Oxyscelio brevinervis (Kieffer)

Burks, Roger A., Masner, Lubomir, Johnson, Norman F. & Austin, Andrew D., 2013, Systematics of the parasitic wasp genus Oxyscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae s. l.), Part I: Indo-Malayan and Palearctic fauna, ZooKeys 292, pp. 1-263 : 51-53

Oxyscelio brevinervis (Kieffer) Figures 62-63Morphbank36

Camptoteleia brevinervis Kieffer, 1916: 171, 175 (original description, keyed); Kieffer 1926: 380, 384 (description, keyed).

Oxyscelio brevinervis (Kieffer): Dodd 1931: 74 (generic transfer).

Description.

Female. Unknown.

Male. Body length 3.4-3.45 mm (n=3).

Radicle color: same color as scape. Scape color: Yellowish. A5 tyloid: carina-like, not expanded. A11: longer than broad.

Interantennal process: not elongate. Median longitudinal elevation in frontal depression: absent. Frontal depression: concave. Frontal depression sculpture: with 3-5 complete transverse carinae. Submedian carina: strong, formed by a sharp raised carina. Submedian carina medially: without peak. Median tooth of frontal depression: absent. Concavity across dorsal part of frontal depression: absent. Depression extending ventrally from median ocellus: absent. Upper frons: not hood-like. Malar area near antennal foramen: without carina or expansion. Malar area at mouth corner: with radiating striae. Smooth strip along posterior side of malar sulcus: absent or not consistently broad. Middle genal carina: present. Direction of middle genal carina dorsally: parallel to eye margin. Major sculpture of gena anteriorly: umbilicate-foveate. Major sculpture of gena posteriorly: umbilicate-foveate; rugose. Microsculpture of gena antero-ventrally: absent. Microsculpture of gena postero-ventrally: absent. Median carina extending posteriorly from hyperoccipital carina: absent. Hyperoccipital carina: indicated by rugae. Lateral connection between hyperoccipital and occipital carinae: absent. Area between vertex and occipital carina: umbilicate-foveate; irregularly rugose. Occipital carina medially: uniformly rounded. Lateral corners of occipital carina: not protruding.

Lateral pronotal area: without bulge projecting towards anterior pit. Epomial corner: strong. Netrion surface anteriorly: not inflexed. Mesoscutum anteriorly: not steep. Mesoscutal median carina: present and complete. Longitudinal carina between median carina and notauli: absent. Major sculpture of medial mesoscutum anteriorly: umbilicate-foveate; irregularly rugose. Major sculpture of medial mesoscutum posteri orly: umbilicate-punctate. Microsculpture of medial mesoscutum anteriorly: granulate. Microsculpture of medial mesoscutum posteriorly: granulate. Major sculpture of mesoscutellum: umbilicate-foveate. Microsculpture of mesoscutellum medially: granulate. Microsculpture of mesoscutellum laterally: granulate. Mesoscutellar apex: convex or straight. Setae along anterior limit of femoral depression: arising from rows of foveae. Number of carinae crossing speculum above femoral depression: 2. Number of carinae crossing femoral depression: 3-5; more than 5. Mesepimeral sulcus pits: more than 5. Metascutellum dorsally: concave. Metascutellar sculpture dorsally: smooth or with transverse carinae. Median carina of metascutellum: absent or branched. Metascutellar setae: absent. Metascutellar apex: convex or straight. Metapleuron above ventral metapleural area: crossed by carinae; smooth. Metasomal depression setae: absent. Anterior areoles of metasomal depression: absent. Anterior longitudinal carinae in metasomal depression: absent. Lateral propodeal areas: separated medially. Postmarginal vein: present.

Median lobe of T1: with 4 longitudinal carinae. Metasomal apex: with acuminate lateral corners.

Diagnosis.

Male: A11 longer than broad. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum granulate. Metascutellum concave dorsally, smooth medially. Postmarginal vein present. T1 midlobe with 4 longitudinal carinae. T7 with short, sharp and protruding posterolateral corners.

Link to distribution map.

[http://hol.osu.edu/map-full.html?id=5008]

Material examined.

Neotype, male: PHILIPPINES: Laguna Prov., Mount Makiling (Maquiling), no date, Baker, OSUC 268270 (deposited in USNM). Other material : PHILIPPINES: 2 males, OSUC 436884 (BMNH); OSUC 268251 (USNM).

Comments.

The type material of Camptoteleia brevinervis Kieffer, collected from Mindanao (Butuan) in the Philippines,could not be found after an extensive search of collections known to house Kieffer type material. The neotype of Camptoteleia brevinervis is presently designated to clarify the taxonomic status of the species. It was selected because of its collection locality, its short stigmal vein relative to the postmarginal vein, and for its long flagellomeres.