Dilyta sinica Ferrer-Suay & Paretas-Martínez, 2011

Paretas-Martínez, Jordi, Ferrer-Suay, Mar, Kovalev, Oleg, Melika, George, Selfa, Jesús & Pujade-Villar, Juli, 2011, Revision of the Holarctic species of Dilyta Förster (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Charipinae) with descriptions of four new species from the eastern Palaearctic, Zootaxa 2780, pp. 29-38 : 35

Dilyta sinica Ferrer-Suay & Paretas-Martínez n. sp.

Type material. UB: Holotype 3: “ CHINA, Beijing Prov., Mentougou Dist., 130 Km NW., of Beijing, 28.VII.02. leg. George Melika.” “Liyan Ling (Linshan mnt.), 1749 m a.s.l.; 40º00.279’; 115º30.758 sweep. on alpine mead.”, “ Holotype Dilyta sinica sp. n. Ferrer-Suay & Paretas-Martínez” (red); paratype 13: “ CHINA, Beijing, 130 Km N of Liyan Ling (Linshan moun.) leg. H. Baur.” “40ª00.279’ 115º30.758’ sweeping 2002. Vill. 04”, “ Paratype Dilyta sinica sp. n. Ferrer-Suay & Paretas-Martínez” (red); SPL: paratypes 23, one with the same data as the holotype and one with the same data of the UB paratype, both “ Paratype Dilyta sinica sp. n. Ferrer-Suay & Paretas-Martínez” (red).

Diagnosis. Similar to D. japonica n. sp., D. longinqua n. sp. and D. subclavata in having distal area of metasoma punctate. Differs from these in proportions of antennal segments (see key). Differs from D. aleevae n. sp. and D. rathmanae these having distal area of metasoma smooth without punctures.

Description. Length: Female unknown. Male 1.2–1.5 mm.

Colour. Head, mesosoma and metasoma dark brown. Antennae and legs yellow or dark yellow.

Antennae (fig. 4E): Male. F1 very long, wide and arched, F1 much longer than pedicel (almost double), F1 longer than F2 and F3 together, F2 slightly shorter or subequal to F3, F4 longer than F2 and F3, F4–F12 wider than previous segments, antenna slightly clavate from F4, sensilla beginning on F4.

Metasoma: Distal half with punctate area.

Etymology. Named after the country where this new species occurs, China.

Biology. Unknown.

Distribution. Beijing Province, China.