Paridris minator Talamas

Talamas, Elijah J., Masner, Lubomir & Johnson, Norman F., 2011, Revision of the Paridris nephtaspecies group (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae), ZooKeys 133, pp. 49-94 : 59

Paridris minator Talamas sp. n. Figures 1443-48Morphbank20

Description.

Female body length: 2.27-2.53 mm (n=9). Color of head: uncertain, reddish brown. Ventral clypeal margin: serrate. Sculpture of frons medially: smooth. Sculpture of frons immediately ventral of median ocellus: dorsoventrally strigose throughout; rugose. Microsculpture of frons: absent. Sculpture of posterior vertex: finely punctate; punctate rugulose. Sculpture of gena: punctate rugulose; densely and finely punctate. Basiconic sensillum on A7: present.

Wings: macropterous, apex of forewing extending beyond posterior margin of T3. Length of R1: equal to r-rs; longer than r-rs. Notaulus: percurrent. Color of mesosoma: variably red to black. Sculpture of mesoscutum medially: densely punctate throughout. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: densely punctate. Dark bristlelike setae along transverse pronotal carina: absent. Sculpture ventral of transverse pronotal carina: finely punctate. Sculpture of femoral groove: smooth. Sculpture of ventral half of posterior mesepimeral area: smooth. Fine setigerous punctures on dorsal half of posterior mesepimeral area: present. Mesopleural carina: present. Setation of ventral metapleural area: absent in area immediately below metapleural sulcus. Setation of metapleural triangle: moderately dense. Color of legs: pale brown throughout; yellow throughout.

Color of metasoma: dark brown to black throughout; reddish brown. Horn of T1: bulge smooth, at least anteriorly. Microsculpture of T2: absent. Microsculpture on T3: present. Macrosculpture of T3 medially: reticulate; longitudinally strigose; weakly longitudinally strigose. Macrosculpture of T3 laterally: longitudinally strigose. Microsculpture of T4: absent. Macrosculpture of T4 laterally: weakly rugulose; absent. Punctation of T4: moderately dense throughout. Macrosculpture of T5: absent. Punctation of T5: moderately dense throughout. Microsculpture of S3: absent. Macrosculpture of S3 laterally: absent.

Diagnosis.

Paridris minator is similar to Paridris solaris in size, habitus and distribution and to Paridris bunun in its diagnostic characters. It is best separated from Paridris solaris by the presence of a basiconic sensillum on A7 and from Paridris bunun by the coarse punctation of the head and prominent striae of lateral T3.

Etymology.

The Latin epithet “minator” means “threatener” and is given to this species for its fierce appearance.

Link to Distribution Map.

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Material Examined.

Holotype, female: THAILAND: Chiang Mai Prov., checkpoint 2, T73, Doi Inthanon National Park, 18°31.559'N, 98°29.941'E, 1700m, 15. VII– 22.VII.2006, malaise trap, Y. Areeluck, OSUC 237531 (deposited in QSBG). Paratypes: (8 females) LAOS: 1 female, OSUC 334241 (CNCI). THAILAND: 7 females, OSUC 262239, 334245, 396845 (CNCI); OSUC 334205 (OSUC); OSUC 334005, 334215, 334246 (QSBG).