Embolemus burundensis Olmi, 2011

Olmi, Massimo & Copeland, Robert S., 2011, A catalogue of Dryinidae, Embolemidae and Sclerogibbidae of Kenya and Burundi, with descriptions of new species (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea), African Invertebrates 52 (1), pp. 177-177 : 187-189

Genus Embolemus Westwood, 1833 Embolemus burundensis Olmi , sp. n.

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Etymology: This species is named after Burundi.

Description:

Male.

Fully winged; length 2.06–3.00 mm (holotype 2.06 mm). Holotype with head black, except mouthparts testaceous; antennae brown; mesosoma brown, except prothorax DQG PHWDQRWXP WHVWDFHRXV‒GDUNHQHG; JDVWHU EURZQ; SHWLROH DQG OHJV WHVWDFHRXV. 3D‒ UDW\SH ZLWK PHVRVRPD EODFN, H[FHSW SURWKRUD[, PHWDQRWXP DQG DQWHULRU VXUIDFH RI SUR ‒ SRGHXP WHVWDFHRXV‒GDUNHQHG; UHVW RI SURSRGHXP DQG JDVWHU EURZQ. $QWHQQDH ¿OLIRUP, not distally thickened; antennal segments in following proportions: 11:3:19:20:18:18: ƚƽ:ƚƽ:ƚ4:ƚ7. +HDG VKLQ\, FRQYH[, ¿QHO\ KDLU\, ZLWKRXW VFXOSWXUH, VPRRWK; RFFLSLWDO carina complete; frontal line absent; POL = 1; OL = 2; OOL = 6; OPL = 3; TL = 6; greatest breadth of posterior ocelli longer than POL (3:1). Eyes small, much shorter WKDQ KHDG (ƚo:ƚ9). 3DOSDO IRUPXOD: 6/ƻ; WKLUG VHJPHQW RI PD[LOODU\ SDOSL VOHQGHU. 3UR‒ QRWXP YHU\ VKRUW, PXFK VKRUWHU WKDQ VFXWXP (:ƚ7). 6FXWXP VKLQ\, VPRRWK, ¿QHO\ KDLU\, without sculpture. Notauli very short, hardly visible near anterior margin of scutum. 6FXWHOOXP VKLQ\, VPRRWK, KDLUOHVV, ZLWKRXW VFXOSWXUH. 0HWDQRWXP YHU\ VKRUW, UXJRVH. Propodeum dull, reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels; surface near anterior

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margin smooth, not rugose; dorsal surface with median longitudinal furrow. Fore wing hyaline, not darkened; distal part of stigmal vein longer than proximal part (29:15); ¿UVW GLVFDO FHOO (ƚ'&) GLVWLQFWO\ HQFORVHG E\ SLJPHQWHG YHLQV; ƚ6'& QRW FRPSOHWHO\ enclosed by pigmented veins; posterior vein of 1SDC absent. Dorsal membranous process of parameres long, without scales, with hairy (in holotype) or almost hairless (in paratype) distal apex, sculptured by numerous short transverse folds (Fig. 10). Distivolsella with very short distal apex without teeth. Tibial spurs 1, 2, 2.

Female: Unknown.

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Hosts: Unknown.

Comments: The male of E. burundensis is similar to those of E. africanus (Risbec, 1957) and E. capensis 2OPL, ƚ997. 7KH PDLQ GLIIHUHQFH FRQFHUQV WKH SUR[LPDO PHPEUD‒ nous process of the parameres: sculptured by numerous short transverse folds and occasionally with distal margin hairy (Fig. 10) in E. burundensis , not sculptured by QXPHURXV VKRUW WUDQVYHUVH IROGV DQG ZLWK GLVWDO PDUJLQ KDLUOHVV (¿J. ƻ % LQ 2OPL ƚ996; ¿J. ƚ4 LQ 2OPL ƚ997) LQ E. africanus and E. capensis . The new species was compared with the holotypes of the closest species: E. africanus from Rwanda, Rugege Forest (05$&), DQG E. capensis from South Africa, Diepwalle (CNC).