Paramblynotus dzangasangha van Noort & Buffington, 2013
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Paramblynotus dzangasangha van Noort & Buffington |
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Paramblynotus dzangasangha van Noort & Buffington ZBK sp. n. Figures 18 View Figure 18 , 19 View Figure 19 , 20 View Figure 20
Type material.
HOLOTYPE. Female: Central African Republic, Prefecture Sangha-Mbaéré, Réserve Spéciale de Forêt Dense de Dzanga-Sangha, 12.7km 326° NW Bayanga, 3°00.27'N, 16°11.55'E, 420m, 13.v.2001, S. van Noort, Sweep, CAR01-S162, Lowland Rainforest, SAM-HYM-P039806 (SAMC). PARATYPE. 1M: Central African Republic, Prefecture Sangha-Mbaéré, Réserve Spéciale de Forêt Dense de Dzanga-Sangha, 12.7km 326° NW Bayanga, 3°00.27'N, 16°11.55'E, 420m, 13.v.2001, S. van Noort, Sweep, CAR01-S148, Lowland Rainforest, SAM-HYM-P039807 (SAMC).
Distribution.
Central African Republic.
Etymology.
Named after the Dzanga-Sangha special forest reserve, which forms part of the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park. Noun in apposition.
Diagnosis.
Belongs to Paramblynotus trisetosus clade of Liu et al. (2007). Female with 13 segmented antennae ( Fig. 18A View Figure 18 ), male with 14-segmented antennae ( Fig. 19D View Figure 19 ), gradually darkening from base to tip; ocellar plate raised, bound by carinae anterolaterally; vertex with longitudinal carination; median frontal carina on face very weak and only defined between toruli ( Fig. 18E View Figure 18 ) (extending to lower face or clypeus in the similar Paramblynotus kekenboschi and Paramblynotus zairensis ); shares strongly curved lateral propodeal carinae ( Fig. 18F View Figure 18 ) with Paramblynotus kekenboschi , but the nucha is glabrous as in Paramblynotus zairensis (dorsally longitudinally carinate in Paramblynotus kekenboschi ); Paramblynotus zairensis has parallel lateral propodeal carinae. Upper mesopleuron and speculum glabrous; metepisternum with a median smooth glabrous area ( Fig. 18C View Figure 18 ). T6 largest, T8 covered entirely by T7 ( Fig. 19A View Figure 19 ). Wings ferruginous in marginal cells ( Fig. 19B View Figure 19 ).
Description.
FEMALE ( Figs 18A-F View Figure 18 , 19A-C View Figure 19 ). Length 2.8 mm. Head and mesosoma black; antenna proximally yellow grading to black distally, legs yellow, and metasoma dark brown ( Fig. 18A View Figure 18 ). Forewing with marginal and submarginal cells ferruginous ( Fig. 19B View Figure 19 ). Antennal F1 1.38 × longer than F2 ( Fig. 18C View Figure 18 ). Vertex foveate-reticulate and longitudinally carinate, with medial transverse smooth patch adjacent to occiput ( Fig. 18D View Figure 18 ). Eye normal, extending laterally slightly beyond outer margin of genae in anterior view ( Fig. 18E View Figure 18 ). Ocellar plate raised, defined antero-laterally by a carina. Ocelli large, diameter of median ocellus equal to distance between median and lateral ocellus. Face areolet-rugose with scattered white pubescence; antennal scrobe with fine cross striations, glabrous posteriorly with pubescence anteriorly, outside lateral edge defined by a carina. Median frontal carina weakly present between toruli, not extending onto face ( Fig. 18E View Figure 18 ). Anterior tentorial pits distinct situated in slight depressions. Clypeus anteriorly excavated, margin strongly convex, weakly bilobed ( Fig. 18E View Figure 18 ). Genae foveate-reticulate. Genal carina strong, extending to dorso-posterior eye margin. Occiput glabrous, smooth, shiny. Anterior plate of pronotum glabrous, smooth, shiny with two submedian pronotal depressions. Pronotum dorsomedially not distinctly raised; pronotal crest medially raised into a small sharp ridge ( Fig. 18C View Figure 18 ). Lateral pronotal carina distinct, continuous dorsomedially, but not reaching pronotal crest. Lateral surface of pronotum strongly glabrous-foveate ( Fig. 18C View Figure 18 ). Mesoscutum glabrous-foveate ( Figs 18C-D View Figure 18 ). The two scutellar foveae not divided ( Fig. 18D View Figure 18 ). Dorsal surface of mesoscutellum glabrous-foveate; sloping gradually posteriorly ( Fig. 18D View Figure 18 ). Mesopleural triangle ventrally defined by smoothly curved carina; upper mesopleuron glabrous, smooth, shiny; median longitudinal impression present with evenly spaced transverse carinae; speculum glabrous, smooth, shiny ( Fig. 18C View Figure 18 ). Metanotal-propodeal complex areolate-punctate-rugose with metepisternum areolate-punctate in upper part, smooth medially and pubescent ven trally ( Fig. 18C View Figure 18 ). Lateral propodeal carina present, strongly curved medially; median longitudinal propodeal carina present and crossed by two transverse carinae ( Fig. 18F View Figure 18 ). Posterior medial propodel area and nucha glabrous, smooth. Rs+M of forewing absent except for nebulous distal third ( Fig. 19B View Figure 19 ). Marginal cell 1.8 times as long as wide. Bulla on Sc+R1 present. Abdominal petiole 3.5 × as wide as long in dorsal view, 2.5 × higher than long in lateral view, longitudinally carinate ( Figs 18F View Figure 18 , 19A View Figure 19 ). T6 posterior ventral margin sinuate; posterior ventral margin of T7 evenly curved covering T8 ( Fig. 19A View Figure 19 ). Relative length of T3-8: 20:13:15:40:16:0; T7 sparsely finely punctate; T3-6 smooth, shiny; T6 & T7 medially with a row of long white setae ( Fig. 19F View Figure 19 ). All legs smooth, shiny pubescent, yellow contrasting strongly with body ( Figs 18A View Figure 18 , 19A View Figure 19 ). Metatibia apically with four small teeth. First metatarsal segment 0.60 × remaining four segments.
MALE ( Figs 19D-F View Figure 19 , 20A-E View Figure 20 ). Length 2.7 mm. Very similar to female, except for longer abdominal petiole, 2.2 × as wide as long in dorsal view, 1.8 × higher than long in lateral view ( Figs 19F View Figure 19 , 20C View Figure 20 ). Tergite 5 laterally expanded and by far the largest ( Fig. 20C View Figure 20 ).
Distribution.
South Africa.
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