Agupta solangeae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault, 2018

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L & Boudreault, Caroline, 2018, Seventeen new genera of microgastrine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from tropical areas of the world, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 64, pp. 25-140 : 36-40

Agupta solangeae Fernandez-Triana & Boudreault sp. n.

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Holotype.

Female, Malaysia, RMNH.

Holotype labels.

MALAYSIA-SW SABAH/nr Long Pa Sia (East)/c.1000m, 1-13.IV.1987/Mal. trap 5, RMNH’ 87/C.v.Achterberg. Second label: CNC497193.

Holotype locality.

MALAYSIA, South West Sabah, near Long Pa Sia (East), 1000m.

Paratypes.

Malaysia. (1♀ CNC), MALAYSIA: Sabah, SW Sabah nr Long Pa Sia, Payakalaba, 1010m, Malaise trap, 25.xi-1.xii.1987, coll. C.v. Achterberg, Voucher code: CNC497190; (2♀ RMNH), near Long Pa Sia (East), 1000m, Malaise trap, 1-13.iv.1987, coll. C.v. Achterberg, Voucher codes: CNC924643, CNC924644.

Diagnosis.

The golden-yellow color of most veins separates this species from A. danyi and A. jeanphilippei (both of which have wing veins dark brown). The darker body color, mostly dark brown, will in turn differentiate A. solangeae from A. raymondi (which has a lighter coloured body, with mesosoma mostly yellow-orange and metasoma with extensive white areas).

Description.

Body mostly dark brown (except for white laterotergites 1-3); first pair of legs mostly yellow-orange or yellow-brown, second and third pairs mostly brown (except for anterior 0.3 of mesotibia and anterior 0.5 of metatibia white); scape and pedicel yellow-brown, flagellomeres brown; wings with most veins golden-yellow (except for pterostigma and veins r, 2RS, 2M and 3RSa). Head relatively elongate. Face, clypeus and labrum with coarse and dense punctures. Face projection between antennal base with median carina. Malar line relatively long. Mouth parts elongate, including bilobate glossa. First few flagellomeres with placodes irregularly distributed (so that at times three rows could be distinguished but other times rows are not clearly defined). Anteromesoscutum relatively long (longer than maximum width). Scutoscutellar sulcus relatively wide and deep, with 5-6 strong crenulae. Propodeum with strongly raised median carina which has strong lateral carinae radiating across its length. Fore wing with small, slit-shaped areolet. Fore wing vein (RS+M)b much longer than areolet width. Metacoxa smooth and relatively long (reaching beyond posterior margin of T3). T1 relatively strongly narrowing from anterior margin to half of tergite, then parallel sided up to posterior margin; anterior half mostly smooth, strongly concave and with central sulcus; posterior half punctured and a polished area on posterior margin. Hypopygium folded and with several pleats. Ovipositor sheaths setose and slightly longer than metatibia length. Female body measurements (mm). F2 L: 0.43 (0.40-0.43); F 3 L: 0.41 (0.37-0.41); F14 L: 0.23 (0.21-0.24); F15 L: 0.21 (0.20-0.22); Malar sulcus L: 0.13 (0.12-0.13); Mandible W: 0.23 (0.20-0.23); T1 L: 1.10 (1.00-1.05); T1 W at posterior margin: 0.33 (0.33-0.36); T1 maximum W: 0.62 (0.57-0.58); T2 W at anterior margin: 0.83 (0.83-0.89); T2 W at posterior margin: 0.84 (0.81-0.91); T2 L: 0.38 (0.33-0.38); Metafemur L: 1.76 (1.71-1.76); Metafemur W: 0.62 (0.55-0.58); Metatibia L: 2.36 (2.16-2.28); Inner spur L: 0.88 (0.80-0.84); Outer spur L: 0.41 (0.37-0.42); First segment of Metatarsus L: 1.44 (1.43-1.49); Ovipositor sheaths L: 2.62 (2.49-2.59); Body L: 6.63 (5.55-6.25); Fore wing L: 6.56 (5.95-6.06). Ovipositor sheaths L is approximate for 2 specimens. Maximum W of T1, T1 L, T1 W at apex, T2 L, T2 W at base and T2 W at apex are approximate for one specimen.

Male. Unknown.

Biology.

Host unknown.

Distribution.

Malaysia, Sabah.

Molecular data.

The holotype rendered an almost complete DNA barcode (625 bp), which represents a unique BIN (BOLD:ADE1550), with 5.3% of bp difference compared to the next species in BOLD, which is another Agupta species. See comments under previous species about similarities of DNA sequences from both species.

Etymology.

The second author dedicates this species to her mother Solange Nourry, as an appreciation for her love, nice conversations, great generosity and shared sweet moments.

Figures

Figure 7. Agupta solangeae female holotype. A Habitus B Head frontal C Fore wing D Head and mesosoma, dorsal E Propodeum and metasoma, dorsal.

Figure 8. Agupta solangeae female paratype CNC 497190. A Habitus B Head frontal C Fore wing D Propodeum E Head and mesosoma, dorsal F Ovipositor and ovipositor sheaths.