cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Montanococcus Henderson, 2007, gen. nov.
Creators: name: Henderson, Rosa C.
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Year: 2007
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Eriococcidae
Montanococcus

description: Montanococcus gen. nov.
Type species Montanococcus graemei sp.nov.
Genus description. Adult female body elongate to oval elongate, derm membranous except for anal lobes. Pair of eyespots on body margin. Marginal setae spinose, with 1 or 2 long setae and 1 shorter seta on each abdominal segment; long setae more evenly distributed round margin of cephalothorax; longest marginal setae on posterior abdomen. Antennae 6-segmented. Anal lobes large to massive, sclerotised overall and more heavily around margins; with 3 pairs of stout dorsal setae; apical setae short to moderately long; with 1 or 2 pairs of slender ventral setae; suranal seta long; anal ring ventral, oval, cellular, with 6–8 stout, sword-shaped or flagellate setae. Legs well developed, with or without translucent pores. Dorsal setae distributed in transverse rows of 4 long setae with several to more numerous very short, stout setae. Ventral submedian setae finely lanceolate, in transverse rows on submedian abdomen, and a few elsewhere; with a line of spinose setae on abdominal ventral submargin, these decreasing in size towards thorax; largest seta in this line very near anal lobes and smallest opposite posterior spiracle; each spinose seta often with several smaller setae nearby. Dorsal cruciform pores absent. Macrotubular ducts with a long outer duct, cup moderately reflexed, distributed within rows of dorsal setae; more numerous submarginally. Microtubular ducts with a dark vestibule, bilocular in dorsal view at base of lumen, present in dorsal rows together with macrotubular ducts and dorsal setae, and scattered submarginally on dorsum and venter. With 5-locular or 7-locular disc pores in a discrete submedian ventral band extending at least from posterior spiracle to anal lobes; with disc pores by margin of each spiracle.
Comments. Montanococcus contains 3 new species: M. graemei, M. petrobius and M. thriaticus. Species of Montanococcus can be distinguished from other genera of Eriococcidae in New Zealand, and probably from all other Eriococcidae, by the combination of: (i) large, sclerotised anal lobes; (ii) long spinose marginal setae; (iii) dorsal setae of 2 distinct sizes, and (iv) a discrete ventral submedian band of disc pores extending at least from the posterior spiracle to the anal lobe on each side (extending from antenna to anal lobe on M. graemei). Other diagnostic features are the long dorsal macrotubular ducts, microtubular ducts on dorsum and venter, and antennae with segment III not longer than segment II.
Etymology. The genus name is derived from Montano- for mountain, combined with coccus for ‘scale’, referring to the scale’s mountain habitat.
description: Published as part of Henderson, Rosa C., 2007, Three new genera and six new species of felt scales (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Eriococcidae) from mountain habitats in New Zealand, pp. 1-29 in Zootaxa 1449 on pages 12-13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.176204
Amaurobius antipovae Marusik et Kovblyuk 2004
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name: Otto, S.
name: Japoshvili, G.
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Amaurobius
Amaurobius antipovae

description: Amaurobius antipovae Marusik et Kovblyuk, 2004
Figs 13–14
Amaurobius antipovae Marusik & Kovblyuk, 2004: 56, f. 1–4, 7–11, 18–21 (♂ ♀).
Material examined: 5 ♂ 3 ♀ Russia, Krasnodar Province, Adler Town, city park, ca. 43.430°N 39.925°E, litter, 8.X.2004, Y.M. Marusik leg.
Comment. While comparing A. caucasicus sp. n. with other species known in the region, we recognized significant differences in size of the males of A. antipovae collected in the same region (Figs 13–14). The large male is 1.5 times longer than small. Males differ not only in body size but also in the size of the palps.
description: Published as part of Marusik, Yuri M., Otto, S. & Japoshvili, G., 2020, Taxonomic notes on Amaurobius (Araneae: Amaurobiidae), including the description of a new species, pp. 47-56 in Zootaxa 4718 (1) on page 52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4718.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/3602230
Amaurobius aculeatus Franganillo 1926
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name: Otto, S.
name: Japoshvili, G.
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Amaurobius
Amaurobius aculeatus

description: Amaurobius aculeatus Franganillo, 1926
Amaurobius aculeatus Franganillo, 1926: 78 (♀).
Comment. This species described from northeastern Spain. The brief species description lacks figures, indication of sexes and number of specimens. The type deposition remains unknown (Hubert 1965). Judging from the description, with a reddish carapace and uniformly coloured abdomen it could be Titanoeca.
description: Published as part of Marusik, Yuri M., Otto, S. & Japoshvili, G., 2020, Taxonomic notes on Amaurobius (Araneae: Amaurobiidae), including the description of a new species, pp. 47-56 in Zootaxa 4718 (1) on pages 52-53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4718.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/3602230
Amaurobius asuncionis Mello-Leitao 1946
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Amaurobius asuncionis

description: Amaurobius asuncionis Mello-Leitão, 1946
A. a. Mello-Leitão, 1946: 17, f. 1 (j).
Comment. The species was described and known from Paraguay. The two figures (habitus and epigyne) provided by Mello-Leitão do not allow allocation of this species to any genus of Amaurobiidae or Titanoecidae known from South America, but it is definitely not Amaurobius. Lehtinen (1967: 212) mentioned that type of this species is a juvenile, not a female as indicated in Mello-Leitão (1946) and the WSC (2019). It belongs to the Museo de La Plata and it was mentioned with reference to Schiapelli & Gerschman de Pikelin (in litt.) that it "is very poorly preserved and cannot be placed".
description: Published as part of Marusik, Yuri M., Otto, S. & Japoshvili, G., 2020, Taxonomic notes on Amaurobius (Araneae: Amaurobiidae), including the description of a new species, pp. 47-56 in Zootaxa 4718 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4718.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/3602230
Amaurobius flavovittatus
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name: Otto, S.
name: Japoshvili, G.
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Amaurobius flavovittatus

