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Pycnostigmus hoerikwaggoensis Noort, 2007, n. sp.
No full textPycnostigmus hoerikwaggoensis n. sp. Buffington & van Noort (Fig. 6) Description. FEMALE. Head. Shiny without microsculpture around ocelli and on vertex (Fig. 6 C); frons shagreened (Fig. 6 E), cheeks weakly striate; setae present only on frons and occiput. Antenna entirely dark brown/black; scape 1.25 x length of radicle, short appressed setae present on all 13 flagellomeres, filiform. Mesosoma. Lateral aspect of pronotum stongly rugulose, shiny, with few sparse, long setae (Fig. 6 B). Mesopleuron with numerous strigae above and below mesopleural carina; dorsal and ventral margins of mesopleural triangle clearly visible, setose (Fig. 6 B). Mesoscutum entirely shiny (lacking microsculpture) with several scattered setae present over entire surface; notaulices complete, originating at anterior end of parascutal impression; area between posterior junction of notaulices delineated by teardrop-shaped impression (Fig. 6 C). Disk of scutellum strongly rugulose posteriorly; margin of disk well defined by raised, sharp carina (Fig. 6 C). Metapleural-propodeal complex. Metapleuron with long, thin setae on dorsal half, glabrous on ventral half (Fig. 6 B). Propodeum crenulate, sparsely setose to entirely glabrous; area between propodeal carinae weakly carinate, glabrous (Figs 6 B & 6 C). Nucha crenulate, not striate, protruding posteriorly (Fig. 6 B). Metasoma. Petiole striate without setae; petiole obscured anteriorly by syntergum (Fig. 6 B). Syntergum smooth and shiny; posterior margin of syntergum, as well as T 4, with a few long setae (Fig. 6 A). Entire metasoma, in lateral view, about as long as deep. Wings. Pseudostigma weakly sclerotised such that marginal cell is visible (Fig. 6 D). Legs. Coxae and femora setose, dark brown/black, non metallic; remaining portion of legs brown except for orange, non metallic joints; legs evenly covered with long, non appressed setae entirely to claws (Fig. 6 A). MALE: Unknown. Diagnosis. Separated from P. mastersonae by the head and the mesosoma being non-metallic, from P. fossilensis by having the disk of the scutellum rugose (center smooth in P. fossilensis), from P. rostratus by lacking the deep fovea on the lateral aspects of the pronotum (foveolate in P. rostratus) and from P. i n c o g n i t o by having numerous strigae on the mesopleuron (few to no strigae in P. incognito). Etymology. Named in honor of the Table Mountain National Park. The original inhabitants of the Cape, the Khoi Khoi, called Table Mountain Hoerikwaggo –"sea mountain" or "mountain in the sea". The type locality, Constantiaberg, now forms part of Table Mountain National Park. Distribution. South Africa: Western Cape (Fig. 13). Material examined: Holotype: SOUTH AFRICA. Western Cape Province. [first label] Cape Town, Constantiaberg, 520m, near road to mast, 34 o02'S 18 o 23.5 'E, [second label] 10 October 1995, S van Noort, Mesic Mountain Fynbos, sweep [third label] SAM-HYM P0024707. The holotype is a female mounted on a black card point. The holotype is in good condition. Deposited in SAMC. Additional material. PARATYPES: SOUTH AFRICA. Western Cape Province. Cape Town, Tokai State Forest, Constantiaberge, above Donkerboskloof, 460m, 34 o02'S 18 o 23.5 'E, 5–12 Sept 1993, S van Noort, Mesic Mountain Fynbos on Sandstone, top kloof with forest elements, Malaise trap, SAM-HYM P005138 (1 female) [SAMC]; Constantiaberg, 34 o02'S 18 o 23 'E, 500m, 19 Sept 1995, S van Noort, sweep, Mesic Mountain Fynbos, SAM-HYM P0024708 (1 female) [USNM]; NON-TYPE: Hottentot-Holland Mountains, Caledon C.C., Barnard 1916, SAM-HYM P002867 (1 female) [SAMC]. Image deposition. A MorphBank collection of images of P. hoerikwaggoensis can be accessed via http:// morphbank.net/Show/?id= 110333.Published as part of Noort, Van, 2007, A world revision of the Pycnostigminae (Cynipoidea: Figitidae) with descriptions of seven new species, pp. 1-30 in Zootaxa 1392 on pages 13-15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17526
Maritime and Marine Historic Environment Research Framework: the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age
