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210. Mita
No full textIwao Seiichi, Iyanaga Teizō, Ishii Susumu, Yoshida Shōichirō, Fujimura Jun'ichirō, Fujimura Michio, Yoshikawa Itsuji, Akiyama Terukazu, Iyanaga Shōkichi, Matsubara Hideichi. 210. Mita. In: Dictionnaire historique du Japon, volume 14, 1988. Lettres L et M (1) pp. 120-121
210. Mita
No full textIwao Seiichi, Iyanaga Teizō, Ishii Susumu, Yoshida Shōichirō, Fujimura Jun'ichirō, Fujimura Michio, Yoshikawa Itsuji, Akiyama Terukazu, Iyanaga Shōkichi, Matsubara Hideichi. 210. Mita. In: Dictionnaire historique du Japon, volume 14, 1988. Lettres L et M (1) pp. 120-121
Loboscelidia cuneata Hisasue & Pham & Mita 2023, sp. nov.
No full textLoboscelidia cuneata sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 3F79CA71-7008-44DD-A6F7-619E71318F67 Figs 9, 25F Etymology Named after the Latin ‘ cuneata ’, meaning ‘cuneate’, referring to the cuneate setae on the body. Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, 19 km point; 16.198° N, 107.860° E; 2 Aug. 2016; T. Mita leg.; VNMN. Paratypes VIETNAM • 3 ♂♂; same collection data as for holotype; VNMN • 3 ♂♂; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, pheasant trail; 16.231° N, 107.852° E; 4 Aug. 2016; T. Mita leg.; VNMN • 1 ♂; Tuyen Quang province, Na Hang Reserve; 360 m a.s.l.; 16–20 May 1997; S.B. Peck leg.; FIT; CNC (paratype of L. laminata). Description Male (Fig. 9A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 2.8–3.3 mm; forewing length 2.8–3.3 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 9B–D) 1.7–1.8 times as long as high, 1.2–1.3 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.57–0.58 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 9B, D); apical margion of frontal projection depressed (Fig. 9D); frons granulate, finely microstriate (Fig. 9D); frons with low ridge extending from posterior ocellus along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 9D); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 9B); temple 0.98–1.1 times as long as MOD (Fig. 9D); POL 0.83–1.3 times as long as MOD; OOL 1.2–1.5 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.33–0.50 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli without transverse depression (Fig. 9D); cervical expansion weakly convex in lateral view (Fig. 9C); basal part of cervical expansion parallel in dorsal view (Fig. 9D); scape 3.1 times as long as wide, with longitudinal grooves; F1 1.7 times as long as wide; F2 1.7 times as long as wide; F11 2.9–3.4 times as long as wide; relative length of F1–F11: 1.1: 1.1: 1.0: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.3: 1.3: 1.6. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.79–0.85 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 9E); posterior width of pronotum 1.4–1.9 times as wide as anterior width and 1.1 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 9A); notauli of scutum slightly curved, not reaching posterior margin (Fig. 8G); scrobal sulcus present, strongly depressed (Fig. 9A); scutellum punctured and rugose (Fig. 9G); metanotum with medial ridge, 0.48–0.63 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 9G); propodeal angle strongly developed; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 9F) with M curved; cu-a 0.31–0.40 times as long as R; A extending half of Cu+M; R1 0.7–1.0 times as long as R; Rs 2.9–3.2 times as long as R. LEGS. Fore and hindtibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.42–0.54 times longer, as wide as tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.50–0.60 times longer, 0.60 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.47–0.60 times longer, 0.88 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.43–0.62 times longer, 0.57–0.75 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur producing; hindfemur basally not stout, as wide as distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur slightly swollen; outer surface of hindfemur smooth; flange on hindfemur 0.69–0.75 times longer, 0.75–0.80 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; outer surface of hindtibia smooth; flange on hindtibia 0.63–0.71 times longer, as wide as tubular part of hindtibia. PILOSITY. Spraclypeal area with sparse erect cuneate setae (Fig. 9B); lower gena with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 9C); hypostoma with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; scape with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae; pedicel with sparse erect simple and cuneate setae; propleuron with sparse erect cuneate setae (Fig. 9A); tegula with sparse decumbent and erect simple setae (Fig. 9G); metanotum with sparse suberect simple setae (Fig. 9G); forecoxa with sparse decumbent simple and cuneate setae; forefemur with dense decumbent simple and cuneate setae; apical part of foretibia with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; midcoxa with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; apical part of midtibia and hindtibia with sparse decumbent cuneate setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown; antenna reddish brown; legs reddish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Female Unknown. Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) (Fig. 27). Remarks Loboscelidia cuneata sp. nov. resembles L. cucphuongensis sp. nov., L. laminata and L. parallela sp. nov. in having the following characteristics: reddish brown body color; weakly convex cervical expansion in lateral view; basal part of cervical expansion parallel in dorsal view (L. cucphuongensis sp. nov. and L. parallela sp. nov.); curved M vein; and Rs 3.0 times as long as R. However, L. do sp. nov. can be distinguished by the following characteristics: scape more than 3.0 times as long as wide (much less than 3.0 times as long as wide in L. do sp. nov. and L. laminata); scape with longitudinal grooves (smooth in L. do sp. nov. and L. laminata); L. cuneata sp. nov. has cuneate setae on the forefemur and all tibiae (simple setae in other species); R1 as long as R (much shorter than R in other three species); and scutellum rugose and punctured surface (polished and almost impunctured in L. parallela sp. nov. and L. do sp. nov.).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 19-22, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, http://zenodo.org/record/822252
Loboscelidia barbata Hisasue & Pham & Mita 2023, sp. nov.
