Troporhysipolis Quicke, Belokobylskij & Butcher

Donald L. J. Quicke, Sergey A. Belokobylskij & M. Alex Smith, 2016, A New Genus of Rhysipoline Wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with Modified Wing Venation from Africa and Papua New Guinea, Parasitoid on Choreutidae (Lepidoptera), Annales Zoologici 66 (2), pp. 173-192 : 174-179

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3161/00034541Anz2016.66.2.003
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/86006125-FFC0-6865-75F9-6B43FA71FB47
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Troporhysipolis Quicke, Belokobylskij & Butcher
status	gen. nov.

Treatment

Troporhysipolis Quicke, Belokobylskij & Butcher , gen. nov.

Etymology. From “tropic”, the climatic belt where this taxon lived, and the generic name “ Rhysipolis ”. Gender: masculine.

Diagnosis. Cyclostome. Labial palp 4-segmented, maxillary palp 6-segmented. Occipital carina complete. Hypostomal and occipital carinae reaching mandible base separately. Epicnemial carina complete.

Subfamilies and genera Species Specimen voucher Provenance GenBank 28S Number CO1 Pentatermus sp.1 BCLDQ00264 Thailand: Phu Kradueng N.P. KM067179 View Materials KM067254 View Materials Pentatermus nr striatus BCLDQ01490 Thailand: Karnchanaburi, Wachiralongkorn Dam — KX058583 View Materials Pentatermus sp.2 JM695 Benin AY935453 View Materials AY935383 View Materials ? Pentatermus NHM673577 Madagascar — KX058584 View Materials Pentatermus sp.3 BF00599 Nigeria KM067212 View Materials KX058585 View Materials Platyrmus maichaui — Vietnam: Hoa Binh, Cuc Phuong N.P. EU854407 View Materials — Tetratermus ZISPJo703 Uganda: Western Prov, Kibale AY935452 View Materials AY935382 View Materials ?Tetratermus NHM671109 Madagascar: Ranomafana N.P. — FN662435 View Materials Tetratermini gen. BB00012 Thailand — KX058586 View Materials Lysiterminae gen. sp.1 DQBJS001 Australia: SA, Belair N.P. KM067181 View Materials KM067255 View Materials Lysiterminae gen. sp.2 NHM673530 Madagascar: Ranomafana — KX058587 View Materials Mesostoinae Mesostoa kerri — Australia: SA, Kingston AJ302930 View Materials AY935415 View Materials Pambolinae Cedriini gen. BF000444 Australia: Queensland JF963049 View Materials KX058588 View Materials Cedria JM579 Madagascar: Ranomafana AY935460 View Materials AY935390 View Materials Chremylus BOLD:ACO0535 Canada — KX058589 View Materials Notiopambolus depressicauda JM651 Australia: Canberra AY935459 View Materials AY935389 View Materials Pambolus sp.1 JM597 Venezuela: Choroni AY935458 View Materials AY935388 View Materials Pambolus sp.2 AW125 Costa Rica JN212493 View Materials JN212220 View Materials Pambolus sp.3 (apterous) NHM673529 Madagascar: Ranomafana KX058607 View Materials JF973372 View Materials Pambolus sp.4 BF000614 Nigeria KM067185 View Materials JF963048 View Materials Pseudorhysipolis mellifacies BCLDQ01435 French Guiana: Regina, Kaw Mt., Patawa — KM997718 View Materials Pseudorhysipolis sp.1 JM758 Costa Rica AY935450 View Materials AY935377 View Materials Pseudorhysipolis sp.2 BJS082 — JF979794 View Materials — Rhysipolinae Parachremylus BF000619 Nigeria EU854408 View Materials — Pseudavga flavicoxa JM696 Russia: Spassk-Dal'niy AY935454 View Materials AY935384 View Materials Rhysipolis sp.1 BCLDQ01556 Thailand — KX058590 View Materials Rhysipolis sp.2 BKK0005 PNG: Madang, Mt Wilhelm KX058608 View Materials KX058591 View Materials Rhysipolis sp.3 JMH2010 USA GQ374708 View Materials GQ374626 View Materials Rhysipolis sp.4 BJS243 Hungary JF979815 View Materials — Rhysipolis sp.5 BCLDQ00460 Colombia: Cauca, PNN Munchique, Sector la Romelia KX058609 View Materials KX058592 View Materials Rhysipolis sp.6 SRS00030 Ecuador: Yanayacu Biological Station — KX058593 View Materials

Accession

Propodeum areolate. Fore wing vein cu- a (nervulus) anterfurcal and second subdiscal (brachial) cell swollen.