No full textMaritime themes have long been established in both Neolithic and Early Bronze Age research in England. From Crawford’s (1912) identification of the western seaways as a critical conduit for prehistoric communication, through Childe’s (1946, 36) description of those seaways as‘grey waters bright with Neolithic Argonauts’, to Case’s (1969) seminal paper on the mechanics of moving domesticated cereals and animals from the continent to Britain. This early archaeological awareness of the importance of maritime activity is not surprising if wepause to remind ourselves of the island nature of the British Isles. However, since the early works of Crawford and Childe, maritime themes have dipped in and out of scholarly consciousness, as archaeology oscillates between large scale grand narratives and small scale accounts. In this process of switching focus, all too often maritime themes have slipped out of view.Oxley (2005, 1) has suggested that a major reason for this is the development of an unfortunate divide between maritime and terrestrial archaeology over the last thirty years. This has resulted in compartmentalisation of research questions where in fact there needs to be integration. As such, although this review sits within a maritime research framework, it makes a deliberate effort to integrate research themes and concerns from the broader sweep of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age studies. In addition, this document ought to be read in conjunction with the recently published rapid coastal zone assessments and regional research frameworks, as these series of documents provide crucial additional information on the state of the discipline. For this reason the consultation process is seen by all members of working group as essential part of formalising the content for the final document. Thus, what is presented should be seen as a series of suggestions and thoughts, indicative of materialemerging from the literature, recent investigations and other research frameworks. It is recognised that this will need to be modified and adapted in light of comments received from the wider archaeological community
Afronympha Gumovsky & van Noort 2022, gen. nov.
No full textAfronympha Gumovsky & van Noort, gen. nov. Figures 1–3 Type species: Afronympha eminpashai sp. nov., by present designation and monotypy. Diagnosis. Mandibles very robust, with 2 large apical teeth and wide blade above (Fig. 2A, E, F–H). Clypeus not delimited by sutures, its anterior margin significantly produced, bilobed, with lobes thin and flange-like, deeply notched medially; gena without incision (Fig. 2A, D, G). Tentorial pits distinct and deep. Frontal transverse sulcus V-shaped; scrobal grooves meet shortly under transverse sulcus and extend below toruli into subtorular grooves (Fig. 2A, C, D, E); occiput with median channel, as in Asecodes and similar genera. Antenna with robust flagellomeres and one small anellus (Fig. 2A, C, D, G), scape with sensory pores restricted to a groove along anterior margin in males; flagellum with sensilla ampullacea short and symmetric (Fig. 3B). Ovipositor long and robust (0.5× as wide as metatibia at its widest), occupying most of the length of the gaster (Fig. 1C, E). Description. Antenna of both sexes with 3-segmented funicle and 2-segmented clava and scattered setae (Fig. 2A, C, E, G); ventral sensory area present along major part of male scape, sensilla ampullacea short and symmetric (type I of Hansson 2002), present on all flagellomeres (Fig. 3B); one discoid anellus. Mandibles with two large teeth and with lamella above. Tentorial pits deep. Clypeus not delimited, its anterior margin produced and bilobed. Genal margin not incised below eye. Malar sulcus absent. Frontal transverse sulcus V-shaped, placed slightly above middle of frons; antennal scrobes join shortly before reaching frontal suture (Fig. 2A, C–E). Occipital margin not carinate, occiput with a weak vertical fold reaching from occipital margin to occipital foramen. Pronotum short, its collar not carinate (Fig. 2B). Midlobe of mesoscutum with 2–3 pairs of setae, notauli shortly channeled anteriorly, but present as shallow grooves posteriorly (Figs 1D, 2B, 3D). Mesoscutellum with 1 pair of setae (Figs 1D, 3D). Transepimeral sulcus