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Oligogaster kimseyae Soliman, spec. nov.

Author: Kimsey Lynn S.
Soliman Ahmed M.
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Publication date: 31/12/2013
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Oligogaster kimseyae Soliman, spec. nov. (Figs 1–10) Type material. Holotype FEMALE: Egypt (Wadi el Natrun - Beheira, Lower Nile Valley), 30°22'22"N 30°20'48"E, 18.VII.2003, leg. Ahmed M. Soliman [CUE]. Description. Body length: 2.5 mm. Colouration: Head metallic bluish green with strong cupreous reflection in particular beyond posterior ocelli; antennae brown, scape and pedicel darker; mandible brown with faint metallic tint basally; thorax and metasoma metallic cupreous, pronotum with greenish tint and blackish anterior declivity; T2 apical rim nonmetallic light brown, hyaline; metasomal sterna and legs brown, coxae and femora darker; wings hyaline. Body with extremely short sparse erect to decumbent silvery setae. Head: In dorsal view, wider than pronotum, narrowed and gently rounded behind eyes, slightly concave in rear; vertex and brow moderately reticulate-punctate; POD 1.36 OOD; mid ocellus not lidded; brow without TFC; face fairly broad, least interocular distance as long as eye height; scapal basin shallowly concave, broadly cross-ridged; subantennal space as wide as MOD; malar space 0.4 MOD long; clypeus bald, polished (impunctate), slightly convex in the disc, with apical margin straight; genae distinctly narrow; genal carina weak, contiguous to outer ocular margin; mandible with a small subapical tooth. F1 2× as long as broad, 1.25× as long as pedicel, 1.6× as long as F2 and F3. Mesosoma: Pronotum in greater anterior part, scutellum laterally, metanotum and upper surface of mesopleuron moderately reticulate-punctate; punctures subreticulate elsewhere. Pronotum gently declivitous in front, with humeral part broadly rounded; mesoscutum with complete notuli divergent in front, with distinct parapsidal lines; tegula ovoid, normal-sized, fairly shallowly punctate; metanotum evenly convex; propodeum vertical (invisible in dorsal view); propodeal lateral angle slender and digitate, pointed to backward, strongly concave posteriorly, adjacent to metanotum; mesopleuron moderately angulate ventrally. Tarsal claws edentate, hind tibiae with dark drop-shaped spot occupying more than apical third of inner surface. Fore wing with three closed cells: costal, radial and cubital cells; M vein faintly bent, arising slightly after cu-a; Rs about 0.75× as long as stigma; no evidence of Rs+M, Cu and R1; stigma wellsclerotised; prestigma swollen. Metasoma: Terga finely subreticulate-punctate, punctures on T2 rather sparse posteriorly; T1 markedly short, abruptly declivitous anteriorly, evenly rounded antero-laterally; T2 distinctly long, about 8.3× as long as T1 along midline, obtusely angulated apico-laterally, with apical rim hyaline, without pit row and evenly rounded (edentate); sterna polished and strongly concave. MALE. Unknown.Published as part of Soliman, Ahmed M. & Kimsey, Lynn S., 2013, Oligogaster gen. nov., a new chrysidid genus from Egypt (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae, Elampini), pp. 197-200 in Zootaxa 3681 (2) on pages 199-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3681.2.11, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/222148">http://zenodo.org/record/222148</a&gt

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Tricholabiodes aldryhimi Soliman, sp. nov.