description: Amaurobius flavovittatus (Grube, 1861)
Ciniflo falvovittatus Grube, 1861: 171 (j).
Amaurobius flavidus: Reimoser 1919: 189.
Comments. This species was described from Eastern Siberia based on a juvenile specimen. Judging from the name and brief description it may belong to Nurscia albofasciata (Strand, 1907), the only know large cribellate species with an abdominal pattern.
description: Published as part of Marusik, Yuri M., Otto, S. & Japoshvili, G., 2020, Taxonomic notes on Amaurobius (Araneae: Amaurobiidae), including the description of a new species, pp. 47-56 in Zootaxa 4718 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4718.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/3602230
Amaurobius franganilloi Roewer 1951
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name: Otto, S.
name: Japoshvili, G.
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Amaurobius franganilloi

description: Amaurobius franganilloi Roewer, 1951
Amaurobius inermis Franganillo, 1920: 139, f. 1 (♀, preoccupied name).
Amaurobius franganilloi Roewer, 1951: 455 (replacement name).
Comments. This species was described based on a female holotype from Portugal. The type specimen was not located (Hubert 1965). Judging from the brief description and indication of a uniformly coloured abdomen it is most likely belonging to Titanoeca.
Amaurobius luniger (Grube, 1861)
Ciniflo luniger Grube, 1861: 171 (j).
Amaurobius luniger: Reimoser 1919: 189; Wesołowska, 1988: 404; Mikhailov 1996: 113.
Comments. This species was described based on a juvenile specimen from the Amur River (Eastern Siberia). Judging from the brief description it may belong to Titanoeca.
description: Published as part of Marusik, Yuri M., Otto, S. & Japoshvili, G., 2020, Taxonomic notes on Amaurobius (Araneae: Amaurobiidae), including the description of a new species, pp. 47-56 in Zootaxa 4718 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4718.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/3602230
Amaurobius sinister
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name: Otto, S.
name: Japoshvili, G.
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Amaurobius sinister

description: Amaurobius sinister (Nicolet, 1849)
Clubiona sinistra Nicolet, 1849: 439 (♀).
Amaurobius sinister: Simon 1892a: 237; Lehtinen 1967: 234.
Comments. The species was described from Chile and was originally placed in Clubiona. Simon (1887) transferred Nicolet's Clubiona without seeing the material into several genera belonging to different families (Anyphaenidae, Agelenidae, Cheiracanthiidae, Trachelidae and Amauribiidae). Lehtinen (1967) mentioned that it belongs to Exlinea Lehtinen, 1967 (a junior synonym of Metaltella Mello-Lietão, 1931), but had not transferred species due to lack of the types.
It could belong to one of seven amaurobiid or desid genera occurring in Chile: Callevopsis Tullgren, 1902, Emmenomma Simon, 1884, Hicanodon Tullgren, 1901, Livius Roth, 1967, Macrobunus Tullgren, 1901, Metaltella Mello-Lietão, 1931, Neoporteria Mello-Leitão, 1943 or Rubrius Simon, 1887.
description: Published as part of Marusik, Yuri M., Otto, S. & Japoshvili, G., 2020, Taxonomic notes on Amaurobius (Araneae: Amaurobiidae), including the description of a new species, pp. 47-56 in Zootaxa 4718 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4718.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/3602230
Amaurobius tristissimus Holmberg 1876
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Amaurobius tristissimus

description: Amaurobius tristissimus Holmberg, 1876
Amaurobius tristissimus Holmberg, 1876: 11, f. 11 (♀).
Comments. This species was described from Argentina based on a female. The description is very brief and does not provide any essential details like the type of calamistrum, or the shape of the cribellum and epigyne. Types could not be located by Lehtinen (1967), who suggested it belonged either to Metaltella Mello-Leitão, 1931 (Desidae) or Geoldia Keyserling, 1891 (Titanoecidae). The latter genus and even family are unknown in Argentina so far (WSC 2019).
description: Published as part of Marusik, Yuri M., Otto, S. & Japoshvili, G., 2020, Taxonomic notes on Amaurobius (Araneae: Amaurobiidae), including the description of a new species, pp. 47-56 in Zootaxa 4718 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4718.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/3602230
Amaurobius jugorum L. Koch 1868
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name: Japoshvili, G.
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Amaurobius jugorum

description: Amaurobius jugorum L. Koch, 1868
A. j.: Pesarini 1991a: 272, f. 11a–b, 15a–b, 16a–b (♂ ♀).
Amaurobius koponeni Marusik, Ballarin & Omelko, 2012: 58, f. 1–8 (♂). Syn. n.
Comments. Amaurobius koponeni was described based on the holotype male from Uttar Pradesh, India. It seems that specimen was either mislabeled or brought by chance from Italy to India. Judging from the shape of the male palp and size it is conspecific with A. jugorum and therefore the two names are synonymized here.
Amaurobius thoracicus Mello-Leitão, 1945
Amaurobius thoracicus Mello-Leitão, 1945: 232 (j).
Comments. This species was described based on a juvenile from Argentina and lacking any figures. Givven that there are no proven records of Amaurobius outside the Holarctic, this species is almost certainly misplaced in the genus and may belong to one of the few amaurobiid genera occurring in the Neotropical region. Lehtinen (1967: 212) supposed it belonged to Titanoecidae, a family represented by two species belonging to one genus, Goeldia, G. luteipes (Keyserling, 1891) and G. patellaris (Simon, 1892). Amaurobiidae are not reported so far from Argentina (WSC 2019). According to Lehtinen, the type is deposited in the Museo de La Plata.
description: Published as part of Marusik, Yuri M., Otto, S. & Japoshvili, G., 2020, Taxonomic notes on Amaurobius (Araneae: Amaurobiidae), including the description of a new species, pp. 47-56 in Zootaxa 4718 (1) on page 54, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4718.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/3602230
Amaurobius tristis L. Koch 1875
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Amaurobius tristis