straight (Fig. 3C). Dorsellum (metascutellum) visible as a narrow bar in dorsal view (Fig. 1D). Fore wing with relatively long marginal fringe which is about 3.0× as long as width of marginal vein at its broadest part; costal cell narrow, length of postmarginal vein about 0.6× as long as short stigmal vein. Propodeal callus with 2 setae. Petiole of both sexes short and transverse. Biology. Not known. Distribution. Afrotropical region. Etymology. The Latin name is a combination of Afro– (reflecting the Afrotropical distribution of the genus) and –nympha (from Ionympha Graham, 1959, a similar genus; also, Greek nympha — a forest divine creature). Gender feminine. Comparative diagnosis. The genus resembles Asecodes Foerster, 1856 and Ionympha Graham, 1959 in general habitus: head and mesosoma weakly sculptured, pronotum reduced dorsally, propodeum without median carinae or plicae but with anterior groove, face with V-shaped frontal sulcus and scrobal grooves extending into subtorular grooves, fore wing with short stigmal and postmarginal veins and relatively long marginal fringe. However, it differs from both mentioned genera, as well as from most other entedonines, in a combination of robust mandibles and produced, bilobed anterior margin of clypeus. Also, the antennal flagellum is slender and tapering towards its end in both Asecodes and Ionympha, whereas it is robust and clavate in Afronympha (Fig. 2A, C, D, G). The produced anterior margin of clypeus is inherent to many entedonines (see discussion), but it is generally straight and not bilobed or notched. The exception is an Australian entedonine, Clypomphale bilob a Bouček, 1988, in which the clypeus projects and its anterior margin is bilobed, although not deeply notched. Also, the clypeus is distinctly delimited by sutures in C. biloba, a character that differentiates it from Afronympha. A similar bilobed projection (rostrum) is an apomorphy of Clypecharis rostrifera Gumovsky, 2003; however, this rostrum is formed by production of the lower face rather than the clypeus.Published as part of Gumovsky, Alex & Noort, Simon Van, 2022, Afronympha, a new genus of Entedoninae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from the rainforests of Africa, pp. 242-250 in Zootaxa 5104 (2) on page 243, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5104.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/628081
FIGURE 2 in Afronympha, a new genus of Entedoninae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from the rainforests of Africa
No full textFIGURE 2. Afronympha eminpashai Gumovsky & van Noort gen. et sp. nov., female, head: A, C–E, head in frontal view; F, lower face; B, head in dorsal view; G, head, view from below; H, lower face, view from behind. C, D, holotype (Uganda); A, E–H, paratype (DR Congo).Published as part of Gumovsky, Alex & Noort, Simon Van, 2022, Afronympha, a new genus of Entedoninae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from the rainforests of Africa, pp. 242-250 in Zootaxa 5104 (2) on page 246, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5104.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/628081
FIGURE 230. Gonatopus species. A in Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea)
No full textFIGURE 230. Gonatopus species. A: G. mirus Olmi & van Harten, ♀ holotype: mesosoma in lateral view. B: G. mosseli Olmi, ♀ holotype: head in dorsal view. C, D: G. nigropictus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype: mesosoma in dorsal (C) and lateral (D) view.E–G: G. okahandjae Olmi: head of ♀ from Namibia, 27.6 km S Omaruru, in frontal view (E); mesos- cutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity of ♀ holotype in dorsal (F) and lateral (G) view. H: G. pilosipes Brues, ♀ holotype: head in frontal view. I: G. ranomafanensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view. Scale bar: A: 1.23 mm; B: 0.31 mm; C, D: 0.98 mm; E: 0.24 mm; F, G, I: 0.78 mm; H: 0.47 mm.Published as part of Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), pp. 1-619 in Zootaxa 4630 (1) on page 528, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4630.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/333663
Glenosema tyaba Azevedo & Noort 2019, sp. nov.
