Baeus kubera Veenakumari, 2020

Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K. & Reddy, M. Krishna, 2020, Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae), Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14), pp. 813-917 : 863-865

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885

publication LSID

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persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F-6635-FFCC-4B65-FCC8D285978B

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Carolina

scientific name

Baeus kubera Veenakumari
status

sp. nov.

Baeus kubera Veenakumari , sp. n. ( Figure 17 View Figure 17 (a–d))

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Holotype. Female; body length = 0.69 (0.63–0.71) mm; n = 3

Colour ( Figure 17 View Figure 17 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma blackish brown except honey brown mesoscutellum and propodeum; hyperoccipital carina black; a black band present on posterior margins of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum; A1–A3 blackish brown, with yellowish brown patch on basal A2, A4–A6 yellowish brown, clava honey brown; legs dark brown.

Head ( Figure 17 View Figure 17 (a–d)). Head 1.15 (1.10–1.21)× as wide as high; IOS 0.50 (0.48–0.53)× width of head, 0.88 (0.86–0.90)× eye length; eye (L: W = 14.1:8.3) densely setose, touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.81 (1.63–1.92)× eye length; POL>LOL in ratio of 16.9:9.8; lateral ocellus away from orbit, OOL 0.30 (0.28–0.33)× MOD; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 0.43 (0.41–0.46)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those present on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, rugose; length of central keel 0.40 (0.38–0.43)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae distinct and almost touching lower orbit; malar striae absent; frons with semicircular striae on either side of central keel, followed by reticulations; upper frons and vertex with weak reticulations; gena predominantly smooth, with foveae on postero-ventral margin, 3.36 (3.31–3.39)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.56 (0.52–0.59)× length of ventral margin of eye.

Mesosoma ( Figure 17 View Figure 17 (a,c,d)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.56 (0.51–0.62)× and 0.18 (0.16–0.20)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum

imbricate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.54 (0.51–0.57)× the length of mesoscutellum; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally coriaceous reticulate, remainder smooth except for sparse weak vertical striae antero-medially; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; dorsal mesopleuron with uneven transverse carinae terminating above the dorsal level of metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a foveate patch followed by small semicircular carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a narrow, long, sharp projection ventrally; mesopleural pit small; metapleuron smooth, except for a patch of shallow foveae ventrally; posterior metapleural suture almost straight gently curving dorsally towards mesopleuron; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle with uneven short carinae, region posterior to spiracle smooth with three short transverse carinae; a short longitudinal carina and a long oblique carina enclosing two long setae present on region ventral to spiracle; remainder of lateral propodeum shallowly foveate; propodeal spiracular opening small, tear-drop shaped.

Metasoma ( Figure 17 View Figure 17 (a,c,d)). Length and width of metasoma subequal; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.

Material examined. Holotype: Female ( ICAR / NBAIR / P3258 ), INDIA: Karnataka: Chikkaballapur, Nandi Hills , 13 ° 37 ʹ 02 ʹ ’N 77 ° 68 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1448 m, YPT, 01.XI.2013 ; Paratypes: 4 females ( ICAR / NBAIR /P3259–P3262), same as holotype.

Etymology. This species is named after ‘Kubera’, the king of the Yakshas (benevolent nature spirits), in Hindu mythology. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.

Diagnosis. This species is closer to B. himalayanus sp. n., diagnosis mentioned under the latter.

IOS

Institute of Oceanographic Sciences

MOD

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Department of Biology

T

Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Scelionidae

Genus

Baeus

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