Three new species of the genus Sycophila (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) from China Xiao, Hui Zhang, Rui Gao, Mengqing ZooKeys 2021 2021-04-08 1029 123 137 http://zoobank.org/E97CFFFB-03C1-42AD-84FE-FFE09135E9C0 Xiao & Gao Xiao & Gao 2021 Insecta Eurytomidae Sycophila CoL Animalia Sycophila hunanensis Hymenoptera 0 123 Arthropoda species hunanensis sp. nov.  Material examined.     Holotype. ♀, China: Hunan: Yanling Xian: Shidu, 1.III.2017, ex. galls of  Plagiotrochus glaucus Melika& Tang( Cynipini), leg. Gaozhi Zhao.    Paratype. 4♀ 1♂, same data as holotype;  2♂, China: Hainan: Wuzhi Shan, 708-1206M, 9.IV.2010, leg. Tianyang Jiao.  Diagnosis. Body length 1.8-2.0 mm, mainly black except lateral shoulder and lateral panel of pronotum yellow-brown; antenna slightly thick, Fu1 1.23 xas long as broad, Fu2-Fu5 subequal to Fu1; pedicel and flagellum combined slightly longer than head width (1.1 x); marginal vein enlarged, maculae not extending backward to disc of fore wing.  Description.  Female (holotype). Body(Fig. 6) length 2.0 mm, body black except eyes red-brown, middle part of lower face yellowish, shoulder of pronotum and lateral panel of pronotum yellow-brown. Antennae brown except scape yellowish and pedicel yellow-brown. Legs yellowish except coax dark brown, femur and tibia brown on middle part. Wings hyaline, venation yellow-brown except marginal vein enlarged with black spot. Head and thorax with densely umbilicate puncturation.  Headhairy, 1.25 xas wide as high in frontal view (Fig. 7), eyes separated by 1.52 xtheir height, malar space 0.81 xeyes height. Antennal insertion on lower ocular line; scrobes deep and smooth, not reaching anterior ocellus, interantennal crest absent. Umbilicate puncturation shallow on lower face. Lower margin of clypeus with incision separating a single tooth on both sides; mandible three teethed. Head in dorsal view 1.67 xas wide as long, occipital carina inconspicuous; temple length 0.3 xeyes length; POL 2.16 xOOL, OOL 2.0 xocellus diameter. Antennal formula 11153; scape reaching anterior ocellus, equal to or slightly shorter than eyes height, 6.25 xas long as broad, 2.36 xpedicel length; pedicel and flagellum combined 1.1 xhead width; pedicel in lateral view 2.0 xas long as broad, longer than Fu1; anellus 0.5 xas long as broad; Fu1 1.23 xas long as broad, Fu2-Fu5 as long as Fu1; clava length 3.0 xwidth, shorter than the following three funiculars combined; each funicular with a single row of sensilla; ventral surface of clava without micropilose area.  Mesosoma1.58 xas long as broad. Pronotum 0.51 xas long as broad. Mesoscutum 0.67 xas long as broad, notauli shallow and complete. Scutellum slightly longer than broad (1.11 x). Propodeum rugosity (Fig. 8), shorter than mesoscutum (0.73 x); basal sculpture of median furrow with one row of areoles; median carina and plica absent. Fore wing (Fig. 9) 2.3 xas long as broad, with marginal fringe, speculum and basal hairline; maculae dark brown, confining on marginal vein and stigmal vein, not extending backward; marginal vein triangular broadened; ratio of marginal vein: postmarginal vein: stigmal vein as 12:2:10. Hind coxa stout, 2.0 xas long as broad; hind femur enlarged in middle part, 3.33 xas long as broad; hind tibia with 2 ventral spurs.  Metasoma1.22 xas long as mesosoma. Gaster with petiole longer than broad, reticulate; gaster 2.0 xas long as broad, laterally compressed. Gaster arched in lateral view, gastral tergum smooth; Gt4 longest, 1.36 xas long as Gt3. Ovipositor not exposed.  Male.Length 2.0 mm, body (Figs 10, 11) black except tegula, anterior corner of pronotum yellowish, apex of femur, apex of tibia and tarsus yellowish. Head and thorax with densely umbilicate puncturation. Antenna dark brown, formula 11143 (Fig. 12), Fu1 1.83 xas long as broad, Fu2-Fu4 equal to Fu1. Petiole (Fig. 13) 4.0 xas long as broad, shorter than gaster; gaster 1.55 xas long as petioles, Gt4 longer than other tergites.   Figures 6-13.  Sycophila hunanensissp. nov. 6-9female holotype 6body in lateral view 7head in frontal view 8propodeum in dorsal view 9fore wing in dorsal view 10-13male 10body in dorsal view 11body in lateral view 12antenna 13propodeum, petiole and gaster in dorsal view.  Etymology. Named after the location of the type material.  Remarks. The species is similar to  S. biguttata(Swederus, 1795) from Sweden ( Lotfalizadeh and Gharali 2007), but different by the maculae on fore wing not extending backward to disc, hind tibia pale yellowish except mid part brown.  Host. The wasps were reared from the galls of  Plagiotrochus glaucusTang & Melika, 2011 (Hym., Cynipidae) (Tang and Melika 2011) in China.  Distribution. China (Hunan, Hainan). 3069287317 2017-03-01 Melika, Tang, Gaozhi Zhao. China Shidu Yanling Xian ♀ Hunan Holotype 3069287313 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 2021-01-01 Melika & Tang & Gaozhi Zhao. China Shidu Yanling Xian 5 4 1 Hunan Paratype 3069287309 2010-04-09 Tianyang Jiao. China Wuzhi Shan 2 2 Hainan paratype