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Neohybrizon Hisasue & Konishi 2019, gen. nov.
Neohybrizon Hisasue & Konishi, gen. nov. Type species. Neohybrizon mutus Hisasue & Konishi, sp. nov. Description. Head wider than high; face with median longitudinal convexity and with a short longitudinal ridge on dorso-median portion; face smooth except on median longitudinal convexity granulate; occiput and interocular area polished; occipital carina strong; anterior tentorial pit large and deep; clypeus very narrow, apical portion of clypeus 0.2–0.4 × as wide as minimum interocular distance, with some longitudinal striae, apical margin rounded; apical margins of malar space depressed,with carina; mouth parts much reduced; mandible absent; area of surrounded by hypostomal carina elliptic; maxillary palpus reduced to 1 segment; labial palpus disappeared; antenna with 11 flagellomeres (Fig. 8); scape about as long as pedicel or somewhat shorter, F1 relatively slender. Mesosoma polished; anterior margin of pronotum with transverse groove, and with ventral margin rounded; mesoscutum longer than wide except marginal rim, highly elevated and narrowed anteriorly; marginal rim of mesoscutum lamellate; posterocentral area of mesoscutum depressed; epicnemial carina absent; mesopleural fovea elongate to median portion of mesopleuron and rugose; sternalus absent; propodeal spiracle elliptic. Fore wing 3.4–4.7 mm, and entirely covered with dense hairs; stigma slender; M+CU non-tubular except apical area; RS almost straight, apical 4/5 slightly curved; M entirely straight; RS+M very short; 2r&RS short; 1m-cu&M longer than first abscissa of CU; distal abscissa of CU straight, apical 1/4 non-tubular; M+CU present only apical portion. Hind wing slender; veins non-tubular except R. Legs with weak and dense hairs; femora clavate. Hind coxa 1.9–2.7 × as long as trochanter; femur long; basitarsus shorter than following tarsomeres combined; 2–5 tarsal segments weakly flattened; 4th tarsomere longer than 5th tarsomere; maximum width of 4th tarsomere wider than maximum width of 5th tarsus. Metasoma slender; T1–T4 depressed, smooth and hairless except apical and lateral marginal areas with sparse hairs; T1 polished, 3.2–4.3 × as long as apical width; T2 longer than T1, and its apical width; T5–T7 compressed, and covered with dense hairs; ovipositor tapering toward apex; ovipositor sheath, lateral and dorsal area with dense hairs. Etymology. The genus name is from the Greek neo (new) + hybrizon (the type genus of the subfamily, Hybrizon), named after the possession of many derived character states.Published as part of Hisasue, Yu & Konishi, Kazuhiko, 2019, A new genus of the subfamily Hybrizontinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Japan, pp. 241-250 in Zootaxa 4664 (2) on pages 242-243, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4664.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/338563
A new genus of the subfamily Hybrizontinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Japan
Hisasue, Yu, Konishi, Kazuhiko (2019): A new genus of the subfamily Hybrizontinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Japan. Zootaxa 4664 (2): 241-250, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4664.2.
FIGURE 9 in A new genus of the subfamily Hybrizontinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Japan
FIGURE 9. Fore and hind wings of Neohybrizon mutus sp. nov. Scale: 1.0 mm.Published as part of Hisasue, Yu & Konishi, Kazuhiko, 2019, A new genus of the subfamily Hybrizontinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Japan, pp. 241-250 in Zootaxa 4664 (2) on page 246, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4664.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/338563
FIGURES 4–8 in A new genus of the subfamily Hybrizontinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Japan
FIGURES 4–8. Neohybrizon mutus sp. nov.: 4, lateral habitus of female; 5, ditto male; 6, head of female in posterior view; 7, head of male in frontal view; 8, antenna of female. Scales: 4–5, 8, 1.0 mm; 6–7, 0.5 mm.Published as part of Hisasue, Yu & Konishi, Kazuhiko, 2019, A new genus of the subfamily Hybrizontinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Japan, pp. 241-250 in Zootaxa 4664 (2) on page 245, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4664.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/338563
Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam
Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fc
Loboscelidia squamosa Hisasue & Pham & Mita 2023, sp. nov.
