Spinulomutilla yemenita Lelej

Lelej, Arkady S. & Harten, Antonius Van, 2006, A review of the Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) of Yemen, Zootaxa 1226, pp. 1-50 : 33-34

Spinulomutilla yemenita Lelej , sp. nov.

( Figs 22, 23 )

Diagnosis

The male of this new species has weak carinae on S7 and hypopygium and resembles that of Spinulomutilla flavogastra Nonveiller 1994 described from Cameroon. It can be separated from the latter species in having less asymmetrical genitalia, golden pubescence on terga inverted medially (reverted back in S. flavogastra ). The male of this species resembles that of S. sennae (Magretti 1906) from Eritrea and Ethiopia in having similarly shaped genitalia and similar coloration of metasoma. It can be separated from the latter species by having differently shaped penial valves, and unarmed S6 (armed in S. sennae ).

Description

MALE. Body length 6.6 mm. Head width 1.3X its height. POD: OOD 1.0X. Relation of pedicel and first three flagellomeres 0.6: 1.1: 1.1: 1.3. Clypeus with rounded median deep shiny concavity and narrow preapical setose line bordered laterally by weak tubercles. Mandible bidentate, not excised beneath, without subbasal tooth on inner border. Parascutal carinae not developed. Hind coxa with carina inside which ends in a sharp tubercle. S1 anteriorly with rounded carina. Lateral felt lines located on T2 only. T7 with lateral and apical carinae and median swelled wide glabrous area. S6 not carinate, S7 with weak posterolateral carinae, hypopygium with strongly curved lateral carinae in basal half and weak subapical ones ( Fig. 22 ). Penial valves short, weakly asymmetrical ( Fig. 23 ). Mesoscutum and scutellum densely punctate, tegulae sparsely punctate. Propodeum dorsally and posteriorly reticulate. T2 and S2 sparsely punctate, punctures larger on S2 and sparser on tergal disc.

Head, mesosoma, coxae, tibiae, and femorae black; mandible black, reddish preapically; tegula glabrous, castaneous; tarsi ferruginous­red; antennae black with castaneous pedicel and apical part of scape; forewings fuscous. Metasoma ferruginous except brown S1. Head, except clypeal median part, pronotum dorsally and propodeum dorsally with dense recumbent and erect silvery setae; mesoscutum, scutellum and tegulae with black setae; mesopleurae with silvery setae; legs with sparse white setae; T2–T6 posteriorly with bands of dense golden recumbent setae inverted medially, T2 basally with wide band concave posteriorly of golden setae reverted back. T7 with sparse black setae. Metasomal sterna with sparse yellowish setae, S2–S7 with apical fringes of yellowish setae.

FEMALE. Unknown.

Type material

Holotype ɗ, Yemen: Al Kadan, 17.II–31.III.1998, MT, AvH & H.M. Naser [ ZMAN].

Distribution

Yemen.

Etymology

The specific name originates from Yemen, referring to the country where the species has been found.

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.