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FIGURE 7 in Afrobethylus Ramos & Azevedo, gen. nov., a new remarkable Afrotropical genus of Bethylinae (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae)
No full textFIGURE 7. Afrobethylus zulu Ramos & Azevedo sp. nov. holotype, ♀. A. Habitus lateral; B. Head, dorsal view; C. Genitalia, lateral view; D. Mesosoma, dorsal view.Published as part of Ramos, Magno S. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2016, Afrobethylus Ramos & Azevedo, gen. nov., a new remarkable Afrotropical genus of Bethylinae (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), pp. 495-510 in Zootaxa 4097 (4) on page 507, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/25703
Afrobethylus Ramos & Azevedo, gen. nov.
No full text<i>Afrobethylus</i> Ramos & Azevedo, gen. nov. <p>(Figs 1 A–G)</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> Antenna with 10 flagellomeres. Notaulus absent. Metapectal-propodeal complex without median longitudinal carina; metapostnotal-propodeal suture inconspicuous; posterior transverse carina absent. Fu Vshaped; 1vf large; 2vf large; vr2 broadly enlarged, bifid; pp2vf present, curved.</p> <p> <b>Description.</b> <i>Female. Head.</i> Mandible with four sharpened apical teeth. Antenna with 10 flagellomeres. <i>Mesosoma.</i> Notaulus absent. Mesoscutellum with pair of elongate and inclined foveae. Metapectal-propodeal complex coriaceous-punctate; without median longitudinal carina; metapostnotal-propodeal suture inconspicuous; posterior transverse carina absent. Mesopleuron coriaceous-punctate; mesopleural pit shallow. Prosternum large, excavated medially. <i>Forewing.</i> Costal cell conspicuous only apically; second radial cell closed, long, triangular; Rs vein shorter than M vein; stigma well developed. <i>Legs.</i> Profemur expanded. Tarsal claws bifid, strongly curved. <i>Genitalia.</i> Fu V-shaped; 1vf large; vr1 large; 2vf large; vr2 broadly enlarged, bifid; d1vf thorn shaped; pp2vf present, curved; distal region of the sting tapering abruptly; 3vv wide, and long.</p> <p>Male. unknown.</p> <p> <b>Type-species.</b> <i>Afrobethylus zulu</i> Ramos & Azevedo, <b>sp. nov.</b></p> <p> <b>Species included.</b> <i>Afrobethylus antankarana</i> Ramos & Azevedo, <b>sp. nov.,</b> <i>A. antemoro</i> Ramos & Azevedo, <b>sp. nov.,</b> <i>A. bapedi</i> Ramos & Azevedo, <b>sp. nov.,</b> <i>A. swazi</i> Ramos & Azevedo, <b>sp. nov.,</b> <i>A. vezo</i> Ramos & Azevedo, <b>sp. nov.,</b> <i>A. zulu</i> Ramos & Azevedo, <b>sp. nov.</b></p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> This genus is easily recognizable among the other genera of Bethylinae by having the unique combination of antenna with ten flagellomeres and the forewing with second radial cell closed.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> The name <i>Afrobethylus</i> is an allusion to the names “Africa”, continent from the specimen was collected, and the name “ <i>Bethylus</i> ” the type genus of Bethylinae.</p>Published as part of <i>Ramos, Magno S. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2016, Afrobethylus Ramos & Azevedo, gen. nov., a new remarkable Afrotropical genus of Bethylinae (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), pp. 495-510 in Zootaxa 4097 (4)</i> on page 496, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.4.3, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/257030">http://zenodo.org/record/257030</a>
Revision of Eupsenella Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)
No full textRamos, Magno S., Azevedo, Celso O. (2012): Revision of Eupsenella Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Zootaxa 3539 (1): 1-80, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3539.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3539.1.
Afrobethylus antemoro Ramos & Azevedo, sp. nov.
