Notopygus bicornis, Watanabe, 2024
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13237363 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D4FC7074-ADC6-4310-B60E-12B7ECBD6E25 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4FDCA32A-3BBE-4791-927F-620A8185ADFF |
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lsid:zoobank.org:act:4FDCA32A-3BBE-4791-927F-620A8185ADFF |
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Felipe |
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scientific name |
Notopygus bicornis |
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sp. nov. |
Notopygus bicornis sp. nov.
(SJN: Futakobu-magari-maru-himebachi)
( Figs. 4A–E View Fig , 38A View Fig , 40A View Fig , 41E, K, M View Fig )
Type series. Holotype: JAPAN, KPM-NK 81355 , F, Nagano Pref., Yamanouchi Town, Nagaike , 22. VIII. 2007, K. Watanabe leg.
Description. Female (n = 1). Body length 13.5 mm, polished and covered with punctures and brown setae.
Head 0.65 × as long as wide in dorsal view, punctate.
Clypeus 3.8 × as broad as high, rather sparsely punctate, lower margin subtruncate ( Fig. 40A View Fig ), thick in lateral view. Face 2.5 × as broad as high, punctate reticulate, convex medially in lateral view. Frons concave above antennal sockets, with a pair of horns ( Fig. 38A View Fig ). Dorsal profile of gena as Fig. 38A View Fig . Occipital carina complete. Occiput weakly concave in front of dorso-median part of occipital carina ( Fig. 38A View Fig ). Length of malar space 0.35 × as long as basal width of mandible. POL 0.9 × as long as OD. OOL 1.15 × as long as OD. Antenna with 49 flagellomeres. FL I 2.5× as long as maximum depth, 1.25 × as long as FL II.
Mesosoma densely punctate. Epomia short. Mesoscutum without notaulus. Mesopleuron with large smooth area around speculum ( Fig. 4C View Fig ). Epicnemial carina present laterally and ventrally. Propodeum punctate, all carinae present except for anterior transverse carina absent. Median section of posterior transverse carina indistinct with some transverse rugae ( Fig. 41E View Fig ). Area superomedia longer than wide, covered with transverse rugae ( Fig. 41E View Fig ). Fore wing length 10.5 mm. Areolet present, petiolated anteriorly, received vein 2m-cu slightly based of the outer angle ( Fig. 4D View Fig ). Fore wing vein 1cu-a slightly postfurcal to vein M&RS ( Fig. 4A View Fig ). Nervellus subvertical, intercepted near the middle.Tarsal claws simple. Hind femur 4.1 × as long as maximum depth in lateral view. Ratio of length of hind first to fifth tarsomeres 3.1: 2.0: 1.5: 1.0: 1.0. Hind tibia shorter than combined length of hind TS I, TS II, and TS III.
Metasoma finely punctate. T I 3.0 × as long as maximum width, latero-median carina present basal 0.75 of T I, area between latero-median carina with a strong concavity. T II 1.35 × as long as maximum width, a pair of longitudinal carinae present on basal 0.4 of T II ( Fig. 4E View Fig ). Posterior margins of T III to T VI each without notch ( Fig. 41K View Fig ). Posterior end T VIII strongly projected in lateral view ( Fig. 41M View Fig ). Ovipositor sheath 0.25 × as long as hind tibia.
Colouration ( Figs. 4A–E View Fig ). Body (excluding wings and legs) black. Clypeus yellow. Malar space, mandible except for teeth, and palpi yellowish brown. Posterior parts of T I and T II, T III, and T IV more or less tinged with dark reddish brown. Sclerotized part of metasomal sternites partly tinged with dark reddish brown. Ovipositor yellowish brown. Wings brownish hyaline. Veins and pterostigma blackish brown except for yellowish-brown wing base. Legs yellowish brown except for coxae, base of trochanters, and hind femur black. Hind trochantellus tinged with dark brown.
Male. Unknown.
Distribution. Japan (Honshu).
Bionomics. Unknown.
Etymology. The specific name is from Latin “ bi ” (two) plus “ cornis ” (horned). This species has a pair of horns on the frons.
Remarks. This species can be easily distinguished from other species by the horns on the frons.
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