Author: Soliman Ahmed M.
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Publication date: 31/12/2016
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Tricholabiodes aldryhimi Soliman, sp. nov. (Figs 1–13) Material examined. Holotype &male;: SAUDI ARABIA, Rawdhat Farshet Sheaal (Al-Aflag) [22 ° 24 ' 56 "N, 46 ° 35 ' 17 "E], 602 m, LT No. 3, 4.VIII. 2015 (leg. Al Dhafer et al.) [KSMA]. Paratypes: SAUDI ARABIA, 9 &male; with the same label as holotype [KSMA]; 1 &male;, Rawdhat Farshet Sheaal (Al-Aflag) [22 ° 24 ' 22 ", 46 ° 35 ' 35 "E], 596 m, LT No. 0, 4.VIII. 2015 (leg. A.M. Soliman) [KSMA]; 2 &male;: Rawdhat Farshet Sheaal (Al-Aflag) [22 ° 24 ' 34 "N, 46 ° 35 ' 32 "E], 601 m, LT No. 2, 4.VIII. 2015 (leg. Al Dhafer et al.) [KSMA]; 16 &male;: Rawdhat Farshet Sheaal (Al- Aflag) [22 ° 23 ' 28 "N, 46 ° 34 ' 46 "E], 582 m, LT No. 6, 4.VIII. 2015 (leg. Al Dhafer et al.) [KSMA]; 10 &male;: Rawdhat Farshet Sheaal (Al-Aflag) [22 ° 23 ' 28 "N, 46 ° 34 ' 46 "E], 582 m, LT No. 6, 4.VIII. 2015 (leg. Al Dhafer et al.) [DJBC]; 1 &male;: Rawdhat Al-Sabalh (Al-Zulfi) [26 ° 21 ' 47 "N, 44 ° 58 ' 48 "E], 666 m, LT No. 0, 20.V. 2015 (leg. A.M. Soliman) [KSMA]; 1 &male;: Rawdhat Al-Sabalh (Al-Zulfi) [26 ° 21 ' 31 "N, 44 ° 59 '06"E], 669 m, LT No. 2, 20.V. 2015 (leg. Abdel- Dayem et al.) [DJBC]; 1 &male;: Rawdhat Al-Harmalyiah (Al-Quwayiyah) [24 ° 20 ' 21 "N, 45 ° 08' 38 "E], 774 m, LT No. 0, 25.VIII. 2015 (leg. A.M. Soliman) [KSMA]. Description. MALE. Body length 8.3−9.5 mm. Colour and pubescence. Head including antennal tubercles, mesosoma and first metasomal segment reddish brown (Fig. 1); remainder of metasoma dark brown, last 2 segments lighter (Fig. 10); antenna, palpi and legs pale yellow (Fig 1, 2); mandible ferruginous yellow on basal two-thirds, black apically (Fig. 2); tibial spurs ferruginous yellow. Wings hyaline, fore wing distal to cells slightly infuscated, infuscation invading third submarginal cell distally (Fig. 3); veins yellowish-brown (Fig. 3). Body and legs clothed with subappressed to appressed short and erect long pale setae (Figs 1, 6−8); felt line on T 2 whitish (Fig. 8). Head. In dorsal view slightly wider than pronotum, convergent behind eyes, with straight posterior margin (Fig. 1); face and vertex polished and puncticulate (Fig. 2); MOD about 1.35 × F 1 diameter and 1.6 × distance between mid ocellus and posterior one; IOD 1.3 × OOD; clypeus gently convex on disc, smooth, with median longitudinal carina extending on its basal fourth and free margin entirely convex (without protuberances); scrobal carina weak, provided with distinct tubercle; mandible tridentate apically, with dorsal rim carinate and without an enlarged vertical flange (Fig. 2), subbasal ventral tooth about 0.8 × as long as minimum distance between emargination and upper mandibular margin; malar space about 0.35 × F 1 diameter; scape with longitudinal carina on anterior surface; F 1 1.6 × as long as wide and 0.75 × as long as F 2; F 2 as long as F 3. Mesosoma. Pronotum and mesopleuron punctate-reticulate; mesoscutum puncticulate, with complete notauli slightly divergent anteriorly and faint parapsidal lines; parascutal carina well developed, ending in a tooth; scutellum densely punctate on disc, punctures smaller than those on pronotum; propodeum gently sloping posteriorly, laterally and dorsally foveate-reticulate; propleuron shallowly punctate; metapleuron smooth; metasternal process bidentate on front of hind coxae. Fore wing with second submarginal cell as long as distance between origin of Rs on vein Sc and base of stigma and about 0.6 × as long as marginal cell and first submarginal cell (Fig. 3). Mid femur with maximal width in the middle, evenly convex on both inner and outer surfaces; mid tibia oval in cross-section; mid basitarsus gradually curved in lateral view (Fig. 4); ventral surface of hind femur without clumping of macrosetae, macrosetae shorter than shorter tibial spur; hind coxa convex on ventral surface, without longitudinal carina on mesal margin or setal tuft on posteromesal margin (Fig. 5). Metasoma. First segment petiolate (Fig. 1); T 1 punctate-reticulate, length 1.6 × its maximal width (Fig. 1); S 1 coarse, with weak interrupted longitudinal carina on anterior three-fourths of its length; T 2 with long lateral felt line (Figs 8, 9); S 2 without any traces of felt line (Figs 8, 9), evenly convex, not flattened on the disc (Figs 7, 8); T 2 −T 6 punctulate, punctures about 3−4 diameters apart; S 3 posteromesally with a bifurcal sessile process (Figs 7, 8, 9); T 7 foveate basally and microgranulate on apical greater part, apical border evenly rounded (Fig. 10). Genitalia. 1.8 × as long as wide (Fig. 11); paramere tapered apically, with long and dense setae on inner side (Figs 11, 12), inner margin suddenly sinuate apically; base of paramere subtriangular in lateral view (Fig. 13); volsella lobe-like (Fig. 11); digitus cylindrical (Fig. 11), longer than cuspis; penial valve with inner margin broadly concave, provided with short setae on its tip (Fig. 12). FEMALE. Unknown. Distribution. Saudi Arabia (Najd region). Remarks. The male of T. aldryhimi sp. nov. resembles that of T. brothersi Lelej, 2010 in having a bifurcal process on S 3 but it differs from it by the following: head, mesosoma and metasomal first segment reddish brown, remainder of metasoma dark brown, last 2 segments slightly lighter (body straw-coloured in T. brothersi); fore wing with second submarginal cell medium sized and pentagonal (very small and quadrangular in T. brothersi); bifurcal process on S 3 sessile and not extending beyond S 3 (bifurcal process on S 3 petiolate and slightly extending beyond S 3 in T. brothersi, Fig. 14); inner margin of genital paramere suddenly sinuate apically (straight throughout in T. brothersi, Fig. 15); base of paramere subtriangular in lateral view (cylindrical in T. brothersi, Fig. 16); inner margin of penial valve broadly concave throughout (strongly concave on apical half in T. brothersi, Fig. 15). Etymology. This species is dedicated to Prof. Yousif N. Aldryhim (Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University).Published as part of Soliman, Ahmed M., 2016, A new species of Tricholabiodes Radoszkowski, 1885 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from Saudi Arabia, pp. 95-100 in Zootaxa 4067 (1) on pages 96-98, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4067.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/26276

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Apterogyna oshaibahi Soliman & Gadallah, sp. nov.

