Afidentula manderstjernae bahraini ssp. nov.

(Figs. 41–46, 175)

Diagnosis. Very similar to the nominotypical form but has the body larger and slightly more elongate. The female genitalia (Figs. 44, 45) should be consulted for proper identification.

Description. Length 3.96 mm; TL/EW = 1.4; PL/PW = 0.42; EL/EW = 1.04; EW/PW = 1.62.

Head, mouthparts, prosternum, mesoventrite and legs reddish-brown, metaventrite black. Pronotum brown, with black macula antero-medially; elytron brown with six large black spots arranged as 2–3–1, with apical spot transverse. Abdomen reddish-brown with black median part.

Abdomen with apical margin of female ventrite 5 weakly sinuate (Fig. 41). Female sternite and tergite VIII rounded (Figs. 42, 43).

Female genitalia (Figs. 44, 45). Proctiger (TX) weakly emarginate apically (Figs. 45, 46); coxites elongateoval. Spermatheca small, membranous, vermiform with small sclerotized appendix at apex; outlet of accessory gland distant from sperm duct.

Male not known.

Type material. Holotype, female: “ Bahrain 10.VIII.78 / C.P.B.C. EPi-8/78- 48-I / C.I.E. COLL. A. 10656/ Pres by Comm Inst Ent B.M. 1977-1/ Z613/ Afidentula manderstjernae (Ms.) det. E.A.J. Duffy 1978/ Adult on Zea mays ” (BMNH).

Etymology. The name is derived from the type locality of this subspecies.

Distribution. Bahrain.

Host plant: Zea mays L. ( Poaceae).