Alysia fossulata Provancher, 1888

Zhu, Jia-Chen, Achterberg, Cornelis Van & Chen, Xue-Xin, 2018, Review of the genus Alysia Latreille (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae), with description of six new species from China, Zootaxa 4500 (1), pp. 1-42 : 19-22

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Alysia fossulata Provancher, 1888 View in CoL

Figs 13–14

Alysia fossulata Provancher, 1888: 391 View in CoL ; Shenefelt, 1974: 945; Wharton, 1980: 22.

Alysia (Alysia) fossulata View in CoL ; Wharton, 1986: 497.

Material. 1♀ ( ZJUH), “ [NE. China:] Shaanxi, Foping, Longcaiping , 4.vi.1998, Ma Yun, No. 982008 .

Diagnosis. Body black ( Fig. 13); mandible and legs dark brown; third antennomere (including annellus) 1.5 × longer than fourth antennomere and setae of fifth and sixth antennomere in 2 rows ( Fig. 14F View FIGURE 14 ); eye in dorsal view almost equal to temple ( Fig. 14H View FIGURE 14 ); eye in lateral view 1.4 × higher than wide ( Fig. 12J View FIGURE 12 ); frons smooth posteriorly, but with some reticulate-rugosity between antennal sockets ( Fig. 14H View FIGURE 14 ); vertex and temple smooth and with sparse long setae ( Fig. 14H View FIGURE 14 ); face sculptured and with some rugae medially, 2.5 × wider than high, distinct convex medially, with a short medio-longitudinal ridge and long setae near eye ( Fig. 14I View FIGURE 14 ); clypeus small and semielliptical, with some punctures and long setae ( Fig. 14I View FIGURE 14 ); precoxal sulcus widely crenulate, only reaching anterior edge of epicnemial area, removed from middle coxa ( Fig. 14B View FIGURE 14 ); notauli incomplete, only present anteriorly, distinctly crenulated ( Fig. 14C View FIGURE 14 ); medio-posterior depression deep and long, with some carinae, almost extending to middle of mesoscutum, mesoscutum smooth and glabrous ( Fig. 14C View FIGURE 14 ); surface of propodeum densely reticulaterugose, with medio-longitudinal carina distinctly protruding in lateral view, areola absent posteriorly, spiracle of propodeum large, diameter of opening (including membrane) more than 1/5 of minimum distance from spiracle to anterior edge of propodeum ( Fig. 14D View FIGURE 14 ); pterostigma wide and hemispherically shaped, 3.2 × longer than its maximum width ( Fig. 14A View FIGURE 14 ); hind coxa smooth ( Fig. 14M View FIGURE 14 ); length of first tergite almost equal to its apical width, its surface finely longitudinally striate ( Fig. 14D View FIGURE 14 ); ovipositor sheath very short, setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.04 × as long as fore wing (total visible sheath 0.06 times), and 0.2 × as long as hind tibia ( Fig. 14G View FIGURE 14 ).

Description. ♀, Length of body 5.9 mm, of fore wing 5.5 mm.

Head. Transverse, width of head 2.1 × its lateral length, and 1.5 × wider than mesoscutum ( Fig. 14F View FIGURE 14 ); antenna with 34 antennomere, third antennomere (including annellus) 1.5 × longer than fourth antennomere, length of third, fourth and penultimate antennomere 2.5, 1.4 and 1.3 × their width, respectively ( Fig. 14F View FIGURE 14 ); length of maxillary palp 1.3 × height of head ( Fig. 14J View FIGURE 14 ); eye in dorsal view almost equal to temple ( Fig. 14H View FIGURE 14 ); eye in lateral view 1.4 × higher than wide ( Fig. 14J View FIGURE 14 ); frons smooth posteriorly, but with some reticulate-rugosity between antennal sockets ( Fig. 14H View FIGURE 14 ); vertex and temple smooth and with few long setae ( Fig. 14H View FIGURE 14 ); OOL:diameter of ocellus:POL= 15:5:3; face sculptured and with some rugae medially, 2.5 × wider than high, distinct convex medially and with a short medio-longitudinal ridge and long setae near eye ( Fig. 14I View FIGURE 14 ); clypeus small and semi-elliptical, with some punctures and long setae ( Fig. 14I View FIGURE 14 ); mandible enlarged apically, dorsal tooth enlarged, lobe-shaped ( Fig. 14K View FIGURE 14 ), ventral tooth medium-sized and lobe-shaped ( Fig. 14L View FIGURE 14 ), middle tooth curved and acute, with wide incision between first and second tooth ( Fig. 14K View FIGURE 14 ), medial length of mandible 1.5 × its maximum width.

Mesosoma. Length of mesosoma 1.6 × its height ( Fig. 14B View FIGURE 14 ); pronope absent; medio-anteriorly pronotum crenulate, remainder of pronotum smooth; epicnemial area widely crenulated ( Fig. 14B View FIGURE 14 ); precoxal sulcus widely crenulate, only reaching anterior edge of epicnemial area, remaining removed from middle coxa ( Fig. 14B View FIGURE 14 ); pleural sulcus crenulated; episternal scrobe round and deep ( Fig. 14B View FIGURE 14 ); metapleuron rugose ( Fig. 14B View FIGURE 14 ); notauli incomplete, only present anteriorly, distinctly crenulated ( Fig. 14C View FIGURE 14 ); medio-posterior depression deep and long, with some carinae, almost extending to middle of mesoscutum, mesoscutum smooth and bare ( Fig. 14C View FIGURE 14 ); scutellar sulcus deep, with three longitudinal carinae, sulcus 4.0 × wider than its maximum length ( Fig. 14C View FIGURE 14 ); scutellum smooth; surface of propodeum densely reticulate-rugose, with medio-longitudinal carina distinctly protruding in lateral view, areola absent posteriorly, spiracle of propodeum large, diameter of its opening more than 1/5 of minimum distance from spiracle to anterior edge of propodeum ( Fig. 14D View FIGURE 14 ).

Wings ( Fig. 14A View FIGURE 14 ). Pterostigma wide and hemispherical shaped, 3.2 × longer than its maximum width. r:3- SR:SR1 = 10:18:65; 1-SR+M slightly sinuate; SR1 curved; r 0.6 × as long as width of pterostigma, vein r issuing from middle of pterostigma; cu-a postfurcal; 1-CU1:2-CU1 = 6:15; 3-CU1 longer than CU1b; 2-SR:3-SR:r-m = 8:5:5; m-cu antefurcal, converging to 1-M posteriorly; first subdiscal cell 3.1 × as long as wide; M+CU1 sclerotized. Hind wing: M+CU: 1-M: 1r-m = 15:10:9; m-cu postfurcal.

Legs. Hind coxa smooth, without ventro-basal tubercle, with dense long setae ( Fig. 14M View FIGURE 14 ); tarsal claws slender, longer than arolium ( Fig. 13); length of femur, tibia and basitarsus of hind leg 4.1, 7.9 and 5.7 × their width, respectively; apical appendages of hind tarsal segments absent, segments ventrally with dense bristles ( Fig. 14M View FIGURE 14 ).

Metasoma. Length of first tergite almost equal to its apical width, its surface finely longitudinally striate; dorsope distinct ( Fig. 14D View FIGURE 14 ); ovipositor sheath very short, setose part of ovipositor sheath 0.04 × as long as fore wing (total visible sheath 0.06 times), and 0.2 × as long as hind tibia ( Fig. 14G View FIGURE 14 ).

Colour. Black ( Fig. 13); mandible and legs dark brown; pterostigma and veins brown, wing membrane hyaline.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hymenoptera
Family	Braconidae
Genus	Alysia