description: Amaurobius tristis L. Koch, 1875
Amaurobius tristis L. Koch, 1875b: 31, pl. 3, f. 3 (♀).
Comment. This species is known from Eritrea only. The type deposition is unknown. Lehtinen (1967) supposed that it is a member of the Titanoecidae. Judging from the schematic figure of the epigyne, an abdomen lacking a pattern and its size it could be Pandava laminata (Thorell, 1878) (Titanoecidae), a species known from this region. The epigyne illustrated by L. Koch is rather more similar to that in Nurscia, and particularly to N. albosignata Simon, 1874 and N. albomaculata (Lucas, 1846), but unlike in A. tristis all species of Nurscia have an abdominal pattern formed by a series of white paired spots. Nurscia albomaculata is known from Northern Africa (Bonnet 1959).
description: Published as part of Marusik, Yuri M., Otto, S. & Japoshvili, G., 2020, Taxonomic notes on Amaurobius (Araneae: Amaurobiidae), including the description of a new species, pp. 47-56 in Zootaxa 4718 (1) on page 54, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4718.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/3602230
Pandava laminata
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name: Japoshvili, G.
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Pandava
Pandava laminata

description: Pandava laminata (Thorell, 1878)
Amaurobius laminatus Thorell, 1878: 168 (♂).
Amaurobius yanoianus Nakatsudi, 1943: 149, f. 2a–b (♀). Syn. n.
Pandava laminata:Almeida-Silva et al. 2010: 34, f. 1–37 (♂ ♀).
For complete list of references see WSC (2019).
Comments. Amaurobius yanoianus was described from Micronesia. Its type seems to have been lost during World War II (Tanikawa, pers. com.). Judging from the figures and verbal description provided by Nakatsudi (1943) A. laminatus is a junior synonym of the widespread titanoecid species Pandava laminata, described from Papua New Guinea and known from Eastern Africa to Polynesia (WSC 2019).
description: Published as part of Marusik, Yuri M., Otto, S. & Japoshvili, G., 2020, Taxonomic notes on Amaurobius (Araneae: Amaurobiidae), including the description of a new species, pp. 47-56 in Zootaxa 4718 (1) on page 54, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4718.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/3602230
Microplitis Forster 1862
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Microplitis

description: Genus Microplitis Förster, 1862
Microplitis Foerster, 1862: 24.— Type species, by original designation, Microgaster sordipes Nees ab Esenbeck, 1834. Major references-Nixon, 1965: 7; Nixon, 1970: 3; Mason, 1981: 132; Austin and Dangerfield, 1992: 42; Austin and Dangerfield, 1993:7, 1097–1166. [see Shenefelt (1973: 737) for complete bibliography prior to 1973]
Dapsilotoma Cameron, 1906: 101. Type species, by monotypy, Dapsilotoma testaceipes Cameron, 1906. Synonymy by Viereck, 1914: 25.
Glabromicroplitis Papp, 1979: 176. Type species, Glabromicroplitis mahunkai Papp, 1979.
description: Published as part of Gupta, Ankita, 2013, Revision of the Indian Microplitis Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), with description of one new species, pp. 429-452 in Zootaxa 3620 (3) on page 432, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3620.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/218414
Microplitis ajmerensis Rao & Kurian 1950
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Microplitis
Microplitis ajmerensis

description: II. Microplitis ajmerensis Rao & Kurian, 1950
Brief diagnosis. Notauli indistinct; propodeum with clear median longitudinal carina surrounded by coarse rugosity. Wings hyaline, pterostigma brown with faint patch basally; metasoma reddish brown; T1 2x as long as its widest part, dilated at apex and converging towards tip; faintly darker basally; rest tergites pale reddish brown, extreme apex dark reddish brown; propodeum with distinct median longitudinal carina; femur light reddish brown, tibia brown, dark apically. Ovipositor short and exserted.
Host. Spodoptera exigua (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
Comments. This species is included in the key based on the original description. The types could not be located hence only the original description was consulted for this study.
description: Published as part of Gupta, Ankita, 2013, Revision of the Indian Microplitis Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), with description of one new species, pp. 429-452 in Zootaxa 3620 (3) on page 435, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3620.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/218414
Microplitis indicus Marsh 1978
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Microplitis
Microplitis indicus