Author: Gadallah Neveen S.
Soliman Ahmed M.
Al-Shahat Ahmed M.
Pagliano G.
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Publication date: 31/12/2015
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Apterogyna oshaibahi Soliman & Gadallah, sp. nov. (Figs 23−27) Material examined. Holotype &female;: Egypt, Wadi Digla, Cairo [29°57'30''N, 31°20'06''E], 20.xi.2014 (leg. Ahmed M. Soliman) [CUE]. Paratype 1 &female;: Egypt, Wadi Digla, Cairo [29°57'30''N, 31°20'06''E], 5.xi.2010 (leg. Ahmed M. Soliman) [CUE]. Description. FEMALE (holotype). Body length 7 mm. Colour. Red, except flagellum of antenna light brown; coxae and T6 reddish brown, the latter with darker longitudinal ridges; prosternum, mesepisternum, T1 laterally, T2−T5 and metasomal sterna black; mid and hind tibial spurs waxy white; eye black. Pubescence. Face, vertex and scape of antenna clothed with recumbent white setae (Fig. 24); clypeus, occiput and basal third of mandible with erect white setae; mesosoma, legs and metasoma clothed with long erect and fine whitish setae, denser on metasomal terga than elsewhere. T1, T2 with moderately-developed tuft of white setae apicomesally (Fig. 26); metasomal segments 3−5 with apical fringe of such setae, well-developed on T3. Head. In dorsal view 1.2 × as broad as pronotum, abruptly convergent behind eyes; in frontal view distinctly transverse, its width 1.6 × head height; vertex flattened when seen from frontal view, impunctate, strongly sloping posteriorly; face superficially sparsely and finely punctate (nearly smooth and polished); eye small, subspherical, distinctly prominent, with middle-transversal axis located above midline between free margin of clypeus and vertex; malar space as long as LED; distance between antennal tubercles as long as tubercle length; clypeus gently convex; gena with weakly developed tubercle at the level of lower ocular margin; mandible slender, edentate (Fig. 24). Scape of antenna gently convex; F1 scarcely longer than F2; F2 as long as F3. Palpal segments slender. Mesosoma. Dorsally foveate-reticulate (foveae larger on dorsal face of propodeum than elsewhere) (Fig. 25); pronotum with anterior face gently declivous and posterior margin feebly concave, longitudinally ridged laterally; propodeal posterior face gently declivous, smooth and shiny. Mesopleuron smooth anteriorly and coarsely punctate posteriorly; metapleuron longitudinally coarsely ridged. Mesosternum polished and impunctate. Metasoma. T1 widened posteriorly (pear-shaped), slightly longer than its maximal width, superficially foveate, with apicomesal setal tuft 0.7 × as wide as that on T2 (Fig. 26); T2 bell-shaped, 0.7 × as long as broad, coarsely reticulate-foveate (Fig. 26); T3 with superficial sparse punctures progressively vanishing towards posterior margin; T4, T5 narrow and puncticulate; T6 subtriangular, with longitudinal interrupted ridges, bordered laterally with sharp evenly spaced teeth progressively reduced in size distally (Fig. 27). S1 smooth posteriorly, with superficial sparse punctures anteriorly; S2 and S3 sparsely punctate, punctures contiguous laterally; S4, S5 smooth; S1−S5 with a row of sparse punctures along their apical margin; S6 smooth except for few punctures apicolaterally. MALE unknown. Distribution. Egypt: Wadi Digla. Remarks. Apterogyna oshaibahi is nearest to A. olivieri except for the following: body with scattered setae (while dense in A. olivieri especially on head); mesosomal dorsum with scattered erect setae (with dense recumbent setae intermixed with erect ones in A. olivieri); setal tufts on T1 and T2 moderately-developed (well-developed in A. olivieri). A new species also resembles A. mateui but differ in the following: metasomal T2 coarsely reticulatefoveate, T3 with scattered superficial punctures (Fig. 26) (T2–T3 with oblong punctures and few ridges in between in A. mateui). Etymology. This species is named in honour of the late Prof. Alaa Din A. Oshaibah professor of the first author).Published as part of Soliman, Ahmed M., Gadallah, Neveen S., Al-Shahat, Ahmed M. & Pagliano, G., 2015, The genus Apterogyna Latreille, 1809 in Egypt, with three new species (Hymenoptera: Bradynobaenidae: Apterogyninae), pp. 209-220 in Zootaxa 3905 (2) on pages 215-218, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3905.2.3, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/241302">http://zenodo.org/record/241302</a&gt

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Eucremastus rufoantennalis Gadallah, Soliman & Dhafer, 2017, sp. nov.

Author: Gadallah Neveen S.
Soliman Ahmed M.
Al Dhafer Hathal M.
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Publication date: 31/12/2017
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Eucremastus rufoantennalis sp. nov. Gadallah & Soliman (Figs 8 A–E, 9A–D, 10A–C) Material examined. Holotype &female;: Saudi Arabia, Al-Quwayiyah, Rawdhat Al-Harmalyiah [24°17'50"N, 45°08'49"E] (786m), light trap, 17.iv.2015 (leg. Al Dhafer et al.) [EFC]. Paratype 1&female;: Saudi Arabia, Al-Zulfi, Rawdhat Al-Sabalh [26°23'17"N, 44°58'38"E] 670m, light trap, 25.x.2015 (leg. Al Dhafer et al.) [KSMA]. Description. FEMALE (holotype). Body length 9.0 mm, fore wing length 5.0 mm, ovipositor length 4.0 mm. Head. Antenna with 29 flagellomeres, F1 about 4.6 × as long as wide (Fig. 8 D). Gena short, constricted behind eyes (Fig. 8 D). Occipital carina very thin, greatly interrupted medially. Occiput with dense, irregularly distributed punctures. Head densely shallowly punctate, punctures separated by distances more than a puncture diameter, larger and denser on face (Fig. 8 B); clypeus with fewer large punctures. Ocelli rather small; MOD 1.3 × OOD; IOD 2.0 × OOD (Fig. 8 B, D). Inner eye margins nearly parallel-sided (Fig. 8 B). Clypeus slightly convex in profile, with fine suberect hairs, ventral margin slightly rounded (Fig. 8 B). Malar space about 0.3 × basal width of mandible. Mandible with inner tooth slightly longer than outer one (Fig. 8 C). Mesosoma. Densely punctate, fewer and widely spaced in middle of mesoscutum and base of scutellum (Fig. 8 E). Notauli distinct, not reaching anterior margin of mesoscutum (Fig. 8 E), axilla densely punctate. Mesopleuron striato-punctate (Fig. 9 A). Propodeum distinctly transversely wrinkled, especially medially (Fig. 8 E). Legs slender, middle tibiae, each with one spur. Claws small and thin, each with three inner teeth. Wings. Fore wing densely covered with minute setae apically, less dense on disco-submarginal and 2nd discal as well as marginal cells (hardly seen) (Fig. 9 B). Vein Rs slightly concave to nearly straight ventrally; pterostigma narrowly triangular, 3.8 × as long as broad; vein R1 shorter than pterostigma (0.7 ×) (Fig. 9 B). Hind wing (Fig. 9 C) with eight hamuli. Metasoma. T1 about 1.17 × T2 (Fig. 10 A). Lateral sides of T1 almost touching each other ventrally, obscuring most of S1 (except anteriorly and posteriorly). Posterior margin of T1 and almost all T2 are finely longitudinally striated (Fig. 10 A); T2 with two distinct lateral longitudinal grooves along its whole length (Fig. 10 A, B). The following tergites punctate especially laterally. Ovipositor very slightly downwardly curved apically (Fig. 10 C), with a subapical notch; ovipositor sheath very thin, densely clothed with fine erect sensory setae along its whole length, ending with a specule (Fig. 10 C). Colour. Generally whitish with the following parts slightly yellowish (Fig. 8 A): T1 subapically (Fig. 10 A), anterior band on T4 and T5, almost all T5 (Fig. 10 B). Anterior margin of T2 and T3 brownish, giving off a shiny hue along the middle area of T2 (Fig. 10 A). Antennal flagellum and mandibular teeth dark brown (Fig. 8 C, D). Ovipositor dark reddish-brown, with yellowish tip, ovipositor sheath entirely black (Fig. 10 C). Wing hyaline with dark brown wing veins (except 1A membranous), pterostigma pale brown (Fig. 9 B). MALE. Unknown. Remarks. The holotype female is of type 0 of Mazón & Bordera (2015), however the paratype female belongs to type 1 with both middle tibiae having two unequal spurs (Fig. 9 D). Etymology. The species name is derived from the Latin (adj.) “ rufus ” related to the reddish-brown antenna.Published as part of Gadallah, Neveen S., Soliman, Ahmed M. & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2017, First record of the genus Eucremastus Szépligeti, 1905 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae) from the Arabian Peninsula, with the description of three new species, pp. 339-354 in Zootaxa 4216 (4) on pages 349-351, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.24226

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Profoenatopus bimaculatus Soliman & Gadallah & Al Dhafer 2017, sp. nov.

