Netomocera masneri Mitroiu 2019, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pteromalidae
Netomocera
Netomocera masneri

description: Netomocera masneri sp. nov.
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Figs 96–106
Diagnosis
Both sexes
Macropterous; fore wing subhyaline (Fig. 104). Clypeal margin shallowly emarginate (Fig. 99). Scrobes reticulate (Fig. 97). Upper face and vertex with eight large setae. Occiput margin sharply defined (Fig. 98). Pronotal collar not unusually long or wide (Fig. 102). Mesoscutum, scutellum and axillae with dense punctulate reticulation (Fig. 102); scutoscutellar sutures distinct (Fig. 102); frenal area distinct, i.e., sculpture different than on rest of scutellum (Fig. 102). Mesepimeral sulcus conspicuous (Fig. 101). Propodeum (Fig. 103) without a well-defined V-shaped area basally. Fore wing with basal third extensively setose except for narrow bare region (Fig. 104). Visible part of petiole very short, distinctly transverse, with more or less obliterate sculpture (Fig. 103).
Female
Vertex with slight dark green reflections (Fig. 98); POL about 4.1× OOL. MV about 5.3 × SV.
Male
Body colour mainly dark brown (Fig. 105).
Etymology
The new species is dedicated to Dr. Lubomir Masner, world expert on Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera), who collected most of the specimens of the new species (noun in the genitive case).
Material examined
Holotype ECUADOR • ♀; “ ECUADOR, Napo Prov., El Chaco 2000m, 11.II 1983, M. Sharkey, L. Masner ”; right antenna with fu7 and clava missing, on triangular card; CNC.
Allotype ECUADOR • ♂; same data as for holotype; CNC.
Additional paratypes ECUADOR • 3 ♂♂; same data as for holotype; CNC • 3 ♂♂; “ ECUADOR: Napo, 5 Km S. Baeza 1700m, Feb. 13 1983, Masner & Sharkey ”; CNC • 1 ♂; “ ECUADOR: Pichincha, 16 Km. s.e. Santo Domingo Tinalandia, 680 m., 15-30.VI.1975, S&J Peck ”; CNC.
Description
Female (habitus: Fig. 96)
COLOUR. Head (Figs 97–98) black, with faint dark green reflections mainly on vertex. Mandibles brown, teeth reddish-brown. Antenna (Fig. 100) with scape, pedicel, anellus and basal funicular segments light brown; apical funicular segments (mostly fu6 and fu7) and clava dark brown. Mesosoma (Figs 101– 103) black. Legs light brown except mid coxa and basal part of hind coxa darker. Fore wing (Fig. 104) subhyaline; venation brown; setation brown. Hind wing hyaline. Metasoma with petiole black (Fig. 103). Gaster (Fig. 96) with gt1, syntergum and ovipositor sheaths dark brown, remaining tergites lighter. Body setation including large, symmetrically arranged, setae dark brown.
BODY LENGTH. 1.9 mm.
HEAD. Clypeus mostly coriaceous; apical margin slightly emarginate (Fig. 99); lower face and genae mostly coriaceous (Fig. 99). Scrobes and adjacent areas reticulate, cells elongate (Fig. 97). Vertex reticulate (Fig. 98). Occiput reticulate-striate; margin sharply defined (Fig. 98). Toruli with lower margins about level with lower margins of eyes (Fig. 97). Antenna with flagellum strongly clavate; clava conspicuously asymmetric (Fig. 100). Vertex with eight large setae. Head in dorsal view with width 2.25 × length (90:40) and in frontal view about 1.1× height (90:79). POL about 4.1× OOL (29:7). Eye height 1.4× length (51:37), 2.55 × malar space (51:20) and about 1.2× scape length (51:43). Head width equal to length of pedicel plus flagellum (90:90). Fu1 length about 1.2 × width (7:6); fu7 width 1.4× length (11:8); clava length about 2.3 × width (30:13).
MESOSOMA. Pronotal collar narrower than mesoscutum, with six large setae (Fig. 102). Mesonotum moderately setose dorsally (Fig. 102). Mesoscutum and axillae with dense punctulate reticulation (Fig. 102). Scutellum densely punctulate reticulate, frenal area with shallower reticulation (Fig. 102). Upper mesepisternum alutaceous; lower mesepisternum reticulate (Fig. 101). Mesepimeron virtually smooth, with only short costulae and impressions near posterior margin; mesepimeral sulcus conspicuous (Fig. 101). Propodeum with intricate pattern of carinae, the interspaces shiny but wrinkled (Fig. 103). Macropterous; fore wing uniformly and densely setose except for small, elongate bare region (Fig. 104). Mesosoma length about 1.4 × width (103:72) and 1.45 × height (103:71). Pronotal collar 0.4× as long as mesoscutum (10:25) and 0.75 × as wide as mesoscutum (54:72). Mesoscutum width about 2.9 × length (72:25). Scutellum length 0.95 × width (40:42). Propodeum length about 0.6× scutellum length (23:40). Fore wing length about 2.5 × width (190:75); MV about 5.3× SV (64:12) and 3.2× PV (64:20).
METASOMA. Petiole transverse, mainly smooth, except for some irregular costulae (Fig. 103). Gaster ovate, length about 1.6 × width (130:80) (Fig. 96); gt1 longest, width about 1.1× length (80:70), with hind margin produced; gt2–6 progressively shorter, transverse; syntergum acutely pointed. Ovipositor sheaths slightly protruding beyond apex of gaster. Cercal setae not surpassing apex of gaster.
Male (habitus: Fig. 105)
Differs from female mainly as follows. Body length: 1.1–1.3 mm. Body colour brown to dark brown (Fig. 105). Vertex without any metallic reflections. Flagellum brown, basal segments usually slightly lighter (Fig. 106). Fore wing less infumate. Legs paler, mainly yellow, mid and hind coxae light brown. Gaster with gt1 and syntergum brown, remaining tergites with basal half lighter. Fu1 length about 2.8 × width; length of pedicel plus flagellum 2.7–2.9 × as long as head width. Mesepimeral sulcus from barely visible to conspicuous. Fore wing length about 2.3× width. MV about 4.7 × as long as SV. Petiole quadrate. Gaster (inflated) length about 1.4× width, gt1 occupying less than half length of gaster.
Distribution
Ecuador.
Remarks
Specimens of this species are superficially similar to those of N. merida sp. nov., from which they can be separated by the shape of the clypeal margin, which is slightly emarginate in N. masneri sp. nov. (Fig. 99) and produced in N. merida sp. nov. (Fig. 110). Individuals of the former species are also overall more strongly sculptured, the head of females has distinct metallic reflections (Fig. 98) and the first gastral tergite is longer.
description: Published as part of Mitroiu, Mircea-Dan, 2019, Revision of Netomocera Bouček (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae), excluding the Oriental species, pp. 1-87 in European Journal of Taxonomy 568 on pages 46-49, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.568, http://zenodo.org/record/3517435