No full textLoboscelidia 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
Loboscelidia cucphuongensis Hisasue & Pham & Mita 2023, sp. nov.
No full textLoboscelidia cucphuongensis sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: EA39FFB2-1727-4E81-9A8D-13920217A0D4 Figs 8, 25E Etymology Named after the type locality ‘Cuc Phuong National Park’. Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Ninh Binh Province, Cuc Phuong NP; 20.360° N, 105.599° E; 23 Aug. 2019; R. Matsumoto leg.; VNMN. Paratypes VIETNAM • 1 ♂; same locality data as for holotype; 11 Aug. 2016; T. Mita leg.; VNMN • 1 ♂; same locality data as for holotype; 23 Aug. 2019; T. Mita leg.; VNMN • 1 ♂; same locality data as for holotype; 22Aug. 2019; Y. Komeda leg.; VNMN • 1 ♂; same locality data as for holotype; 28 Aug. 2019; Y. Hisasue; VNMN • 1 ♂; same locality data as for holotype; 29 Aug. 2019; N. Tsuji leg.; VNMN • 1 ♂; Bac Kan province, Ba Be NP; 22.4130° N, 105.6320° E; 280–600 m a.s.l.; 19–23 May 2019; A. Brunke and H. Schillhammer leg.; FIT; CNC • 1 ♂; Cuc Phuong NP; 20°20′57.48″ N, 105°35′46.48″ E: 390 m a.s.l.; 17–20 Jun. 2017; A. Brunke leg.; FIT; CNC • 1 ♂; Cuc Phuong NP; 20°21′14.40″ N, 105°35′9.60″ E; 390 m a.s.l.; 17 Jun. 2017; A. Brunke leg.; beating; FIT; CNC. Description Male (Fig. 8A). MEASUREMENTS. Body length 3.2–4.5 mm; forewing length 3.2–4.2 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 8B–D) 1.8–2.1 times as long as high, 1.3–1.4 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.56 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 8B); frons granulate, with microstriae (Fig. 8D); frons with low ridge extending to vertex along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 8D); frons with indistinct wrinkles towards median ocellus (Fig. 8C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 8B); temple 0.80–1.4 times as long as MOD (Fig. 8D); POL 1.1–1.4 times as long as MOD; OOL 1.3–1.5 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.29–0.50 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli without transverse depression (Fig. 8D); cervical expansion weakly convex in lateral view (Fig. 8C); basal part of cervical expansion parallel in dorsal view (Fig. 8D); scape 2.8–3.2 times as long as wide; scape with longitudinal grooves; scape with transparent flange; F1 2.0 times as long as wide; F2 1.8–2.0 times as long as wide; F11 2.9–3.2 times as long as wide; relative length of F1–F11: 1.1: 1.0: 1.0: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.0: 1.1: 1.0: 1.0: 1.3. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.85–0.86 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 8E); posterior width of pronotum 1.2–1.6 times as wide as anterior width and as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 8A); notauli of scutum parallel, not reaching posterior margin (Fig. 8G); scutellum rugose, with lateral carina (Fig. 8G); scrobal sulcus present, strongly depressed (Fig. 8A); metanotum with four ridges, 0.39–0.40 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 8G); propodeal angle strongly developed; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 8F) with M curved; cu-a 0.17–0.33 times as long as R; A extending half of Cu+M; R1 0.33 times as long as R; Rs 2.6–3.2 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.43–0.52 times longer, 0.67–0.90 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.44–0.60 times longer, 0.27–0.67 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.43–0.52 times longer, 0.32–0.88 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.56–0.64 times longer, 0.58–0.60 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hindcoxa 2.0 times as long as hind trochanter; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur strongly producing; hindfemur basally stout, apparently wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; outer surface of hindfemur carinate; flange on hindfemur 0.63–0.64 times longer, 0.76–1.1 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; flange on hindtibia 0.74–0.77 times longer, 1.0–1.7 times as wide as tubular part of hindtibia. PILOSITY. Lower gena with sparse decumbent simple and cuneate setae (Fig. 8C); scape with sparse decumbent and suberect simple setae; pedicel with sparse suberect simple setae; forefemur with sparse decumbent simple setae; midtrochanter with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; hindcoxa with sparse decumbent cuneate setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown; antenna reddish brown; legs reddish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae yellow brown. Female Unknown. Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam) (Fig. 26). Remarks Loboscelidia cucphuongensis sp. nov. resembles L. cuneata sp. nov., L. maai (Lin, 1964), L. nitidula Kimsey, 2012 and L. pallarela sp. nov. in having a parallel cervical expansion. However, L. cuchphuongensis sp. nov. can be distinguished by the following characteristics: forefemur bearing simple setae (with cuneate setae in L. cuneata sp. nov.); R1 less than 0.5 times as long as R (more than 0.5 times as long as R in other four species); cu-a less than 0.5 times as long as R (as long as R in L. maai and L. nitidula); and Rs about 2.5 times as long as R (more than 3. 0 times as long as R in L. nitidula and L. pallalela sp. nov.).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 17-19, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, http://zenodo.org/record/822252
Rediscovery of Lustrina Kurian (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae), with redescription of L. assamensis Kurian
No full textRosa, Paolo, Thai, Pham Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2020): Rediscovery of Lustrina Kurian (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae), with redescription of L. assamensis Kurian. Zootaxa 4718 (2): 285-291, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4718.2.1
Chrysidea rioae Mita & Rosa 2019, sp. nov.
No full textChrysidea rioae sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 325DDA9D-4783-40F8-815F-A1D95A46EC25 Figs 8, 9D Diagnosis Chrysidea rioae sp. nov. is characterized by the combination of the following characters: TFC absent; head narrow, 1.8 × as wide as high; distal margin of T3 with large, triangular lateral teeth and area between faintly concave medially; MS 1.2 MOD; tegula metallic blue; second metasomal tergum with interspaces among punctures microreticulate; paramere narrowed, triangular; aedeagus wide, laterally not expanded. Etymology The specimen was collected during the field trip in Madagascar from January to February 2018. After that, the holotype was displayed at the summer exhibition of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan from July to October 2018. The species is named after Ms Rio Matsushima, a girl who visited the exhibition and heartily encouraged our study on this tiny blue wasp. Material examined Holotype MADAGASCAR • ♂; “ Madagascar: Anosy, Berenty Reserve, 40 m alt., 25°00′28.7″ S, 46°18′27.3″ E, 7–12. II. 2018, Yellow pan trap, T. Mita leg.”; “ Holotype ♂ / Chrysidea rioae Mita & Rosa, 2019 ”; ELKU. Description Male BODY LENGTH. 3.8 mm. HEAD. Width 1.8 × as wide as high. Scapal basin deep, transversely wrinkled and punctate with sparsely located minute punctures. TFC absent (Fig. 8B). Antennomeres P, F1, F2, F3: 1.2: 1.3: 1.2: 0.8; F1 l/w = 1.6; OOL = 1.7 MOD; POL = 2.0 MOD; MS = 1.2 MOD; apical margin of clypeus almost straight, faintly concave; mandible edentate, basally with a deep notch; basal width of mandible = 1.0 MOD. Brow with large, irregular and contiguous foveate punctures; PD on brow: 0.3–0.6 MOD (Fig. 8B). MESOSOMA. Pronotal groove shallow, extending ⁴⁄₅ length of pronotum. Sublateral carina indistinct. Notauli deep, complete; parapsidal lines indicated by smooth strip. Mesoscutellum humped. Metanotum humped (Fig. 8C), separated from mesoscutellum by deep furrow, large anteromedian pit present but shallow as other marginal punctures (Fig. 8D). Mesosoma entirely punctate by deep, coarse and irregularly sized punctures; pronotum and mesoscutum with densely located, large and fewer small punctures: largest punctures 0.5 MOD; punctures on mesoscutellum sparser than those on mesoscutum, with smooth interspaces. Episternal sulcus indicated by shallow depression; scrobal sulcus formed by a row of deep and large foveae. Forewing with discoidal cell framed by nebulous veins, outer veins almost invisible (Fig. 8A). METASOMA. Median carina faint on terga (Fig. 8E). Punctures on T1 0.3–0.4 MOD, densely located each other, with smooth interspaces; punctures on T2 and T3 smaller, 0.2–0.3 MOD, with interspaces faintly microreticulate; pre-pit row area of T3 not bulged; pit row distinct, with large