Author: Gadallah Neveen S.
Soliman Ahmed M.
Al Dhafer Hathal M.
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Publication date: 31/12/2017
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Profoenatopus bimaculatus Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. Figs 3 ̄17 Material examined. Holotype &female;: Saudi Arabia, Asir, Regal Alma', Wadi Sabian [18°17'53"N, 42°07'39"E], 775 m, 10.ii.2016, vacuum machine on Acacia, leg. A. Alansi [KSMA]. Diagnosis. FEMALE. Length 18 mm; fore wing length: 6 mm; ovipositor length: 16 mm. Generally black, with few yellow spots on different parts of the body; T4 peculiarly with a pair of large subbasally ivory rounded spots (Figs 14 & 15); ovipositor sheath with ivory area that is 0.35 × as long as its dark apical part (Fig. 17); fore wing hyaline (Fig. 10); veins and pterostigma dark brown, pterostigma yellow on basal third (Fig. 10); fore wing infuscate (brown tainted) on basal 0.45 of 1Cu and almost all 2Cu but darker apically (Fig. 10). Morphometric ratios: Cxl/Cxh 2.4; tw/iEE 0.5; btl/btw 6.25; Pnl/Smw 0.7; Pnl/Ew 1.76; GSl/Ptl 1.3; Ptl/T3l 2.1; Hdl/Ew 2.1; Ew/Tw 1.37; iEE/eEE 0.6; io/oo 9.5; Ptl/alinotum 2.4; 1Cu/1cu-a 1.4. Description. FEMALE (holotype). Body length 18 mm; fore wing length 6 mm; ovipositor length 16 mm. Head (Figs 4 ¯7). Antenna with 27 flagellomeres, devoid of any tyloids; F1 4 × its maximum width, F2 1.35 × as long as F1 and scarcely shorter than F3; vertex irregularly shallowly rugose; three anterior coronal tubercles medium-siZed, tooth-shaped, both lateral and posterior ones as transverse wide lamella; interocellar carina strong and elevated above the level of ocelli; io 9.5 × oo; frons coarsely (roughly) and irregularly rugose; temples minutely sculptured (alutaceus) except for some striae ventrally, broadly rounded laterally, with well distinct smooth elevated oval-shaped area; clypeus broad, its height 0.3 × its width; mandible strong, truncate apically; occipital carina not reaching hypostomal carina; postgenal bridge convex and gradually declivous behind lamelliform hypostomal carina; hypostomal flange small. Mesosoma (Figs 8 & 9). Pronotal colo (neck) anteriorly deeply emarginated, as broad as its depth, finely transversely striated throughout; pronotal fold absent; preannular area coarsely areolated, disc of pronotum coarsely transversely striated or strigated, posterior margin elevated, broadly concave; pronotal lobes weakly developed, striated; tegula smooth and shiny; mesoscutum coarsely rugose; scutellum finely longitudinally striated; scutellar sulcus areolate; axilla foveolate, with small spaces in between; propodeum alutaceus basally, foveolated in almost all dorsal surface, longitudinally strigate meso-posteriorly; spiracular area hardly seen; propodeum slightly projected postero-laterally. Mesopleuron finely rugose above becoming coarser ventrally; metapleuron alutaceus above and coarsely rugose ventrally, both areas separated by fine, very short strigations. Wings. Fore wing (Fig. 10). cu-a antefurcal; SR1 does not reach wing apex; 1-SR 0.6 × as long as 1-M and 1.8 × as long as parastigmal vein; 1-M scarcely longer than m-cu (1.15 ×); 2-SR sinuate, unsclerotiZed, 1.4 × as long as vein r; vein r ends 0.2 × length of pterostigma behind level of apex of pterostigma; veins r and SR1 widened, the angle between them about 135o; 2-1A largely absent; Hind wing (Fig. 10) with only Sc+R vein fully tubular, with three transparent hamuli at end of Sc+R. Legs (Figs 11 ̄14). Hind coxa cylindrical in dorsal view, constricted apically, coarsely foveolate, with very short oval alutaceus area exteriorly; hind femur and tibia alutaceus, femur with a slight triangular tooth at basal 0.1, with median and subapical large teeth and three tubercles in between; four tubercles could also be seen beyond subapical large tooth, apices of all tubercles with a single short and fine hair. Hind tibia distinctly narrowed at basal half, inner and outer sides finely sparsely setose except for densely bristly setose area at inner side below oblique depression; hind basitarsus subparallel-sided (slightly narrowed apically), long, its ventral length 5 × its width, densely setose distally. Metasoma (Figs 14 ̄17). Petiole 7.2 × as long as its maximum width, slightly shorter than remainder of metasoma (0.7 × rest of metasoma), densely regularly and finely transversely striate; T3 longitudinally strigate basally, petiolate; rest of T3 and following tergites alutaceus. Pygidium very small, strongly emarginated posteriorly, pygidial impression very deep intermediate between reversed V-shaped. Length of ovipositor sheath about 2 × fore wing (and 0.8 × as long as body), its ivory part 0.35 × as long as its dark apical part. Color. Black (Fig. 3), except the following: coronal area reddish brown (Fig. 5); temple yellowish ventrally near eye (Fig. 6); malar space with yellowish tint (Fig. 6); mandible and palpi light brown to reddish brown, mandible blackish apically (Figs 4 & 6); antenna dark brown to black (Fig. 7); posterior rim of pronotum and scutellum yellowish brown and brownish respectively (Fig. 8); tarsi reddish brown (Fig. 11); petiole ivory at basal 0.1 (Figs 14 & 15); T4 sub-basally with a pair of large ivory rounded spots (Figs 14 & 15). Ovipositor sheath black with ivory subapical part (Fig 17). Wing membrane hyaline (Fig. 10); veins and pterostigma dark brown, pterostigma yellow on basal third (Fig. 10); fore wing infuscate (brown tainted) on basal 0.45 of 1Cu and almost all 2Cu but darker apically (Fig. 10). MALE unknown. Host record. Unknown. Remarks. The genus Profoenatopus van Achterberg, 2002 is an Afrotropical genus (van Achterberg & Quicke 2006). It currently comprises three described species, P. elliotti (Ceballos, 1926), P. oberthueri (Saussure, 1892), and P. paulyi van Achterberg, 2002, all are described from Madagascar (van Achterberg 2002). In the present study, P. bimaculatus sp. nov. is collected from Asir (KSA), a fact that strongly supports previous studies that conclude that Asir province (southwestern Saudi Arabia) is exclusively related to the Afrotropical ecoZone with its floristic composition that is closely related to this ecoZone (e.g. HölZel 1998). Distribution. Saudi Arabia (Asir region). Etymology. From the Latin: “ bi ”, meaning two, and “ macula ” meaning spots, in reference to the two yellow spots on each side of T4.Published as part of Soliman, Ahmed M., Gadallah, Neveen S. & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2017, First record of the family Stephanidae (Hymenoptera: Stephanoidea) for the fauna of Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species, pp. 23-38 in Zootaxa 4311 (1) on pages 24-30, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/84729

