Holopyga enslini Linsenmaier, 1959

Rosa, Paolo & Pavesi, Maurizio, 2020, The case of Holopyga gogorzae Trautmann, 1926 and revision of the H. miranda group (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae), Natural History Sciences 7 (2), pp. 39-56 : 46

Holopyga enslini Linsenmaier, 1959 ( Figs. 4E , 8 A-F)

Holopyga enslini Linsenmaier, 1959: 27. Holotype ♂; Turkey: Ulu Kizlar ( NMLU).

Specimens examined. Turkey. Niğde: ♂ holotype, Ulu Kizlar [= Ulukışla ], 5.vii.1952, leg. Seidenstücker. Ağrı: 1♂ , Ağrı env., 27.vi.1993, leg. K. Deneš. Israel. Southern District: 1♂, Beersheba, 10.v., leg. Bytinski- Salz , paratype; 1♀, Nahal Nafha, 29.iv.1959 , leg. J. Wahrman. All specimens housed at NMLU.

Distribution. Israel, Turkey ( Linsenmaier, 1959).

Remarks. Holopyga enslini differs from the West Mediterranean species of the H. miranda group by the ventrally metallic red, instead of black or blackish, mesosoma. It is related to H. lucens Rosa, 2018 , described from Central Asia, yet with blackish, almost without reflections, coxae, trochanters and femora (vs. shining metallic green in H. lucens ). Moreover, it differs from H. lucens by the shape of the head in dorsal view, larger than pronotum, with posterior edge distinctly concave, and posterolateral angles sharply projecting rearwards (vs. as large as pronotum, with posterior edge almost straight, and posterolateral angles not projecting); head and mesosoma punctation denser to confluent, without shining intervals (vs. scattered, with polished, shining intervals); and unmodified, fully micropunctate and ventrally angulate lower mesopleuron (vs. enlarged, carinate, ventrally polished and rounded).

Figures

Fig. 4 - Holopyga species in dorsal view. / Holopyga spp., visione dorsale. A-B) Holopyga calida Linsenmaier, 1951. A) ♀ paratype from Marrakech, Morocco; / ♀ paratypus di Marrakech, Marocco; B) ♂ from Mohammedia, Morocco. / ♂ di Mohammedia, Marocco. C) Holopyga mattheyi Linsenmaier, 1959, ♂ paratype from Marrakech, Morocco. / ♂ paratypus di Marrakech, Marocco. D) Holopyga lucens Rosa, 2018, ♂ paratype from Karabata, Turkmenistan. / ♂ paratypus di Karabata, Turkmenistan. E) Holopyga enslini Linsenmaier, 1959, ♂ paratype from Beersheba, Israel. / ♂ paratypus di Beersheba, Israele. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.

Fig. 8 - Holopyga enslini Linsenmaier, 1959; ♂ paratype / paratypus.A) habitus, lateral view / habitus, visione laterale; B) head, frontal view / capo, visione frontale; C) head, dorsal view / capo, visione dorsale; D) mesosoma, dorsal view / mesosoma, visione dorsale; E) metasoma, postero-lateral view / metasoma, visione postero-laterale; F) metasoma, ventral view / metasoma, visione ventrale.