Loboscelidia squamosa sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 748BCA32-71CC-4F1E-B37E-65254E040FBE Figs 22, 25O, 29–30 Etymology Named after the Latin ‘ squamosa ’, meaning ‘a scale’, referring to the scale-like setae on the body. Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♀; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, 19 km point; 16.198° N, 107.860° E; 3–6 Jul. 2016; T. Mita and Y. Komeda leg.; YPT; VNMN. Paratypes VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Ninh Binh Province, Cuc Phuong Natonal Park; 27 Aug. 2019; Y. Hisasue leg.; VNMN • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 21 Aug. 2019; Y. Hisasue et al. leg.; FIT; VNMN. Description Female (Fig. 22A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 4.7 mm; forewing length 4.2 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 22B–D) 1.7 times as long as high, 1.1 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.67 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 22C); frons rugose, with transverse grooves (Fig. 22C); frons with low ridge extending from vertex along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 22C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 22B); temple 0.67 times as long as MOD (Fig. 22C); POL 1.6 times as long as MOD; OOL 2.8 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.60 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli with transverse depression (Fig. 22C); cervical expansion convex in lateral view (Fig. 22D), with longitudinal grooves; basal part of cervical expansion constricted weakly in dorsal view (Fig. 22C); scape 3.2 times as long as wide; scape with longitudinal grooves; scape with transparent flange, 0.29 times as long as tubular part of scape, 0.67 times as wide as tubular part of scape; F1 1.4 times as long as wide; F2 1.1 times as long as wide; F11 1.1 times as long as wide; relative length of F1–F11: 2.0: 1.5: 1.3: 1.2: 1.1: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 0.8: 0.8: 1.1. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.70 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 22F); posterior width of pronotum 1.6 times as wide as anterior width and 1.1 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 22A); notauli of scutum slightly curved, reaching posterior margin (Fig. 22G); scutellum polished and punctured and rugose (Fig. 22G); apico-lateral area of scutellum punctured, without longitudinal carina (Fig. 22G); metanotum punctured, without ridge (Fig. 22G); scrobal sulcus present, weakly depressed (Fig. 22A); metanotum 0.39 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 22G); propodeal angle strongly developed; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 22E) with M curved; cu-a 1.3 times as long as R; A extending Cu+M; R1 0.90 times as long as R; Rs 3.3 times as long as R. LEGS. Femora and tibiae longitudinally carinate (Fig. 22A); tibiae without transparent flanges but transformed flattened toward ventral margin; flange on forefemur 0.61 times longer, as wide as tubular part of forefemur; flange on midfemur 0.67 times longer, 1.7 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; hind coxa 1.8 times as long as hind trochanter; hind coxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur producing, strongly producing, simple; hindfemur basally stout, apparently wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; outer surface of hindfemur smooth; flange on hindfemur 0.49 times longer, 0.92 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; hind tarsal claw with one median tooth, not reaching to tarsal claw (Fig. 25O). PILOSITY. Frons with dense decumbent scale-like setae (Fig. 22B); spraclypeal area with dense decumbent scale-like setae (Fig. 22B); eye with dense decumbent scale-like setae (Fig. 22B); temple with dense decumbent cuneate and scale-like setae (Fig. 22D); lower gena with dense decumbent scale-like setae (Fig. 22D); cervical expansion with dense decumbent scale-like setae (Fig. 22C); hypostoma with dense decumbent cuneate and scale-like setae; scape with dense decumbent cuneate setae; pedicel with dense decumbent cuneate setae; F1 with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22A–B); dorsal surface of pronotum with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22F); lateral surface of pronotum with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22A); propleuron with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22A); scutum with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22F); mesopleuron with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22A); tegula with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22G); scutellum with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22G); lateral surface of propodeum with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22A); legs with dense decumbent scale-like setae (Fig. 22A); lateral margin of T4 with sparse decumbent cuneate and scale-like setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown; antenna reddish brown; legs reddish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Male Unknown. Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) (Fig. 29). Host Oxyartes sp. (Lonchodidae: Necrosciinae) based on the foraging behavior of a female. Remarks This new species can be easily distinguished from any other species by the dense scale-like setae on the body. A paratype female (Cuc Phuong, 21 August 2019) was collected by FIT at night (9 p. m.). The female attacks the eggs of Oxyartes sp. and buries them in the soil. Details of the foraging behavior are provided in the discussion.Published as part of Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong & Mita, Toshiharu, 2023, Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam, pp. 1-68 in European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1) on pages 49-51, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, http://zenodo.org/record/822252
Fig. 3 in Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam
Fig. 3. Forewing venation of Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874. A. L. barbata sp. nov. B. L. fulgens Kimsey, 2012.Published as part of <i>Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong & Mita, Toshiharu, 2023, Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam, pp. 1-68 in European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1)</i> on page 6, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8222523">http://zenodo.org/record/8222523</a>
Loboscelidia barbata Hisasue & Pham & Mita 2023, sp. nov.