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Macromyrme leleji Soliman, sp. nov.

Author: Abdel-Rhman Abdel-Rhman G.
El-Torkey Ashraf M.
Salem Magdi M. H.
Soliman Ahmed M.
Hosni Mohammad T.
Oshaibah Alaa Din A.
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Publication date: 31/12/2011
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Macromyrme leleji Soliman, sp. nov. (Figs 1–5, 7, 8) Type material. Holotype FEMALE: Egypt (Wadi Isla, South Sinai), 28 ° 20 ' 59 "N 33 ° 52 ' 35 "E 17.III. 1990 [CUC]. Paratypes: 2 Ƥ, Egypt (St. Catherine, South Sinai), 28 ° 33 ' 17 "N 33 ° 56 ' 55 "E, 6.V. 2006, [CUC & Lelej's Collection]. Description. Body length: 13–16 mm. Colouration: Head dark ferruginous-red, with slight blackish tint particularly on gena, clothed beneath with pale setae; frons and vertex sparsely clothed with mixed recumbent pale and erect black setae; antenna (including antennal tubercle) and mandible light reddish-brown, latter black apically. Mesosoma dark ferruginous-red, distinctly blackish laterally; mesosomal dorsum sparsely clothed with semi-erect black setae (erect on pronotal anterior declivity and propodeal posterior face); legs ferruginous-red, clothed with yellowish setae, tibial spurs ferruginous. Metasoma black, sparsely clothed with long yellowish setae on sterna (forming apical fringes on S 2 – S 5). T 1 and T 2 more or less clothed with black setae; latter subbasally decorated with two large yellow setal spots disposed transversally and separated by distance at most equal to their own diameter; T 2 posteromedially decorated with small transverse yellow setal triangular band. T 3 entirely covered with band; those spots and bands formed of yellowish setae. T 4 and T 5 clothed with mixed long erect yellowish and black setae. T 6 with black setal delimiting pygidial area. Head. Remarkably enlarged; in dorsal view, subquadrate, significantly wider than mesosoma and approximately 0.8× as wide as T 2, strongly convex and prolonged behind eyes, with posterolateral angles broadly rounded and occipital margin nearly straight. Vertex and frons coarsely reticulo-punctate. Eyes small, ovoid, widely separated from mandibular articulation (malar space about 0.8 LED). Scrobal carina well-developed. Antennal tubercles large, rounded, carinate above. Clypeus with deeply concave median area delimited above by elevated bituberculate portion, clypeal anterior margin straight, laterally distinctly tuberculate. Mandible robust, blunt apically, with subbasal blunt tooth inside. F 1 cylindrical throughout, 1.5× longer than its maximal width, as long as F 2 and F 3 combined. Mesosoma. Quadrangular, slightly longer than its maximal width, nearly parallel sided behind pronotum, dorsally reticulate-punctate. Pronotum slightly widened, anteriorly slightly arcuate, with humeral angles acute. Scutellar scale very small but visible. Propodeal posterior face abruptly declivitous, coarsely punctate. Meso- and metapleuron polished and shiny. Mid and hind tibiae with double row of strong spines. Metasoma. Ovoid, sessile. T 1 notably wider than long (transverse). T 2 longitudinally wrinkled on anterior third, largely to finely reticulo-punctate posteriorly. Pygidial area strongly widened anteriorly, pointed posteriorly, longitudinally irregularly wrinkled on basal two thirds, finely sculptured apically and bordered laterally with distinct carina. S 1 with large blunt tooth. MALE. Unknown. Distribution. Egypt (South Sinai). Etymology. The specific name is dedicated to Arkady S. Lelej, authority on Mutillidae and Aculeate classification and evolution.Published as part of El-Torkey, Ashraf M., Oshaibah, Alaa Din A., Salem, Magdi M. H., Hosni, Mohammad T., Abdel-Rhman, Abdel-Rhman G. & Soliman, Ahmed M., 2011, Review of the Palaearctic species of Macromyrme Lelej 1984 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) with description of a new species from Egypt, pp. 63-68 in Zootaxa 2863 on pages 64-66, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20135

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Macroocula salehi Gadallah & Soliman, sp. nov.

