Oodera namibiensis, Werner & Peters, 2018

Werner, Jennifer & Peters, Ralph S., 2018, Taxonomic revision of the genus Oodera Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae, Cleonyminae), with description of ten new species, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 63, pp. 73-123 : 104

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.63.12754
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scientific name	Oodera namibiensis
status	sp. n.

Treatment

Oodera namibiensis sp. n. Figs 4d View Figure 4 , 7d View Figure 7 , 10d View Figure 10 , 13d View Figure 13 , 16d View Figure 16

Diagnosis.

FEMALE (N = 8). Medium- to large-sized (7.36-9.10 mm). Head and mesosoma dark, mostly blackish and reddish. Fore wing partly infumate. Body robust to medium (mesonotum 1.01-1.40 × as long as wide). Head round to oval (1.42-1.59 × as high as long). Eyes large (0.6-0.66 × as high as head) (Fig. 10d View Figure 10 ). Corona thick to medium (4.0-6.38 × as long as wide), structure interrupted (Fig. 7d View Figure 7 ). Pronotum pentagonal with posterior part distinctly narrowing towards mesoscutum, with broadest part at midlength (Fig. 13d View Figure 13 ). Mesoscutellum normal (0.60-0.75 × as long as wide), anterior margin hardly convex to convex (part anterior to imaginary transverse line connecting posterior margins of axillae less than or more than 1/3 of mesoscutellum length; 0.28-0.35), mesoscutellum completely densely lineate (Fig. 16d View Figure 16 ). Propodeum small to medium (0.07-0.14 × as long as mesoscutum) (Fig. 16d View Figure 16 ). Profemur medium (2.02-2.15 × as long as wide). Marginal vein medium to long (0.9-1.13 × as long as postmarginal vein). Metasoma medium to long (0.49-0.55 × as long as body). Ovipositor rather long (0.16-0.2 × as long as metasoma) (Fig. 4d View Figure 4 ).

Description.

FEMALE. Colour (Figs 4d View Figure 4 , 7d View Figure 7 , 10d View Figure 10 , 13d View Figure 13 , 16d View Figure 16 ). Scape yellow, darkening apically, rest of antenna dark brown. Procoxa and profemur black, all other parts of legs light dark brown, except for yellow last tarsal segments. Metasoma black.

Head (Figs 7d View Figure 7 , 10d View Figure 10 ). Face completely reticulate. Head 1.51-1.61 × as wide as long. Head width 3.71-4.38 × eye distance. Malar space 0.34-0.41 × head height. Corona 0.57-0.70 × as long as eye height. POL 0.75-1.6 × OOL. Scape 2.33-3.17 × as long as pedicel. Clava 0.18-0.21 × as long as funicle. Flagellum 1.12-1.34 × as long as head width.

Mesosoma (Figs 13d View Figure 13 , 16d View Figure 16 ). Pronotum 0.87-0.90 × as long as wide. Pronotum 0.47-0.64 × as long as mesonotum. Mesonotum 1.0-1.49 × as long as mesoscutum. Mesoscutum 0.69-1.40 × as long as wide. Mesoscutellum 0.28-0.49 × as long as mesoscutum. Profemur 1.23-1.34 × as long as protibia.

Wings (Fig. 4d View Figure 4 ). Fore wing 2.88-3.21 × as long as wide. Costal cell 0.32-0.40 × as long as fore wing. Marginal vein 0.19-0.21 × as long as fore wing. Marginal vein 2.93-3.40 × as long as stigmal vein. Postmarginal vein 2.67-3.50 × as long as stigmal vein.

MALE. Unknown.

Material examined.

AFRICA. Namibia: female holotype, ca. 1500 m (above sea level), ca. 140 km N Okanhandja, 20°50.85'S / 16°47.77'E, Holzeintrag (= from wood), leg. M. & O. Niehuis, 01.04.1997 (ZFMK) (ONa01); two female paratypes, same data (BNMH) (ONa04), (CNC) (ONa05);? sex paratype, same data (NMBE) (ONa06); female paratype, 2000 m Khomas, highland, 22°42.26'S / 16°31.24'E, Holzeintrag (= from wood), leg. M. & O. Niehuis, 4.4. e.l. M.5 1998 (ZFMK) (ONa02); female paratype, 1000 m NN e.l., 140 km N Okahandja, 20°50.85'S / 16°47.77'E, Holzeintrag (= from wood), leg. M. & O. Niehuis, 01.04.1997 (ZFMK) (ONa03); female paratype, Waterberg ca. 1500 m (above sea level), 20°36.58'S / 17°10.43'E, Holzeintrag (= from wood), ex larva, leg. M. & O. Niehuis, 01.04.1997 (USNM) (ONa07); female paratype, S. W. Africa, leg. R.E. Turner, 8- 30.11.1929, labelled " Oodera obscura cf." (NMP) (ONa08) GoogleMaps .

Biology.

Reared from wood, exact tree species unknown.

Distribution.

Namibia.

Etymology.

Named after the type series’ origin from Namibia.