Systematics, distribution and biology of the Australian ' micro-flea' wasps, Baeus spp. (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae): parasitoids of spider eggs. Stevens, N. B. Austin, A. D. Zootaxa 2007 1499 1 45 5WBPY urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:222200 Insecta Scelionidae Baeus CoL Animalia Baeus murphyi Stevens Hymenoptera 30 Arthropoda species murphyi  (Figs 4B, 12A, 16B)  Description. Female. Mean length 0.69 mm (0.61-0.72; n= 10); body and head dark brown, legs and antennae lighter with darker markings on dorsal surfaces. Head. 1.88 (1.80-2.00) x as wide as inter-ocular distance and 1.36 (1.29-1.43) x as wide as long; medial ocellus 10 µm in diameter, 62 (60-70) µm from posterior head margin; lateral ocelli contacting eye margin, 12 (10-15) µm from posterior head margin; posterior ocellar line 1.16 (1.13-1.21) x inter-ocular distance; vertex coriarious, pilosity dense and of medium length; eyes circular, eye height 0.51 (0.48-0.59) x head height, eye width 0.49 (0.43-0.54) x length, pilosity of medium length; frontal carina prominent, reaching 0.54 (0.53- 0.56) distance to medial ocellus; lateral cristulations of malar region faint, reaching to within 10 µm of eye margin; in postero-lateral view, anterior and posterior genal margins generally marginally divergent medially, but may be parallel; anterior genal margin in contact with 0.59 (0.57-0.62) of ventral eye margin length; posterior eye margin touching hyperoccipital carina. Mesosoma. Length 0.64 (0.50-0.70) x width; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate, pilosity varies from dense to moderately dense, of medium length overall; sculpturing of propodeum ranges from glabrous to plicate medio-dorsally; mesoscutum length 0.51 (0.42-0.56) x width, 0.67 (0.63-0.73) x mesosoma length and 3.37 (2.50-4.00) x mesoscutellum length; mesoscutellum length 1.7 (1.5-2.0) x propodeum length; sculpturing of dorsal mesopleuron scrobiculate, extending ventrally of level of dorsal margin of metapleuron; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle confused, region posterior to spiracle carinulate, often with one, more distinct carina running posteriorly from medial or ventral margin of propodeal spiracle, or with two, more distinct carinae beginning from dorsal and ventral margins of spiracle; propodeal spiracle opening teardrop shaped; dorsal propodeum not delineated from lateral propodeum by distinct, laterally projecting carina, instead dorso-lateral propodeum rounded; metapleuron thin and tapered, posterior margin curving slightly medially, ending adjacent to level of antero-lateral margin of T2, medio-posterior margin elevated from anterior margin of lateral propodeum; hind femoral spine reduced. Metasoma. T2 length 0.85 (0.74-0.92) x width, sculpturing gradating from coriarious anteriorly to smooth posteriorly; pilosity gradating, anterior to posterior, from dense to moderately dense, of medium length overall; T3 and T4 glabrous except for two bristles on lateral regions of each.  Comments. Baeus murphyiis a slender species and is similar to B. hallarakeri, B. glenysaeand B. mymyae(see Comments under B. hallarakeriand B. glenysae). Baeus mymyaeis distinguishable from B. murphyiby having a longer frontal carina, shorter metapleuron, and hind femoral spines absent.   Baeus murphyioccurs in a wide range of habitats from northern Queensland, down the eastern seaboard to Tasmania and extends into South Australia and the southwestern part of the continent (Fig. 16B). Specimens have also been collected from Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands.  This species is named after Mr Kevin Murphy. 923908031 1995-05-02 flight interception trap ANIC P. Zborowski Australia -17.4666667 BS 1 Longlands Gap 145.4833333 Queensland Holotype 923908032 ANIC G.B. Monteith, S.R. Monteith Australia Cold Creek Queensland Paratype 923908030 1971-06-27 ANIC Taylor, Feehan Australia -16.75 Kuranda, Black Mountain Rd 145.5833333 Queensland Paratype 923908046 1977-03-13 WINC A. Slater Australia Mt Tenison Woods Queensland Paratype 923908027 1981-04-30 ANIC A. Calder, J. Feehan Australia -15.0666667 Mt Webb N.P. 145.1333333 Queensland Paratype 923908033 1982-02 ANIC Hiller Australia Mt Glorious Queensland Paratype 923908040 1984-03-29 ANIC Australia Mt Tamborine Queensland Paratype 923908039 1983-11-11 ANIC Storey, Brown