Author: Gadallah Neveen S.
Soliman Ahmed M.
Hossni Mohammed T.
Al-Shahat Ahmed M.
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Publication date: 31/12/2015
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Macroocula salehi Gadallah & Soliman, sp. nov. (Figs 26−31) Material examined. Holotype &female;: Egypt, Wadi Shaghab (Aswan) [25 °05' 57 "N, 33 °07' 27 "E], 22−23.v. 2014, pitfall trap, leg. A.M. Soliman [CUE]. Paratypes 3 &female;: with same labels as holotype [CUE]. Description. FEMALE (holotype ). Body length 10 mm. Colour. Ferruginous red, except antennal tubercle apically, T 6 and S 4 −S 6 darker; T 2 and T 3 black, both terga anteriorly and posteriorly with red fasciae widened medially except on anterior constriction of T 2 (Figs 26, 30); S 2 and S 3 red with slight brownish tint; apical 2 / 3 of mandible reddish brown; mid and hind tibial spurs waxy white; eye black. Pubescence. Body including legs, scape of antenna and basal third of mandible clothed with long erect white setae intermixed with recumbent ones on face; metasomal segments 2−5 with apical fringe of sparse long white setae. Head. In dorsal view triangular, slightly wider than pronotum, strongly convergent behind eyes, with somewhat rounded posterolateral angle and straight posterior margin; its width 1.25 × head height in frontal view; face shallowly punctate-subreticulate, punctures 1 / 2 diameter apart; vertex sparsely punctate, punctures 1−2 diameters apart, slightly convex in frontal view; minimum interocular distance 1.8 × LED; eye large, distinctly protuberant, with middle transverse axis located distinctly above mid line between free margin of clypeus and vertex; malar space 0.75 × LED; distance between antennal tubercles as long as tubercle length; clypeus gently convex on disc, coarsely punctate; gena smooth, with small tubercle at level of lower ocular margin. Mandible slender, pointed apically and edentate. Scape gently convex; F 1 scarcely longer than F 2; F 2 as long as F 3. Mesosoma. Pronotal dorsal face (excluding anterior collar) rectangular, its length 0.7 × maximal width, punctate-reticulate, punctures feebly elongate with fine longitudinal ridges between, with anterior face gently declivous, humeral angle rounded and posterior margin broadly concave (Fig. 27); pronotal lateral face clearly longitudinally ridged (Fig. 28); rest of mesosomal dorsum strongly longitudinally ridged (Fig. 27). Propodeal posterior face abruptly declivous and smooth; anteriormost part of mesepisternum and metapleuron smooth; depressed part behind mesopleural sulcus reticulate-foveate anteriorly, strongly longitudinally ridged posteriorly (Fig. 29); metasternal process strongly bidentate. Femora remarkably swollen; hind femur strongly convex along its upper side; mid and hind femora densely punctate on their outer and upper sides towards apex; inner hind tibial spur about 0.8 × as long as metatarsomere 1. Metasoma. First segment short; T 1 progressively widened posteriorly (subspherical-shaped), as long as its maximal width, superficially punctate-reticulate; T 2 bell-shaped, 0.75 × its maximal width, with considerable basal constriction or short petiole, deeply contiguously punctate (punctures with strong ridges between and slightly elongate) (Fig. 30); T 3 punctulate, punctures elongate and 1 diameter apart; T 4 −T 5 smooth basally, closely finely punctate on apical two-thirds; T 6 (pygidium) subtriangular, with longitudinal interrupted ridges, bordered laterally with long spaced sharp teeth becoming minute and closer towards apex (Fig. 31). S 1 densely punctate; S 2 punctulate on greater anterior portion, smooth subapically, with a row of fine punctures along posterior margin; S 4 −S 5 smooth except for a row of fine punctures along their posterior margin; S 6 impunctate except for a few fine punctures subapico-laterally. MALE unknown. Remarks. The longitudinal ridges on the mesosomal dorsum, pronotal lateral face and mesepisternum and red fasciae on T 2 and T 3 of M. salehi strongly differentiate it from the most similar species, M. savignyi (Klug) and M. nitida (Bischoff) which have the mesosomal dorsum and mesepisternum punctate, the pronotal lateral face punctate to feebly irregularly wrinkled and T 2 and T 3 darkened throughout. Etymology. This species is named in honour of Prof. Mostafa Abass Saleh (Al-Azhar University, Egypt).Published as part of Gadallah, Neveen S., Soliman, Ahmed M., Al-Shahat, Ahmed M. & Hossni, Mohammed T., 2015, The genus Macroocula Panfilov in Egypt, with two new species (Hymenoptera: Bradynobaenidae: Apterogyninae), pp. 396-410 in Zootaxa 4018 (3) on page 405, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4018.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/23640

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Odontochrydium arabicum Soliman & Rosa & Al Dhafer 2022, sp. nov.

