TalamasElijah J.MasnerLubomírJohnsonNorman F.Revision of the Malagasy genus Trichoteleia Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae)Zookeys1622011201180112610.3897/zookeys.80.907 Trichoteleia funesta urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:8AA5288C-4A85-404A-B578-64D5C27E0766 urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:253565 Talamassp. n.Figures 114–119Morphbank 17Description.Color of head:

black throughout. Central keel of frons: present, bifurcating ventrally around interantennal process. Sculpture of medial frons in female: smooth. Number of mandibular teeth: three. Basal node on mandible: present. Sculpture of frons below median ocellus: punctate rugulose laterally, smooth medially. Sculpture of posterior vertex: punctate rugose. Occipital rim: comprised of medium to large sized cells. Sculpture of gena: punctate rugose. Basiconic sensillum on A7: absent.

Color of mesosoma in female:

dark brown to black. Sculpture along posterior pronotal sulcus: striate, striae well defined. Notaulus: smooth furrow incomplete, reaching suprahumeral sulcus as row of punctures. Sculpture of medial mesoscutum: smooth and sparsely punctate posteriorly, densely punctate and transverely rugulose anteriorly. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth with few very fine punctures laterally. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture along ventral half of prespecular sulcus: coarsely punctate. Sculpture of posterolateral mesepisternum: coarsely punctate. Setation of ventral metapleural area: absent. Setation of metapleural triangle: sparse. Sculpture of metapleural triangle: punctate rugose. Posterior margin of metapleuron below propodeal spiracle: straight to moderately convex. Color of legs: brown throughout.

Color of metasoma in female:

black. Posterior margin of transverse sulcus on T2: weakly convex. Sublateral tergal carina on T2: absent. Microsculpture on T2: present. Microsculpture on T3: present. Microsculpture on T4: present. Horn on T1 in female: present as a large, apically rounded protuberance. Macrosculpture of T2 in female: longitudinally strigose throughout. Macrosculpture of medial T3 in female: weakly longitudinally strigose. Macrosculpture of lateral T3 in female: longitudinally strigose. Macrosculpture of medial T4 in female: absent. Macrosculpture of lateral T4 in female: longitudinally strigose. Punctation of T4 in female: sparse in medial third, moderately dense laterally. Macrosculpture of T5 in female: longitudinally strigose laterally. Punctation of T5 in female: moderately dense throughout. Shape of T5 in female: width of posterior margin less than length. Microscupture on T6 in female: absent. Sculpture of T6 in female: smooth with sparse fine setigerous punctures throughout. Sculpture of S2: coarsely punctate throughout. Prominent longitudinal median carina on S2: absent.

Wings:

macropterous, apex or forewing extending beyond posterior margin of T3. Color of forewing in female: hyaline throughout. Color of hind wing: hyaline throughout. Density of setation in fore wing: uniform throughout. Density of setation in hind wing: uniform throughout. Length of R1: more than 1.5 times as long as r. M+Cu and RS+M in forewing: spectral.

119 Trichoteleia funesta sp. n., female holotype (OSUC 254608). 114 Lateral habitus 115 Head and mesosoma, lateral view 116 Dorsal habitus 117 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view 118 Head, anterior view 119 Metasoma, dorsal view. Scale bars in millimeters

Diagnosis.

Trichoteleia funesta is most similar to Trichoteleia tezitra in both habitus and characters. The longitudinal strigae on T4–T5 of Trichoteleia funesta serve to separate Trichoteleia funesta.

Etymology.

The adjectival epithet funesta, meaning “mournful”, refers to the black color of this species.

Link to Distribution Map.

[http://hol.osu.edu/map-large.html?id=253565]

Material Examined.

Holotype, female: MADAGASCAR: Fianarantsoa Auto. Prov., 35km SSE Antsirabe, Uapacca forest, MA-24-32, Italaviana, 20°10.40'S 47°05.16'E, 1360m, 16.X–26.X.2003, malaise trap, R. Harin’Hala, OSUC 254608 (deposited in CASC).

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