Axea kalanoro Valerio & Yoder

Yoder, Matthew J., Valerio, Alejandro A., Masner, Lubomír & Johnson, Norman F., 2009, Identity and synonymy of Dicroscelio Kieffer and description of Axea, a new genus from tropical Africa and Asia (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Platygastridae), Zootaxa 2003, pp. 1-45 : 25-26

Axea kalanoro Valerio & Yoder , n.sp.

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General (Figs. 65, 66): Female body length: 2.8–3.0 mm (n=12). Male body length: 2.3–2.7 mm (n=6). Head: Color of female head: dark brown to nearly black. Mandible color: mostly dark brown to black. Body color of male: yellow orange to orange laterally and ventrally, darkening to light brown to brown dorsally, or dark brown to black. Lateral ocellus position: touching compound eye. Pilosity of medial frons between anterior ocellus and apex of torular triangle: absent, a small patch without setae clearly visible. Sculpture of medial glabrous area of frons: present, with horizontal to slightly arcuate striae or, if patch minute, then irregularly rugulose (Fig. 69). Mesosoma (Figs. 67, 68): Color of female mesosoma: dark brown to nearly black. Dorsal surface of lateral pronotal area adjacent to mesoscutal suprahumeral sulcus: with uniform microsculpture only, or with conspicuous crenulations or scrobes. Setae on netrion: present. Notaulus:

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indicated by an uninterrupted channel, with slight irregular sculpture along bottom. Metascutellum: projecting, broadly bilobed. Mesopleural depression sculpture: irregularly foveate, fovea frequently somewhat elongate. Pilosity bounding anterior margin of posterior mesepimeral area: present along full length of margin. Legs: Coxae color: brown to dark brown (contrasting remainder of leg which is yellow). Color of legs beyond coxae: femur light to dark brown with base and tip lighter, yellowish, remaining yellow. Wings: Length of fore wing: not or just reaching posterior margin of metasoma. Hind wing submarginal vein: absent to spectral everywhere but basal stub that is nebulous to tubular. Metasoma: Color of female metasoma: dark brown to nearly black. Longitudinal sculpture of T1: carinate, parallel to subparallel, interspersed with fine rugulose sculpture. Female T1 horn: absent, sculpture more or less uniform throughout T1, or present, not distinctly bulging and with only a small nitid patch. Anterior strip of T2: punctulate. Female T6 width to length ratio: more or less equal in length (subtriangular). Female T6 carinate basal extension of lateral spine: short, not extending past 1/2 length of T6. T6/S6 apical curvature: present, tips flexed outwards in lateral view. T6 posterolateral margin: with sharp spine (Fig. 70). S6 shape at tip: broadly rounded to very slightly angular, without obvious lobe.

Diagnosis. Differs from other brown-bodied species by the combination of the unique longitudinal microsculpture of the frons surrounding the anterior ocellus and the setose netrion.

Etymology. The specific epithet comes from the Malagasy language, referring to a particular kind of short hairy spirit that lives in the wild.

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Material Examined. Holotype female: MADAGASCAR: Toliara Auto. Prov., Berenty Private Reserve, 25°00.40'S 46°18.20'E, 85 m, MA- 02-22-10, gallery forest, 8 km NW Amboasary, 16–27.XII.2002, Malaise trap, Irwin, Parker & Harin’Hala, CASENT 2043030 (deposited in CASC). Paratypes: 23 females, 8 males. MADAGASCAR: CASENT 2042001, CASENT 2042002, CASENT 2042889, CASENT 2042922, CASENT 2042923, CASENT 2042985, CASENT 2043026, CASENT 2043028, CASENT 2043029, CASENT 2043031, CASENT 2043040, CASENT 2043146, CASENT 2043855, CASENT 2043967, CASENT 2043973, CASENT 2132095, CASENT 2132448, CASENT 2132449, CASENT 2132531, CASENT 2133251, CASENT 2133289, CASENT 2133297, CASENT 2133347, CASENT 2133348, CASENT 2133446, CASENT 2133447, CASENT 2134267, CASENT 2134299, CASENT 6106029, CASENT 2043283, CASENT 2118446 ( CASC).