and deep pits. Apex of T3 (Fig. 8G) with a pair of lateral dully teeth, interval between teeth rounded, faintly concave medially. S2 black spots (Fig. 8F) transverse, oval and medially separated by 0.8 MOD. Distal apex of paramere narrowed, triangular (Fig. 9D); aedeagus wide, laterally not expanded (Fig. 9D). COLORATION. Head metallic blue, around ocellar region blackish. Clypeus partly greenish. Antenna black with scape, pedicel and F1 metallic blue. Mandible black, basal margin metallic blue, distal half brown. Mesosoma metallic blue, with mesoscutum between notauli blackish. Tegula metallic blue. Legs metallic blue, with dark brown tarsi. T1 metallic blue, T2 black with violet luster except posterior margin metallic blue; T3 basally blackish, apically metallic blue, with violet luster. Sterna dark metallic blue. Female Unknown. Distribution Southern Madagascar (Anosy). Biology Unknown. Remarks The holotype was collected in a yellow pan trap set in the dry forest along the Mandrare River. Chrysidea rioae sp. nov. is similar to C. pumiloides, in the smaller body size, the general habitus and the microreticulation on the second metasomal tergum; however, in C. rioae sp. nov. the base of punctures on the mesosoma is deep and rounded (Fig. 8D); the metanotum is humped (Fig. 8C) and a large anteromedian pit is present; the distal apex of paramere is narrowed (Fig. 9D). In C. pumiloides, the base of punctures is shallow and flat (Figs 1C, 2C), the metanotum is rounded (Fig. 1A), the anteromedian pit is absent, and the distal apex of the paramere is flat (Fig. 9A).Published as part of Mita, Toshiharu & Rosa, Paolo, 2019, Redescription of Chrysidea pumiloides Zimmermann, 1956, and description of three new species of Chrysidea from Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae), pp. 1-20 in European Journal of Taxonomy 564 on pages 14-17, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.564, http://zenodo.org/record/347682
Chrysidea vazimba Mita & Rosa 2019, sp. nov.
No full textChrysidea vazimba sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 8EF8902C-9CD4-4AD0-B553-29D5CC1A0201 Figs 3–4, 9B Chrysidea pumiloides – Bohart 1988: 130 (key, partim). Diagnosis Chrysidea vazimba sp. nov. is characterized by the combination of the following characters: TFC present; metatarsus basally light brown to yellowish; head wide, 1.3 × as wide as high; distal margin of T3 with large, strong (female) or rounded (male) lateral teeth and rounded interval; MS = 0.7 MOD; tegula with strong blue-green reflection; second metasomal tergum without microreticulate punctation. Etymology Chrysidea vazimba sp. nov. is named after the name of the first inhabitants of Madagascar, according to popular tradition. Material examined Holotype MADAGASCAR • ♀; “Annanarivo /Madagaskar / Sikora [handwritten by Zimmermann]”; “ Chrysidea / pumiloides Zim. / det. Zimmermann [handwritten by Zimmermann]”; “Type [red paper glued on the previous label]”; “ Holotype ♀ / Chrysidea vazimba Mita & Rosa, 2019 ”; NHMW. Paratype MADAGASCAR • 1 ♂; “Madagascar/ Sikora”; “MUSEUM PARIS / MADAGASCAR / H DE SAUSSURE 1901”; “ Chrysidea / pumiloides / ♂ Zimm./ R M Bohart det [handwritten by Bohart]”; “ Paratype ♂ / Chrysidea vazimba Mita & Rosa, 2019 ”; MNHN. Description Female BODY LENGTH. 5.6 mm. HEAD. Width 1.3 × as wide as high. Scapal basin deep, transversely wrinkled and punctate, with sparsely located minute punctures. TFC present above scapal basin, substraight (Fig. 3B). Antennomeres P, F1, F2, F 3 in the following proportions: 1.3, 1.8, 1.2, 1.2; F1 l/w = 1.9; OOL = 1.8 MOD; POL = 2.1 MOD; MS = 0.7 MOD; apical margin of clypeus almost straight, faintly concave; mandible edentate; basal width of mandible = 1.6 MOD. Brow with large, irregular and longitudinally contiguous punctures; punctures above TFC deeper, PD on brow: 0.5–0.7 MOD (Fig. 3B). MESOSOMA. Pronotal groove shallow and indistinct, extending ½ length of pronotum. Notauli deep, complete; parapsidal lines indicated by smooth strip. Mesoscutellum weakly rounded. Metanotum humped (as in Fig. 4A), separated from mesoscutellum by deep furrow, large anteromedian pit present (Fig. 3C). Mesosoma entirely punctated by deep, coarse and irregularly sized punctures; pronotum mesoscutum, and mesoscutellum with densely located large and fewer small punctures: largest punctures 0.6 MOD. Episternal sulcus and