Paridris bispinosa (Masner)

Talamas, Elijah J., Masner, Lubomir & Johnson, Norman F., 2013, Systematics of Trichoteleia Kieffer and Paridris Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 34, pp. 1-79 : 12-14

Paridris bispinosa (Masner) Figures 32-35 ; Morphbank 17

Aellenia bispinosa Masner, 1958: 50 (original description).

Paridris bispinosa (Masner): Masner 1976: 36 (generic transfer).

Description.

Female body length: 1.83 mm (n=1). Male body length: 2.28 mm (n=1).

Number of basiconic sensilla on A8: one. Shape of male flagellomeres: longer than wide by a factor less than 2.

Color of head: black; reddish brown. Distal margin of clypeus: serrate. Shape of distal margin of clypeus in anterior view: convex. Width of clypeus: greater than width across toruli. Lateral corner of clypeus: projecting into acute angle. Length of mediofacial striae: continuous with sculpture of dorsal frons. Anterodorsal node on interantennal process: present. Central keel: absent. Length of OOL: less than 2 ocellar diameters. Macrosculpture of frons between median ocellus and inner orbit of eye: dorsoventrally strigose. Patch of microsculpture posterior to lateral ocellus in female: absent. Patch of microsculpture between median and lateral ocelli: absent. Microsculpture on dorsal head: absent. Microsculpture of posterior gena: absent. Shape of gena: not receding posterior to eye. Macrosculpture of posterior vertex: rugulose to rugose with faint concentric tendency. Patch of microsculpture on temples: absent. Occipital carina above occipital foramen: simple. Anterior margin of occipital carina above occipital foramen: comprised of cells. Ventral extent of occipital carina: extending to base of mandible. Setation of postgena: sparse.

Color of mesosoma: brown; reddish brown.

Shape of pronotal shoulder in dorsal view: without dorsal surface. Transverse pronotal carina: present in posterior half of pronotum. Dorsal half of pronotal cervical sulcus: present as line of small cells. Ventral half of pronotal cervical sulcus: present as line of small cells. Sculpture of pronotal setal patch: striate, striae short and poorly defined.

Anterior notaulus: absent. Shape of posterior notaulus: ovoid. Microsculpture on anterior half of medial mesoscutum: absent. Macrosculpture of anterior medial mesoscutum: absent. Pattern of punctation density on medial mesoscutum: increasing anteriorly. Scutoscutellar sulcus: comprised of short parallel striae. Median carina on posterior mesoscutellum: absent. Posterior scutellar sulcus: comprised of shallow round cells.

Punctures on dorsal part of posterior mesepimeral area: absent. Mesopleural carina: present. Postacetabular sulcus: crenulate. Striae ventrad of mesopleural carina: absent.

Setae on metascutellum: absent. Posterior margin of metascutellum: emarginate.

Setation of metapleural triangle: sparse. Paracoxal and metapleural sulci: separate. Sculpture of posterodorsal part of ventral metapleural area: smooth. Dorsal metapleural area: smooth defined area. Posterior margin of metapleuron below propodeal spiracle: with triangular point above metapleural sulcus.

Anterior projection of the propodeum: absent. Setation of metasomal depression: absent. Posterior projection of the propodeum: lamellate extension formed from lateral propodeal carina. Plical carina: absent. Lateral propodeal area: indicated by lesser degree of setation. Shape of lateral propodeal area: continuous with prespiracular propodeal area. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: areolate rugose.

Length of postmarginal vein: equal to stigmalis. Rs in fore wing: nebulous. Cu vein in fore wing: nebulous. M vein in forewing: nebulous. Color of costal cell in female: hyaline. Color of sub-radial area in female: hyaline. Color of cubito-medial area in female: hyaline. Color of anal margin in female: hyaline. RS+M in forewing: nebulous. Basal vein in hind wing: spectral. Setation of hind wing: uniform throughout.

Color of metasoma: brown; reddish brown. Longitudinal median carina on horn of T1: absent. Armature on posterior surface of T1 horn: absent. Interstitial sculpture of T1: finely rugulose. Patch of dense fine setae on anterolateral T1: absent. Form of T2 sulcus: transverse furrow. Posterior margin of transverse sulcus on T2: straight. Carina along posterior margin of transverse sulcus on T2 in female: present. Sublateral tergal carina on T2: absent. Microsculpture on T2: absent. Macrosculpture of T2 in female: longitudinally striate. Microsculpture on T3: absent. Macrosculpture of medial T3 in female: weakly longitudinally striate. Macrosculpture of lateral T3 in female: longitudinally striate. Macrosculpture of female T5: absent. Microscupture on female T6: present throughout. Constriction of apical T6 in female: present. Macrosculpture of S1: rugose. Setation of S1: absent. Distribution of longitudinal striae on S2: present throughout. Macrosculpture of S2: longitudinally striate. Form of S2 felt field: lateral row or patch of setigerous punctures. Marginal depression on S3: absent. Marginal depressions on S4: absent. Marginal depression on S5: absent.

Diagnosis.

In Paridris bispinosa , the metascutellum is distinctly bispinose and T6 is sharply constricted in its apical half, separating it from all but two African species, Paridris anikulapo and Paridris trispinosa . The females of Paridris bispinosa have the notaulus present as a single fovea on the posterior margin of the mesoscutum and in females of Paridris anikulapo the notaulus extends to the anterior mesoscutum. In the specimen of Paridris bispinosa examined here, the gena is coarsely sculptured throughout and in Paridris anikulapo the gena along the posterior margin of the eye is smooth and shining. Paridris trispinosa may be separated from Paridris bispinosa by the presence of a posteriorly directed spine on the horn of T1.

Link to distribution map.

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Material examined.

Other material: (1 female) GABON: 1 female, OSUC 265181 (CNCI).

Comments.

We did not examine any males of Paridris bispinosa in this revision, but we speculate that they will have an abbreviate notaulus, as in the females of this species, and that this will enable separation from males of Paridris trispinosa .

Figures

Figures 32 - 35. 85 Paridris bispinosa (Masner), female (OSUC 265181) 32 Lateral habitus 33 Dorsal habitus 34 Wing venation, dorsal view 35 Mesonotum, metascutellum, propodeum, T 1 - T 2, dorsolateral view.