Author: Soliman Ahmed M.
Rosa Paolo
Al Dhafer Hathal M.
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Publication date: 18/02/2022
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Odontochrydium arabicum Soliman & Rosa, sp. nov. Figures 1–4 Type materials. Holotype &male;, Saudi Arabia: Asir region, Abha, Wadi Mashwas [18°10’06”N 42°22’04”E, Alt. 1251 m], 20.XI.2015, leg. Ahmed M. Soliman, sweep net [KSMA]. Paratypes: 1 &female;, Oman: Dhofar, Wadi Magsail [16°52’00”N 53°43’00”E, Alt. 120 m], 2.X.2013, leg. M. Halada, sweep net [MHPC]; 1 &male;, Oman: Dhofar, 55 km W Salalah [16°49’05”N 53°37’12”E, Alt. 1000 m], 4.X.2021, leg. M. Halada, sweep net [MHPC]; 1 &female;, Saudi Arabia: Asir region, Marabah, Al-Hudaithy farm [17°50’53”N 42°23’11”E, Alt. 226 m], 9.III.2015, leg. Hasan A. Dawah, Malaise trap [FSPC]; 2 &male;, Saudi Arabia: Jazan region, Al-Aridah, Gabal Sala, Al-Matal [17°01’02”N 43°07’01”E, Alt. 290 m], 9.I.2022, leg. Ahmed M. Soliman, sweep net [KSMA, PRPC]; 1 &female;, Saudi Arabia: Jazan region, Al-Aridah, Wadi Haif [17°05’20”N 42°58’05”E, Alt. 289 m], 14.I.2022, leg. Ahmed M. Soliman, sweep net [KSMA]; 1 &female;, Yemen: Al Lahima, 16.X–31.XII.2000, leg. A.v. Harten & A.M. Hager, Malaise trap / RMNH Leiden ex collection ZMAN [RMNH]; 1 &female;, Yemen: Al Lahima, 9.IV–5.VI.2001, leg. A.v. Harten, Malaise trap [RMNH]; 1 &female;, Yemen: Wadi Aniz, SSW of Sana [15°00’00”N 44°09’00”E, Alt. 1520 m], 7.X.2006, leg. M. Halada, sweep net [MHPC]. Diagnosis. Body metallic dark blue, with violet and greenish reflections (Figs 1, 4); mesoscutal median area reticulate-foveate, with two stout longitudinal ridges forming elongate fovea between ridges (Figs 2E, 4C); metasomal tergites sparsely, largely punctate (Figs 1B, 3C, 4C, D); T3 apico-median tooth longer to distinctly longer than lateral ones (Figs 3C, 4D); S1 and S2 with pair of widely separated black spots, adjacent to lateral margin of sternites (Fig. 3D). Description (Male holotype, Figs 1–3). Body length 5.2 mm. Forewing length 3.9 mm. OOL 1.75 × AOD; POL 2.5 × AOD; MS 1.0 × AOD; P and F1–F3 equal in length. Colour (Figs 1A–C, 2A–F, 3A–D). Body overall metallic dark blue, with slight greenish reflection on TFC, scapal basin, clypeus, pronotal dorsal face and mesopleuron, with violet reflection on T3; legs metallic blue, with tarsi dark brown; first tarsomeres with slight blue reflection; forewing, except hyaline R cell, slightly infumate, in particular 2R1 cell (Fig. 3A), hind wing hyaline; tegula metallic blue; S1 polish brown, with pair of black spots bounded by bluish reflection; S2 and S3 metallic blue, former polish brown anteriorly, with pair of black spots; scape and pedicel blue, flagellomeres black; mandible bluish on basal half, brown apically. The colour of the specimens while they are alive is bright green with some copper reflections, this colour gradually turns into dark blue after their death. Pubescence (Figs 1A, B, 3D). Body sparsely setose, setae whitish and short, about 1 × AOD, silvery, erect to suberect, denser and recumbent on S2 and S3. Head (Fig. 2A–D, F). Frons with strong TFC, weakly angulate medially, with branches encircling mid-ocellar area, forming kidney-shaped area, less deeply punctate than rest of vertex and almost polished around anterior ocellus; vertex and frons largely deeply punctate-reticulate; scapal basin deep, medially strongly, transversely ridged; laterally with small punctures between ridges and covered with suberect silvery setae, densely punctulate with similar setae along inner eye orbit; clypeus densely irregularly punctulate, with tiny dots mixed with small punctures, hardly convex on disc, relatively short, with subantennal distance 1.6 × AOD, with margin straight; antennal sockets close, about 0.4 × AOD apart; malar space finely reticulate-punctulate, about 1.0 × AOD; genal carina strong and complete; anterior ocellus and posterior ocelli lidded; mandible subdistally toothed. Mesosoma (Figs 1A, 2C–F, 3A). Pronotal shelf with two deep submedial pits, with polished median area; pronotal dorsal face largely punctate-subreticulate, with punctures up to 0.75 × AOD, and with interspaces micropunctate; with strongly incurved anterior margin, and posterior margin slightly incurved; with antero-median groove wide and relatively shallow, impunctate and polished on anterior 2/3, reaching more than 3/4 of pronotal length; pronotal humeral angles acute; mesoscutum foveate-reticulate on median lobe and on greater part of lateral lobes; punctate-subreticulate adjacent to tegula, with punctures up to 0.8 × AOD; median mesoscutal lobe with two stout longitudinal ridges and elongate fovea between ridges; tegula narrowed and partially hide; notauli complete, deeply, irregularly foveate; parapsidal furrows developed only until half mesoscutal length; mesoscutellum and metanotum subreticulate-punctate, the latter evenly rounded; propodeal lateral angle rather narrow, with blunt apex and incurved posterior margin; mesopleuron ventrally nearly smooth and armed with three strong teeth, dorsal teeth subequal; fourth sharp tooth present posteriorly on mesopleuron, before metapleuron. Forewing with distal area of Rs 1 × AOD apart from wing margin; M meets M+Cu before cu-a. Metasoma (Figs 2D, 3B–D). Exposed tergites sparsely setiferous punctate, interspaces between punctures smooth to finely punctulate; T3 convex and continuous in profile, without pre-pit swelling or post-pit sunken areas; pit row somewhat distinct, pits small, deep; T3 apical margin with three subtriangular teeth, median tooth slightly longer than lateral ones. Genitalia (Fig. 3E, F). Gonostyle hardly shorter than cuspis of volsella; apex of aedeagus digitate; digitus as long as cuspis. Female ( Fig. 4A–D ). Similar to male except body with more violet tint, in particular on bottom of punctures; forewing darker; T3 distinctly acuminate posteriorly, with apico-median tooth distinctly longer than lateral ones. Recognition. The male of Odontochrydium arabicum sp. nov. is similar to the male of the African species O. bicristatum (paratype, Fig. 5A–F) by having mesoscutal median area reticulate-foveate, with two stout longitudinal ridges and T1–T3 sparsely largely punctate; it differs from the latter by: body generally metallic dark blue, sometimes with a little violet tint on T3 and on bottom of punctures (Figs 1, 3D), vs. metallic green in O. bicristatum, with a little bluish tint on mesoscutum, sometimes being rosy to golden red on the head, pronotum and metasomal tergites in prepared specimens (Fig. 5A–E), likely golden or red in nature; clypeus short, with subantennal distance 1.6 × AOD (Fig. 2A), vs. longitudinally elongate, with subantennal distance 2.0 × AOD (Fig. 5C); pronotum with large, deep and dense punctures (Fig. 2C), vs. pronotum with sparser and smaller punctures, not distinctly deep (Fig. 5B); mesoscutellum with sparse, large and round punctures, with wide interspaces bearing small dots (Fig. 2E), vs. mesoscutellum with dense, polygonal punctures without interspaces (Fig. 5B); metanotum with similar punctation, with large, round and deep punctures (Fig. 2D, E), vs. metanotum with dense, not particularly deepened polygonal punctures (Fig. 5B); propodeal lateral tooth obtuse apically (Fig. 2D), vs. sharp apically (Fig. 5B); T3 without longitudinal median ridge (Fig. 3C), vs. T3 with micropunctate longitudinal median ridge (Fig. 5D); apico-median tooth of T3 longer than lateral ones (Fig. 3C), vs. hardly longer than lateral teeth (Fig. 5D); S2 with longer and denser pubescence (Fig. 3D), vs. S2 with shorter and sparse setae (Fig. 5E); gonostyle hardly shorter than cuspis of volsella (Fig. 3E, F), vs. longer than cuspis of volsella in O. bicristatum (Fig. 5F). Remarks. Due to a fracture at the inner side of the genital gonocoxae of the holotype male genitalia (Fig. 3E), where they meet, during the preparation for photographing, we added a figure of a complete genital capsule of a paratype (Fig. 3G) in order to clarify the normal shape of the capsule. Etymology. The new species name refers to the Arabian Peninsula, where the type specimens were collected. Distribution. Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.Published as part of Soliman, Ahmed M., Rosa, Paolo & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2022, Description of a new species of Odontochrydium Brauns (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) from the Arabian Peninsula, pp. 287-295 in Zootaxa 5100 (2) on pages 288-294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5100.2.8, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/6145902">http://zenodo.org/record/6145902</a&gt

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Cherianella arabica Gadallah & Soliman, sp. nov.

