Philoplitis adustipalpus Ahmad, 2005

Ranjith, A. P., Fernandez-Triana, J., Veena, T., Priyadarsanan, D. R. & Nasser, M., 2019, Four new species of Philoplitis Nixon (Braconidae, Microgastrinae) with an updated key and illustrations of all described species, ZooKeys 841, pp. 125-150 : 129-130

Philoplitis adustipalpus Ahmad, 2005 Figs 2, 3, 16A

Philoplitis adustipalpus Ahmad, 2005: 1736, original description.

Material examined.

Holotype: Female, INDIA (ZDAMU). Holotype locality: India, Uttar Pradesh, Etawah, 13.iv.2002, M Shamim leg.

Diagnosis.

Philoplitis adustipalpus is similar to P. coniferens Nixon by its body colour, but it can be distinguished by having mesopleuron mostly rugose (punctate in P. coniferens ), and metatibial spurs whitish yellow (orange-yellow in P. coniferens ).

Redescription.

Head distinctly rugose, frons transversely striated. Occipital carina strongly defined and crenulate. Moderately smooth and shiny area centrally between posterior ocelli and occipital carina. Antennae long, L of F2 3.00 × its W, L of F15 1.90 × its W. Mesosoma mostly covered with silver setae. Anteromesoscutum coarsely rugose. Notauli faintly impressed with impressed postero-lateral area above tegula. Scutellar disc L/W ratio 1.20 ×, and its length 0.80 × that of anteromesoscutum. Mes opleuron rugose anteriorly, smooth to sparsely punctate medially, rugose posteriorly with a median, smooth area centrally. Metapleuron rugose. Propodeum rugose with complete, medial longitudinal carina, lateral carinae forming crenulations. Tarsal claws with one tooth and with arolium subequal to claw length. Metafemur L 3.47 × its maximum width. Inner spur of metatibia 0.39 × L of first metatarsomere. T1 finely striate, slightly emarginate medially with smooth triangular area medio-apically, T1 with shallow, median longitudinal groove extending beyond half of tergite length, T1 L 2.20 × its W at posterior margin. T2 smooth, medial zone outlined by divergent carinae on either side, T2 medial L 0.47 × its W at posterior margin. T3+ smooth, sparsely setose.

Colour.

Head reddish brown, clypeus reddish brown, mandibles brown, palpi brown, antennae yellowish brown, gena laterally black, mesosoma reddish brown with silver pubescence, tegula brown, procoxa and protrochanter brown, profemur brown basal half apically yellow, protibia and protarsomeres yellow, mid leg and hind leg brown, metatibial spurs whitish yellow, metasoma dark brown, T1 black laterally, apically yellow, T2 yellow with light brownish area medially, laterotergites 1 and 2 yellowish white.

Male.

Unknown.

Distribution.

India (Uttar Pradesh).