Dissomphalus verus Mugrabi & Azevedo, 2013

Fagundes, Valéria, Monjardim, Marina, Martinelli, Arturo B., Mugrabi, Daniele F. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2024, Effectiveness of multigene analysis for associating dimorphic partners in flat wasps (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae, Dissomphalus), Zootaxa 5433 (1), pp. 96-106 : 100-101

Dissomphalus verus Mugrabi & Azevedo, 2013

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Description of female. Body 1.94 mm long; head 0.49 mm long. Color. Body castaneous. Head. 1.4 × as long as wide, side profile slightly out curved, almost parallel. Frons coriaceous, with minute punctures. Mandible with four apical teeth, ventral larger than others. Clypeus with median lobe rounded, its lateral margin crenulate, median carina complete, high, and angled in profile. Antenna with scape 2.0 × as long as wide, flagellomeres about 0.5 × as long as wide. Eye very small, with six facets, distant from mandible 1.60 × its length. Occipital carina visible on dorsal view. Vertex slightly incurved medially; corner rounded. Mesosoma. Strongly coriaceous. Dorsal pronotal area narrow, 1.0 × as long as wide, anterior margin incurved, anterior corner rounded, punctures sparse. Mesoscutum 1.0 × as wide as long; median area higher than both anterior and posterior areas. Metapectal-propodeal disc flat, 1.0 × as long as posterior width, anterior third slightly constricted, lateral carina strong and well-defined; spiracle placed at lateral surface of metapectal-propodeal complex, attached to lateral carina. Legs not spinose. Claws simple. Metasoma. Polished, 0.7 × as long as mesosoma. Petiole wide, 0.6 × as long as wide, transversally waved in dorsal view.

Material examined. 1 ♀, THAILAND, Ubon Ratchathani, Pha Taem NP, First level-Huay Sa-nhom waterfall, 15°27.407’N 105°34.867’E, 230 m, Malaise trap, 2–9.v.2007, Sorawit Mingman leg. T2185 . ( QSBG) .

Remark. Facets of eyes hardly distinguishable.

Distribution. Thailand (Chiang Mai, Chanthaburi, Kanchanaburi, Ubon Ratchathani and Surat Thani).

Figures

FIGURE 3: Dissomphalus verus, female.A. Head, dorsal view; B. Head, frontalview;C. Mesosoma, dorsal view; D.Mesosoma, lateral view. Scale bars = 200 µm.