Vanhartenidia tihama Lelej

Lelej, Arkady S. & Harten, Antonius Van, 2006, A review of the Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) of Yemen, Zootaxa 1226, pp. 1-50 : 41-42

Vanhartenidia tihama Lelej , sp. nov.

Diagnosis

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

Description

MALE. Body length 10.0–12.0 mm. Eyes projecting over head. POD: OOD 0.85X. Relation of pedicel and first three flagellomeres 0.6: 1.5: 1.8: 1.9. Clypeus slightly concave on median elevated part, delimited laterally by an obtuse carina. Mid coxa without lateral longitudinal carina. Parascutal carinae developed. Hind coxa inside with carina which ends in a well­developed tubercle. Carina on S1 posteriorly with additional small acute carina. Genitalia are similar to those of type species. Head and mesosoma densely punctured dorsally. Propodeum dorsally, laterally, and posteriorly reticulate. T2 and S2 densely punctate, punctures larger on S2 and sparser on disc of T2. T7 with median longitudinal glabrous gibbosity, which ends before preapical transversal carina.

Head and mesosoma black, metasoma including last segment ferruginous­red. Mandible black, preapically castaneous. Antennae and legs black, palps brown. Forewing dark fuscous with basal quarter hyaline. Head and mandible with long erect and short recumbent silvery setae denser on frons, paraocular area, and clypeus. Genae and vertex with dense silvery setae. Dorsum of mesosoma with dense recumbent silvery setae on pronotum and propodeum. Mesoscutum and tegula with brown sparse setae, scutellum with sparse erect whitish setae. Mesopleura with spot of dense silvery setae. Legs with sparse whitish setae. T1 with apical fringe of silvery setae, T2–T7 with yellowish pubescence, sparser on disc of T2. T2–T6 and S2–S6 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]. Paratype. 1 ɗ with the same label [ IBSS].

Distribution

Yemen.

Etymology

The specific epithet is a noun derived from Tihama , or Tehama, a narrow, extremely arid lowland region along the West Coast of the Arabian Peninsula, from the Gulf of Aqaba south to the Bab el Mandeb straits, and refers to the area where the species has been collected.