TalamasElijah J.MasnerLubomírJohnsonNorman F.Revision of the Malagasy genus Trichoteleia Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae)Zookeys1622011201180112610.3897/zookeys.80.907 Trichoteleia janus urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:ADDC7428-2F9A-4DC7-B4CF-BA18BA9AA4B9 urn:lsid.biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:241287 Talamas & Masnersp. n.Figures 6814233847138–143Morphbank 21Description.Female body length:

2.26–2.69 mm (n=4). Male body length: 2.41–2.73 mm (n=4). Color of head: dark brown to black; reddish brown. Central keel of frons: present, extending onto interantennal process. Sculpture of medial frons in female: smooth. Sculpture of medial frons in male: smooth. Number of mandibular teeth: three. Basal node on mandible: present. Sculpture of frons below median ocellus: finely punctate throughout, dorsoventrally strigose laterally; finely punctate throughout, surface uneven. Sculpture of posterior vertex: moderately punctate, rugose posterior to eyes and posterior ocellus. Occipital rim: comprised of medium to large sized cells. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose. Basiconic sensillum on A7: absent.

Color of mesosoma in female:

variably red to black. Color of mesosoma in male: variably red to black. Sculpture along posterior pronotal sulcus: striate, striae short and poorly defined; rugulose. Notaulus: percurrent, reaching suprahumeral sulcus as a smooth furrow. Sculpture of medial mesoscutum: moderately punctate in posterior half, becoming denser anteriorly. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, sparsely punctate laterally. Postacetabular sulcus: comprised of small cells. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture along ventral half of prespecular sulcus: punctate rugose. Sculpture of posterolateral mesepisternum: smooth. Sculpture of ventral surface of mesepisternum: smooth. Setation of ventral metapleural area: absent. Setation of metapleural triangle: sparse. Sculpture of metapleural triangle: rugulose. Posterior margin of metapleuron below propodeal spiracle: straight to moderately convex; with blunt kink near intersection with metapleural sulcus. Color of legs: pale brown throughout; brown throughout.

Color of metasoma in female:

dark brown to black throughout. Color of metasoma in male: dark brown to black throughout. Posterior margin of transverse sulcus on T2: strongly convex. Sublateral tergal carina on T2: absent. Microsculpture on T2: present. Microsculpture on T3: absent; present. Microsculpture on T4: absent. Horn on T1 in female: absent; present as a large, apically rounded protuberance. Macrosculpture of T2 in female: longitudinally striate throughout. Macrosculpture of medial T3 in female: weakly longitudinally striate; longitudinally striate. Macrosculpture of lateral T3 in female: longitudinally striate. Macrosculpture of medial T4 in female: absent. Macrosculpture of lateral T4 in female: weakly longitudinally strigose. Punctation of T4 in female: sparse throughout; absent along midline, otherwise sparse; absent along midline, otherwise moderately dense. Macrosculpture of T5 in female: absent. Punctation of T5 in female: moderately dense throughout; sparse throughout. Shape of T5 in female: width of posterior margin greater than or equal to length. Microscupture on T6 in female: absent. Sculpture of T6 in female: smooth with fine setigerous punctures laterally. Macrosculpture of T2 in male: longitudinally striate throughout. Macrosculpture of medial T3 in male: longitudinally striate. Macrosculpture of lateral T3 in male: longitudinally striate. Macrosculpture of T4 in male: longitudinally strigose laterally. Punctation of T4 in male: sparse throughout; absent along midline, otherwise sparse. Macrosculpture of T5 in male: absent. Punctation of T5 in male: moderately dense throughout. Sculpture of S2: longitudinally striate throughout; longitudinally striate anteriorly, smooth posteriorly. Prominent longitudinal median carina on S2: absent.

Wings:

macropterous, apex or forewing extending beyond posterior margin of T3. Color of forewing in female: infuscate throughout; slightly infuscate throughout. Color of forewing in male: slightly infuscate throughout. Color of hind wing: infuscate throughout; slightly infuscate throughout. Density of setation in fore wing: uniform throughout. Density of setation in hind wing: reduced posterior to Sc+R. Length of R1: more than 1.5 times as long as r. M+Cu and RS+M in forewing: nebulous.

90138, Trichoteleia janus sp. n. Lateral habitus, female (CASENT 2042242) 139 Head and mesosoma, lateral view, female holotype (CASENT2135979) 140 Dorsal habitus, female (CASENT 2042242) 141 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view, female (CASENT 2042242) 142 Head, anterior view, female (CASENT 2043786) 143 Metasoma, dorsal view, female (CASENT 2042242). Scale bars in millimeters.

Diagnosis.

This species shares its characters with many others in Trichoteleia and is identified more by its unique combination of states than by a single distinct character. The abrupt transition from punctate rugose to smooth sculpture along the anterior mesepisternum, a smooth T6, the mostly smooth sculpture of T4–T5, and mandibular node help to identify this species.

