TalamasElijah J.MasnerLubomírJohnsonNorman F.Revision of the Malagasy genus Trichoteleia Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae)Zookeys1622011201180112610.3897/zookeys.80.907 Trichoteleia tahotra urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:550240E6-EDA5-4C17-B954-D4F88DCC2816 urn:lsid.biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts: 241271 Talamas & Masnersp. n.Figures 16192536257–262Morphbank 41Description.Female body length:

2.96–3.48 mm (n=8). Male body length: 2.71–3.28 mm (n=16). Color of head: dark brown to black. 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: moderately punctate throughout; punctate throughout with a groove parallel to orbital carina; finely punctate throughout. Sculpture of posterior vertex: moderately punctate; punctate rugulose; finely punctate. Occipital rim: comprised of medium to large sized cells. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose. Basiconic sensillum on A7: present.

Color of mesosoma in female:

variably orange to brown; reddish brown throughout. Color of mesosoma in male: pale brown throughout; dark brown 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: mostly smooth with few punctures, punctures denser anteriorly; smooth and sparsely punctate posteriorly, densely punctate and transverely rugulose anteriorly; longitudinally rugulose posteriorly, transversely rugulose anteriorly; moderately punctate in posterior half, becoming denser anteriorly; sparsely punctate, becoming denser anteriorly. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth with sparse fine punctures throughout; smooth medially, coarsely punctate laterally; smooth medially, moderately punctate laterally. Postacetabular sulcus: present as a smooth furrow. Mesopleural carina: present only in anterior half. Sculpture along ventral half of prespecular sulcus: weakly rugulose. 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; punctate rugose. Posterior margin of metapleuron below propodeal spiracle: straight to moderately convex; with blunt kink near intersection with metapleural sulcus. Color of legs: yellow throughout; pale brown throughout.

Color of metasoma in female:

dark brown to black throughout. Color of metasoma in male: pale to dark brown throughout; dark brown to black throughout. Posterior margin of transverse sulcus on T2: strongly convex. Sublateral tergal carina on T2: absent. Microsculpture on T2: absent; present. Microsculpture on T3: absent; present. Microsculpture on T4: absent; present. Horn on T1 in female: absent. 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: longitudinally strigose; longitudinally striate. Punctation of T4 in female: sparse laterally and along posterior margin, otherwise absent. Macrosculpture of T5 in female: absent; weakly rugulose laterally. Punctation of T5 in female: 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: moderately punctate throughout. Macrosculpture of T2 in male: longitudinally striate throughout. Macrosculpture of medial T3 in male: absent; weakly longitudinally striate. Macrosculpture of lateral T3 in male: longitudinally striate. Macrosculpture of T4 in male: longitudinally strigose laterally; absent. Punctation of T4 in male: sparse laterally and along posterior margin, otherwise absent. Macrosculpture of T5 in male: absent; weakly rugulose laterally. Punctation of T5 in male: sparsely present throughout; absent in medial third, sparse laterally. Sculpture of S2: longitudinally striate throughout; longitudinally strigose throughout, punctate interstitially. 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: slightly infuscate throughout. Density of setation in fore wing: uniform throughout. Density of setation in hind wing: uniform throughout. Length of R1: less than 1.5 times as long as rs. M+Cu and RS+M in forewing: nebulous.

110Trichoteleia tahotra sp. n. 257 Lateral habitus, female (CASENT 2136058) 258 Head and mesosoma, lateral view, female (CASENT 2136058) 259 Dorsal habitus, female (CASENT 2136058) 260 Head and mesosoma, dorsal view, female (CASENT 2136058) 261 Head, anterior view, male (CASENT 2134151) 262 Metasoma, dorsal view, female (CASENT 2136058). Scale bars in millimeters.

Diagnosis.

Trichoteleia tahotra shares the presence of a posterior projection of the propodeum and shape of the lateral propodeal area with Trichoteleia oculea. In addition, R1 (postmarginal vein) in both species is approximately equal in length to r (stigmal vein). It differs from Trichoteleia oculea by the presence of a basiconic sensillum on A7 and in having short rugulae along the posterior margin of the lateral pronotum instead of well-defined striae (Fig. 16).

Etymology.

The Malagasy word for “fear”, tahotra, is given to this species as a noun in apposition in reference to its typically large metascutellar spines.

Link to Distribution Map.

[http://hol.osu.edu/map-large.html?id=241271]

Material Examined.

Holotype, female: MADAGASCAR: Antsiranana Auto. Prov., Marojejy National Park, 14°06'S 49°46.7'E, 750m, 22.X–19.XI.1996, malaise trap, E. Quinter, OSUC 181002 (deposited in CNCI). Paratypes: MADAGASCAR: 7 females, 17 males, CASENT 2043325, 2043340, 2043782, 2043787, 2134151, 2134186, 2134759, 2135842, 2136058, 2136422, 2136571, 2138067, OSUC 181000, OSUC 181009, OSUC 181010, OSUC 181065, OSUC 181066 (CASC); OSUC 181001, 262099 (CNCI); CASENT 2135802, 2135843, 2136187, 2136575, OSUC 215615 (OSUC). Other material: MADAGASCAR: 1 male, CASENT 2134733 (CASC).

Comments.

This species exhibits variation in color, ranging from pale brown to nearly black, in the length of the metascutellar spines, and in overall body size.

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.

72 25 Trichoteleia tahotra sp. n., Propodeum, dorsal view, female (CASENT 2043325) 26 Trichoteleia oculea sp. n., Propodeum, posterodorsal view, female (CASENT 2135907) 27 Trichoteleia bidentata sp. n., Propodeum, posterodorsal view, male (CASENT 2132802) 28 Trichoteleia tigris sp. n., Propodeum, posterodorsal view, male (CASENT 2135854) 29 Trichoteleia nify sp. n., Metapleuron and T1, lateral view, female holotype (CASENT 2135909) 30 Trichoteleia levii sp. n., Metapleuron and T1, lateral view, female (CASENT 2043789). Scale bars in millimeters.

73 31 Trichoteleia hemlyae sp. n., Fore wing and hind wing, dorsal view, male (CASENT 2132758) 32 Trichoteleia quazii sp. n., Fore wing and hind wing, dorsal view, female holotype (CASENT 2132026) 33 Trichoteleia picturata sp. n., Fore wing and hind wing, dorsal view, female holotype (CASENT 2135904) 34 Trichoteleia nify sp. n., Fore wing and hind wing, dorsal view, male (CASENT 2135884) 35 Trichoteleia afo sp. n., Fore wing, dorsal view, female (CASENT 2043326) 36 Trichoteleia tahotra sp. n., Fore wing, dorsal view, male (CASENT 2134186). Scale bars in millimeters.

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