Loboscelidia barbata sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: CF92A69F-EE81-4B29-9165-F6FA8EE078B9 Figs 3A, 5, 25B Etymology Named after the Latin ‘ barbata ’, meaning ‘beard’, referring to the scale-like setae on the lower gena. Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, pheasant trail; 16.231° N, 107.852° E; 4 Aug. 2016; T. Mita leg.; VNMN. Paratypes VIETNAM • 9 ♂♂; same collection data as for holotype; VNMN • 1 ♂; same collection data as for holotype but 15 Sep. 2022; VNMN • 1 ♂; same locality data as for holotype; 16 Sep. 2022; Y. Hisasue leg.; VNMN • 4 ♂♂; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, Stone Sign; 16.194° N, 107.865° E; 2 Aug. 2016; T. Mita leg.; VNMN • 1 ♂; Vinh Phuc Province, Tam Dao District, Tam Dao NP; 21.453° N, 105.648° E; 4 Aug. 2016; K. Tsujii leg.; VNMN. Description Male (Fig. 5A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 3.8–5.2 mm; forewing length 3.4–5.0 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 5B–D) 1.8–1.9 times as long as high, 1.2–1.4 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.58 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 5B); apical margin of frontal projection depressed (Fig. 5C); frons rugose, with low ridge extending from vertex along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 5C); frons with indistinct wrinkles towards median ocellus (Fig. 5C); frons with frontal line (Fig. 5C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 5B); ftemple 0.50–0.71 times as long as MOD (Fig. 5C); POL 1.3–1.4 times as long as MOD; OOL 1.4–1.5 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.42–0.43 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli without transverse depression (Fig. 5C); cervical expansion convex in lateral view (Fig. 5D); cervical expansion with longitudinal furrow (Fig. 5C); basal part of cervical expansion constricted weakly in dorsal view (Fig. 5C); scape 2.9–3.2 times as long as wide; scape with longitudinal grooves; scape with transparent flange; F1 2.0–2.3 times as long as wide; F2 2.2–2.3 times as long as wide; F11 3.8 times as long as wide; relative length of F1–F11: 1.2: 1.2: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.0: 1.1: 1.0: 1.1: 1.1: 1.5. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.79–0.81 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 5E); posterior width of pronotum 1.5–1.6 times as wide as anterior width and 1.2 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 5A); notauli of scutum slightly curved, reaching posterior margin (Fig. 5F); scutellum punctured (Fig. 5F); scrobal sulcus present, weakly depressed (Fig. 5F); metanotum punctured, without ridge, 0.37–0.42 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 5F); propodeal angle strongly developed; upper area of propodeum without transverse carina; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 5G) with M curved; cu-a 0.88–0.92 times as long as R; A longer than Cu+M; R1 0.43–0.54 times as long as R; Rs 2.4–2.8 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.59–0.63 times longer, 0.90–1.1 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.57–0.58 times longer, 0.86–1.0 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.50–0.71 times longer, 0.70–0.80 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.62–0.68 times longer, 0.71–1.0 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; dorsolateral margin of hindcoxa with longitudinal carinae; basal part of hindfemur producing; hindfemur basally stout, slightly wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; outer surface of hindfemur carinate; flange on hindfemur 0.58–0.74 times longer, 0.91–0.92 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; flange on hindtibia 0.75–0.83 times longer, 0.96–1.1 times wider than tubular part of hindtibia. PILOSITY. Spraclypeal area with sparse decumbent and suberect cuneate setae (Fig. 5B); temple with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 5C); lower gena with sparse decumbent scale-like setae (Fig. 5D); hypostoma with sparse decumbent scale-like setae; scape with sparse decumbent simple and cuneate setae; pedicel with sparse decumbent simple and cuneate setae; scutellum without setae (Fig. 5F); forecoxa with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; foretrochanter with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; forefemur with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; foretibia with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; midcoxa, midtrochanter, midfemur and midtibia with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; hindcoxa, hindtrochanter, hindfemur and hindtibia with sparse decumbent cuneate setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown to blackish brown; antenna blackish brown; legs blakish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Female Unknown. Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) (Fig. 26). Remarks Loboscelidia barbata sp. nov. resembles L. convexa sp. nov. and L. sisik in having the following characteristics: reddish brown (L. convexa sp. nov.) to dark brown (L. sisik) body color, scale-like setae on the lower gena, and cervical expansion with longitudinal furrow (L. convexa sp. nov.). However, L. barbata sp. nov. can be distinguished by the following characteristics: rectangular frontal projection (triangular in L. sisik); strongly convex cervical expansion (weakly convex in L. sisik); cervical expansion with longitudinal furrow (L. sisik without longitudinal furrow); scape 2.9 times as long as wide (twice as long as wide in L. sisik); pronotum 0.80 times as long as posterior width (0.70 times as long as the posterior width in L. convexa sp. nov.); metanotum that 0.40 times as long as scutellum (more than 0.50 times as long as the scutellum in L. convexa sp. nov.); midtibial flange present (L. sisik absent); and longer A vein longer than Cu + M (as long as Cu + M in L. sisik).Published as part of Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong & Mita, Toshiharu, 2023, Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam, pp. 1-68 in European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1) on pages 9-12, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, http://zenodo.org/record/822252
Fig. 7 in Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam
Fig. 7. Loboscelidia convexa sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (VNMN). A. Lateral habitus. B. Head, frontal view. C. Head, dorsal view. D. Head, lateral view. E. Pronotum, dorsal view. F. Mesosoma, dorsal view. G. Forewing. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.Published as part of Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong & Mita, Toshiharu, 2023, Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam, pp. 1-68 in European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, http://zenodo.org/record/822252
Fig. 10. Loboscelidia defecta Kieffer, 1916 in Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam
Fig. 10. Loboscelidia defecta Kieffer, 1916, ♂ (USNM). A. Lateral habitus. B. Head, dorsal view. C. Head, lateral view. D. Pronotum, dorsal view. E. Mesosoma, dorsal view. F. Forewing. Not to scale.Published as part of Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong & Mita, Toshiharu, 2023, Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam, pp. 1-68 in European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, http://zenodo.org/record/822252
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