Dinotrema broadi Peris-Felipo

Peris-Felipo, Francisco Javier, Belokobylskij, Sergey A. & Jiménez-Peydró, Ricardo, 2013, Six new Dinotrema species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from Spain, with prescutellar pit and medially sculptured propodeum, Zootaxa 3694 (6), pp. 545-564 : 549-553

Dinotrema broadi Peris-Felipo , sp. nov.

( Figs 14–27 )

Etymology. Named in honor Dr Gavin Broad, curator of Hymenoptera in the Natural History Museum of London ( U.K.) for his great help during study of Braconidae .

Type material. Holotype: female, Spain, Castellon Province, Pobla de Benifassà, Natural Park of Tinença de Benifassà, 30.10.2006 (F.J. Peris-Felipo leg.) (ENV). Paratype: 1 female, same label as in holotype, but 0 3.07.2006 (ENV); 1 female, same label as in holotype, but 0 6.11.2006 (ZISP); 1 female, same label as in holotype, but 26.02.2007 (ENV); 1 male, same label as in holotype, but 0 1.05.2006 (ZISP); 1 male, same label as in holotype, but 29.05.2006 (ENV).

Other material: 1 male, Spain, Castellon Province, Pobla de Benifassà, Natural Park of Tinença de Benifassà, 02.06.2004; 2 males, same label, but 30.10.2004; 1 male, same label, but 06.11.2006; 1 male, same label, but 0 8.01.2007 (ENV). 1 female, Spain, Alicante Province, Alcoi, Natural Park of Carrascal de La Font Roja, 27.11.2005; 1 male, same label, but 16.05.2005 (ENV).

Description. Female.

Head. In dorsal view, 1.70x as wide as median length, 1.40–1.50x as wide as mesoscutum, smooth, with rounded temples behind eyes. Eye in lateral view 1.35–1.40x as high as wide and 1.05–1.10x as wide as temple. POL about 3.00x OD; OOL 3.10x OD. Face 0.65x as wide as high; inner margins of eyes subparallel. Clypeus 2.50x as wide as high, slightly curved ventrally. Paraclypeal fovea larger than middle distance between clypeus and eye but far separated from eye. Mandible weakly widened towards apex, 1.30x as long as its maximum width. Upper tooth rather small, distinctly shorter than middle tooth. Middle tooth the longest, wide basally and narrowed apically. Lower tooth very short. Antennae thick, 17-segmented, shorter than body. Scape 3.25x as long as pedicel. First flagellar segment 3.20–3.25x as long as its apical width, 1.30–1.35x as long as second segment; second segment 1.65–1.70x as long as its maximum width. Third to twelfth flagellar segments about 2.00x, thirteenth segment 1.80x, fourteenth segment 2.25x and fifteenth segment 2.80–2.90x as long as their maximum width.

Mesosoma. In lateral view, 1.20–1.30x as long as high. Mesoscutum about as long as maximum width, with two rows of setae in middle part. Notauli absent at most posterior part.. Mesoscutal pit present and elongated. Prescutellar depression almost smooth, with median carina. Sternaulus (precoxal suture) present, not reaching anterior and posterior parts of mesopleuron. Posterior mesopleural furrow smooth. Propodeum mainly smooth, with median longitudinal carina crossing from its anterior to posterior margins, with only single short carina emerging from median carina and not reaching propodeal edges. Propodeal spiracles relatively small.

Legs. Hind femur 4.25x as long as wide. Hind tibia weakly widened to apex, 8.90–9.00x as long as its maximum subapical width, 1.15–1.20x as long as hind tarsus. First segment of hind tarsus 1.50–1.55x as long as second segment.

Wings. Length of fore wing 2.40–2.50x its maximum width. Vein r1 present but hyaline. Radial cell reaching to apex of wing, 4.75x as long as its maximum width. Nervulus distinctly postfurcal. Brachial cell closed, short, widened apically, 2.50–2.60x as long as its maximum width. Hind wing 9.50–10.00x as long as its maximum width.

Metasoma. Distinctly compressed laterally. First tergite weakly widened towards apex, 2.25x as long as its apical width, very finely striate or almost smooth in apical half. Ovipositor 1.90–2.00x as long as first tergite, shorter than metasoma, 1.25–1.30x as long as hind femur.

Colour. Body and legs brown to dark brown. Wings hyaline. Pterostigma brown.

Length. Body 1.60–1.70 mm; fore wing 1.80–1.90 mm.

Male. Body length 1.80–1.85 mm; fore wing 2.00 mm. Mandible 1.20–1.30x as long as wide. Antenna 18–21- segmented. First flagellar segment 3.00x as long as its maximum width. Hind femur 4.20–4.30x as long as wide. Vein r1 present but not colored as others veins. Otherwise similar to female.

Diagnosis. This new species resembles Dinotrema paucicrene (Fischer) and D. nigricorne (Thomson) . Dinotrema broadi sp. nov. differs from D. paucicrene in having the first flagellar segment 3.20x as long as wide (4.00x in D. paucicrene ), first metasomal tergite 2.25x as long as its apical width (2.00x in D. paucicrene ) and with distinctly two dorsal carinae (these carinae absent in D. paucicrene ). New species differs from D. nigricorne in having the first flagellar segment 3.20x as long as wide (3.50x in D. nigricorne ), hind femur 4.25x as long its maximum width (5.00x in D. nigricorne ), first metasomal tergite 2.25x as long as its apical width (2.00x in D. nigricorne ), and ovipositor 1.90–2.00x as long as first tergite (equal to first tergite in D. nigricorne ).

