Leuroagathis paulbakeri Sharkey, 2017
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Leuroagathis paulbakeri Sharkey, 2017
Figure 1 View FIGURE 1 (A−K)
Diagnosis. Interantennal space with a flat triangular elevation that narrows to a short ridge posteriorly and then divides into two short carinae that approach the median ocellus ( Fig. 1C 1 View FIGURE 1 ); third labial palpomere small, less than 1/3 length of apical palpomere; scutellar groove with 5 longitudinal ridges ( Fig. 1G View FIGURE 1 ); fore tibia with 2−8 thickened spines apically ( Fig. 1J View FIGURE 1 ); mid tibia with 9−10 pegs along apical tibia ( Fig. 1K View FIGURE 1 ); hind tibia with 12−13 pegs around apical tibia ( Fig. 1L View FIGURE 1 ); T1 produced laterally around spiracles and apical 1/3 slightly produced ( Fig. 1I View FIGURE 1 ); T2 widened apically ( Fig. 1I View FIGURE 1 ).
Description. ♀, body length 4.5 mm; ovipositor length/body length ratio = 0.72; length of fore wing 3.5 mm.
Head. Antenna with 29 flagellomeres ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ); antennal sockets not margined with carinae ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ); interantennal space with a flat triangular elevation that narrows to a short ridge posteriorly and then divides into two short carinae that approach the median ocellus ( Fig. 1C 1 View FIGURE 1 ); ocelli forming an equilateral triangle ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ); eyes glabrous, length of eyes 3.5 × longer than temple in dorsal view ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ); mouthparts short (normal), gena not elongate ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 ); third labial palpomere small, less than 1/3 length of apical palpomere; face 1.6 × wider than high in anterior view ( Fig. 1E View FIGURE 1 ); OD: POL: OOL = 10: 7: 18.
Mesosoma. Length of mesosoma 1.5 × its height in lateral view ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ); mesopleuron largely smooth ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ); precoxal sulcus absent anteriorly and remainder shiny and smooth ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ); notauli absent ( Fig. 1G View FIGURE 1 ); scutellum triangular, smooth ( Fig. 1G View FIGURE 1 ) and slightly convex ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ); scutellar groove with 5 longitudinal ridges ( Fig. 1G View FIGURE 1 ); basal 3/4 of propodeum with irregular and trapezoid-shaped carinae, apical 1/4 propodeum with 3 longitudinal ridges, slightly smooth and moderately setose laterally ( Fig. 1H View FIGURE 1 ); metapleuron setose ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ).
Fore wing ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ). Fore wing slightly infuscate in apical half; vein SR1 present, marginal cell narrow and long, vein m-cu divergent posteriorly relative to vein 1-M, vein CU1b absent; vein 1-SR+M mostly absent; second submarginal cell small; cell about the same diameter as wing veins.
Metasoma. T1 smooth, lacking microsculpture and carina, apical 1/3 of T1 produced around spiracles laterally ( Fig. 1I View FIGURE 1 ); T2 wider than long and smooth, widened apically ( Fig. 1I View FIGURE 1 ); maximum length of length of T1 = T2 ( Fig. 1I View FIGURE 1 ); ovipositor longer than 1/2 length of metasoma ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ).
Legs. Fore- and midtarsal claws with a basal lobe; hind trochantellus lacking longitudinal carinae; fore tibia with 2 thickened spines apically ( Fig. 1J View FIGURE 1 ); mid tibia with 10 pegs ( Fig. 1K View FIGURE 1 ); hind tibia with 13 pegs apically ( Fig. 1L View FIGURE 1 ).
Colour. Body mainly orange and black, antennal scape and pedicel black, flagellomeres brown ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ); head mostly orange, anterior 2/3 ocellar triangle black ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ); teeth apically dark brown ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 ); prothorax orange, mesothorax 1/2 latero-ventrally and ventrally dark brown ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ); scutellum orange ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ); metathorax black ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 ); veins mostly light brown and parastigma dark brown ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 ); metasomal terga predominantly dark with some white ( Fig. 1I View FIGURE 1 ); fore tibia orange ( Fig. 1J View FIGURE 1 ); mid tibia and hind tibia light yellow and black ( Fig. 1K View FIGURE 1 ; Fig. 1L View FIGURE 1 ).
Male. Unknown.
Material examined. Holotype ♀ (H369), THAILAND, Prachuab Khiri Khan, Khao Sam Roi Yot NP, foot of Khao Taen, 12°8.75’N, 99°57.988’E, 1 m, Malaise trap, 17–24.V.2009, Yai Amnad leg. ♀ ( BIIC, 2020HN00385), CHINA, Wanning City Xinglong South Medicine Park Visitor Center, Hainan, 19°30′57.19″N, 109°29′33.10″E, elevation 123.14 m, Malaise trap, 15−31.VII.2020, Chun Yang Xu. GoogleMaps
Biology. Unknown.
Distribution. Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand; Wanning City Xinglong South Medicine Park, Hainan, China.
Note: The Chinese specimen is very similar to the holotype and has minor differences in color (Thai specimen: mesothorax latero-ventrally and ventrally and teeth apically orange, Chinese specimen: mesothorax latero-ventrally and ventrally and teeth apically dark brown), scutellar groove (Thai specimen: with 6 longitudinal ridges, Chinese specimen: with 5 longitudinal ridges), and legs (Thai specimen: fore tibia with 7−8 thickened spines, mid tibia with 9 pegs, hind tibia with 12 pegs, Chinese specimen: fore tibia with 2 thickened spines, mid tibia with 10 pegs, hind tibia with 13 pegs, part of the legs lost after observation).
We are grateful to Dr. Dicky Yu for providing many available references for this study. Funding for this study was provided by Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2023J01133593), National Natural Science Youth Fund project (32000319), the Program of Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2018FY100406), and Science and Technology Department of Fujian Province, Natural Science Foundation project (2022J01579) .
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