scrobal sulcus distinct, formed by large foveae. Forewing with discoidal cell indistinct, outer veins faintly pigmented but apparently weaker and not tubular as other pigmented veins (Fig. 3A). METASOMA. Median line faintly present on metasomal terga (Fig. 3D). Punctures on T1 0.2–0.4 MOD, densely located each other, interspaces with minute punctures; punctures on T2 and T3 smaller, 0.2–0.3 MOD, with interspaces smooth; pre-pit row area of T3 bulged; pit row distinct, with large and deep pits. Apex of T3 with a pair of acute lateral teeth, interval between teeth rounded (Fig. 3F). S2 (Fig. 3E) with black spots oval and medially separated by 0.6 MOD. COLORATION. Head metallic blue-green. Antenna dark brown with scape, pedicel and F1 metallic blue-green. Mandible testaceous, basal ⅓ metallic blue-green, apex reddish dark brown. Mesosoma metallic blue-green, with mesoscutum between notauli blackish, propodeum bearing purplish luster. Tegula brown with marked blue-green reflection. Legs greenish with purplish coxae, tarsi dark except metatarsus basally light brown to yellowish. T1 metallic blue-green, more greenish laterally and posteriorly, T2 metallic green-blue, more greenish posteriorly, behind posterior margin of T1 with black and purplish narrow bands; T3 basally blackish, apically metallic violet, bulged pre-pit row area bluish. Sterna metallic green. Male Body length 4.2 mm. Similar to female (Fig. 4 A–B) but different as follow: body slightly more greenish; lateral teeth on T3 rounded (Fig. 4D, F); S2 black spots (Fig. 4E) reniform; paramere with inner margin substraight (Fig. 9B); aedeagus strongly narrowed apically (Fig. 9B). Distribution Madagascar. Biology Unknown. Remarks The type locality name “Annanarivo” is ambiguous. It might indicate an area near Antananarivo, northeast of the capital city, or even a larger undefined area. The body color of Chrysidea vazimba sp. nov. is similar to that of C. pumiloides, but is easily distinguished by the presence of one TFC (Figs 3B, 4B) and humped metanotum. Morphological characters are rather similar to C. rhodopis Zimmermann, 1961; however, in C. vazimba sp. nov., interspaces among punctures on T2 are smooth and black spots on S2 are more rounded and more closely located each other (Figs 3E, 4E).Published as part of Mita, Toshiharu & Rosa, Paolo, 2019, Redescription of Chrysidea pumiloides Zimmermann, 1956, and description of three new species of Chrysidea from Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae), pp. 1-20 in European Journal of Taxonomy 564 on pages 6-9, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.564, http://zenodo.org/record/347682
Degradation and toxicity assessment of the nonionic surfactant Triton??? X-45 by the peroxymonosulfate/UV-C process
No full textThe degradation and mineralization of the nonionic surfactant octylphenol ethoxylate (OPEO), commercially known as Triton??? X-45, by the peroxymonosulfate (PMS)/UV-C process were investigated. Three different toxicity tests (Daphnia magna, Vibrio fischeri and Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata) as well as the Yeast Estrogen Screen (YES) bioassay were undertaken to evaluate the potential toxic and estrogenic effects of OPEO and its oxidation products. OPEO removal was very fast and complete after 7 min via PMS/UV-C treatment under the investigated reaction conditions (OPEO = 20 mg L???1 (47 ??M); TOC = 12 mg L???1; PMS = 2.5 mM; initial reaction pH = 6.5; applied UV-C dose = 21 Wh L???1). TOC removal also proceeded rapidly; a gradual decrease was observed resulting in an overall TOC removal of 84%. The toxic responses of PMS/UV-C treated OPEO solutions varied according to the test organism used in the bioassay. Daphnia magna was found to be most sensitive to aqueous OPEO, whereas Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata appeared to be the least sensitive one. Daphnia magna and Vibrio fischeri tests revealed that the inhibitory effect of OPEO decreased significantly during the course of treatment. On the other hand, PMS/UV-C oxidation products exhibited a high toxic effect towards Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata (around 60%). YES test results underlined the need for improving the PMS/UV-C treatment performance to remove the estrogenic activity of OPEO and its oxidation products
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