Etymology.

The epithet janus, referring to the Roman god of gates and doors, is an allusion to the juxtaposition of sculptural types on the anterior mesepisternum. This is a noun in apposition.

Link to Distribution Map.

[http://hol.osu.edu/map-large.html?id=241287]

Material Examined.

Holotype, female: MADAGASCAR: Antsiranana Auto. Prov., MA-01-01A-07, Montagne d’Ambre National Park, 12°30'52"S, 49°10'53"E, 960m, 12.II–4.III.2001, malaise trap, R. Harin’Hala, CASENT 2135979 (deposited in CASC). Paratypes: MADAGASCAR: 4 females, 4 males, CASENT 2042242, 2043773, 2043786, 2043794, 2136576 (CASC); CASENT 2135787, 2136176, OSUC 215576 (OSUC).

68 1 Trichoteleia delilah sp. n., Antennal clava, ventral view, female (CASENT 2135905) 2 Trichoteleia orona sp. n., Antennal clava, ventral view, female (CASENT 2043194) 3 Trichoteleia hemlyae sp. n., Head, anterolateral view, female (CASENT 2043942) 4 Trichoteleia pauliani sp. n., Head, anterolateral view, female (CASENT 2136193) 5 Trichoteleia subtilis sp. n., Head, anterolateral view, female (CASENT 2134158) 6 Trichoteleia janus sp. n., Head, anterolateral view, female (CASENT 2042242). Scale bars in millimeters.

69 7 Trichoteleia takariva sp. n., Antero-admedian line, anterodorsal view, male holotype (CASENT 2043217) 8 Trichoteleia janus sp. n., Antero-admedian line, anterodorsal view, male (CASENT 2043786) 9 Trichoteleia hemlyae sp. n., Notaulus, anterodorsal view, female (OSUC 181027) 10 Trichoteleia minima sp. n., Notaulus, anterodorsal view, female holotype (CASENT 2043543) 11 Trichoteleia prima sp. n., Scutellar-axillar complex, lateral view, female (CASENT 2134201) 12 Trichoteleia levii sp. n., Scutellar-axillar complex, lateral view, female (CASENT 2043789). Scale bars in millimeters.

70 13 Trichoteleia takariva sp. n., Pronotum, lateral view, male holotype (CASENT 2043217) 14 Trichoteleia janus sp. n., Pronotum, lateral view, male (CASENT 2043786) 15 Trichoteleia oculea sp. n., Mesosoma, ventrolateral view, female (CASENT 2135908) 16 Trichoteleia tahotra sp. n., Mesosoma ventrolateral view, female holotype (OSUC 181002) 17 Trichoteleia delilah sp. n., Metasoma, ventrolateral view, female holotype (CASENT 2135905) 18 Trichoteleia picturata sp. n., Metasoma, ventrolateral view, female holotype (CASENT 2135904). Scale bars in millimeters.

71 19 Trichoteleia tahotra sp. n., Metascutellum, anterodorsal view, female (OSUC 181001) 20 Trichoteleia bidentata sp. n., Metascutellum, dorsal view, female holotype (CASENT 2136543) 21 Trichoteleia minima sp. n. Metascutellum, dorsal view, female holotype (CASENT 2043543) 22 Trichoteleia tigris sp. n., Metascutellum, dorsal view, male (CASENT 2135966) 23 Trichoteleia janus sp. n., Metascutellum, dorsal view, female (CASENT 2042242) 24 Trichoteleia afo sp. n., Metascutellum, dorsal view, female (CASENT 2043326). Scale bars in millimeters.

74 37 Trichoteleia tigris sp. n., Metasoma, dorsal view, male (CASENT 2134160) 38 Trichoteleia janus sp. n., Metasoma, dorsal view, male (CASENT 2043786) 39 Trichoteleia rugifrons sp. n., Metasoma, dorsal view, male (CASENT 2135938) 40 Trichoteleia orona sp. n., Metasoma, dorsal view, male (CASENT 2134153) 41 Trichoteleia afo sp. n., Metasoma, dorsal view, male (CASENT 2134153) 42 Trichoteleia jiro sp. n., Metasoma, dorsal view, male (OSUC 143329). Scale bars in millimeters. 

75 43 Trichoteleia afo sp. n., Metasoma, ventral view, female (CASENT 2042915) 44 Trichoteleia hemlyae sp. n., Metasoma, ventral view, female (CASENT 2135808) 45 Trichoteleia carinata sp. n., Metasoma, ventral view, male (OSUC 181062) 46 Trichoteleia takariva sp. n., Metasoma, ventral view, male holotype (CASENT 2043217) 47 Trichoteleia janus sp. n., Metasoma, ventral view, male (CASENT 2043789) 48 Trichoteleia orona sp. n., Metasoma, ventral view, male (CASENT 2134153). Scale bars in millimeters.

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