description: IV. Microplitis indicus Marsh, 1978
Plate III—Figs. 8 & 9.
Brief diagnosis. Metasomal tergites 1–3 yellow orange, rest black. Hind coxa of female with a mixture of brown, yellow, and black colouration at extreme base and posterior-lateral sides; hind femur and tibia (except brown coloration at apical 1/3rd) yellow orange; tarsi black except the extreme base of basitarsus pale. Notauli not strongly indicated; scuto-scutellar groove with 8–9 well defined costulae; propodeum strongly rugose with weak indication of median carina in apical half.
Diagnosis. Female. Head, antenna (except brown pedicel), mesosoma, propodeum black; palpi pale yellow; tegulae yellow orange; metasomal terga 1–3 yellow orange, rest black; legs in general orange yellow except tarsi and hind coxa; hind coxa with a mixture of brown, yellow, and black at extreme base and posterior lateral sides; hind femur and tibia (except brown coloration at apical 1/3rd) yellow orange; tarsi black except the extreme base of basitarsus pale. Wings evenly infumated; veins brown; stigma brown with basal yellow spot.
Head punctuate; mesoscutum distinctly punctuate and dull; notauli not strongly indicated; median lobe without longitudinal furrow; scutellum dull, finely punctuate; scutellar groove with 8–9 well defined costulae; mesopleuron punctuate except smooth and nitid area above crenulated sternaulus; propodeum strongly rugose with weak indication of median carina in apical half; 1st metasomal tergum 1.6x as long as wide; parallel side for 2/3rd of length, narrow at apex; finely rugose laterally, smooth apically; ovipositor not exserted; hypopygium not extending beyond apex of metasoma; hind tibial spurs pale yellow and equal in length.
PLATE III. Microplitis indicus Marsh (Figs. 8–9). 8. Female, dorsal view 9. Mesosoma & metasoma, dorsal view.
Host. Helicoverpa assulta (Guenee) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Yu, 2012) and Helicoverpa sp.
Material examined. Four females, Bandrole, Kulu, Himachal Pradesh, July 1964, ex. Helicoverpa sp. infesting tobacco, C.I.B.C.-S.S. collection. Deposited in NBAII, Bangalore, India. Code. NBAII/Bra/Mic/ Microplitis /indi/CIBC-0764.
Distribution. India.
Comments. This species should not be confused with demolitor as it has weak indication of propodeum carina contrary to the strong median carina of propodeum present in the latter. This species was originally identified as Apanteles sp. and later as Microplitis sp. nr. pallidipes Szepligeti. It runs close to M. pallidipes, a south-east Asian species but differs in dark tarsi and antennae, weakly present median longitudinal carina, and less distinct notauli.
description: Published as part of Gupta, Ankita, 2013, Revision of the Indian Microplitis Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), with description of one new species, pp. 429-452 in Zootaxa 3620 (3) on pages 437-439, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3620.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/218414
Microplitis manilae Ashmead 1904
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Microplitis
Microplitis manilae

description: VI. Microplitis manilae Ashmead, 1904
Plate V (Female)—Figs. 14, 15, 16.
Plate IV(Male specimen from Jammu & Kashmir)—Figs. 17, 18, 19. Plate VII (Male specimen from Uttar Pradesh)—Figs. 20, 21 & 22.
Brief diagnosis. T1 of metasoma black, laterotergites of T1 and T2 yellow brown. T2 with brown black median field indicated by unclear oblique grooves; laterotergites yellowish brown; T3 with mixture of yellow, brown and black patches; rest tergites dark brown. Notauli slightly impressed; scutellar sulcus with 5–7 distinct costulae; scutellum rough and pilose; propodeum with clear median longitudinal carina surrounded by coarse rugosity; T1 1.7x as long as wide; parallel sided, slight narrowed at apex; finely rugose punctate in posterior half except apical patch; Median length of T3 more than T2.
Diagnosis. Head, antennae (except brown scape), mesosoma and coxae black; fore and mid legs mostly yellow orange (except coxae and tarsi); hind tibia with median 1/3rd pale testaceous, apical 1/3rd with black infuscation; hind basitarsi with pale extreme base; wings infuscate, venation brown, pterostigma uniformly dark brown; T1 of metasoma black, laterotergites of T1 and T2 yellow brown. T2 with brown black median field indicated by indistinct oblique grooves; laterotergites yellowish brown; T3 with mixture of yellow, brown and black patches; rest tergites dark brown.
Mesoscutum finely punctuate; notauli visible, crenulate and meeting posteriorly in crenulate reticulate region; median furrow slightly impressed; scutellar sulcus with seven distinct costulae; scutellum rough and pilose; propodeum with clear median longitudinal carina surrounded by coarse rugosity; transverse carinae absent; mesopleuron medially smooth, shining, without pilosity; anterior, posterior and lateral sides rough with dense pilosity. Fore wing with 1-M slightly curved.
T1 about 2x as long as wide; parallel sided, slight narrowed at apex; apically smooth with convex swelling; finely rugose punctate in posterior half except apical patch; median length of T3 more than T2; T3 onwards 1–2 rows of transverse setae, denser laterally.
Distribution. India, Philippines; Australia; Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Papua New Guinea; Thailand and Vietnam.
Host. Maruca vitrata (Fab.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). and Spodoptera spp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
Material examined. Two females, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 25.iv.2007, Coll. Ramani. Sweeping on grasses; One male, Pipariya, Madhya Pradesh, January 1969, CIBCIS-3; five females and males Jammu & Kashmir, SKAUST Campus 23.viii.2012, yellow pan trap, coll. Ankita Gupta.
description: Published as part of Gupta, Ankita, 2013, Revision of the Indian Microplitis Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), with description of one new species, pp. 429-452 in Zootaxa 3620 (3) on page 444, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3620.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/218414
Microplitis bageshri Sathe, Inamdar & Dawale 2003
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Microplitis
Microplitis bageshri

