Stenetra miyazakii Tselikh & Burks, 2020

Tselikh, Ekaterina & Burks, Roger, 2020, Revision of Stenetra Masi, 1931 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae), Zootaxa 4759 (2), pp. 191-208 : 205

Stenetra miyazakii Tselikh & Burks sp. nov.

( Figs 61–69 )

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Description. Female. Body length 3.4 mm; fore wing length 1.8 mm. Head, mesosoma and propodeum black, the propodeum with dark blue metallic lustre, metasoma dark brown with metallic green and diffuse coppery lustre, scape, pedicel, F1, F2–F 6 in ventral view, second and third segments of clava yellowish-brown, F2–F 6 in dorsal view, first segment of clava brown; all coxae black with dark blue metallic lustre; all femora brown, all tibiae apically yellowish-brown and basally yellow; all tarsi yellow except last segment brown; fore wing with brownish tint, venation yellowish-brown; ovipositor sheath black. Head in dorsal view 2.4× as broad as long and 1.27× as broad as mesoscutum; in frontal view 1.25× broader than high. POL 1.45× OOL. Eye height 1.44× eye length and 1.37× as long as malar space. Distance between antennal toruli and lower margin of clypeus 0.8× distance between antennal toruli and median ocellus. Clypeus radially striate, its lower margin emarginate. Antenna with scape as long as eye height and 1.44× as long as eye length, not reaching anterior edge of median ocellus; pedicel 1.9× as long as broad and 0.83× as long as F1; combined length of pedicel and flagellum 1.05× breadth of head; flagellum almost filiform; second anellus transverse and 1.15× as long as first anellus; F1 1.96× as long as broad and 1.1× as long as F2, with 2–3 rows of dense sensilla, F2–F6 longer than broad; clava 2.25× as long as broad. Mesosoma 1.43× as long as broad. Scutellum finely reticulate, 0.87× as long as broad. Propodeum medially 0.43× as long as scutellum; median carina present, plicae absent; nucha short and reticulate, 0.5× length of propodeum. Fore wing 2.56× as long as maximum width; basal cell bare or with 4 hairs; speculum open; M 0.87× as long as P and 1.26× as long as S; stigma with short uncus. Metasoma lanceolate, 1.4× as long as mesosoma and head; Mt8 1.45× as long as broad and 0.62× as long as Mt7. Ovipositor sheath projecting slightly beyond apex of metasoma.

Material examined. Holotype: ♀, CANADA, “ Canada : PQ, Eardley Jct Hwy 1 48 & Eardley-Masham Rd. 26.vi.-3.vii.91 BRC Hym team”, “ Stenetra Det. Z. Bouček, 1991 ”, “ HOLOTYPE Stenetra miyazakii ♀ Tselikh, Burks ” ( CNC).

Distribution. Canada (Quebec).

Etymology. The species is named in honour of the Japanese animator, filmmaker, screenwriter, author, and manga artist, Hayao Miyazaki.

Comments. This species is very similar to S. longuncus ; the differences between these species are given in the key.

Figures

FIGURES 61–69. Stenetra miyazakii Tselikh & Burks sp. nov. (♀ holotype). 61, stigmal vein and stigma of fore wing; 62, fore wing; 63, antenna; 64, head frontal view; 65, head dorsal view; 66, propodeum, dorsal view; 67, metasoma dorsal view; 68, habitus, dorsal view; 69, habitus, lateral view.