Carinibracon orientalis Ranjith, 2018
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.4.12 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5989269 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/627387C8-7F78-FF9D-FF01-FEA20E85FF72 |
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Plazi |
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Carinibracon orientalis Ranjith |
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sp. nov. |
Carinibracon orientalis Ranjith sp. nov.
( Figs 1–2 View FIGURE 1 View FIGURE 2 )
Material examined. Holotype, female, (♀) “ India: Kerala, Kozhikode, Janakikkad , 23.xii.2014, coll. A.P. Ranjith. ” Paratype, female, (♀) “ India: Kerala, Wayanad, Mananthavadi , 6–14.v.2015, coll. B.M. Manjusha ”
Description. Holotype, female, length of body 4.20 mm, antenna 3.90 mm, fore wing 3.70 mm, ovipositor 2.50 mm.
Head. Antennomeres 40. Length of first flagellomere as long as second. First and second flagellomeres 1.23× as long as wide. Penultimate flagellomere 1.16× as long as wide. Head 1.30×, 1.82× as wide as long in anterior and dorsal view respectively. Face 2.20× as wide as long, rugose, setose, raised medially, faintly transversely striate antero-laterally ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ). Height of clypeus: inter tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance= 1.0: 2.5: 1.7. Clypeus separated from face with a shallow transverse groovewith ventral carina ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ). Tentorial pit deep ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ). Malar suture distinct. Malar space 1.43× basal width of mandible. Length of eye 2.50× as long as temple in dorsal view, glabrous, slightly emarginated beyond antennal sockets ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ). Frons inflated, granulate, setose with a complete midlongitudinal groove and carina laterally ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ). OOL: diameter of ocellus: POL= 3.0: 1.15: 1.0. Vertex granulate, setose ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ). Occiput smooth, setose ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ).
Mesosoma . Mesosoma 1.20× as long as high. Pronotum smooth laterally ( Fig. 1E View FIGURE 1 ). Mesoscutum smooth, setose ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 ). Notauli shallow, complete ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 ). Scutellar sulcus wide divided by seven carinae ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 ). Scutellum smooth, setose ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 ). Mesopleuron smooth, sparsely setose with a pit medio-posteriorly ( Fig. 1E View FIGURE 1 ). Precoxal sulcus shallow not crenulated ( Fig. 1E View FIGURE 1 ). Metapleuron smooth, setose ( Fig. 1E View FIGURE 1 ). Medial area of metanotum with short midlongitudinal carina anteriorly ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ). Propodeum smooth, setose with complete, raised midlongitudinal carina, posterior and lateral part of propodeum depressed in dorsal view ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ), lateral area of propodeum raised in lateral view ( Fig. 1E View FIGURE 1 ).
Wings. Fore wing: angle between vein C+SC+R and 1RS 60°. Ratio of length of veins r-rs: 3RSa: 3RSb= 1.0: 2.7: 6.0 and 2RS: 3RSa: rs-m= 1.5: 1.1: 1.0. Second submarginal cell narrowing apically ( Fig. 2E View FIGURE 2 ). Vein 1cu-a interstitial ( Fig. 2E View FIGURE 2 ). Hind wing: vein R longitudinal.
Legs. Ratio of lengths of fore femur: tibia: tarsus= 1.0: 1.0: 1.2. Hind femur, tibia and basitarsus 3.50, 7.40 and 5.00× as long as wide respectively. Hind coxa smooth, setose ( Fig. 1E View FIGURE 1 ). Tarsal claw with lamelliform basal lobe ( Fig. 2D View FIGURE 2 ).
Metasoma. First metasomal tergite 1.30× as long as wide apically, largely smooth with dorsal carina meeting posteriorly, and a short midlongitudinal carina medio-posteriorly, rugose postero-laterally and mid-posteriorly with deep midlongitudinal groove basally, shallow groove sub apically and posteriorly diverging grooves up to dorsal carinae ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ). Second metasomal tergite rugose with an incomplete mid longitudinal carina, triangular midbasal smooth area and lateral grooves absent ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ). Second metasomal suture sinuate, widely crenulate ( Fig. 2B View FIGURE 2 ). Metasomal tergites 3–6 rugose with transverse groove posteriorly ( Figs 2B, C View FIGURE 2 ). Hypopygium large, acute apically. Ovipositor sheath setose. Ovipositor with distinct dorsal nodus and ventral serrations ( Fig. 2D View FIGURE 2 ).
Colour. Body yellow except antenna, scape and pedicel ventrally, mandible apically, eyes, pterostigma, all wing veins except basal ¾ rd of C+SC+R, hind tarsus, tarsal claw, ovipositor sheath, ovipositor reddish brown to dark brown.
Male. Unknown.
Distribution. India (Kerala).
Host. Unknown.
Etymology. The name refers to the distribution realm of the species, Oriental region.
Comments. Apart from the differences cited in the key, C. orientalis sp. nov. differs from the only member of the genus, C. danielssoni in having scape yellow (vs brown), antenna with 40 segments (vs 35 segments), first flagellomere 1.23× as long as wide (vs 2.30× as long as wide), face 2.20× as wide as long (vs 1.90× as wide as long), frons with a complete deep midlongitudinal groove (vs with a short mid longitudinal groove), propodeum raised postero-laterally in lateral view (vs propodeum not raised postero-laterally in lateral view), hind coxa smooth (vs punctulate), first metasomal tergite 1.30× as long as wide apically (vs 0.80× as long as wide apically), hind tarsus brown (vs dark yellow).
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