The new genus is morphologically similar to Rhysipolis Haliday , but differs in the form of the second subdiscal (brachial) cell (widened medially or posteriorly), vein 1cu-a (nervulus) anterfurcal and vein 2CUb (parallel) arising distinctly before middle of distal margin of second subdiscal (brachial) cell.

Type species. Clinocentrus antefurcalis Granger, 1949 View in CoL .

Description. Head transverse ( Figs 17 View Figures 13 – 20 , 28 View Figures 26 – 29 ). Vertex smooth. Ocelli enlarged, arranged in triangle with base weakly larger than its sides or in almost equilateral triangle ( Figs 17 View Figures 13 – 20 , 28 View Figures 26 – 29 ). Occipital carina distinct, complete dorsally and ventrally, ventrally not joining with hypostomal carina and reaching lower margin of head capsule near mandible separate from hypostomal carina. Eyes glabrous, distinctly and widely emarginated opposite antennal sockets. Face convex, without pointed tooth between antennal sockets, without carina between antennal socket and eye ( Figs 4 View Figures 1 – 7 , 18 View Figures 13 – 20 ). Clypeal suture entirely distinct. Hypoclypeal depression mediumsized and subrounded. Malar suture absent. Mandible short, thick basally and strongly narrowed apically. Maxillary palp 6-segmented; labial palp 4-segmented, second labial segment thickened, third segment long. Scape without spine, its dorsal margin weakly longer than ventral margin (lateral view). First flagellomere approximately as long as second flagellomere or weakly longer. Apical flagellomere pointed distally and with distinct apical spine ( Figs 2 View Figures 1 – 7 , 14 View Figures 13 – 20 ).

Mesosoma ( Figs 5, 6 View Figures 1 – 7 , 19 View Figures 13 – 20 , 30 View Figures 30 – 32 ). Pronotum without pronope, its anterior flange wide. Propleuron with large posterodorsal flange. Notauli complete, deep anteriorly and shallow posteriorly. Mesoscutum mostly smooth, distinctly roundly elevated above pronotum. Scuto-scutellar suture distinct medially and fine or very fine laterally. Scutellar sulcus (prescutellar depression) deep and long, with high median carina; submedial carinae variable.

Scutellum convex, without lateral carinae and subposterior depression. Metanotum long, with distinct dorsomedian carina. Epicnemial (prepectal) carina distinct and complete. Precoxal sulcus (sternaulus) long, narrow, weakly sinuate, more or less distinctly separated from median coxa. Metapleural flange short and wide, rounded apically. Propodeum with areas delineated by distinct carinae ( Figs 20 View Figures 13 – 20 , 24 View Figures 21 – 25 ).

Wings ( Figs 9 View Figures 8 – 12 , 23 View Figures 21 – 25 ). Vein r-rs (radial) arising from or almost from middle of pterostigma. Parastigma long and distinctly separated from pterostigma. Marginal (radial) cell not shortened. Second submarginal (second radiomedial) cell long and narrowed towards apex. Vein m-cu (recurrent) distinctly antefurcal. Veins 1-M (basal) and m-cu (recurrent) weakly divergent posteriorly or subparallel. Vein 1cu-a (nervulus) distinctly antefurcal. First discal (discoidal) cell wide, petiolate anteriorly. First subdiscal (brachial) cell long, wide, weakly swollen, sometimes weakly widened towards apex ( Figs 12 View Figures 8 – 12 , 31 View Figures 30 – 32 ). Vein M+CU (medio-cubital) entirely straight. Vein CU1a (parallel) vein arising weakly before or almost from middle of distal margin of first subdiscal (brachial) cell. Vein CU1b (brachial) distinctly oblique towards base of wing. In hind wing, Vein M+CU (first abscissa of medio-cubital) 0.7–0.8 times as long as vein 1M (second abscissa of medio-cubital). Vein m-cu (recurrent) present, but short or very short.

