Sycophila (Ficorytoma) persicae Lotfalizadeh, 2024

Lotfalizadeh, Hossein, Delvare, Gérard, Cruaud, Astrid & Rasplus, Jean-Yves, 2024, Morphological phylogeny and revision of Sycophila and Ficomila (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) associated with Afrotropical fig trees (Moraceae, Ficus), Zootaxa 5401 (1), pp. 1-190 : 77-80

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scientific name	Sycophila (Ficorytoma) persicae Lotfalizadeh
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Sycophila (Ficorytoma) persicae Lotfalizadeh & Rasplus sp. n.

( Figs 50–52 View FIGURE 50 View FIGURE 51 View FIGURE 52 )

Type material examined. Holotype ♀: Guinea, Monts Nimba, Mifergui , ex syconia of Ficus artocarpoides , 6.v.1993, Rasplus, J.Y. leg. Deposited in CBGP. Paratypes: same data as holotype, 2♀ & 6♂. Cameroon, Ebogo, 10.i.1993, ex syconia of Ficus artocarpoides , Gibernau M. leg., 3♀. Gabon, Makokou , ex syconia of F.artocarpoides , 24.ix.1988, Maldes, J.M. leg., 3♀.

Etymology. The specific name refers to the ancient name of Iran, “Pers”, in reference to the financial support of Iranian Ministry of Agriculture, ARREO to HL’s research.

Diagnosis. Female of F. persicae smaller than F. delvarei ; yellowish colour with dorsal dark longitudinal band ( Fig. 50A View FIGURE 50 ). Gena distinctly laminated. Antennal scrobe long, reaching median ocellus ( Fig. 50C View FIGURE 50 ). Flagellum with fu1 at least 3× as long as pedicel ( Fig. 50B View FIGURE 50 ). Funiculars distinctly longer than wide. Clava relatively short, shorter than two last funiculars ( Fig. 50B View FIGURE 50 ). Mesoscutum with dense umbilicate punctures ( Fig. 51A View FIGURE 51 ). Petiole short, shorter than wide and not visible dorsally ( Fig. 51D View FIGURE 51 ). Propodeum smooth medially ( Fig. 51B View FIGURE 51 ). Gaster slightly compressed laterally ( Fig. 51D View FIGURE 51 ).

Male with dark and long petiole ( Fig. 52A View FIGURE 52 ). Antenna with 4 long funiculars ( Fig. 52B View FIGURE 52 ).

Description of holotype ♀ ( Figs 50–51 View FIGURE 50 View FIGURE 51 ). Length 4.30mm. Body yellowish ( Fig. 50A View FIGURE 50 ), except antennal flagellum dark brown, head dorsally, mesosoma dorsomedially, propodeum medially, petiole, gaster dorsally and dorsal part of tergites black; pronotum yellowish and black dorsomedially; fore wing with a dark brown spot below mv, reaching base of mv; lower margin of mv not obscured by dark brown spot ( Fig. 51E View FIGURE 51 ); gaster bicoloured; body setation whitish ( Fig. 51C View FIGURE 51 ), setation of fore wing entirely dark.

Head 1.3× as broad as high [HW 158 & HH 122] ( Fig. 50C View FIGURE 50 ); in dorsal view transverse, 2.09× as broad as long [HW 158 & HL 76] ( Fig. 50D View FIGURE 50 ); face coriaceous with sparse punctures, vertex densely punctulate; antennal scrobe short, not reaching median ocellus; malar space 0.43× length of eye [ms 40 & EH 92]; malar sulcus distinct, sinuous ( Fig. 50E View FIGURE 50 ); genal margin sinuous in its lower margin, distinctly carinate; antennal toruli narrowly separated; interantennal space not raised, not carinate laterally; scrobal depression smooth, not reach the median ocellus, not carinate on margin; POL 1.92× as long as OOL, [POL 48 & OOL 25] ( Fig. 50D View FIGURE 50 ); temple margined, 0.25× the eye length (in dorsal view), [TL 25 & EL 100]; setation oriented downwards on face, outwards on the punctuate frons.

Antenna. Scape reaching lower margin of median ocellus, 2.32× as long as broad [SL 58 & SW 25]; fu1 2.04× as long as broad [fu1L 57 & fu1W 28]; distinctly longer than pedicel, not bulging dorsally; funiculars (fu2–fu4) with several rows of mps and several whorls of adpressed short setae; fu2–fu4 distinctly longer than broad, fu5 slightly longer than broad ( Fig. 50A View FIGURE 50 ).

Mesosoma weakly arched dorsally, 1.7× as long as wide (170:100), with deep sculpture ( Fig. 51A View FIGURE 51 ); pronotum with coarse umbilicate punctures; mesepisternum with a raised process on epicnemium, being closer to anteroventral margin of mesepisternum than to mesocoxa; mesoscutum 0.65× as long as wide (65:100), 0.75× longer than length of pronotal collar (65:85), densely umbilicate punctures; notauli impressed; prepectus bare, slightly sculptured; mesoscutellum and axillae with dense umbilicate punctures sculpture; mesepimeron transversally strigose; metepimeron subtriangular and areolate with long white hairs; propodeum ( Fig. 51B View FIGURE 51 ) with deep median depression, without smooth median band, and a distinct median carina, lateral rows of areolae short (extending at most to half-length of propodeum); inverted V-shaped basal carina, truncate mesally, lateral branches relatively straight, width of basal carinae about 0.5× width of nucha.

Fore wing with short marginal fringe, apically subtruncate (pointed anteriorly); dark brown spot below mv; basal cell more setose; mv distinctly enlarged, rounded, lower margin convex, not longer than pmv; stv not curved; pmv distinct, longer than stv; ventral side of costal cell densely setose, dorsally with a row of setae; speculum present; parastigmal bristles absent ( Figs 51E, F View FIGURE 51 ).

Legs. Fore coxa without depression on frontal surface, hind coxa bare basodorsally; fore (30:10) and hind femora (30:12); hind tibia dorsally with more 10 setae, setae shorter than tibia width basally.

Metasoma. Petiole longer than broad dorsally, ventral transverse carina between petiole and St1 absent. Metasoma 1.55× as long as wide (155:100) ( Fig. 51C View FIGURE 51 ), shorter than mesosoma, compressed laterally ( Fig. 51D View FIGURE 51 ); ventral transverse carina between petiole and St1 absent; petiole in dorsal view longer than wide, as long as or longer than half length of hind coxa; tergites smooth; Gt4 (in lateral view) slightly as long as Gt3, not sinuous posteriorly; Gt5 mostly covering Gt6, sinuous posteriorly; Gt2–Gt5 with few setae dorsally, Gt6 setose in ventral half; ovipositor oriented dorsad but not distinctly upturned ( Fig. 51C View FIGURE 51 ).

Male ( Fig. 52 View FIGURE 52 ). Length 2.06–2.38 mm. Similar to female with dark and longer petiole ( Fig. 52A View FIGURE 52 ); antennal formula 11143, with much longer segments ( Fig. 51B View FIGURE 51 ); each funicular with several rows of mps and several whorls of erected setae; gaster mostly dark brown dorsally.

Variation (female). Length 2.20–3.65mm. In some specimens, dark band of posterior margin of tergites wider than in holotype

Host plant. Ficus artocarpoides .

Geographical distribution. Cameroon, Gabon and Guinea.