Dinotrema enanum Peris-Felipo , sp. nov. ( Figs 28–41 )

Etymology. Named is proposed by its small size, from Spanish “enana” means “tiny”.

Type material. Holotype: female, Spain, Castellon Province, Pobla de Benifassà, Natural Park of Tinença de Benifassà, 11.12.2006 (F.J. Peris-Felipo leg.) (ENV). Paratype: 1 male, same label as in holotype, but 14.05.2007 (ENV); 1 male, Spain, Alicante Province, Alcoi, Natural Park of Carrascal de la Font Roja, 13.04.2006 (F.J. Peris- Felipo leg.) (ENV).

Description. Female.

Head. In dorsal view, 1.60x as wide as median length, 1.40x as wide as mesoscutum, smooth, with rounded temples behind eyes. Eye in lateral view 1.50x as high as wide, 1.15–1.20x as wide as temple. POL 3.20–3.25x OD; OOL 2.80–2.85x OD. Face 0.65x as wide as high; inner margins of eyes subparallel. Clypeus 2.50x as wide as high, slightly curved ventrally. Paraclypeal fovea small and oval, not reaching middle distance between clypeus and eye. Mandible distinctly widened towards apex, 1.15–1.20x as long as its maximum width. Upper tooth rather small, distinctly shorter than middle tooth. Middle tooth the longest, wide basally and pointed apically. Lower tooth rounded, almost as long as upper tooth. Antennae thick, 18-segmented, longer than body. Scape 2.20–2.25x as long as pedicel. First flagellar segment 3.00x as long as its apical width, 1.15–1.20x as long as second segment; second segment 1.70–1.75x as long as its maximum width. Third to thirteenth flagellar segments 1.85–2.00x, fourteenth segment 1.55x, fifteenth and sixteenth segments 2.15x as long as their maximum width.

Mesosoma. In lateral view, 1.20x as long as high. Mesoscutum 1.10x as long as maximum width with rows of setae in middle part. Notauli absent at most posterior part. Mesoscutal pit present, oval. Prescutellar depression smooth, without coarse median carina. Sternaulus (precoxal suture) present, not reaching anterior and posterior part of mesopleura. Posterior mesopleural furrow crenulated. Propodeum mainly smooth, with median longitudinal carina crossing from anterior to posterior margins, with short transverse carinae emerging from median carina and not reaching propodeal edges. Propodeal spiracles relatively small.

Legs. Hind femur 3.85–4.00x as long as wide. Hind tibia weakly widened to apex, 9.80–9.90x as long as its maximum subapical width, 1.15–1.20x as long as hind tarsus. First segment of hind tarsus 1.50–1.55x as long as second segment.

Wings. Length of fore wing 2.45–2.50x its maximum width. Vein r1 present. Radial cell reaching to apex of wing, 5.00x as long as its maximum width. Nervulus distinctly postfurcal. Brachial cell closed, short, distinctly widened apically, 2.60x as long as its maximum width. Hind wing 6.50x as long as its maximum width.

Metasoma. Distinctly compressed laterally. First tergite weakly widened towards apex, 1.90x as long as its apical width, almost entirely smooth, with two dorsal carinae. Ovipositor 2.15–2.20x as long as first tergite, shorter than metasoma, 1.20x as long as hind femur.

Colour. Body and legs brown to dark brown. Wings hyaline. Pterostigma brown. Vein r1 hyaline.

Length. Body 1.55–1.60 mm; fore wing 2.10–2.15 mm.

Male. Body length 1.45 mm; fore wing 2.15 mm. Mandible 1.15-1.20x as long as wide. Antenna 22- segmented. First flagellar segment 3.00x as long as its maximum width. Third to eighteenth flagellar segments about 2.60x as long as its maximum width, nineteenth segment 3.50x and twentieth segment 4.00x as long as their maximum width. Hind femur 4.10x as long as wide. Otherwise similar to female.

Diagnosis. This new species resembles D. propodeale (Tobias) but differs in having the first metasomal tergite almost smooth (sculptured in D. propodeale ), mandible 1.15–1.20x as long as wide (1.70x in D. propodeale ), and hind femur 3.85–4.00x as long as maximum width (4.30x in D. propodeale ).

Figures

FIGURES 14 – 19. Dinotrema broadi sp. nov. (14, 16 – 19, female; 15, male). 14, 15. Habitus, lateral view. 16. Head, anterolateral view. 17. Mandible. 18. Antenna. 19. Basal segments of antenna.

FIGURES 20 – 25. Dinotrema broadi sp. nov. (female). 20. Head, dorsal view. 21. Mesosoma, lateral view. 22. Mesonotum. 23. Propodeum. 24. First metasomal tergite. 25. Hind leg.

FIGURES 26 – 27. Dinotrema broadi sp. nov. (female). 26. Metasoma and ovipositor. 27. Fore and hind wings.

FIGURES 28 – 33. Dinotrema enanum sp. nov. (28, 20, 31, female; 29, male). 28, 29. Habitus, lateral view. 30. Head, lateral view. 31. Mandible. 32. Antenna. 33. Basal segments of antenna.

FIGURES 34 – 39. Dinotrema enanum sp. nov. (female). 34 Head, subdorsal view. 35. Mesosoma, lateral view. 36. Mesonotum. 37. Propodeum. 38. Hind leg. 39. First metasomal tergite.

FIGURES 40 – 41. Dinotrema enanum sp. nov. (female). 40. Metasoma and ovipositor, lateral view. 41. Fore and hind wings.