No full textAfrobethylus antemoro Ramos & Azevedo, sp. nov. (Figs 3 A–D) Description. Holotype. Female. Body length 4.6 mm; forewing 3.4 mm long. Colour. Head dark castaneous, mandible dark castaneous. Mesosoma dark castaneous. Metasoma dark castaneous. Head. In profile subrectangular, almost glabrous, dorsal view longer than wide. Mandible with apical stepshaped teeth. Clypeus with median lobe rounded, projected; median carina present, arched in profile, extending far back into frons; lateral lobe inconspicuous. Antenna 1.1 mm; flagellar pubescence sparse; with few outstanding erect setae. First five antennal segments in ratio of about 8: 3: 3: 3: 3. Eye not gibbous, large, glabrous, located more laterally, area between anterior margin of eye and demarcation of median clypeal lobe clearly concave. Frons coriaceous-punctate. Ocelli small; posterior ocelli close to vertex crest; ocellar triangle compact; anterior ocellus not surpassing imaginary top eye line. Vertex crest convex, thick setae absent. Hypostomal carina straight. Mesosoma. Pronotal disc shorter than wide, coriaceous-punctate; anterior corner angled; posterior margin almost straight. Parapsidal furrow conspicuous. Mesoscutellum reaching anterior margin of metapostnotum. Metapectal-propodeal complex with metapleural carina conspicuous. Wings. Forewing with distal margin of 2 R 1 cell forming right angle; RS+M vein absent; Flexion lines forming rectangular area, when delimited by three flexion lines. Hind wing with three distal hamuli, discontinuous. Metasoma. 1.1 × as long as wide, polished, whole surface with few setae. Ventral carina of petiole absent. Genitalia. Sting (1 vv+ 2 vv) as long as body of genitalia; Fu wide; 1 vf with apex angled; d 1 vf large; dorsal ramus of 2 vf with superior margin of anterior region angled, anterior margin strongly projected; 2 vv as long as to 1 vv; iva long, narrow; pp 2 vf long, narrow. Male. Unknown. Material examined. Holotype ♀. MADAGASCAR, Province d'Antananarivo, Botanic Garden near the entrance to Andasibe National Park, 19 º 55.99 'S 48 º 24.49 'E, 1026 m, 1– 5 Sept[ember] 2001, Malaise trap tropical forest MA01–08B- 11, collector: R. Harin'Hala, CASENT 2061590 (CASC). Paratypes. Fianarantsoa, 1 ♀, Parc National Ranomafana, radio tower at forest edge, 21 º 15.05 'S 47 º 24.43 'E, 1130 m, 15–21 December 2001, Malaise trap, mixed tropical forest MA-02–09B-07, collector: R. Harin'Hala CASENT 2063426 (CASC); 1 ♀, Ranomafana, JIRAMA water works, 21 º 14.91 'S 47 º 27.13 'E, 690 m, 21–24 December 2001, Malaise trap near river MA-02–09D-08, collector: R. Harin'Hala, CASENT 2088677 (CASC). Distribution. Madagascar. Variation. Body length 3.66 –4.0 mm; forewing 2.83 –3.0 mm long; the head with median carina of clypeus extending back into frons up to anterior margin of eye. Remarks. This species is similar to A. antankarana sp. nov. by having the area between anterior margin of eye and demarcation of median clypeal lobe clearly concave, the clypeus with median clypeal lobe rounded, the ocelli small, the vertex crest convex, and with thick setae absent, the female genitalia with sting as long as the body of genitalia. However this species has the clypeus with median carina present, the pronotal disc shorter than wide, the mesoscutellum reaching anterior margin of metapostnotum, and the forewing with flexion lines forming a rectangular area, whereas A. antankarana sp. nov. has the clypeus with median carina absent, the pronotal disc as long as wide, the mesoscutellum not reaching anterior margin of metapostnotum, and the forewing with flexion lines not forming a rectangular area.Published as part of Ramos, Magno S. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2016, Afrobethylus Ramos & Azevedo, gen. nov., a new remarkable Afrotropical genus of Bethylinae (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), pp. 495-510 in Zootaxa 4097 (4) on pages 498-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/25703
Afrobethylus bapedi Ramos & Azevedo, sp. nov.
