Ypsilonigaster zuparkoi Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault, 2018

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L & Boudreault, Caroline, 2018, Seventeen new genera of microgastrine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from tropical areas of the world, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 64, pp. 25-140 : 114-115

Ypsilonigaster zuparkoi Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. n.

Fig. 45

Holotype.

Male, Madagascar, CAS.

Holotype labels.

MADAGASCAR: Majunga/Ambatofolaka, Namoroka/53km from Soalala 3km N/Vitanandro village. Second label: 30.xi-9.xii.2007, elev. 400ft/ 16°28.4'S, 45°23.48'E, Calif./Acad. Of Sciences coll: Irwin,/ Harin’Hala, malaise trap in/dense dry forest, MG040A-10. Third label: CNC878532.

Holotype locality.

MADAGASCAR, Majunga, Ambatofolaka, Namoroka, 53 km from Soalala, 3km North of Vitanandro village, 16°28.4'S, 45°23.48'E, 400ft, dense dry forest.

Paratypes.

Madagascar. (1♂ CNC), same locality than holotype, Voucher code: CNC878533.

Diagnosis.

The combination of body colour mostly white-yellow and T1 sculpture and shape (T1 smooth and strongly narrowing towards posterior margin, its width at anterior margin at least 1.2 × its width at posterior margin) are enough to separate Y. zuparkoi from all other known species in the genus.

Description.

Female unknown. Male. Body colour mostly white-yellow (only ventral sides of scape and F1-F2 brown). Body mostly smooth (including most of propodeum, entire scutellar disc, and most tergites except for T2 which is slightly duller), anteromesoscutum sparsely punctate. Scutoscutellar sulcus with 10 crenulae. Lunules relatively low (around 0.25 × height of lateral face of scutellum). Propodeum with strongly raised, median carina. Fore wing with small, slit-shaped areolet. Hind wing with more or less straight vannal lobe which is uniformly setose. Metafemur L 2.66-2.78 × its W. Metatibial inner spur L 1.59-1.67 × metatibia outer spur L; metatibia inner spur 0.58-0.64 × first segment of metatarsus L. T1 divided in three areas by a strong sulcus shaped as an inverted “Y”; T1 L 2.00-2.41 × T1 width at posterior margin. T2 subtriangular; T2 width at posterior margin 2.95-3.47 × T2 L. Body measurements (mm). F2 L: 0.26 (0.26); F3 L: 0.26 (0.26); F14 L: 0.22 (0.23); F15 L: 0.21 (0.21); Malar sulcus L: 0.08 (0.09); Mandible W: 0.13 (0.10); T1 L: 0.50 (0.54); T1 W at posterior margin: 0.25 (0.23); T1 maximum W: 0.33 (0.46); T2 W at anterior margin: 0.23 (0.18); T2 W at posterior margin: 0.49 (0.55); T2 L: 0.17 (0.16); Metafemur L: 0.93 (0.98); Metafemur W: 0.33 (0.37); Metatibia L: 1.04 (1.08); Inner spur L: 0.29 (0.29); Outer spur L: 0.18 (0.18); First segment of Metatarsus L: 0.46 (0.50); Body L: 3.03 (3.28); Fore wing L: 2.75 (2.90).

Female. Unknown.

Biology.

Host unknown.

Distribution.

Madagascar.

Molecular data.

No molecular data available.

Etymology.

Named after Robert Zuparko, in recognition of his significant contributions to the knowledge of parasitoid wasps, and also for sending the first author valuable specimens -some of which were studied and are part of this paper.

Figures

Figure 45. Ypsilonigaster zuparkoi male holotype. A Habitus B Head frontal C Fore wing and hind wing D Metasoma dorsal E Genitalia F Metatibia G Head and mesosoma, dorsal H Tergites 1 to 2.