Author: Neveen S. Gadallah
Hathal M. Al Dhafer
Ahmed M. Soliman
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Publication date: 31/12/2017
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Cherianella arabica Gadallah & Soliman sp. nov. (Figure 3 a −d) Material examined Holotype &female;: SAUDI ARABIA, Al-Baha, Wadi Turubah (20.20388°N, 41.29111°E), 10 May 2011 (leg. Fadl et al.), sweep net (KSMA). Diagnosis This species has recumbent lanceolate setae covering most of the body (Figure 3 a, c, d); mesososcutum dorsally arcuately striate anteriorly and laterally, finely shagreened medially; scutellar process 11 × as long as broad and 3.5 × as long as scutellar disc, reaching apex of metasoma (Figure 3 a); antennal flagellum dark brown to black, scape and pedicle yellowish-white (Figure 3 b). Description Female. Body length: 4 mm. Colour. Head metallic green; mesosoma metallic bluish-violet (except scutellar process black) (Figure 3 a); metasoma black with strong bluish tint, tergites brownish on posterior margin (Figure 3 a); antenna with scape and pedicel yellowish-white, flagellum black (Figure 3 b); mandible dark brown; coxae and femora black, fore femur pale yellow on apical half, mid and hind femora with pale yellow apices (Figure 3 a); tibiae pale yellow, hind tibia with slight black tint (Figure 3 a); mid and hind tibial spurs reddish-brown; tarsi waxy-white, claws brown. Pubescence. Body sparsely to moderately clothed with recumbent lanceolate setae (Figure 3 a, c, d); scutellar process with fine and erect setae on basal two-thirds ventrolaterally. Head. In frontal view distinctly transverse, 2.2 × as broad as height; vertex strongly irregularly carinate; occiput transversely finely carinate, occipital carina present, incomplete, extending behind lateral ocelli only; scrobal depression broad and deep; frons strongly arcuately carinate, being polished and finely punctate laterally; lower face finely sparsely punctate; inner orbit of eye with prominent carina; supraclypeal area swollen, polished and finely striato-punctate; clypeus slightly swollen on disc, finely transversely carinate, free margin straight; labrum simple; eye rounded and bulging, sparsely setose posteriorly; interocular distance 2.5 × eye height; malar space 2.8 × mid-ocellar diameter and 1.1 × eye height; mandible long, flattened, tapering apically and edentate; scape stout, slightly longer than wide, 1.8 × as long as pedicel; pedicel broader than long; funicle 10-segmented, joints cylindrical, F2 – F3 widened apically with dense multiporous plate sensilla, F2 3.1 × as long as wide, 1.4 × as long as F3 and 1.6 × as long as F4 (Figure 3 b). Mesosoma. Mesoscutum spherical (Figure 3 c), arcuately striate anteriorly and laterally, medially shagreened; scutellum and axillae longitudinally striate laterally, micropunctate medially; trans-scutal articulation distinct; scutellar process 11 × as long as broad and 3.5 × scutellar disc, micropunctate, subcylindrical (laterally slightly compressed), tapering to a blunt tip, reaching apex of metasoma (Figure 3 a), dorsally with narrow median furrow that weakens posteriorly; propodeal disc flat and areolate, bordered with a prominent carina, which projects dorsolaterally to spiracle; callus longitudinally carinate, forming a prominent ridge posteriorly; mesopleuron longitudinally carinate. Coxae and tibiae shagreened, with fine lanceolate setae; tibial spur formula 0:1:1. Wings hyaline, subtriangular and broadly rounded apically, with extremely reduced white venation. Metasoma. Petiole subcylindrical, 2.0 × as long as maximal width, slightly longer than hind coxa, widened posteriorly, longitudinally carinate and bare; Gt1 polished and smooth, enclosing most of remaining segments, invaginated medially, with sparse lanceolate setae laterally; Gs1 and hypopygium smooth and bare; ovipositor straight, lower valvula with three ventral teeth (Figure 3 d) dorsal valvula hardly visible; ovipositor sheath with six long hairs. Host records Unknown. Distribution Saudi Arabia. Notes The female of Cherianella arabica is found to be most similar to Cherianella narayani Narendran and Cherianella subtilis Heraty. The three species are distinguished by the following key: 1. Scutellar spine cylindrical, spine much longer than the gaster (India)...................................................................................................................................... C. narayani Narendran (Female) – Scutellar spine laterally slightly compressed (subcylindrical), at most, tip of spine reaching apex of gaster (Figures 3 a, 4a).................................................................................. 2 2. Head and mesosoma green to bluish-green, apical metasomal segments black with strong bluish tint (Figure 3 a, c, d); funicle black, uniformly cylindrical, scape and pedicel yellowish-white (Figure 3 b); dorsal thoracic setae moderately dense, procumbent, lanceolate and thickened to base (Figure 3 a, c); metasoma with lanceolate setae (Figure 3 d) (Saudi Arabia).............................................. C. arabica sp. nov. (Female) – Head and mesosoma black with very faint bluish reflection, apical metasomal segments light brown (Figure 4 a, b); antennal funicle dark brown, scape and pedicel pale brown (Figure 4 b, c); F2 cylindrical, distal segments submoniliform (Figure 4 a); dorsal mesothoracic setae scattered, erect, weakly capitate at the extreme and narrow at the base (Figure 4 c); metasoma with fine hair-like setae (Gambia)...................................................................................................................................... C. subtilis Heraty (Male) Etymology arabica is a Latin adjective derived from Arabia, referring to Saudi Arabia where the species has been found.Published as part of Neveen S. Gadallah, Ahmed M. Soliman & Hathal M. Al Dhafer, 2017, Eucharitidae new to the fauna of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), with the description of a new species and the previously unknown male of Eucharis (Psilogastrellus) albipennis Bouček, pp. 96-113 in Journal of Natural History 51 (1) on pages 99-104, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2016.1245798, http://zenodo.org/record/40071

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