Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local species, including 18 new taxa and a key to speciesAuthorRousse, PascalAuthorGupta, AnkitatextZootaxa201336166501547journal article4385910.11646/zootaxa.3616.6.1b0b459e7-66d3-4f39-9c2f-56b6c1e130de1175-5326217943E1F586D6-28D6-445A-986F-5C08839E834EWilkinsonellus narangahus Rousse et Gupta
,
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 20
)
Diagnosis.
Bright yellow orange species with apex of metasoma darkened. The propodeum bears three apically converging carinas (generic character).
Color
. Yellowish orange overall. Antenna brownish. Terga 3–4 (medially) and following terga dark brown.
Hind
tarsi infuscate. Ovipositor sheath black. Wings hyaline, venation brown.
31.
Parapanteles covino
sp.
nov.
32.
Parapanteles darignacsp. nov.
XII.
Venanides
Mason
33.
Venanides curticornis
(Granger, 1949)
XIII.
Wilkinsonellus
Mason
34.
Wilkinsonellus narangahussp. nov.
(?) Actual occurrence in
Reunion
is not confirmed (
cf.
text for details)
Material examined.
HOLOTYPE
Ƥ (MNHN EY8839) Verbatim label data: Bras Panon / La Caroline alt.
230m
09/2010, leg. Cirad; right flagellum broken.
PARATYPES
(MNHN EY8840–8842) 1Ƥ St Pierre / Bassin Martin, alt.
290m
,
VI.2011
, leg. Cirad; 13 same location, same date, leg. Cirad; 13 same location,
VIII.2011
, leg. Cirad.
Etymology.
The species name is derived from the word “narangah” in Sanskrit, a Dravidian language, which means orange in English referring to the bright orange coloration of the species.
Distribution records.Reunion
.
Comments
. Most of world species have been keyed by Long and van Achterberg (2003). A supplementary species was thereafter added from
India
(Ahmad
et al.
2005).
Wilkinsonellus narangahus
differs from all these species by the following combined characters: scutellum coarsely punctate rugose, ocelli moderately enlarged (ocullo-ocellar line 1.1x greater than posterior ocellus diameter), mesopleuron centrally smooth, propodeum with diagonal carinas distinct.