Nebulovena persa Pujade-Villar & Paretas-Martínez, 2012

Paretas-Martínez, Jordi, Rakhsani, Ehsan, Fathabadi, Khalil & Pujade-Villar, Juli, 2012, sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae: Figitinae) from Iran, with a key to the genera of Figitinae, Zootaxa 3177, pp. 43-51 : 45-47

Nebulovena persa Pujade-Villar & Paretas-Martínez , new species

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Description. Length. Female 2.8–3.3 mm. Male 3.5 mm. Coloration. Head and mesosoma black, antennae dark brown to blackish, metasoma dark brown. Legs dark brown except tibia and metatarsi brown. Head ( Fig. 2 A). Subtriangular in anterior view. Surface dull, rugose with abundant short setae. Face without pit between toruli and without carinae or strigae. Clypeus distinctly projected anteriorly, clypeopleurostomal lines well developed. Malar space with coriaceous band. Anterior ocellus close to posterior ocelli, its posterior margin subcontiguous with a transverse line running through anterior margins of posterior ocelli. Occiput and genae without carinae. Antenna. Female ( Fig. 2 B). Antenna 13-segmented, pedicel very short; antennal formula: 7(4): 3(3): 7(3): 6(3): 6(3): 6(3): 6(3): 5(3): 5(3): (3): 5(3): 5(3): 10(3.5). Placoid sensilla abundant from F2 to terminal segment, sparse sensilla in F1. Male ( Fig. 2 C). Antenna 14-segmented, slightly more elongate than female; F1 curved, deeply excavated; antennal formula: 12(4): 3(3): 11(3): 9(3): 9(3): 8.5(3): 8.5(3): 8.5(3): 8(3): 8(3): 8(3): 8(3): 8(3): 12(3). Placoid sensilla abundant from F1 to terminal segment. Mesosoma ( Figs 2 D,E). Pronotum, mesoscutum, scutellum , mesopleural triangle, metapleura and propodeum all covered with setae, but not densely. Pronotum: pronotal carinae not extending to dorsal pronotal margin and not meeting medially, not forming an upraised plate. Mesoscutum: horizontally striate; notauli complete and of uniform width; parascutal sulcus wide only in basal half; lateral basal impressions conspicuous; antero-admedian lines weak, reaching anterior one-third of mesoscutum; median mesoscutal impression long and conspicuous, reaching half of mesoscutum. Scutellum : scutellar foveae large, roundedsubquadrangular, not clearly delimited posteriorly; central area of scutellar disk dull, lateral areas and posterior half of disk irregularly carinate, rugose; circumscutellar carina present. Mesopleuron: mesopleural triangle clearly visible, with dense seta; mesopleural lower half with longitudinal furrows/carinae, these not very deep and curving upwards in anterior area. Propodeum: propodeal carinae narrow, only reaching anterior half of propodeum. Forewing ( Fig. 2 F). Short setae present on wing surface and along margins. Radial cell closed, 1.8 times longer than wide; pigmentation of all veins of radial cell dark, nebulous; R2 almost straight, Rs strongly curved, basal vein strongly curved, M and Rs+M veins very thin but visible; areolet absent. Legs ( Fig. 1 ). Metatibia with two short spurs, sub-equal in length, not exceeding one-third length of tarsomere 1. Metasoma ( Fig. 2 G). Petiole short but clearly visible. T2 short, mostly smooth but with small longitudinal carinae on posterior half; T2 projecting anteriorly covering posterior area of nucha; T3 and T4 almost covering entire metasomal surface; remaining tergites short, telescoped within T4; T3 without punctation, with two lateral dense patches of setae just behind T2; T4 with a dense punctation. In female, metasoma slightly longer. Hypopygium and ventral spine visible, but not protruded.

Type material. HOLOTYPE 3 (UB): (30.8908344N, 61.680106E) “ IRAN: Zabol-Zahak, 0 7 March 2010, Coll: N. Khajeh, Swept mater on Cardaria draba neighbouring to wheat field,” (white label), “ Holotype 3 Nebulovena persa Pujade-Villar & Paretas-Martínez n. gen. n. sp. desig, 2011” (red label), “ Nebulovena persa 3 n. sp. det. JP-V & JP-M-2011” (white label). Paratypes: 1Ƥ (UB): (36.213718N, 57.670979E)“ IRAN: Sabzevar-KHoshab, Code: 14, 2011/05/05, Coll: Kh. Fathabadi, Swept mater on Triticum aestivum ” (white label), “ Paratype Ƥ Nebulovena persa Pujade-Villar & Paretas-Martínez n. gen. n. sp. ” (red label), “ Nebulovena persa Ƥ n. sp. det. JP- V & JP-M-2011” (white label); 1 Ƥ (UB): (37.106361N, 58.511929E) “ IRAN: Ghochan-Iran, Code: 9, 2011/04/ 26, Coll: Kh. Fathabadi, Swept mater on Medicago sativa ” (white label), “ Paratype Ƥ Nebulovena persa Pujade- Villar & Paretas-Martínez n. gen. n. sp. ” (red label), “ Nebulovena persa Ƥ n. sp. det. JP-V & JP-M-2011” (white label).

Biology. Label data show that this species is active in spring and visits several plants. The host insect is unknown.

Distribution. Eastern Iran.

Etymology. The specific name persa (Latin) means “from Persia ”, the historical name of the region that now is Iran. Gender is feminine.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Nebulovena persa, female. Habitus. Scale bar: 1 mm.

FIGURE 2. Nebulovena persa. A) Head, anterior view; B) Female antenna; C) Male antenna, arrow indicating F 1 excavated; D) Mesosoma, lateral view; E) Mesosoma, dorsal view, arrows indicating circumscutellar carina; F) Radial cell; G) Metasoma, lateral view.