Platyplectrus nyambeneensis, Yefremova & Copeland, 2023

Yefremova, Zoya A. & Copeland, Robert S., 2023, African Platyplectrus Ferrière (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Kenya, with description of nine new species, Zootaxa 5360 (3), pp. 355-384 : 372-373

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.2
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AD6C7C3D-B027-4563-BCC9-A6C5ACCC2D8F
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10164848
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BC0087BE-FFA2-FFC0-FF18-39A1FABDEF4D
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Platyplectrus nyambeneensis, Yefremova & Copeland
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

12. Platyplectrus nyambeneensis, Yefremova & Copeland sp. nov.

Figs 49–51 View FIGURES 46–53. 46–48

Diagnosis. Pronotum without carina. Occipital carina absent. Eyes asetose ( Fig. 47 View FIGURES 46–53. 46–48 ). POL 1.36× as long as OOL. Two setae between posterior ocelli. Female. Antenna. F12.8× as long as wide. Clava 2.7× as long as wide. Male. Antenna. F1 1.05× as long as F2. Clava 2.9× as long as wide. Petiole black, transverse. Face black ( Fig. 47 View FIGURES 46–53. 46–48 ). Legs yellow, except hind coxae and hind femora brown.

Description. Female. Body size 1.5 mm.

Colour: Body mostly black, head black with green tint. Antenna brownish, scape and pedicel yellow. Hind coxae dark brown ( Fig49 View FIGURES 46–53. 46–48 ), hind femora and tarsi brownish, legs yellow, gaster brown except Gt 2–4 yellow.

Head. Malar sulcus present. Mandibles membranous. Occipital margin rounded. Vertex with two long setae between posterior ocelli. Eyes asetose ( Fig. 51 View FIGURES 46–53. 46–48 ). POL 1.36× as long as OOL. Antenna. Scape 4.6× as long as wide, pedicel 4.0× shorter than F1. F1 1.14× as long as F2 and 2.8× as long as wide. F2=F3, F3 1.2× as long as F4. Clava 2.7× as long as wide and 1.5× as long as F4.

Mesosoma ( Fig. 49 View FIGURES 46–53. 46–48 ): Pronotum without carina. Pronotum and mesoscutum reticulate. Scutellum reticulate with furrows. Scutellum 1.2× as long as wide. Propodeum shagreened with median carina and with anterior cup, callus with 4 setae in first row and 8 in second. Fore wing 2.2× as long as wide. SMV with 5 long setae. Speculum closed, narrow and along pterostigma and marginal vein. SMV (19): MV (35): PMV (17): STV (6). Costal cell with 5 short setae in one row near marginal vein ( Fig. 50 View FIGURES 46–53. 46–48 ). Hind wing rounded apically. Hind tibiae with two spurs; TS1 1.6× as long as 1 st tarsomere and 1.45× as long as TS2. Petiole short with one spine from each side. Gaster3.1× as long as wide.

Male. Body size 1.4 mm.

Colour of body as for female, but darker. Antenna. Scape 4.0× as long as wide. Pedicel 4.0× shorter than F1. F1 1.05× as long as F2, F2=F3, F3 1.06× as long as F4. Clava 3-segmented, 2.9× as long as wide and 1.6× as long as F4. Gaster 3.2× as long as wide. Genitalia. Digitus with two spines.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Currently known only from Kenya.

Etymology. This species is named after Nyambene Hills, where the type material was collected.

Holotype. ♀, Kenya, Eastern Prov. , Nyambene Hills, Itieni forest, at bottom, 2142 m, 0.24433º N, 37.87016º E, Malaise trap, edge of indigenous forest, near forest station, 13–27 Nov 2011, R. Copeland, ICIPE 19811 ( NMK). GoogleMaps Condition of holotype excellent, body complete, head on card.

Paratype. ♁, Kenya, Eastern Prov. , Nyambene Hills, Itieni forest, at bottom, 2142 m, 0.24433º N, 37.87016º E, Malaise trap, edge of indigenous forest, near forest station, 26 Jun–10 Jul. 2011, R. Copeland ( SMNH-TAU) GoogleMaps .