Vanhartenidia felix Lelej

Lelej, Arkady S. & Harten, Antonius Van, 2006, A review of the Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) of Yemen, Zootaxa 1226, pp. 1-50 : 39-41

Vanhartenidia felix Lelej , sp. nov.

( Figs 25–29 )

Diagnosis

The differences between the new species and related ones are noted in the key below.

Description

MALE. Body length 10.5–12.0 mm. Eyes projecting over head. POD: OOD 0.9X. Relation of pedicel and first three flagellomeres 0.8: 1.9: 2.0: 2.1. Clypeus with deep fovea on median elevated part delimited laterally by a carina. Mid coxa with lateral longitudinal carina. Parascutal carinae developed. Hind coxa inside with carina which ends in weak tubercle. Carina on S1 posteriorly with additional high carina. Genitalia as in Fig. 26 . Head and mesosoma dorsally densely punctured. Propodeum dorsally, laterally, and posteriorly reticulate. T2 and S2 densely punctured, punctures larger on S2 and sparser on disc of T2. T7 with median longitudinal glabrous gibbosity, which ends before abrupt posterior surface.

Head and mesosoma ferruginous­red, metasoma except last segment yellowish­red. Mandible castaneous, preapically red. Antennae black, palps and legs brown. T7 brown to black. Forewing bright yellow in proximal half and dark fuscous in distal half. Head and mandible with long erect and short recumbent silvery setae denser on paraocular area and lateral part of clypeus. Genae with sparse silvery setae. Dorsum of mesosoma with dense recumbent golden setae hidden the sculpture, sparser on scutellum. Mesopleura and legs with sparse whitish setae. T2 with golden pubescence, sparser on disc, T2 posteriorly and T3–T6 with bands of dense recumbent golden setae. T7 with black setae. Metasomal sterna with sparse silvery setae, S2–S6 with apical fringes of silvery setae. Genitalia as in Figs 26–28 .

FEMALE. Body length 9.0 mm. Relation of pedicel and first three flagellomeres 0.6: 1.8: 0.8: 1.1. Ratio eye height / gena height (head in lateral view) 1.9. Genal carina weak. Mesosoma 1.3X longer than its maximal width. Pronotum anteriorly arcuate, with parallel lateral sides, slightly wider than mesonotum. Scutellar scale wide, prescutellar, scutellar and postscutellar row of tubercles well developed. Foretarsus strongly pectinate. Propodeum posteriorly longitudinally rugulate. Carina on S1 posteriorly with additional triangular carina. Pygidial area as in Fig. 29 . Frons and vertex with large deep dense, sometimes confluent punctures. T2 laterally with shallow punctures. Mesosoma dorsally with larger, deeper confluent punctures with tending to approach rugosity. Mesopleura, metapleura, and allied propodeum glabrous.

Head and mesosoma ferruginous­red. Mandible ferruginous­red with black apex. Antenna black. Legs castaneous. Metasoma yellowish­red with T1, T5–T6 and T2 black, except for large yellowish­red cuticular spots under golden pubescent spots. Frons, vertex, and mesosomal dorsum with sparse recumbent brown setae mixed with erect black setae. Head below with silvery, legs with yellowish setae. Mesosoma laterally with dense silvery micropubescence. T2 with two large basal golden spots, distance between them slightly more than scutellar scale width. T3–T4 with bands of golden setae. Metasomal terga except golden spots and bands with black setae, felt lines yellowish. T1 and T2 with apical fringes of sparse black setae. T6 laterally with yellowish setae. Metasomal sterna with whitish setae, S2–S5 with apical fringes of whitish setae.

Type material

Holotype ɗ, Yemen: 12 km NW Manakhah, 3.VII–21.VIII.2001, MT, AvH [ RMNH]. Paratypes. 5 ɗ, 1 Ψ with the same label as holotype [ RMNH, IBSS]; the same place, 15.V–23.VI.2003, MT, AvH, 2 ɗ [ RMNH, IBSS]; 15.IX–22.X.2003, MT, AvH, 2 ɗ [ RMNH]; Al Lahima, 16.X–31.XII.2000, MT, AvH & A.M. Hager, 1 ɗ [ ZMAN]; 1.I–9.IV.2001, MT, AvH & A.M. Hager, 1 ɗ [ ZMAN].

Distribution

Yemen.

Etymology

The specific name is a Latin adjective derived from "Arabia Felix " (Happy Arabia, currently Yemen), referring to the country where the species has been found.

Remarks

The collecting of six males and one female by a Malaise trap at the same time permits us to predict that one pair was probably caught in copula. Furthermore the male and female have similarly shaped carina on S1, similar silvery spots on gena and mesopleura.

Figures

FIGURES 22 – 29. 22 – 23. Spinulomutilla yemenita sp. nov., male, holotype. 22. Sterna 6 – 8, ventral view; 23. Penial valves, ventral view. 24. Vanhartenidia arabica sp. nov., female, holotype. Foretarsus. 25 – 29. V. felix sp. nov., paratype (25 – 28, male; 29, female). 25. Hind coxa, ventral view; 26. Genitalia, dorsal view; 27. Volsella, dorsal view; 28. Penial valves, ventral view; 29. Pygidial area. Scale = 1 mm for 22, 0.5 mm for 23 and 26, and 0.25 mm for 27 and 28.