TalamasElijah J.MasnerLubomírJohnsonNorman F.Revision of the Malagasy genus Trichoteleia Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae)Zookeys1622011201180112610.3897/zookeys.80.907 Trichoteleia parvipennis urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:A862CAA6-67ED-4F68-8ADA-9EB5F980728C urn:lsid.biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:243850 Talamas & Masnersp. n.Figures 192–197Morphbank 30Description.Female body length:

2.17–2.34 mm (n=4). Color of head: reddish brown. Central keel of frons: present, extending onto 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: finely punctate throughout, dorsoventrally strigose laterally; moderately punctate throughout. Sculpture of posterior vertex: moderately punctate; moderately punctate, rugose posterior to eyes and posterior ocellus. Occipital rim: comprised of small to miniscule cells. Sculpture of gena: punctate rugulose; dorsoventrally strigose. Basiconic sensillum on A7: present.

Color of mesosoma in female:

variably yellow to brown. Sculpture along posterior pronotal sulcus: striate, striae well defined; striate, striae short and poorly defined. Notaulus: percurrent, reaching suprahumeral sulcus as a smooth furrow. Sculpture of medial mesoscutum: sparsely punctate, becoming denser anteriorly. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth with sparse fine punctures throughout. Postacetabular sulcus: comprised of small cells. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture along ventral half of prespecular sulcus: areolate rugose. Sculpture of posterolateral mesepisternum: areolate rugose. 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: with triangular point near intersection with metapleural sulcus. Color of legs: yellow throughout; pale brown throughout.

Color of metasoma in female:

variably patterned in alternating orange and brown. Posterior margin of transverse sulcus on T2: strongly convex. Sublateral tergal carina on T2: absent. Microsculpture on T2: absent. Microsculpture on T3: absent. Microsculpture on T4: absent. Horn on T1 in female: present as a large protuberance, curved posteriorly at apex. Macrosculpture of T2 in female: striate anteriorly, with few striae reaching T3. Macrosculpture of medial T3 in female: absent. Macrosculpture of lateral T3 in female: absent. Macrosculpture of medial T4 in female: absent. Macrosculpture of lateral T4 in female: absent; weakly obliquely rugulose along anterior margin. Punctation of T4 in female: absent along midline, otherwise sparse. Macrosculpture of T5 in female: absent. Punctation of T5 in female: moderately dense 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 along lateral margin. Sculpture of S2: crenulate along anterior margin, otherwise smooth with small punctures throughout. Prominent longitudinal median carina on S2: absent.

Wings:

brachypterous, apex of forewing ending before midpoint of T3. Color of forewing in female: slightly infuscate throughout. Color of hind wing: slightly infuscate 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.

99Trichoteleia parvipennis sp. n. 192 Lateral habitus, female holotype (OSUC 181021) 193 Head and mesosoma, lateral view, female holotype (OSUC 181021) 194 Dorsal habitus, female (OSUC 181022) 195 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view, female holotype (OSUC 181021) 196 Head, anterior view, female (OSUC 181023) 197 Metasoma, dorsal view, female holotype (OSUC 181021). Scale bars in millimeters.

Diagnosis.

Trichoteleia parvipennis, Trichoteleia echinata and Trichoteleia halterata are the only known brachypterous species of Trichoteleia. Trichoteleia parvipennis has a basiconic sensillum on A7 that separates it from these species in the female sex.

Etymology.

The Latin name parvipennis, a noun in apposition, refers to the reduced size of the wings.

Link to Distribution Map.

[http://hol.osu.edu/map-large.html?id=243850]

Material Examined.

Holotype, female: MADAGASCAR: Fianarantsoa Auto. Prov., rainforest, 36km S Ambalavao, 22°12'S 46°58'E, 23.X.1993, Berlese funnel, B. L. Fisher, OSUC 181021 (deposited in CASC). Paratypes: MADAGASCAR: 3 females, CASENT 2135903, OSUC 181022, OSUC 181023 (CASC).

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