No full textGlenosema tyaba Azevedo & van Noort, sp. nov. Fig. 5 Description, holotype ♀. Body length 2.3 mm. Forewing length: shorter than tegula. Colour. Body, antenna, legs dark castaneous, mandible, palpi, tegula and tarsi castaneous. Head. Mandible 0.65 × LH, only slightly widened distally, with seven distal teeth, lower tooth large, not visible in full frontal view, completely directed inward, six upper teeth in little inclined series, both dorsal and ventral margins denticulate, last dorsal tooth conspicuous. Clypeus very short, its surface subvertical, perceptible in full dorsal view, triangular in frontal view, apical margin with median callus, almost straight in frontal view, lateral lobe absent; median clypeal carina absent. Antennal foramina distant each other about 2.0 × antennal foramen diameter. First four antennomeres in ratio 25:13:5:6. Scape long and curved, slightly wider subdistally; pedicel about 2.2 × as long as wide; proximal flagellomeres slightly longer than wide, progressively lengthening distad; flagellar pubescence dense, short and sub-erect. Eye subtriangular, small, placed at middle-dorsal area of head in lateral view, with few short setae. Frons from polished to weakly coriaceous anteriorly, punctures very small, but conspicuous, shallow, sparse; frontal line absent, area elevated but not forming carina. LH 1.1 × WH. WF 0.59 × WH. WF 1.17 × HE. OOL 3.59 × WOT. VOL 1.0 × HE. Distance of posterior ocellus to vertex crest 0.5 × DAO. Distance of anterior ocellus to supra-ocular line 9.0 × DAO. Frontal angle of ocellar triangle very acute; ocelli tiny, hardly seen at median magnification, only somewhat larger than punctures; ocellar triangle elongate, POL 2.5 × DAO. Vertex badly convex medially. Sides of head posterior to eye converging posterad. Occipital carina complete. Malar space very small and triangular, eye almost touching dorsal mandibular condyle. Hypostomal carina evenly slightly curved, not angled medially. Palpal formula 6:3. Mesosoma. Dorsal pronotal area weakly coriaceous, subrectangular, longer than wide; slope of pronotal collar almost vertical in profile. Mesonotum weakly coriaceous, divided into anteromesoscutum and mesoscutellaraxillary complex, transscutal fissure not outlined. Anteromesoscutum very short, transverse, its surface flat and inclined backward in profile, shorter than mesoscutellum, without notauli and parapsidal signal. Mesoscutellaraxillary complex very short, transverse, its surface convex in profile, mesoscutellar sulcus absent. Metanotum not visible dorsally. Metapectal-propodeal disc weakly coriaceous, surface little convex, very sparsely and shortly setose, median length 1.32 × median width, metapostnotal median, sublateral and lateral carinae absent; posterior carina complete; spiracle elliptical, small, placed at lateral surface. Propodeal declivity coriaceous, its surface subvertical, slightly concave, median carina absent. Prosternum small and concave. Mesopleuron coriaceous, its surface convex. Micropterous, forewing not visible, entirely covered by tegula. Mesotibia not spinose. Tarsal claw arched and simple. Metasoma. 1.36 × mesosoma; weakly coriaceous; petiole with half-dome protuberance on ventral surface, with longitudinal carinate-shaped line. Variation. Body lighter in general, pronotal disc lighter; anteromesoscutum with surface slightly convex in profile. The specimen from Avondale farm is somewhat different from those from Jacobsbaai. It has the metapectal-propodeal disc black, the head and the frons wider, because of that the distance of the anterior ocellus to the imaginary line between the eye tops is shorter (only 0.5 × DAO). Material examined. Holotype ♀, South Africa, Western Cape, Jacobsbaai, N of Saldanha Bay, 32°58’S 17°54’E, 13 March–16 April 1997, H.G. Roberston, ex pitfall trap, West Coast Strandveld (SAM-HYM-P08749). Paratypes. South Africa, Western Cape: 1♀ same data as holotype (SAM-HYM-P087450); 1♀, Jacobsbaai, N of Saldanha Bay, 32°58’S 17°54’E, 602 m, 0 7 November–13 December 1996, H.G. Roberston, ex pitfall trap, West Coast Strandveld (SAM-HYM-P087451); 2♀, Jacobsbaai, N of Saldanha Bay, 32°58’S 17°54’E, 0 7 Oct–07 Nov 1996, H.G. Roberston, ex pitfall trap, West Coast Strandveld (SAM-HYM-P087452*); 1♀, Avondale farm, Site A4, 32°14.31’S 22°58.59’E, 22–29 Apr 2001, HG Roberston & R Tourle, Nama Karoo on dolerite soils, pitfall, BW01-A4-P03 (SAM-HYM-A027475). Diagnosis. This species is similar to G. qaqambile sp. nov. and G. ebazileyo sp. nov. by having the same character state ground plan (see diagnosis of G. qaqambile sp. nov.). This species, however, has the mesoscutum slightly convex, whereas G. qaqambile sp. nov. and G. ebazileyo sp. nov. have the mesoscutum flat. Etymology. The specific epithet tyaba is an adjective from IsiXhosa, which means flat, in allusion to the flat surface of the mesoscutellum. Distribution. South Africa.Published as part of Azevedo, Celso O. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Review of Afrotropical Glenosema Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) with description of 13 new species, pp. 401-437 in Zootaxa 4585 (3) on pages 409-411, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/264006
