wing. Scale bars: 0.20 mm for (F); 0.30 mm for (B–E); 0.50 mm for (G); 1.00 mm for (A).