Afrotropical Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera)
Author
Noort, Simon van
Author
Buffington, Matthew L.
Author
Forshage, Mattias
text
ZooKeys
2015
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.493.6353
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.493.6353
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Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Liopteridae
Tessmannella Hedicke, 1912
Diagnosis.
Female antenna 13-segmented, subclavate; male 14-segmented. Face with reticulate to rugose sculpture and scattered pubescence. Pronotum coarsely rugose with median tooth or spine viewed laterally. Mesonotum with coarse variable sculp
ture
, propodeum without pronounced side margins. Segment 1 of metasoma (petiole) three times as long as broad, segments 2-4 short viewed laterally and dorsally, segment 5 the largest. Metafemora with a rounded lobe between medial area and apex, tooth on metafemur angled, hind tibia with a distinct lobe apically, opposite the tibial spines. Scutellum with three foveae.
Identification. Dichotomous and online interactive keys to species are available in
Buffington and van Noort (2012)
and
van Noort (2004-2015)
.
Figure 54.
Tessmannella kiplingi
(Republic of Congo). A habitus lateral view B head and mesosoma dorsal view C head, anterior view.
Distribution.
Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Republic of Congo (
Buffington and van Noort 2012
).
Biology
.
Unknown.
Species richness.
Tessmannella copelandi
Buffington & van Noort, 2012 (Kenya)
Tessmannella expansa
Quinlan, 1979 (Gabon)
Tessmannella kiplingi
Buffington & van Noort, 2012 (Republic of Congo)
Tessmannella nigra
Hedicke, 1912 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea)
Tessmannella roberti
Buffington & van Noort, 2012 (Central African Rebublic)
Tessmannella spinosa
Hedicke, 1912 (Equatorial Guinea)