Dissomphalus blakbokis, Mugrabi & Azevedo, 2016

Mugrabi, Daniele F. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2016, Description of 91 new species of DIssomphalus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) from New Guinea Island and surrounded areas, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 209, pp. 451-564 : 480-483

Dissomphalus blakbokis n. sp.

Figures 14, 111, 204, 325-327

TYPE MATERIAL — Holotype, ♂, Papua New Guinea. Province Madang, Mount Wilhelm (-5.741031, 145.3294), 200m, 28-29/10/2012, leg Dilu, Ray, Novotny, Leponce, Plot 2, understorey, Malaise - MAL-MW0200B-04/16-d04, P1017- 11960 ( MNHN). Paratypes. Papua New Guinea. Province Madang, Wanang 3 station (-5.22767, 145.0797), 175m, leg Basset, Plot 1, understorey, Malaise, 1♂ 20-21/11/2012, MAL-WAN01-D03, P4902-9231 ( MNHN); 1♂ 22-23/11/2012, MAL-WAN01-D05, P4904-9010 ( MNHN); 1♂ 26-27/11/2012, leg Gewa, Damag, Novotny, Leponce, Plot 4, understorey, Malaise - MAL-WAN-D-11/16-d11, P0542-867 ( MNHN); Mount Wilhelm (-5.741031, 145.3294), 200m, leg Dilu, Ray, Novotny, Leponce, Plot 2, understorey, Malaise, 1♂ 01-02/11/2012, MAL-MW0200B-08/16-d08, P1021-11967 ( MNHN); 1♂ 03-04/11/2012, MAL-MW0200B-10/16-d10, P1023-11972 ( MNHN).

DESCRIPTION — MALE: Body length 1.6-2.4 mm. Head black; mesosoma and metasoma dark castaneous. Head (Figure 14). Mandible with two apical teeth. Clypeus with median lobe ill-defined; median tooth truncate; median carina distinctly incomplete apically and straight in profile. Frons weakly coriaceous. Mesosoma. Pronotal disc with anterior margin ecarinate, weakly coriaceous. Metapectal-propodeal complex with lateral and posterior areas partly carinate. Metasoma (Figure 111). Tergal process with shallow, circular and sublateral pair of depression, 0.38 x as long as tergite II, parallel,

FIGURES 97-108

97-105, 107-108, metasoma in dorsal view. 106, metasoma in lateral view. 97, D.abababa n. sp. 98, D. ailan n. sp. 99, D. ais n. sp. 100, D. aiskrim n. sp. 101, D.ambrela n. sp. 102, D. anien n. sp. 103, D.ananas n. sp. 104, D.anka n. sp. 105-106, D.balus n. sp. 107, D.biknait n. sp. 108, D.bilas n. sp. Scale bars 100 µm.

FIGURES 109-120

Metasoma in dorsal view. 109, D. binatang n. sp. 110, D.bisket n. sp. 111, D.blakbokis n. sp. 112, D.blut n. sp. 113, D.bratasusa n. sp. 114, D. bun n. sp. 115, D.daimen n. sp. 116, D.dewel n. sp. 117, D.diwai n. sp. 118, D.eksospaip n. sp. 119, D.ensel n. sp. 120, D.gamtri n. sp. Scale bars 100 µm.

without setae; each depression with small tubercle on its center, conical in longitudinal section, low, entirely laterad, with broad pit on top, with small few setae laterad. Hypopygium (Figure 204) with median stalk evenly narrow, 1.4 x as long as hypopygial plate; lateral stalk triangular; posterior margin straight with median concavity. Genitalia (Figures 325-327). Aedeagal dorsal body with apex lower than parameral apex, wider medially, narrowing progressively apicad; apex with small and irregular projection on ventral region. Aedeagal ventral ramus with apex as high as aedeagal dorsal body apex; apical region subangulate, narrow and smooth. Genital ring slightly produced, each half convex in dorsal view.

FEMALE: Unknown.

ETYMOLOGY — The noun in apposition blakbokis means flying fox in Tok Pisin.