Ampulicomorpha nzigidaherai 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 : 189-192

Ampulicomorpha nzigidaherai Olmi , sp. n.

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Description:

Female.

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Male.

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Paratypes: KENYA: Coast : ƚƂ 7DLWD +LOOV, 0EROROR)RUHVW, o °ƻo.oo‵6: 8°ƻ6.8ƽ‵(, ƚƽƽo P, 0DODLVH WUDS, ƻ±9.L[.ƚ998, 7DLWD %LRGLYHUVLW\ 3URMHFW (10.(); ƚƂ)XUXUX)RUHVW, o °ƻƽ.78‵6: 8°ƻo. o‵(, ƚ68o P, 0DODLVH WUDS,ƻ4± o.YLLL.ƚ999,7DLWD %LRGLYHUVLW\ 3URMHFW (56&); ƚƂ 1JDQJDR)RUHVW,o ° ƻƚ. ƻ 9‵6: 8°ƚ7.98ƽ‵(, ƚ78o P, 0DODLVH WUDS, ƚ±ƽ.LL.ƚ998, 7DLWD %LRGLYHUVLW\ 3URMHFW (2/0); ƚƃ 0DFKD)RUHVW, o °ƻ6.8ƚ‵6: 8° ƻƚ. 76‵(, ƚƽƻo P, 0DODLVH WUDS,ƻƚ±ƻ8.LLL.ƚ999, 7DLWD %LRGLYHUVLW\ 3URMHFW (56&); ƻƃ 6DJDOOD)RUHVW,o ° o‵6: 8° ƽ‵(, ƚƽoo P, 0DODLVH WUDS, ƚo±ƚƽ.;.ƚ999, 7DLWD %LRGLYHUVLW\ 3URMHFW (10.(, 2/0).

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Hosts: Unknown.

Comments: The female of A. nzigidaherai is similar to that of A. forestalis Olmi, 2010 . The main difference concerns the sculpture of the dorsal surface of the propodeum: granulated and with some areolae and irregular keels in A. nzigidaherai, VWURQJO \ UH‒ ticulate rugose in A. forestalis . The male of A. nzigidaherai is similar to that of A. madecassa 2OPL, ƚ999. 7KH PDLQ GLIIHUHQFH FRQFHUQV WKH SRVWHULRU VXUIDFH RI WKH SUR ‒ podeum: with two longitudinal keels in A. nzigidaherai , without longitudinal keels in A. madecassa . The new species was compared with the female holotype of A. forestalis IURP 0DGDJDVFDU, ƻƚ°ƚ.ƽ7‵6:47°ƻƻ.ƚ9‵((&$6&) DQG ZLWK D PDOH SDUDW\SH RI A. madecassa IURP 0DGDJDVFDU, ƚƽ°ƚo.4ƻ‵6:49° 8.o6‵((2/0).

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