Astata arabica, Hans-J, 2025

Hans-J, 2025, Astata LATREILLE, 1796 (Hymenoptera, Astatidae) from the Palearctic region with descriptions of nine new taxa and a key to species, Linzer biologische Beiträge 57 (1), pp. 71-168 : 89-90

Astata arabica nov.sp.

Holotype: 3. YEMEN-E, Hawf NE, Albhaydah, 200-730 m, N 16°40' E 53°14', 14.X.2005, J. Halada lg. (coll. BOL) . Paratypes: YEMEN: 13, 1♀ with same data as holotype . ISRAEL: 1♀ Arava Valley, Iddan , wadi running east of date palm orchard, - 110 m, 30°48,93'N 35°16,79'E, 30.03.1995, Irwin ( SE) ; South Distr., Mahale Kamishar, Mizpe Ramon , Halbwüste , Mailase trap, 30.5688N 34.9083E, 445 m, 08.04.1995, 13 M. Irvin ( SE) . JORDAN: 13 Jordania occ., Zarga-Main, 7.5.95, K. Deneš sen., ( BOL) ; 13 Wadi al Haidam, 8.5.95, K. Deneš sen. ( BOL) . OMAN: 233 Al Ajal, Seeb 30 km SW, 23.531N 57.975E, 13.03.2022, M. Halada ( SE) ; 233 Dhofar, 13 km N Mirbat, Jb. Samhan , 17.111N 54.711E, 04.09.2019, Om-c 12, Schmid-Egger ( SE) ; 13 Dhofar, 21 km N Salalah, Wadi Nehess, Agangot , 17.182N 54.081 E, 02.09.2019, Schmid-Egger ( SE) ; 13 Dhofar, Ateen mountain , 17.026N 53.923E, 02.09.2019, Ali Al-Jahdhami ( SE) ; 1♀ Hamman , Muscat 13 km SW, 23.470N 58.319E, 11.03.2022, M. Halada ( SE) ; 13 Samed Ashan, Asswareeg , 22.824N 58.152E, 3-v-2019, Ali Al-Jahdhami ( SE) ; 1333 Dhofar, Rakhyut 10 km N, 16.839N 53,432E, 950 m, 28.09.2023, M. Halada ( SE, JA) ; 13 Dhofar, Rakhyut 12 km N, 16.857N 53,418E, 900 m, 18.09.2023, M. Halada ( SE) ; 1♀ Dhofar, Salalah 21 km N, Wadi Nehess Agangot , 17°10'55''N 4°04'52''E, 340 m, 25.09.2023, W.-H. Liebig ( LI) ; 13 Dhofar, Salalah 30 km N, 17.293N 54.248E, 20.09.2023, M. Halada ; 233 Dhofar, Salalah 80 km W, 16,840N 53.311E, 1661 m, 12.10.2021, M. Halada ; 13 Dhofar, Salalah 80 km W, 16,865N 53.530E, 800 m, 05.10.2021, M. Halada ; 13 Dhofar, Salalah, Ain Hamra , 17.098N 54.282E, 02.11.2020, All Al-Jahdhami ( SE) ; 13 Dhofar, Salalah 22 km NW, Ateen Mt. , 970 m, 17.103N 53.911E, 22.09.2023, Schmid-Egger ( SE) ; 1♀ Dhofar, Salalah 80 km W, near road 16.8565N 43.5105E, 29.09.2023, Schmid-Egger ( SE) ; 13 Dhofar, Sarhar 6 km NW, 17.218N 54.356E, 750 m, 20.09.2023, M.Halada ( SE) ; 13 Dhofar, Thalkut 4 km W, coast, 16.699N 53,223E, 09.10.2021, M. Halada ( SE) ; 433, 1♀ Dhofar, Thalkut 6 km NW, 16.751N 53,204E, 750 m, 30.09.2023, M. Halada ( SE, JA) 233 10 km SE Súr, 14.3.2015, M. Snižek ( BOL) .

D i a g n o s i s: J. The male of Astata arabica nov.sp. is characterized by glabrous dorsal surface of propodeum, black pronotal lobe, red and black metasoma, white setation of body and antennomeres, black legs, unmodified mid- and hindcoxae and hindtrochanter; middle clypeal lobe distinctly protruding beyond the lateral lobe, and long and slender antennomere III (about 4.5-5.0× as long as apically wide). It differs from A. graeca and A. boops by carinate tyloids with reduced pale tubercles, from A. gobiensis nov.sp. by short central setae of metasomal hairbrush, from A. iranica nov.sp. by finely micro-shagreened tergum I and from A. mongolica nov.sp. by more densely and strongly punctate mesopleuron.

♀. The female of A. arabica nov.sp. is characterized by glabrous dorsal surface of propodeum and foretibia on inner side with about 13 undulating spines as for A. boops . It differs from A. lusitanica and A. costae by black terminal segments of metasoma, from A. sicula by black and reddish brown mandible and from A. boops by straight stigmal area of propodeal dorsum, simple lower margin of mandible, red terga and sterna I-IV (tergum IV with dark posterior margin) and exclusively white setae on inner side of antennomeres I-II and on mid- and hindcoxae.