Agaonidae Walker 1871
No full textFamily Agaonidae Walker, 1871 <p> <i>Platyscapa quadraticeps</i> (Mayr, 1885) (Fig. 7F)</p> <p> Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: <i>Gauteng</i>: 2♀ Pretoria, University of Pretoria campus, Botany Department, 25°45.10'S 28°13.75'E, 13.xii.1999, S. van Noort, J. Greeff & F. Kjellberg, KW99­F58, planted tree, ex <i>Ficus religiosa</i>, SAM­HYM­P046355 (SAMC); 18♀ 11♂ same data but 7.xi.2000, J. Greeff, SAM­HYM­P021140 (SAMC). ZAMBIA: 24♀ 34♂ Lusaka, 6.v.1991, M. Bingham, C447, SAM­HYM­P005815 (SAMC).</p> <p> Global distribution: China, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. Introduced to Iraq, Israel, Malaysia, South Africa, UAE, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Berg & Corner 2005; van Noort & Rasplus 2010; Hyde <i>et al.</i> 2012).</p>Published as part of <i>Noort, Simon van, Wang, Rong & Compton, Stephen G., 2013, Fig wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Agaonidae, Pteromalidae) associated with Asian fig trees (Ficus, Moraceae) in southern Africa: Asian followers and African colonists, pp. 381-400 in African Invertebrates 54 (2)</i> on pages 392-39
Otitesellinae Joseph 1964
No full textSubfamily Otitesellinae Joseph, 1964 <p> <i>Otitesella uluzi</i> Compton in van Noort & Compton, 1988 (Fig. 7C) Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: <i>Eastern Cape</i>: 1♀ Grahamstown, High Street, 33°18'44"S 26°31'23"E, 7.iv.2012, S.G. Compton, ex planted <i>Ficus microcarpa</i> (SGCC).</p> <p>Global distribution: South Africa.</p> <p> Indigenous host: <i>Ficus burtt-davyi</i> Hutch.</p>Published as part of <i>Noort, Simon van, Wang, Rong & Compton, Stephen G., 2013, Fig wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Agaonidae, Pteromalidae) associated with Asian fig trees (Ficus, Moraceae) in southern Africa: Asian followers and African colonists, pp. 381-400 in African Invertebrates 54 (2)</i> on page 39
Glenosema ebazileyo Azevedo & Noort 2019, sp. nov.
No full textGlenosema ebazileyo Azevedo & van Noort, sp. nov. Fig. 4 Description, holotype ♀. Body length 2.0 mm. Forewing length: shorter than tegula. Colour. Head black, mandible, antenna and palpi castaneous; mesosoma black, except anterior part of pronotal collar and posterior border of pronotal disc dark castaneous, tegula castaneous, legs castaneous, with tarsi light castaneous; metasoma dark castaneous with posterior half of each segment lighter. Head. Mandible 0.71 × LH, only slightly widened distally, with seven distal teeth, lower tooth large, not visible in full frontal view, completely directed inward, six upper teeth in little inclined series, both dorsal and ventral margins denticulate, last dorsal tooth conspicuous. Clypeus very short, its surface subvertical but perceptible in full dorsal view, triangular in frontal view, apical margin with median callus, almost straight in frontal view, lateral lobe absent; median clypeal carina absent. Antennal foramina distant each other about 2.7 × antennal foramen diameter. First four antennomeres in ratio of 25:13:5:6. Scape long and curved, slightly wider subdistally; pedicel about 2.0 × as long as wide; proximal flagellomeres slightly longer than wide, progressively lengthening distad; flagellar pubescence dense, short and sub-erect. Eye subtriangular, small, placed at middle-dorsal area of head in lateral view, with few short setae. Frons from polished to weakly coriaceous anteriorly, punctures very small, but conspicuous, shallow, sparse; frontal line absent, area elevated but not forming carina. LH 1.05 × WH. WF 0.62 × WH. WF 1.57 × HE. OOL 4.13 × WOT. VOL 1.32 × HE. Distance of posterior ocellus to vertex crest 0.5 × DAO. Distance of anterior ocellus to supra-ocular line 6.5 × DAO. Frontal angle of ocellar triangle very acute; ocelli tiny, hardly seen at median magnification, only slightly larger than punctures; ocellar triangle elongate, POL 1.2 × DAO. Vertex almost straight medially. Sides of head posterior to eye converging posterad. Occipital carina