Smicromorpha masneri Darling, 2009

Narendran, T. C. & van Achterberg, Cornelis, 2016, Revision of the family Chalcididae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Vietnam, with the description of 13 new species, ZooKeys 576, pp. 1-202 : 129

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Chalcididae

Smicromorpha masneri Darling, 2009 Figs 185-188

Smicromorpha masneri Darling, 2009: 157 (♀, holotype, Vietnam, Bach Ma N.P., (ROMT)).

Diagnosis.

Smicromorpha masneri comes near Smicromorpha lagynos Naumann, 1986, in the key to species by Naumann (1986), but differs from it having: 1) paired dorsal carinae at base of first tergite absent (in Smicromorpha lagynos strong paired dorsal carinae present at base of first tergite); and 2) anterior tentorial pits distinct (in Smicromorpha lagynos anterior tentorial pits absent).

Description

(based on Darling 2009). ♀, length of body 4.2-5.0 mm; fore wing length 2.3-2.6 mm.

Colour. Predominantly pale yellow to white, darker dorsad; mesoscutum with light brown areas, a diffuse circle on middle lobe of mesoscutum and along transscutal articulation, and dark brown along notauli; axilla and lateral panel of axilla dark brown or black; apex of scutellum light brown; lateral panel of metanotum dark brown; propodeum white; fore and middle legs white; hind legs dark yellow dorsally, white below; femoral teeth black, tibia yellow; tarsus white; metasoma brown, darker above; petiole dark brown; but yellowish white basad; antenna yellow.

Head. Head in anterior view wider than high, in dorsal view wider than long; malar sulcus indistinct. Pronotal collar laterally carinate. Propodeum posteriorly convex; spiracular sulcus indistinct.

Wings. Fore wing with stump of basal vein (1-SR) present; STV shorter than MV.

Legs. Hind coxa 3.5-4.1 × as long as high; hind femur 1.7-2.0 × as long as high, with a weak ventral process and well developed ventral teeth.

Metasoma. First metasomal tergite subequal in length to hind coxa, 3.5 × as long as wide, dorsally minutely reticulate-punctate, without paired dorsal carinae; transverse lamina indistinct, not extending postero-ventrally to middle length of first tergite.

Male. Unknown.

Host.

Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius) ( Formicidae ).

Distribution.

Vietnam.