Australia Tinaroo Creek Rd, 26 km via Mareeba Queensland Paratypes 923908037 1995-02-04 ANIC P. Zborowski Australia -17.1 Mt Haig 145.6 Queensland Paratype 923908034 ANIC G.B. Monteith, S.R. Monteith Australia Lismore New South Wales Paratype 923908035 1967-04-09 ANIC Z. Liepa Australia Bells Creek New South Wales Paratype 923908053 1969-02-21 ANIC S. Miske Australia Cabbage Tree Creek, 11 km NW of Nelligen New South Wales Paratype 923908047 1969-05-05 ANIC Britton, Upton Australia Cambewarra Mountain, 10 km N by W of Nowra New South Wales Paratype 923908059 1984-02-14 ANIC I.D. Naumann Australia Tooloom Plateau New South Wales Paratypes 923908050 1975-03-31 ANIC G.B. Monteith, S.R. Monteith Australia Toonumbar S.F. New South Wales Paratype 923908070 1976-09-30 ANIC R.W. Taylor, T.A. Weir Australia -35.3833333 Jerrabornberra Hill 149.2166667 New South Wales Paratype 923908060 1979-09-27 ANIC I.D. Naumann, J.C. Cardale Australia Clyde Mountain New South Wales Paratype 923908071 1982-04-03 ANIC L. Hill Australia Bundanoon 2 km SSE New South Wales Paratypes 923908061 1982-06-27 ANIC L. Hill Australia -30.4833333 Barwick Creek Bog 152.3166667 New South Wales Paratype 923908057 1984-02-08 ANIC, WINC I.D. Naumann Australia -34.5666667 Macquarie Pass 150.6666667 New South Wales Paratypes 923908067 1984-10-15 ANIC I.D. Naumann, L. Masner, J.C. Cardale Australia -30.3666667 Dorrigo N.P. 152.75 New South Wales Paratypes 923908051 1989-06 ANIC C.R. Margules Australia -37.0833333 Mt Wog Wog 149.4666667 New South Wales Paratype 923908054 1984-02 ANIC Weir, Lawrence, Johnson Australia -35.3666667 Blundells Creek, 3 km E of Piccadilly Circus 148.8333333 Australian Capital Territory Paratype 923908052 1985-01 ANIC Lawrence, Weir, Johnson Australia -35.3166667 Wombat Creek, 6 km NE of Piccadilly Circus 148.85 Australian Capital Territory Paratypes 923908069 1984-11-15 ANIC Lawrence, Weir, Johnson Australia -35.3666667 Piccadilly Circus 148.8 Australian Capital Territory Paratype 923908062 1980-02-17 ANIC A. Newton, M. Thayor Australia Mt Barrow Rd Tasmania Paratype 923908065 1983-05-19 ANIC I.D. Naumann, J.C. Cardale Australia -14.8166667 Mitchell Plateau 125.8333333 Western Australia Paratypes 923908068 1984-10-25 WINC J. Lawrence, N. Lawrence Australia Warren N.P. Western Australia Paratype 923908064 1994-03-18 WAMP M.S. Harvey, J.M. Waldock Australia -31.9833333 Perth Airport 115.9666667 Western Australia Paratypes 923908066 1993-09-23 WAMP J.M. Waldcock, K. Goodsell, J. Webb Australia -31.8833333 Tuart Hill 115.8666667 Western Australia Paratypes 923908058 1993-06-24 WINC M.S. Harvey, J.M. Waldock Australia Wexcombe, western side of Talbot Rd Reserve Western Australia Paratype 923908063 1993-11-19 WAMP J.M. Waldcock, K. Goodsell, J. Webb Australia -31.95 Bold Park 115.7666667 Western Australia Paratypes 923908056 1993-11-18 WAMP J.M. Waldcock, K. Goodsell, J. Webb Australia -31.8666667 Talbot Rd Reserve 116.05 Western Australia Paratypes 923908055 1979-11-25 pyrethrum knockdown QDPI G.B. Monteith Australia Lord Howe Island, Malabar Hill New South Wales Paratype 923908048 1984-12-02 flight interception trap ANIC T.A. Weir Australia -29.0166667 Red Rd, Tr. NINP 167.95 Norfolk Island Paratypes 923908049 1984-12-02 pantrap ANIC I.D. Naumann Australia -29.0166667 Red Rd, Tr. NINP 167.95 Norfolk Island Paratype 923908080 1984-12-02 flight interception trap ANIC T.A. Weir Australia -29.0166667 Filmy Fern Walk, NINP 167.95 Norfolk Island Paratypes 923908073 1979-12-01 pyrethum knockdown QDPI G.B. Monteith Australia Palm Glen Norfolk Island Paratypes 923908086 1984-12-02 flight interception trap ANIC T.A. Weir Australia -29.05 Rocky Point Reserve 167.9166667 Norfolk Island Paratypes 923908078 1984-04-08 flight interception trap ANIC J.E. Feehan Australia -29.0166667 NP nr Mt Pitt 167.9333333 Norfolk Island Paratype 923908093 1984-03-26 flight interception trap ANIC J.E. Feehan Australia -29.0166667 NP nr Mt Pitt, 240m 167.9333333 Norfolk Island Paratype 923908084 1984-04-09 flight interception trap ANIC J.E. Feelan Australia Anson Bay Reserve Norfolk Island Paratype 923908096 1984-04-09 flight interception trap ANIC J.E. Feehan Australia -29.0333333 nr Highlands Guesthouse 167.95 Norfolk Island Paratype 923908090 1984-11-24 pitfall trap WINC T.A. Weir Australia -29.1166667 Philip Island, Lower Long Valley 167.95 Norfolk Island Paratypes