Khoikhoia anthelion Sharkey, sp. n.

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Holotype female. Body. Length. 6.8 mm. Color. Mostly black with laterotergite 1 pale and the following areas yellowish brown: gena, posterodorsal apex of pronotum, tegula, legs except coxae, trochanters, and some tarsomeres (Fig. 4 A–C). Forewing mostly weakly infuscate but less so anterobasally and at midlength (Fig. 5E). <Male paratype very similar to holotype, with somewhat more extensive yellowish brown color on the pronotum.> Head. Number of flagellomeres 29 <29–30>. Scape flared apicoanteriorly with expanded apical surface (Fig. 3C). Antennal scrobe shallow (Fig. 3C); rugose medially, smooth laterally except with few transverse striae immediately posterad antennal insertion (Fig. 3C). Gena with wide irregular punctures, lacking distinct rugose striae (Fig. 5A). Face entirely rugose (Fig. 4E). Area between antennal scrobe and inner orbit of eye with weak protuberance (Fig. 4E). Vertex with strong coarse punctures (Fig. 4F). Posterior orbit of eye with distinct crenulate margin (Fig. 5A). Mesosoma. Middle lobe of scutum entirely smooth with punctures (Fig. 4D). Notauli entirely crenulate (Fig. 4D). Mesopleuron entirely rugosopunctate or rugose (Figs. 3D, 4C). Sternaulus long, occupying most of length of mesopleuron, indicated by vertically elongated crenulae (Figs. 3D, 4C). Discrimen (median longitudinal ventral sulcus between mesopleura) crenulate. Metapleuron mostly rugose, lacking a large smooth lightly punctate area (Fig. 4C). Propodeum entirely rugose without smooth area posterolaterally (Fig. 5C). Metasoma. Median tergite 1 not distinctly narrowed posteriorly (Figs. 2A, 5C), completely rugose (Figs. 2A, 5C). Hypopygium less than 1/3 length of metasoma (Fig. 5D); extending past apical tergum (Fig. 5D). Ovipositor barely exserted, much shorter than metasoma (Figs. 2F, 5D). Length of setae of ovipositor sheath as much as 4x as long as width of sheath (Figs. 2F, 5D).

Male. Antenna highly sexually dimorphic with the female antennae shorter and tapering much more rapidly than those of male.

Diagnosis. Mesopleuron entirely rugosopunctate or rugose (Fig. 4C); middle lobe of scutum entirely smooth with punctures (Fig. 4D).

Material Examined. Holotype female: South Africa, Western Cape, Kogelberg Nature Reserve, MT, KO98 - M42, Mesic Mtn. Fynbos, last burnt c. 1988, 34°16.481’S, 19°01.033’E, 199m, 16.IX-16.X.1999, S. van Noort. SAM-HYM-P0024705 (SAMC)

Paratype. Male same data as holotype (HIC).

Distribution. Distribution map is available at http://sharkeylab.org/sharkeylab/ Misc/generalmapper.php?table= khoikhoiinae &genus= Khoikhoia &species=anthelion.

Etymology. Anthelion (Greek) is the diminutive of anthele, tuft or plume of a reed.

The name refers to the unique tuft of setae on the ovipositor sheaths.