No full textAfrobethylus bapedi Ramos & Azevedo, sp. nov. (Figs 4 A–D) Description. Holotype. Female. Body length 3.96 mm; forewing 2.7 mm long. Colour. Head dark castaneous, mandible dark castaneous. Mesosoma dark castaneous. Metasoma dark castaneous. Head. In profile subrectangular, almost glabrous, dorsal view longer than wide. Mandible with apical combshaped teeth. Clypeus with median lobe angled, projected; median carina present, arched in profile, extending far back into frons; lateral lobe inconspicuous. Antenna 1.18 mm; flagellar pubescence sparse; with many outstanding erect setae. First five antennal segments in ratio of about 6: 3: 2: 2: 2. Eye not gibbous, large, glabrous, located more laterally, area between anterior margin of eye and demarcation of median clypeal lobe almost straight. Frons coriaceous-punctate. Ocelli small; posterior ocelli close to vertex crest; ocellar triangle compact; anterior ocellus not surpassing imaginary top eye line. Vertex crest convex, thick setae absent. Hypostomal carina straight. Mesosoma. Pronotal disc shorter than wide, coriaceous-punctate; anterior corner rounded; posterior margin sinuous. Parapsidal furrow inconspicuous. Mesoscutellum extending beyond anterior margin of metapostnotum. Metapectal-propodeal complex with metapleural carina conspicuous. Wings. Forewing with distal margin of 2 R 1 cell forming right angle; RS+M vein absent; Flexion lines not forming rectangular area, when is present only one longitudinal flexion line. Hind wing with three distal hamuli, adjacent. Metasoma. 2.25 × as long as wide, polished, whole surface with few setae. Ventral carina of petiole present, incomplete. Genitalia. Sting (1 vv+ 2 vv) as long as body of genitalia; Fu wide; 1 vf with apex angled; d 1 vf large; dorsal ramus of 2 vf with superior margin of anterior region rounded, anterior margin strongly projected; 2 vv as long as to 1 vv; iva long, wide; pp 2 vf long, narrow. Male. Unknown. Material examined. Holotype ♀. SOUTH AFRICA, Eastern Cape, Asante Sana Game Reserve, 34 º 14.990 'S 24 º 55.962 'E, 2183 m, 23 Feb [ruary]- 7 April 2010, S. van Noort, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Malaise trap ASA09- GRA 1 -M03, SAM-HYM A026916 (ISAM). Distribution. South Africa. Remarks. This species is similar to A. antemoro sp. nov. by having the head almost without setae, the vertex crest convex, and with thick setae absent, the area between anterior margin of eye and demarcation of median clypeal lobe clearly concave, and sting as long as the body of genitalia. However this species has the median clypeal carina not extending back into frons, the anterior corner of pronotal disc rounded, the mesoscutellum extending beyond anterior margin of metapostnotum, and the forewing with flexion lines not forming a rectangular area, whereas A. antemoro sp. nov. has the median clypeal carina extending back into frons, the anterior corner of pronotal disc angled, the mesoscutellum not extending beyond anterior margin of metapostnotum, and the forewing with flexion lines forming a rectangular area.Published as part of Ramos, Magno S. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2016, Afrobethylus Ramos & Azevedo, gen. nov., a new remarkable Afrotropical genus of Bethylinae (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), pp. 495-510 in Zootaxa 4097 (4) on pages 501-503, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/25703
FIGURES 123–132. Right forewing. 123 in Revision of Eupsenella Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)
No full textFIGURES 123–132. Right forewing. 123. Eupsenella jagara sp. nov. 124. E. janda sp. nov. 125. E. kabalbara sp. nov. 126. E.Published as part of <i>Ramos, Magno S. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2012, Revision of Eupsenella Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), pp. 1-80 in Zootaxa 3539 (1)</i> on page 75, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3539.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10096759">http://zenodo.org/record/10096759</a>
FIGURES 163–165. Male genitalia. 163–165 in Revision of Eupsenella Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)
No full textFIGURES 163–165. Male genitalia. 163–165 Eupsenella arabana sp. nov.; 163. Ventral view; 164. Dorsal view; 165. Lateral view. (Scale bar = 250 µm).Published as part of <i>Ramos, Magno S. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2012, Revision of Eupsenella Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), pp. 1-80 in Zootaxa 3539 (1)</i> on page 80, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3539.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10096759">http://zenodo.org/record/10096759</a>
FIGURES 1–2. Forewing. 1–2 in Revision of Eupsenella Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)
No full textFIGURES 1–2. Forewing. 1–2 Eupsenella barada sp. nov.; 1. Cells of forewing. 2. Veins of forewing.Published as part of <i>Ramos, Magno S. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2012, Revision of Eupsenella Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), pp. 1-80 in Zootaxa 3539 (1)</i> on page 62, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3539.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10096759">http://zenodo.org/record/10096759</a>
FIGURES 93–102. Right forewing. 93. Eupsenella ceciliae. 94. E. diemenensis. 95. E. flavifemorata. 96. E in Revision of Eupsenella Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)
No full textFIGURES 93–102. Right forewing. 93. Eupsenella ceciliae. 94. E. diemenensis. 95. E. flavifemorata. 96. E. insulana female.Published as part of <i>Ramos, Magno S. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2012, Revision of Eupsenella Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), pp. 1-80 in Zootaxa 3539 (1)</i> on page 72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3539.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10096759">http://zenodo.org/record/10096759</a>
FIGURES 113–122. Right forewing. 113 in Revision of Eupsenella Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)
No full textFIGURES 113–122. Right forewing. 113. Eupsenella eora sp. nov. 114. E. ilba sp. nov. 115. E. inawonga sp. nov. 116. E.Published as part of <i>Ramos, Magno S. & Azevedo, Celso O., 2012, Revision of Eupsenella Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), pp. 1-80 in Zootaxa 3539 (1)</i> on page 74, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3539.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10096759">http://zenodo.org/record/10096759</a>
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