Indohormius keralaensis Ranjith, Belokobylskij et Quicke, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Ranjith, A. P.
name: Belokobylskij, Sergey A.
name: Quicke, Donald L. J.
name: Kittel, Rebecca N.
name: Butcher, Buntika A.
name: Nasser, M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Braconidae
Indohormius
Indohormius keralaensis

description: Indohormius keralaensis Ranjith, Belokobylskij et Quicke sp. nov.
Material examined. Holotype, female, “ INDIA: Kerala, Kozhikode, East Hill, 1.vi.2015, sweep net, col. Ranjith, A.P. ” (DZUC). Paratypes, 1 female with the same data as holotype (DZUC), 1 female, “ INDIA, Kerala, Malappuram, Calicut University Botanical Garden, 5–12.vi.2016, Malaise Trap, col. Ranjith, A.P. ” (DZUC). 1 female, “ INDIA: Kerala, Calicut University Botanical Garden, 11.iii.1987, col. Sumodan ” (DZUC).
Description. Holotype, female (♀), Body length 1.78 mm (1.65–1.78 mm in paratypes), antenna about 2.00 mm, fore wing 1.54 mm (1.40–1.54 mm in paratypes), ovipositor 0.50 mm (0.43–0.50 mm in paratypes).
Head. Antenna 1.20× longer than body. Scape 1.50× (1.50–1.65 in paratypes) longer than maximum width. Pedicel 1.20× (1.02–1.20 in paratypes) longer than wide. First flagellomere 1.10× (1.10–1.15 in paratypes) longer than second flagellomere. First and second flagellomeres 4.50× (4.50–5.00 in paratypes) longer than their width. Apical flagellomere 2.90× (2.90–3.25 in paratypes) as long as wide. Head 1.40× (1.20–1.40 in paratypes) wider than median length, roundly narrowing posteriorly behind eyes in dorsal view. Frons smooth, sparsely setose. POL: OD: OOL= 3.50: 1.25: 5.75 (3.50–4.37: 1.25–1.50: 5.75–7.50 in paratypes). Face 0.60× (0.60–0.63 in paratypes) as high as minimum width near antennal sockets, sparsely punctate and setose (Fig. 1 B). Malar space 1.80× basal width of mandible (1.80–2.30 in paratypes), 0.74× (0.74–0.94 in paratypes) high of eye. Clypeus 2.20× (2.20–2.75 in paratypes) as wide as long medially. Eyes 1.10× (0.90–1.10 in paratypes) longer than temple in lateral view, as long as temple in dorsal view.
Mesosoma. Mesosoma 1.25× (1.25–1.34 in paratypes) longer than high. Prescutellar depression rather long, deep, with high median and two lower lateral longitudinal carinae (Fig. 1 E). Scutellum smooth, setose, glabrous anteriorly (Fig. 1 E). Mesopleuron smooth medially and posteriorly, setose posteriorly (Fig. 1 F). Prepectal carina distinct and complete (Fig. 1 F). Propodeum with two carinae running parallel from posterior to middle and converging anteriorly, delineated long areola connecting in anterior half by several transverse carinae; baso-lateral areas delineated by distinct carinae (Fig. 2 A).
Wings. Fore wing 3.20× (3.00– 3.20 in paratypes) longer than wide. Pterostigma 3.40× (3.14–3.40 in paratypes) longer than wide. Fore wing veins C+SC+R and 1RS forming an angle of 43° (43–50° in paratypes). Fore wing veins r-rs: 3 RSa: 3RSb= 6.00: 8.10: 26.80 (5.50–6.00: 7.25–8.10: 23.60–26.80 in paratypes). Veins 2RS: m-cu= 7.00: 5.30 (5.50–7.00: 3.80–5.30 in paratypes). Veins 2RS: 3 RSa: r-m= 7.00: 8.10: 5.60 (5.50–7.00: 7.25–8.10: 5.00– 5.60 in paratypes). First discal cell 1.90× (1.90–2.10 in paratypes) longer than wide. Second submarginal cell 1.90× (1.90–2.0 in paratypes) longer than wide. Vein 1RS long, 0.73× (0.70–0.73 in paratypes) as long as vein 1M. Vein 2CUb 0.85× (0.70–0.85 in paratypes) as long as vein 1CUb. Hind wing vein M+CU 0.62× (0.62–0.80 in paratypes) as long as vein 1M. Vein 2SC+R present. Vein SC +R as long as vein 1r-m.
Legs. Lengths of fore femur, tibia and basitarsus 5.00, 8.80 and 4.40× (4.80–5.00, 8.50–8.80 and 4.10–4.40 in paratypes) longer than their maximum width respectively. Fore basitarsus 0.56× (0.56–0.60 in paratypes) as long as rest tarsal segments combined. Lengths of hind femur, tibia and basitarsus 4.60, 10.00 and 5.50× (4.60–5.60, 9.70– 10.00 and 5.50–6.50 in paratypes) longer than their maximum width respectively. Second tarsal segment 0.32× as long as basitarsus, 1.50× as long as fifth segment (without pretarsus).
Metasoma. Metasomal tergites mainly smooth (Fig. 2 C). First tergite 0.60× (0.60–0.65 in paratypes) as long as apical width. Median length of second tergite 0.80× (0.70–0.80 in paratypes) basal width of second tergite, 1.20× (1.20–1.75 in paratypes) median length of third tergite. Third tergite sparsely setose only postero-laterally, 0.70× (0.50–0.70 in paratypes) longer than second tergite. Remaining tergites weakly projected behind third tergite, setose only postero-laterally (Fig. 2 C). Ovipositor 0.70× (0.65–0.70 in paratypes) as long as hind tibia, 0.90× (0.75–0.90 in paratypes) as long as mesosoma, 0.35× (0.30–0.35 in paratypes) as long as fore wing.
Colour. Head yellow except dark brown mandible apically, occipital carina, ocelli and vertex (in one paratype); eyes silvery brown; labial and maxillary palps pale yellow. Antenna yellow. Mesosoma reddish brown, mesopleuron, metapleuron and propodeum dark brown; tegula yellow. Fore wing veins light brown except yellowish brown veins M+CU and 1-1A, pterostigma dark brown; hind wing veins light yellow. Legs entirely yellow. Metasoma dark brown except pale sternites; ovipositor yellow, ovipositor sheath brown.
Male. Unknown.
Distribution. India (Kerala).
Host. Unknown.
Etymology. Named after the type locality of the new species, Kerala.
description: Published as part of Ranjith, A. P., Belokobylskij, Sergey A., Quicke, Donald L. J., Kittel, Rebecca N., Butcher, Buntika A. & Nasser, M., 2017, An enigmatic new genus of Hormiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from South India, pp. 371-385 in Zootaxa 4272 (3) on pages 380-382, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4272.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/892464