Dermatopelte heratyi Burks & Yefremova

Burks, Roger A. & Yefremova, Zoya A., 2015, First report of Dermatopelte Erdős & Novicky (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from the Indo-Malayan realm, with descriptions of new species, Zootaxa 3947 (4), pp. 543-552 : 550-552

Dermatopelte heratyi Burks & Yefremova , n. sp.

Figs 21–26

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Diagnosis. Antennal clava light brown, same color as funicle ( Fig. 22 ). Mesoscutellar disc chiefly coriaceous, with a median wrinkle-like impression ( Fig. 23 ). Fore wing with very faint dark area posterior to stigmal vein ( Fig. 25 ). Petiole 3.0× as long as broad.

Description. Male holotype: Body length 2.9 mm.

Color: yellow to dark brown. Most of head yellow to orangish-brown ( Fig. 22 ), with ocellar triangle area and most of dorsal area of occiput dark brown; eye gray. Scape and pedicel yellow, flagellum light brown. Pronotum anteriorly and medially dark brown ( Fig. 23 ), posterolaterally orangish-brown; mesoscutum anteriorly dark brown, posteriorly orangish-brown. Mesoscutellum, metascutellum and propodeum brown, petiole dark brown with black areas on carinae. Fore wing with faint dark area posterior to stigmal vein ( Fig. 25 ). Legs mostly yellow, with brownish areas on mesotibia, metatibia, and tarsi apically. Gaster dorsally mostly dark brown, otherwise yellow.

Head ( Fig. 22 ) 1.4× as broad as tall. Eye height 2.4× malar space and 2.1× mouth width. Antenna: scape 5.0× as long as broad, ovate sensory area present on medial area apically; F1 3.0× as long as broad, F2 2.9× as long as broad, F3 3.1× as long as broad, F4 3.2× as long as broad, clava 4.2× as long as broad.

Mesosoma 1.6× as long as broad ( Fig. 23 ); transverse pronotal carina sharp, pronotal collar coriaceous posterior to carina; mesoscutum 1.6× as broad as pronotum, transversely rugose to coriaceous, with many unpaired setae, midlobe and lateral lobe each with 1 pair of larger setae posteriorly; mesoscutellum with U-shaped submedian groove, enclosing a chiefly coriaceous mesoscutellar disc with some wrinkle-like impressions, especially a stronger longitudinal impression medially; metascutellum smooth; propodeum smooth between median carina and postspiracular furrow ( Fig. 24 ); callus with 9 setae in one row and 5 in a second row.

Fore wing ( Fig. 25 ) 3.2× as long as broad; relative lengths of costal cell & venation: costal cell 2.7, marginal vein 2.8, postmarginal vein 1.9, stigmal vein 1.0. Hind wing 4.2× as long as broad, narrowly rounded apically.

Petiole 3.0× as long as broad, with longitudinal carinae at dorsolateral corners and an interrupted longitudinal carina dorsally ( Fig. 24 ); gaster 1.7× as long as broad, smooth. Volsellar digitus with 2 spines ( Fig. 26 ); paramere with 2 setae; short intervolsellar process present, with a seta at its lateral junction with the genital capsule.

Female. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype, ♂, Taiwan, Nantou, E of Shan-Kan, Ch'iao, 2100m, 24°06′ N, 120°39′ E, 28.v.1990, J. Heraty ( UCRC), UCRCENT 112800.

Etymology. This species is named in honor of John M. Heraty at the University of California, Riverside Entomology Department (UCRC).

Figures

FIGURES 21 – 26. Dermatopelte heratyi n. sp., holotype male. 21. Body, lateral. 22. Head, frontal, antenna. 23. Mesosoma, dorsal. 24. Propodeum, metasoma. 25. Wings. 26. Genitalia, ventral.