Braunsomeria glyptocorra, Boni, 2011

Boni, M., 2011, Myzininae of the Old World The subtribe Braunsomeriina (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1), pp. 363-380 : 376-377

Braunsomeria glyptocorra nov.sp.

Holotypus. Botswana: / BOTSWANA: Smiti grassland 19-26.IX. 1975 / /AR. Smith B.M. 1979- 256/, BMNH

Paratypus. Botswana : (1) / BOTSWANA Okavango Shorobe VIII.1975 / /AR. Smith B.M. 1979- 256/, BMNH. Namibia: (1) / Cochenagas 218 WINDHOEK 17°12’E 22°49’S 19 Nov-22 Dec 1981 M-L. Penrith Preser traps / /NNIC/, NNM; (1) / Noachabeb 97 Keetmanshop SE 2719 Ba 7-12 Jan 1972 / /NNIC/, NNM

Paratypi. (2) Botswana: / BOTSWANA: Smiti grassland 19-26.IX. 1975 / /AR. Smith B.M. 1979- 256/, BMNH; (1) / BOTSWANA: Smiti grassland. IX. 1975 / /AR. Smith B.M. 1979-256/, BMNH

Female. Holotype. Figs 16-24. Measurements: body length = 5.7 mm.

Reddish brown and light brown. Reddish brown are dorsal head and metasoma. All the remainder is light brown, including ventral head, clypeus, scape and contour of the prominent surfaces on metameri (giving them great evidence). Bristles and hair are light brown.

Few p on lower frons, the remainder smooth. Stripe of densely packed p on temples along the edge with dorsal surface, like a scar till mandible condyle. PoG just a bit shorter than FoO. Pal and Pam both 2-segmented. Sparse p on N 1 disk, lateral surface finely shagreened. Remainder of dorsal mesosoma almost p -less. Metanotum (N 3) without evident lateral pits. Narrow stripe of densely packed p along the contour edge between dorsal and lateral surfaces of P. Sub vertical surface of 1 st tergum with numerous p bearing long bristles. Terga and sterna with p only along the contour of prominent areas. 1 st sternal disk densely and finely sculptured, sub orthogonal to petiolar surface, getting an arched angle between them. No sul on 2 nd tergum, with a well developed and prominent areola, delimited by p bearing very long bristles. Feeble mR on frons and propodeal disk; strong and well detectable at x20 on metasoma.

Male. Paratype. Figs 25-37. Measurements: Body length = 7 mm.

Basic body colour of head and mesosoma is black. Dark portions of legs and metasoma are brown. Apex of 7 th tergum is semitransparent. Pale yellow: most of clypeus and mandible, borders of Tsa, large markings on head and mesosoma (P is mostly black with only small spots on lateral surfaces); apical stripe on terga, becoming larger on 3 rd to 7 th ones, with strongly indented fore profile, often closing two lateral brown "eyes" assuming a striking masked appearance; 1st sternum with two small lateral spots; the remainder of sterna almost completely with lateral brown small "eyes"; veins and perimeter of pterostigma which has transparent centre.

Sparse p throughout head and mesosoma, with completely smooth clypeus, central frons and lower genae. cOc complete. PoG strongly depressed. Pal 2- and Pam 3-segmented. 2 nd flagellomerus about 1.8-1.9 times longer than 1 st flagellomerus. Ventral suture Ventral suture between es 2 like a strong stitch. em 3 sub horizontally wrinkled. Disk of P mostly finely sculptured with a smooth shining subtriangular surface adiacent to postscutellar area. lateral P with weak sculpture among sparse p. Strong gradulus on 2 nd tergum. Sul wellexpressed on 1 st and 2 nd, vestigial on 3 rd and 4 th terga. Very weak mR (x80) on ventral es 2, 2 nd to 6 th sterna.

N o t e. The sex association is based only on the identity of the labels. It is distinct from other males by different palpal formula, different clypeus, different apical cells of the forewing.

V a r i a b i l i t y.Maleparatypesslightlydifferincolourpatterns.

D e r i v a t i o n o m i n i s From the Greek γλυπτός = engraved and κόρρη (α) = temple.