description: I. Microplitis bageshri Sathe, Inamdar & Dawale, 2003 incertae sedis
Comments. The original description was given in a private publication (Sathe, Inamdar & Dawale, 2003, 59–62). The types of M. bageshri Sathe, Inamdar & Dawale, 2003 (species reported from Indian region) could not be accessed. The description is inadequate and inappropriate especially with regard to propodeal characters and absence of fore wing areola.
Moreover the illustrations and the original description indicate that the species ‘ bageshri’ was initially misidentified as Microplitis. The original description states “Propodeum is without median carinae. With many lateral carinae, carinae are not complete and scattered, whole propodeum is rugose, setae are present areola absent, spiracle oval shaped, propodeum is broader than length. Tergite II is shorter than tergite III, tergite II is compactly attached to the tergite I, sulci are present on the tergite II. Fore wing is without an areola”.
Hence as the fore wing lacks an areolet and the propodeum lacks a median longitudinal carina then it is very much evident that the species was misidentified and incorrectly placed in Microplitis.
description: Published as part of Gupta, Ankita, 2013, Revision of the Indian Microplitis Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), with description of one new species, pp. 429-452 in Zootaxa 3620 (3) on page 451, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3620.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/218414
Microplitis dipika Bhatnagar 1948
Creators: name: Gupta, Ankita
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Braconidae
Microplitis
Microplitis dipika

description: II. Microplitis dipika (Bhatnagar, 1948) incertae sedis
Male. As per original description (Bhatnagar, 1948, 157–161): Mesoscutum punctuate, scutellum dull with punctures; medial longitudinal carina distinctive with indications of transverse basal carina; mesopleuron punctate hind femur light red brown; T1 black, rugulose with median furrow till apex; T2 with sulci converging in middle towards the apex; T3 basal half black; rest tergites black; smooth and polished tegulae hyaline.
Comments. The species is originally described based on a single male specimen. The original description mentions that ‘ Holotype.-13 dissected and mounted on slide No. 66, labelled, “on wing at light, Agra (U.P.), 10-3-.1949, S. P. Bhatnagar coll.” The type could not be traced.
As the holotype is missing and the original description mentions that the species was initially described based on a single male specimen (dissected on slide), it is suggested this species be ‘ incertae sedis’.
description: Published as part of Gupta, Ankita, 2013, Revision of the Indian Microplitis Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), with description of one new species, pp. 429-452 in Zootaxa 3620 (3) on page 451, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3620.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/218414
Clubiona apiculata Dankittipakul & Singtripop 2014
Creators: name: Yu, Hao
name: Li, Shuqiang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Clubionidae
Clubiona
Clubiona apiculata

description: Clubiona apiculata species-group
Diagnosis. This species-group can be distinguished from all known congeners by the combination of the following characters (see also Dankittipakul & Singtripop 2014): tibia I and II with three pairs of ventral spines; male palp with a dorsal cymbial apophysis; males with at least two palpal tibial apophyses, the retrolateral one usually welldeveloped; female epigyne with ascending copulatory ducts connected to bursae at mid length between copulatory opennings and spermathecae.
description: Published as part of Yu, Hao & Li, Shuqiang, 2019, Eight new species of the genus Clubiona Latreille, 1804 from Xishuangbanna Rainforest, southwestern China (Araneae, Clubionidae), pp. 151-178 in Zootaxa 4545 (2) on page 152, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2618741
Clubiona corticalis
Creators: name: Yu, Hao
name: Li, Shuqiang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Clubionidae
Clubiona
Clubiona corticalis

description: Clubiona corticalis species-group
Diagnosis. The Clubiona corticalis -group species can be recognized by a combination of the following genitalic characters (see also Deeleman-Reinhold 2001, Mikhailov 1995, Liu et al. 2016 and Yu et al. 2017b): male palp with ventral and retrolateral tibial apophyses simple, weakly developed, tegulum enlarged and protruded, conductor completely separated from tegulum; female with small copulatory openings located anteriorly on epigynal plate, posterior bursae enlarged.
description: Published as part of Yu, Hao & Li, Shuqiang, 2019, Eight new species of the genus Clubiona Latreille, 1804 from Xishuangbanna Rainforest, southwestern China (Araneae, Clubionidae), pp. 151-178 in Zootaxa 4545 (2) on page 153, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2618741
Clubiona hystrix Berland 1938
Creators: name: Yu, Hao
name: Li, Shuqiang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Clubionidae
Clubiona
Clubiona hystrix

description: Clubiona hystrix species-group
Diagnosis. The Clubiona hystrix -group resembles the apiculata group in having the similar, simple tegulum with U-shaped sperm duct in male, and in having sclerotized spermathecae and the hyaline bursae in female, but can be distinguished by (see also Deeleman-Reinhold 2001; Dankittipakul & Singtripop 2014): (1) conductor absent; (2) embolus oriented clockwise along the margin of the tegulum instead of pointing apically; (3) retrolateral tibial apophysis relatively smaller and weakly developed; (4) copulatory opennings usually hidden in ridges, folds or under a hood; (5) copulatory ducts usually convoluted.
description: Published as part of Yu, Hao & Li, Shuqiang, 2019, Eight new species of the genus Clubiona Latreille, 1804 from Xishuangbanna Rainforest, southwestern China (Araneae, Clubionidae), pp. 151-178 in Zootaxa 4545 (2) on page 161, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2618741
Clubiona trivialis C. L. Koch 1843
Creators: name: Yu, Hao
name: Li, Shuqiang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Clubionidae
Clubiona
Clubiona trivialis

description: Clubiona trivialis species-group
Diagnosis. Members of the Clubiona trivialis -group can be recognized by the following combination of characters (see also Dondale & Redner 1982 and Mikhailov 1990): male retrolateral tibial apophysis simple, erect, not conspicuously toothed; tegulum convex; embolic base usually with one to three dentiform processes; embolus arched around or angled across the distal end of tegulum; conductor groove-like, membranous, fused to tegulum, located distally on retrolateral side of tegulum; sperm duct sinuous, distinct. Female epigyne with large ventral plate and a semitranslucent dorsal plate; ventral epigynal plate disc-shaped, posterior margin heavily sclerotized and extending over epigastric furrow; copulatory openings located posteriorly on ventral epigynal plate, united at midline or separated; copulatory ducts slender, straight or arched laterad, parallel and close together at midline; spermathecae located anteriorly and connected posteriorly to bursae, both sandwiched between ventral and dorsal epigynal plates.
description: Published as part of Yu, Hao & Li, Shuqiang, 2019, Eight new species of the genus Clubiona Latreille, 1804 from Xishuangbanna Rainforest, southwestern China (Araneae, Clubionidae), pp. 151-178 in Zootaxa 4545 (2) on page 171, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2618741
Anthobosca castanea Kimsey, new species
Creators: name: Kimsey, Lynn S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Tiphiidae
Anthobosca
Anthobosca castanea