D e s c r i p t i o n: J. 7-9 mm. Habitus dorsal see Fig. 113 , lateral see Fig. 114 . Head, antenna and mesosoma black. Mandible black, sometimes reddish mesally, lower margin with small angle. Legs black, tarsi brownish. Metasomal tergum I red with black spot basally, II red, III red with black posterior margin, IV-VII black. Sternum I black, II red with large black basal spot, III red, IV-VII black. Face and lateral parts of frons with appressed white setae. Clypeus densely punctate; middle clypeal lobe distinctly protruding beyond lateral lobe, anterior margin straight. Gena smooth and shiny, outer orbit glabrous, remaining surface with shallow punctures and long erect white setae. Antennomere I-II with white setae; III about 4.0-5.0×, VI about 2.0-2.5× as long as apically wide; V-VIII slightly convex in profile, maximum width apically ( Fig. 63 ). Tyloids on antennomeres V-X carinate, basal tubercle hardly brightened, distal tubercle inconspicuous ( Fig. 64 ). Mesoscutum shiny, densely punctate except spot in front of the mesoscutellum. Mesoscutellum shiny, densely punctate laterally and posteriorly. Mesopleuron shiny, densely punctate ( Fig. 70 ), prepectus and epimeron reticulate. Propodeal dorsum glabrous, coarsely reticulate; lateral and posterior surface densely granulate, dull. Mesosoma except propodeal dorsum with white setae. Coxae, trochanters and femora with white setae, unmodified. Metasomal terga finely shagreened, tergum I and sterna II-III with long white setae. Hairbrush beginning on sternum III, central setae short, about a quarter as long as lateral setae, the latter distinctly longer than those of sternum II. Forewing hyaline, slightly darkened in the area of radial and submarginal cells. Marginal cell about 3.7-4.0× as long as wide.

♀. 9-10 mm. Habitus lateral see Fig. 115 . Head, antenna, mesosoma and legs black. Mandible black, sometimes reddish-brown mesally. Metasomal terga I-III( IV) red, V-VI black; sterna I-V red, sometimes darkened; VI black. Wings hyaline, forewing outside of veins apically with distinct brown spot. Wing veins and pterostigma brown. Face with white appressed setae. Face, frons, vertex beside front ocellus and area between posterior ocelli densely punctate, distances between punctures narrower than puncture diameter ( Fig. 109 ), interspaces shiny. Clypeus shiny with distinct scattered punctures. Middle clypeal lobe distinctly protruding beyond lateral lobe, anterior margin straight. Lower margin of mandible simple. Vertex moderately punctate, distances between the punctures about as wide as puncture diameter; mesally impunctate. Gena smooth and shiny, outer eye orbit impunctate; occiput densely punctate with erect whitish setae. Antenna black, antennomere I-II with white setae, antennomere III about 3.3×, VI about twice as long as apically wide. Pronotal collar with fine transverse striae. Mesoscutum shiny, apical third densely punctate, lateral surface with scattered punctures, posteriorly with smooth median spot. Mesoscutellum and postscutellum smooth with dense punctures laterally and distally. Mesopleuron anteriorly and ventrally punctate (diameter of punctures about as wide as puncture diameter), posterior surface densely punctate; prepectus coarsely reticulate. Lower metapleural area smooth and shiny, upper surface wrinkled. Thorax except dorsal surface of propodeum with erect whitish setae not concealing integument. Propodeal dorsum coarsely reticulate. Stigmal area of propodeal dorsum straight. Lateral surface of propodeum below stigmal area smooth, with indistinct microsculpture; remaining surface and declivity strongly reticulate. Coxae, trochanters and femora with white setae; forebasitarsus with four black rake spines and ventrally with 12-13 undulating spines similar to A. boops ( Fig. 116 ). Midbasitarsus slightly curved, with undulating spines ventrally. Coxae and trochanters unmodified. Metasomal terga microscopical reticulated, III-IV with some punctures. Pygidial plate densely shagreened, lateral margin weakly concave. Marginal cell about 3× as long as wide.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Middle East: Israel, Jordan, Yemen, Oman (type localities).

Figures

Figs 113-118. Figs 113-114: A. arabica nov.sp. J holotype: (113) habitus dorsal, (114) habitus lateral. Figs 115-116: A. arabica nov.sp. ♀ paratype: (115) habitus lateral, (116) forebasitarsus. Figs 117-118: A. bulbosa nov.sp. J holotype: (117) habitus dorsal, (118) habitus lateral.

Figs 57-68. Fig. 57: A. affinis J: tergum I. Fig. 58: A. gallica J: metasoma lateral. Fig. 59: A. brevitarsis J: antenna. Fig. 60: A. gobiensis nov.sp. J holotype: middle antennomeres. Figs 61-62: A. jucunda J: (61) middle antennomeres, (62) tyloids. Figs 63-64: A. arabica nov.sp. J paratype: (63) middle antennomeres, (64) tyloids. Figs 65-66: A. iranica nov.sp. J holotype: (65) middle antennomeres, (66) tyloids. Figs 67-68: A. mongolica nov.sp. J paratype: (67) middle antennomeres, (68) tyloids.

Figs 69-74. Fig. 69: A. iranica nov.sp. J holotype: tergum I. Figs 70-72: mesopleuron J: (70) A. arabica nov.sp. holotype, (71) A. gobiensis nov.sp. holotype, (72) A. mongolica nov.sp. paratype. Figs 73-74: frons ♀: (73) A. lubricata, (74) A. miegii.

Figs 107-112. Figs 107-109: frons ♀: (107) A. mongolica nov.sp., (108) A. boops, (109) A. arabica nov.sp. Figs 110-112 mesopleuron ♀: (110) A. mongolica nov.sp., (111) A. canariensis, (112) A. graeca.