complete. Malar space very small and triangular, eye almost touching dorsal mandibular condyle. Hypostomal carina evenly slightly curved, not angled medially. Palpal formula 6:3. Mesosoma. Dorsal pronotal area polished centrally and weakly coriaceous peripherally, subquadrate, slightly longer than wide; slope of pronotal collar almost vertical in profile. Mesonotum coriaceous, divided into anteromesoscutum and mesoscutellar-axillary complex, transscutal fissure not outlined. Anteromesoscutum very short, transverse, its surface flat and inclined backward in profile, shorter than mesoscutellum, without notauli and parapsidal signal. Mesoscutellar-axillary complex very short, transverse, its surface inclined forward in profile, mesoscutellar sulcus absent. Metanotum not visible dorsally. Metapectal-propodeal disc mostly weakly coriaceous with small antero-central area polished, surface little convex, very sparsely and shortly setose, median length 1.16 × median width, metapostnotal median carina absent; sublateral and lateral carinae absent; posterior carina complete; spiracle elliptical, small, placed at lateral surface. Propodeal declivity with its surface subvertical, flat, median carina absent. Prosternum small and concave. Mesopleuron with its surface convex, evenly convex in dorsal view. Micropterous, forewing not visible, entirely covered by tegula. Mesotibia not spinose. Tarsal claw arched with small medial tooth. Metasoma. Elongate, 1.5 × mesosoma. Anterior half of each tergum polished and posterior half weakly coriaceous. Petiole with half-dome protuberance on ventral surface, with longitudinal carinate-shaped line. Variation. Head, pronotal disc, legs, metasoma lighter. General texture stronger, especially in the metapectalpropodeal disc. Median clypeal callus more conspicuous. Anteromesoscutum longer, almost as long as mesoscutellar-axillary complex. Material examined. Holotype ♀, South Africa, Western Cape, Jacobsbaai, N of Saldanha Bay, 32°58’S 17°54’E, 7 Oct–7 Nov 1996, H.G. Roberston, ex pitfall trap, West Coast Strandveld (SAM-HYM-A027209). Paratypes. South Africa, Western Cape: 1♀ Jacobsbaai, N of Saldanha Bay, 602 m, 32°58’S 17°54’E, 0 7 November-13 December 1996, H.G. Roberston, ex pitfall trap, West Coast Strandveld (SAM-HYM-P08747); 1♀, Jacobsbaai, N of Saldanha Bay, 32°58’S 17°54’E, 13 March–16 April 1997, H.G. Roberston, ex pitfall trap, West Coast Strandveld (SAM-HYM-P08748); S. Africa, N. Cape: 1♀, Charlie’s Hoek farm, Charlie’s site (4.60 km 60° ENE Nieuwoudtville), 31°20.755’S 19°08.662’E, Natural veg. on dolerite, 12–19 Oct 2000, HG Robertson, D Larsen, R Adams; pitfall, NW00-DN1-P05 (SAM-HYM-P0024536). Diagnosis. This species is similar to G. qaqambile sp. nov. and G. tyaba sp. nov. by having the same ground plan (see Diagnosis of G. qaqambile sp. nov.). This species, however, has the anteromesoscutum and the mesoscutellum flat and both surfaces inclined toward each other, whereas in the other similar species the anteromesoscutum and the mesoscutellum are concave in profile. Etymology. The specific epithet ebazileyo is an adjective from IsiXhosa, which means acute, in allusion to the very acute frontal angle of the ocellar triangle. Distribution. South Africa.Published as part of Azevedo, Celso O. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Review of Afrotropical Glenosema Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) with description of 13 new species, pp. 401-437 in Zootaxa 4585 (3) on pages 408-409, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/264006
Review of the genus Genaemirum Heinrich (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae) with interactive identification keys to species
Get PDFWe describe Genaemirum phagocossorum Rousse, Broad &amp; van Noort, sp. n., a new ichneumonine parasitoid wasp reared from Eucalyptus nitens logs infested by the cossid moth Coryphodema tristis, which is considered a major pest of forestry and food crops in South Africa. This is the first plausible host association for the genus, and fits with the host association predictions of Heinrich. Two further undescribed species were found in the collections of the Natural History Museum in London and are described as Genaemirum phacochoerus Broad, Rousse &amp; van Noort, sp. n. and Genaemirum fumosum Broad, Rousse &amp; van Noort, sp. n. An identification key to the eight known species and a diagnosis for each species are provided, including photographs of all the primary type specimens. Online Lucid interactive identification keys are available at: http://www.waspweb.org
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