Legs. All femora narrow ( Figs 8 View Figures 8 – 12 , 32 View Figures 30 – 32 ). Hind coxa long and narrow, longer than propodeum ( Fig. 24 View Figures 21 – 25 ). Tarsal segments long and rather slender. Hind tibial spurs subequal, straight and entirely setose. Claws simple, short, distinctly curved apically.

Metasoma ( Figs 11, 12 View Figures 8 – 12 , 25 View Figures 21 – 25 , 32 View Figures 30 – 32 ). First tergite distinctly and linearly widened towards apex, with large dorsope, with distinctly convergent but not fused and not complete basal carinae ( Figs 20 View Figures 13 – 20 , 24 View Figures 21 – 25 ). Tergites behind first one weakly sclerotized, smooth or shagreened. Second suture very shallow, narrow, almost straight. Second tergites with separated laterotergites. Fourthseventh tergites distinctly exposed behind third tergite. Ovipositor ( Figs 1 View Figures 1 – 7 , 11 View Figures 8 – 12 ) straight, rather long, more or less thickened subapically, with distinct dorsal notch.

Key to species of Troporhysipolis gen. nov.

1. Antenna with more than 37 flagellomeres; prescutellar depression with median and two or more lateral carinae ( Fig. 7 View Figures 1 – 7 ); fore wing vein cu-a (nervulus) antefurcal by approximately 0.2–0.5 of distance between veins 1-M (basal) and cu-a (nervulus) ( Fig. 10 View Figures 8 – 12 ); propodeum, first tergite entirely and at least second tergite laterally more or less distinctly but always darker than rest of body ( Figs 1, 6, 7 View Figures 1 – 7 , 12 View Figures 8 – 12 ). [Afrotropical]................. T. antefurcalis (Granger) View in CoL –. Antenna with fewer than 37 flagellomeres; prescutellar depression with only median carina ( Figs 19 View Figures 13 – 20 , 29 View Figures 26 – 29 ); fore wing vein cu-a (nervulus) antefurcal by approximately 0.9–1.2 of distance between veins 1-M (basal) and cu-a (nervulus) ( Figs 13 View Figures 13 – 20 , 23 View Figures 21 – 25 , 31 View Figures 30 – 32 ); propodeum and first-third tergites unicolorous with remainder of body ( Figs 14 View Figures 13 – 20 , 24–26 View Figures 21 – 25 View Figures 26 – 29 ) [ Papua New Guinea].................................... 2

2. Wings infumate with dark brown venation ( Fig. 23 View Figures 21 – 25 ); notauli uniting well before scutellar sulcus forming a single mid-longitudinal groove ( Fig. 22 View Figures 21 – 25 ); median area of metanotum large, without mid-longitudinal carina; propodeum with mid-longitudinal carina present on anterior 0.7 and posteriorly dividing to give rise to a narrow lozenge-shaped areola ( Fig. 24 View Figures 21 – 25 ); fore wing vein m-cu (recurrent) not especially thickened, more or less straight ( Fig. 23 View Figures 21 – 25 ); hind tarsus black ( Fig. 21 View Figures 21 – 25 )........ T. markshawi sp. nov.

–. Wings hyaline with pale brownish yellow venation ( Figs 13 View Figures 13 – 20 , 26 View Figures 26 – 29 ); notauli remaining separate to posteri- or of mesoscutum where they are separated by a mid-longitudinal groove and coarse sculpture ( Figs 19 View Figures 13 – 20 , 29 View Figures 26 – 29 ); median area of metanotum small, with weak but distinct mid-longitudinal ridge or carina ( Fig. 29 View Figures 26 – 29 ); propodeum with mid-longitudinal carina present on anterior 0.3–0.5 and posteriorly dividing to give wider, more angularly shaped areola ( Figs 20 View Figures 13 – 20 , 29 View Figures 26 – 29 ); fore wing vein m-cu (recurrent) distinctly thickened and curved ( Figs 13 View Figures 13 – 20 , 31 View Figures 30 – 32 ); hind tarsus yellow ( Figs 26, 27 View Figures 26 – 29 )............................. 3

3. Frons with a distinct though weak mid-longitudinal sulcus ( Fig. 28 View Figures 26 – 29 ) [see also barcode characters in Table 2 View Table 2 ]................ T. molecularis sp. nov.

–. Frons essentially flat, without any mid-longitudinal sulcus ( Fig. 17 View Figures 13 – 20 )...... T. brenthiaphagus sp. nov.