Trathala jazanica Gadallah & Edmardash, 2025
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.5 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8BBD4F28-7AEF-4E0D-98C0-48A34F9F0FBB |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15562809 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C5DC44-5003-6F76-FF6E-AE8FBB0EFB43 |
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Plazi |
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Trathala jazanica Gadallah & Edmardash |
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sp. nov. |
Trathala jazanica Gadallah & Edmardash , sp. nov.
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Figs 10 View FIGURE 10 (A–D), 11(A–D), 12(A–C)
Material examined: Saudi Arabia (Jazan): Holotype ♀, reared from larva and pupa of a phycitine moth ( Pyralidae ) developing inside the galls of Z. spina-christi , 9 Oct..2024.
Description of holotype female: Body length (excluding ovipositor): 5.0 mm.
Colour. Body yellow ( Fig. 10A–D View FIGURE 10 ), with the end of all femora whitish ( Fig. 10B View FIGURE 10 ), and hind tibia mostly whitish, black apically and reddish at base ( Fig. 12C View FIGURE 12 ); mandibular teeth black ( Fig. 10C View FIGURE 10 ); inner margins of eyes, clypeus, and mandible (except tip black) yellowish white ( Fig. 10C, D View FIGURE 10 ); T 2 with a prolonged black area extended from base to slightly after the middle ( Fig. 12B View FIGURE 12 ); T 3 with black subbasal median spot ( Fig. 12B View FIGURE 12 ), T 3, T 6 and apex of T 7, T 7 black at basal half ( Fig. 12C View FIGURE 12 ); hind tarsus ( Fig. 12C View FIGURE 12 ), ovipositor and ovipositor sheaths are black ( Fig. 12C View FIGURE 12 ). Wings hyaline, with black veins, pterostigma black, whitish along upper margin ( Fig. 11D View FIGURE 11 ).
Head ( Figs 10B–D View FIGURE 10 , 11A View FIGURE 11 ). Face superficially granulate medially, rest nearly smooth; clypeus convex, separated from face by a thin groove, smooth, 2.4× as wide as long, with rounded apical margin; frons depressed medially just behind middle ocellus, extended to antennal bases, with indistinct transverse wrinkles; vertex finely punctate; occipital carina present medially and lacking laterally, very thin; ocelli relatively large, OOL 1.6× OOL, and as long as OD; mandible with two equal teeth; malar space about as long as basal width of mandible; temple short, gently rounded beneath eye; antenna with 29 flagellomeres, F1 4.0× as long as wide.
Mesosoma ( Figs 10B View FIGURE 10 , 11A, B View FIGURE 11 ). Pronotum nearly smooth; mesoscutum with strong notauli, densely finely punctate medially, distance between punctures shorter than puncture diameter, smooth basally, laterally and posteriorly; scutellum slightly convex, densely punctate, without lateral carinae; metanotum relatively large, constricted medially, smooth; propodeum long, with complete carinae, area superomedia 2.1× as long as its widest part, separated from area petiolaris by a transverse carina; area superomedia and surroundings punctate, punctures are coarser inside area superomedia; area petiolaris transversely wrinkled; mesopleuron upper area smooth and shiny, with very few punctures, rest densely finely punctate; metapleuron densely finely punctate throughout. Fore wing ( Fig. 11D View FIGURE 11 ) with pterostigma 2.0× as long as its width, distinctly shorter than vein 1-R1 (0.7×); vein r arising beyond middle of pterostigma; vein 2Rs-m forming an obtuse angle with vein 2m-cu, with a single bulla at upper side; vein RS ending a small distance before wing apex. Hind wing ( Fig. 11D View FIGURE 11 ) with Cu1 above middle, with 4 hamuli. Legs ( Figs 10B View FIGURE 10 , 12A, C View FIGURE 12 ). Hind femur swollen, 6.0× as long as broad; hind tibia with two longitudinal rows of short, black spines along its outer side; middle tibia with two spurs.
Metasoma ( Figs 10A, B View FIGURE 10 , 11C View FIGURE 11 , 12B, C View FIGURE 12 ). Lower edge of T 1 completely separated and parallel; T 1 thin, somewhat widened posteriorly; T 2 about as long as T 1, 1.9× as long as its apical width; T 1 laterally, all T 2 and basal two-thirds of T 3 finely longitudinally striated, rest of tergites smooth; ovipositor straight, shorter than metasoma, 1.5× as long as hind tibial length.
Male: Unknown.
Etymology. The new species is named in reference to “ Jazan ”, from which the specimen was collected.
Comments. Our female specimen does not agree with any of the Palaearctic Trathala species in Choi et al. (2014: 328). Also, it does not agree with Madagascan species ( Rousse et al. 2011), or Réunion species of Rousse & Villemant (2012). Based on Narolsky (2002), the new species differs from T. concolor (Szépligeti, 1905) , the closest species, in various aspects, the most distinctive of which are: metasoma with black areas on T 1 and T 2 ( Fig. 12B View FIGURE 12 ) (body entirely yellow in T. concolor ); hind tibia distinctly infuscate at apex ( Fig. 12C View FIGURE 12 ) (entirely yellow in T. concolor ); pterostigma black, with whitish upper margin ( Fig. 11D View FIGURE 11 ) (pterostigma yellow in T. concolor ); propodeum with area superomedia punctate, and area petiolaris transversely wrinkled ( Fig. 11B View FIGURE 11 ) (propodeum in T. concolor transversely striate).
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