Ecrizotes acer Mitroiu, 2024
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2024.970.2745 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:34546280-853E-466C-A7EB-B7C10B5A2A02 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FE87A8-FFEE-FF98-FD88-FAA0FD3D0339 |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi |
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scientific name |
Ecrizotes acer Mitroiu |
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sp. nov. |
Ecrizotes acer Mitroiu sp. nov.
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Fig. 1 View Fig
Diagnosis
Female
All funiculars wider than long, Fu3 anelliform ( Fig. 1C View Fig ); ventral margin of clypeus strongly protruding and acute ( Fig. 1D View Fig ); head in frontal view with gena buccate ( Fig. 1B View Fig ); hind tibia length 4.8–5.0 × width; gaster shorter than combined length of head and mesosoma, moderately compressed laterally ( Fig. 1A View Fig ); tip of hypopygium not incised (cf. Fig. 7I View Fig ); ovipositor sheath length about 0.2 × length of hind tibia.
Male
Unknown.
Etymology
The species name refers to the shape of the ventral clypeal margin (from the Latin adjective ‛ acer ’ = ‛sharp’, ‛pointed’).
Type material
Holotype
ZIMBABWE • ♀; “Rhodesia / Salisbury / A. Watsham / WF67 / i ×.74”; NHMUK.
Paratypes D.R. CONGO • 1 ♀; “DR Congo: Oriental Prov. / Ituri region, Mongbwalu , / AGK camp, 20-27. III.2015 / A. Gumovsky & C. Dhendro // behind pld fences, / abandoned shamba, bananas, avocado ,
sweet / potato, 75 YPTs”; MICO.
ZIMBABWE • 2 ♀♀; “Rhodesia / Makumbi Miss / A. Watsham / W.244, ×ii.76 // Spathopus ! [Bouček’s handwriting]”; NHMUK .
Description
Female holotype
Body length: 1.0 mm. Colour as in Fig. 1 View Fig . Head in frontal view with vertex not protruding between posterior ocelli ( Fig. 1B View Fig ). Gena buccate ( Fig. 1B View Fig ). Ventral margin of clypeus strongly protruding and acute ( Fig. 1D View Fig ). Upper face smooth except rare piliferous punctures ( Fig. 1B View Fig ). Length of pedicel plus flagellum shorter than head width. All funiculars wider than long, Fu3 anelliform ( Fig. 1C View Fig ). Mesosoma dorsally almost flat ( Fig. 1A View Fig ). Pronotum about as long as mesoscutum ( Fig. 1E View Fig ). Basal cell of fore wing with a few scattered setae on upper side ( Fig. 1F View Fig ). MV about 2.4 × SV. Hind tibia length about 4.8× width. Gaster shorter than combined length of head and mesosoma, moderately compressed laterally ( Fig. 1A View Fig ). Tip of hypopygium not incised (cf. Fig. 6I View Fig ). Ovipositor sheath length about 0.2 × length of hind tibia.
Variation
Female
The specimen collected in the D.R. Congo has a slightly less protruding clypeal margin. Hind tibia length 4.8–5.0× width.
Distribution
D.R. Congo, Zimbabwe.
Hosts
Unknown.
Taxonomic comments
This is one of the most easily recognizable species of Ecrizotes due to its large triangular clypeal margin, which is expected to be similar in males.
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Natural History Museum, London |
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