description: Anthobosca castanea Kimsey, new species
Figs. 5, 15, 25, Map 1
Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from micromeria Bartalucci, which it most closely resembles, by the bicolored clypeus and the presence of a tyloid on flagellomere VIII.
Male. Body length 4 mm. Head: inner eye margin slightly emarginate; flagellomere I as long as broad; flagellomeres II and XI twice as long as broad, flagellomeres VIII–X each with one tyloid; clypeal apex broadly truncate. Mesosoma: hindleg unmodified. Metasoma: segment 1 longer than broad; sternum VIII thickened apex broadly triangular, slightly longer than broad, apical margin spinose. Genital capsule (Figs. 5, 15, 25): gonocoxa broadest basally, narrowed medially, broadly rounded apically in dorsal view; aedeagus narrow, about 10x as broad as long, apical lobes narrowly separated; volsella dorsal lobe extending diagonally from behind dorsal lobe of gonocoxa toward paramere, largely obscured by paramere and gonocoxa in lateral view; paramere basally strongly tapering toward base, 4x as long as broad, apical lobe about twice as long as broad in ventral view. Punctation: body with dense small, contiguous punctures. Vestiture: silvery. Coloration: head, mesosoma and metasoma black, with pale yellow to whitish markings; clypeus white, with black dorsal margin; mandible white, with dark apex; underside of scapal apex white; whitish band along inner eye margin; flagellum bicolored, top black, underside orange; small whitish spot behind eye near vertex; pronotum with transverse whitish band along posterior margin and ventral whitish spot; tegula and wing vein bases white; tarsi, trochanters, palps and tibial spurs whitish; tibiae and femora partly whitish; paramere apical lobe whitish.
Female. Unknown.
Type material. Holotype 3: Mahajanga Prov., Parc National d’Ankarafantsika, Ampijoroa Station Forestiére, 40 km 306 nw Andranofasika, 130 m, 26 Mar.–1 Apr. 2001, 1619.15S 4638E, Fisher, Griswold, et al., malaise trap in tropical dry forest, BMF3520 (CAS). Paratypes: 4 3: 2 3: same data as holotype; 1 3: Amborovy, 6 km ne Mahajanga, 18/iv/1994, 1540S 4620E, M. Wasbauer; 1 3: Toliara prov., Forêt de Mahavelo, Isantoria River, 110 m, 28/i–1/ii/2002, 244530S 46926E, Fisher, Griswold et al. colrs., MT, BLF 3237 (BME. CAS).
Etymology. Anthobosca castanea is named for the bicolored, partly brown clypeus.
Distribution. Map. 1.
description: Published as part of Kimsey, Lynn S., 2009, Review of the Malagasy Anthobosca, the Bizarre and the Sublime (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Anthoboscinae), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 2175 on pages 2-3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189315
Anthobosca dimidiata Bartalucci
Creators: name: Kimsey, Lynn S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Tiphiidae
Anthobosca
Anthobosca dimidiata

description: Anthobosca dimidiata Bartalucci
Map 1
Anthobosca dimidiata Bartalucci 2005:1082. Holotype Ƥ; Madagascar: Tulear Berenti, 12 km northwest Amboasary (LONDON).
MAP 1. Distribution of Anthobosca castanea Kimsey, new species, and Anthobosca dimidiata Bartalucci.
Diagnosis. Anthobosca dimidiata is a distinctive species; females can be easily recognized by the entirely red metasoma and all-black mesosoma.
Male. Unknown.
Female. Body length 7 mm. Head: flagellomeres I and II 1.6x as long as broad; flagellomere X 3x as long as broad; clypeus broadly truncate apically, truncation wider than interantennal area; head broader than long. Punctation: punctures sparse and tiny on head and mesosoma, tiny and dense on metasoma. Vestiture: body with pale brownish setae. Coloration: head, antenna, mesosoma and propodeum blackish; tibial spurs whitish; metasoma entirely red, without pale white lateral spots.
Distribution. Toliara Prov.: 12 km nw Amboasary (Map 2); Only the type was seen. The type specimens were collected in May.
description: Published as part of Kimsey, Lynn S., 2009, Review of the Malagasy Anthobosca, the Bizarre and the Sublime (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Anthoboscinae), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 2175 on pages 3-5, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189315
Anthobosca harinhalai Kimsey, new species
Creators: name: Kimsey, Lynn S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Tiphiidae
Anthobosca
Anthobosca harinhalai

description: Anthobosca harinhalai Kimsey, new species
Figs. 8, 18, 28, Map 3
Diagnosis. Anthobosca harinhalai most closely resembles fisheri, but can be readily distinguished by the bicolored clypeus and largely white mandible and scape.
Male. Body length 7 mm. Head: inner eye margin slightly emarginate; flagellomere I 1.1x as long as broad, flagellomere II 1.5x as long as broad, flagellomere XI 2.6–3.0x as long as broad; flagellomeres viii–x each with one tyloid; clypeal apical truncation slightly indented medially. Mesosoma: hindleg unmodified. Metasoma: segment 1 longer than broad; sternum VIII thickened apex broadly triangular, slightly longer than broad, apical margin spinose. Genital capsule (Figs. 8, 18, 28): gonocoxa broadest basally, strongly narrowed apically in dorsal view; aedeagus broad, about 3.5x as broad as long, apical lobes narrowly separated; volsella dorsal lobe extending diagonally from behind dorsal lobe of gonocoxa toward paramere, largely obscured by paramere and gonocoxa in lateral view; paramere basally twice as long as broad and narrowest submedially apical lobe twice as long as broad, in ventral view. Punctation: body with dense small, contiguous punctures. Vestiture: silvery. Coloration: head, mesosoma and metasoma black, with pale yellow to whitish markings; clypeus usually without pale marks; mandible white with dark apex; underside of scapal apex whitish; whitish band along inner eye margin; flagellum blackish, not bicolored; small whitish spot behind eye near vertex; pronotum with wide transverse whitish band along posterior margin and ventral whitish spot; tegula and wing vein bases whitish; palps and tibial spurs whitish; tarsi pale red; tibiae, femoral apices and trochanters partly whitish to pale red; paramere dististyle brown.
Female. Unknown.
Type material. Holotype 3: MADAGASCAR: Toliara Prov. Forêt de Mahavelo Isantoria River, 110m, 28/i–1/ii/2002, 24453S 46926E, Fisher, Griswold et al., malaise trap, BLF5237 (CAS). Paratypes: 10 3; 5 3: same data as holotype; 4 3: Isalo National Park, 2236S 4504E, 15/iv/1994, M. Wasbauer, malaise trap; 1 3: Tulear Prov., Mikea Forest nw Manombo, 30m, 2254.22S 4328.53E, 6–16/i/2002, R. Harin’Hala, malaise trap, MA-02-18A-09 (BME, CAS).
Distribution. Map 3.
Etymology. The species is named after the collector, R. Harin'Hala.
description: Published as part of Kimsey, Lynn S., 2009, Review of the Malagasy Anthobosca, the Bizarre and the Sublime (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Anthoboscinae), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 2175 on page 11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189315
Anthobosca insularis F. Smith
Creators: name: Kimsey, Lynn S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Tiphiidae
Anthobosca
Anthobosca insularis

description: Anthobosca insularis F. Smith
Figs. 1, 9, 19, 29, Map 3
Myzine insularis Smith 1879:178. Holotype Ƥ; Madagascar (LONDON).
Diagnosis. Anthobosca insularis is the largest bodied species of Anthobosca; males range from 10–20 mm long and females from 20–30 mm in length. The size, amber wings and lack of whitish markings on the body will immediately distinguish it from all other species in Madagascar or elsewhere.
Male. Body length mm. Head: inner eye margin slightly emarginate; clypeus evenly convex medially, apical truncation broader than interantennal distance, medially indented; flagellomere I 1.4x as long as broad; flagellomere II 1.7x as long as broad; flagellomere XI 2.9–3.0x as long as broad; flagellum without tyloids. Mesosoma: hindleg unmodified. Metasoma: segment 1 longer than broad; segment 1 much broader than long; sternum VIII apical rim thickened, without marginal spines (Fig. 1). Genital capsule (Figs. 9, 19, 29): gonocoxa broadest medially and elongate ovoid in dorsal view; aedeagus broadest apically, about 3.7x as broad as long, apical lobes short, broad, narrowly separated; volsella dorsal lobe nearly erect behind dorsal lobe of gonocoxa extending toward paramere, obscured by paramere and gonocoxa in lateral view; paramere basally nearly 3x as long as broad and narrowest subbasally apical lobe 2.2x as long as broad, in ventral view. Punctation: dense, tiny. Vestiture: silvery on head and mesosoma, brown on metasoma. Coloration: body black, except head and sometimes pronotum dark reddish brown, with pale band along inner and outer eye margins, wing membrane dark amber tinted.
Female. Body length 26–28 mm. Same as male except flagellomere I 1.5x as long as broad; flagellomere II as long as broad, flagellomere X 3x as long as broad, body blackish, vestiture black.
Distribution. This species has only been collected in Ranomafana National Park and nearby in Fianarantsoa Prov. (Map 3). However, it must be very abundant throughout the year in these sites; more than 216 specimens were examined, collected in nearly every month. Interestingly only three of these hundreds of specimens were female.
description: Published as part of Kimsey, Lynn S., 2009, Review of the Malagasy Anthobosca, the Bizarre and the Sublime (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Anthoboscinae), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 2175 on pages 11-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189315
Anthobosca madecassa Krombein
Creators: name: Kimsey, Lynn S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Tiphiidae
Anthobosca
Anthobosca madecassa

description: Anthobosca madecassa Krombein
Anthobosca madecassa Krombein 1949:52. Holotype Ƥ; Madagascar: Bekily (ITHACA). Map 4
Diagnosis. Female madecassa are distinctive and are easily distinguished by the red head, dorsally red and ventrally black mesosoma, and metasoma with large, pale lateral spots on terga II and III.
Male. Unknown.
Female. Body length 5–8 mm. Head: flagellomere I 1.3x as long as broad; flagellomere II as long as broad; flagellomere X 2.6x as long as broad; clypeus broadly truncate apically. Punctation: punctures sparse and tiny on head and mesosoma, tiny and dense on metasoma. Vestiture: body with long silvery setae. Coloration: head, scape and pedicel red; mesosoma red dorsally, with black venter; propodeum red, black in one specimen; tibial spurs whitish; metasoma black to dark brown, with large white lateral spot on tergum II and III.
Distribution. Toliara Prov.: Bekily, Lake Ranobe, Ranobe, 18 km nnw Betroka; Antsiranana Prov., 7 km n Joffreville, Montagne d’Ambre National Park, 14 km ssw Antsiranana Nord; 9 ƤƤ were studied in addition to the type (Map 4). Specimens were collected in the months of October, November and January through June.
description: Published as part of Kimsey, Lynn S., 2009, Review of the Malagasy Anthobosca, the Bizarre and the Sublime (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Anthoboscinae), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 2175 on page 12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189315
Anthobosca mahajangaensis Kimsey, new species
Creators: name: Kimsey, Lynn S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Tiphiidae
Anthobosca
Anthobosca mahajangaensis

description: Anthobosca mahajangaensis Kimsey, new species
Figs. 10, 20, 30, Map 4
Diagnosis. Anthobosca mahajangaensis most closely resembles toliaraensis based on the structure of the male genitalia and dimensions of the flagellomeres I, II and IX. However, mahajangaensis can be distinguished by the entirely white clypeus and white paramere apex.
Male. Body length 5–10 mm. Head: inner eye margin slightly emarginate; flagellomere I 1.2x as long as broad, flagellomere II 1.5–1.6x as long as broad, flagellomere XI 2.6x as long as broad; flagellomeres viii–x each with one tyloid; clypeus evenly convex medially, apex truncate. Mesosoma: hindleg unmodified. Metasoma: segment 1 longer than broad; sternum VIII thickened apex about 1.5x as broad as long, apical margin spinose. Genital capsule (Figs. 10, 20, 30): gonocoxa broadest medially, broadly rounded apically in dorsal view; aedeagus narrow, 7x as broad as long, apical lobes broadly separated; volsella dorsal lobe extending horizontally across top of gonocoxa extending alongside paramere in lateral view; paramere basal part 3.8–4.0x as long as broad and narrowest subapically apical lobe slightly less than twice as long as broad. Punctation: body with dense, small, contiguous punctures. Vestiture: silvery. Coloration: body black, with pale yellow to whitish markings; clypeus entirely white; palps white; mandible white, with dark reddish brown tip; flagellum bicolored black above, paler beneath; scutum, scutellum and metanotum with medial whitish spot; femora and tibiae largely red, with some white; fore and midtarsi whitish; hindbasitarsus whitish basally becoming dark reddish brown apically; apical hindtarsomeres dark brown to black; paramere apex whitish.
Female. Unknown.
MAP 4. Distribution of Anthobosca madecassa Krombein, Anthobosca mahajangaensis Kimsey, new species, and Anthobosca micromeria Bartalucci.
Type material. Holotype 3: MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga Prov., Parc National de Baie de Baly, 12.4km 337 nnw Soalala, 10m, 26–30/xi/2002, 160036S 0451554E Fisher, Griswold et al. YPT, BLF6817 (CAS). Paratypes: 4 3, same data as holotype (BME, CAS).
Distribution. Map 4.
Etymology. The species name derives from Mahajanga Province where the type series was collected.
description: Published as part of Kimsey, Lynn S., 2009, Review of the Malagasy Anthobosca, the Bizarre and the Sublime (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Anthoboscinae), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 2175 on pages 12-15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189315
Anthobosca micromeria Bartalucci
Creators: name: Kimsey, Lynn S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Tiphiidae
Anthobosca
Anthobosca micromeria

description: Anthobosca micromeria Bartalucci
Figs. 11, 21, 31, Map 4
Anthobosca micromeria Bartalucci 2005:1083. Holotype 3; Madagascar: Tulear Morondava (LONDON).
Diagnosis. The most distinctive feature of micromeria is flagellomere VIII lacking a tyloid. Other diagnostic features include the all-white clypeus and paramere apex, and the apical flagellomere twice as long as broad.
Male. Body length 3–10 mm. Head: inner eye margin slightly emarginate; flagellomere I as long as broad; flagellomeres II and XI 1.6– 2 x as long as broad, flagellomeres ix–x each with one tyloid; clypeal apex narrowly truncate apically, with short ventrally facing flattened surface. Mesosoma: hindleg unmodified. Metasoma: segment 1 longer than broad; sternum VIII thickened apex broadly triangular, slightly longer than broad, apical margin spinose. Genital capsule (Figs.11, 21, 31): gonocoxa broadest basally, narrowed medially, broadly rounded apically in dorsal view; aedeagus narrow, about 10x as broad as long, apical lobes narrowly separated; volsella dorsal lobe extending horizontally from behind dorsal lobe of gonocoxa toward paramere; paramere basally strongly tapering toward base, 4x as long as broad, apical lobe about twice as long as broad in ventral view. Punctation: dense, tiny, nearly contiguous. Vestiture: silvery. Coloration: head, mesosoma and metasoma black, with pale yellow to whitish markings; clypeus white; mandible white, with dark apex; underside of scapal apex whitish; whitish band along inner eye margin; flagellum bicolored, top black, underside orange; small whitish spot behind eye near vertex; pronotum with wide transverse whitish band along posterior margin and ventral whitish spot; scutum with medial whitish spot; tegula and wing vein bases yellowish to white; tarsi, palps and tibial spurs whitish; tibiae and trochanters partly whitish; femora apically and basally whitish; paramere apical lobe whitish.
Female. Unknown.
Distribution. Mahajanga Prov.: Forêt de Tsimembo, Morondava. Three specimens were examined in addition to the holotype (Map 4). Specimens were collected in November, February and April.
description: Published as part of Kimsey, Lynn S., 2009, Review of the Malagasy Anthobosca, the Bizarre and the Sublime (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Anthoboscinae), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 2175 on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189315