Sycophila (Sycophila) zebra Lotfalizadeh, 2024
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5401.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16423491 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FD6B5E-7248-61AF-5486-B4CDFA3EFCCF |
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Plazi |
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Sycophila (Sycophila) zebra Lotfalizadeh |
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Sycophila (Sycophila) zebra Lotfalizadeh & Rasplus sp. n.
( Figs 90–92 View FIGURE 90 View FIGURE 91 View FIGURE 92 )
Type material examined. Holotype ♀: United Republic of Tanzania, Soni, Mt Usambara West , 18.ii.1995, ex syconia of Ficus sur , Rasplus J.-Y. & Kerdelhué C. leg. Deposited in CBGP. Paratypes: same data as holotype, 5♀. Mialo, Mt Usambara West , ex syconia of Ficus vallis-choudae , 20.ii.1995, Rasplus J.-Y. & Kerdelhué C. leg., 7♀. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Lamto, 6.222197° -5.024070°, ex syconia of Ficus sur , 15.v.1994, Rasplus J.-Y. leg., 32♀ & 9♂. Cameroon, Nkolbisson, ex syconia of Ficus sycomorus , 17.iii.1993, Gibernau M. leg., 5♀. Mt Febe, ex syconia of Ficus sur , 19.ii.1993, Gibernau M. leg., 6♀ & 2♂. Guinea, Monts Nimba, Mifergui , ex syconia of Ficus sur , 17.iv.1993, Rasplus J.-Y. leg., 1♀.
Etymology. The specific name refers to striped colouration of the female gaster.
Diagnosis. Female body mainly brown with some yellowish bands, especially on tergites ( Fig. 90A View FIGURE 90 ). Funiculars short (fu2–fu5), as long as wide ( Fig. 90B View FIGURE 90 ). Costal cell ventrally densely setose, dorsally with a row of setae ( Fig. 91E View FIGURE 91 ). Petiole at most as long as broad dorsally ( Fig. 91D View FIGURE 91 ).
Male body mainly yellowish, with brown tergites ( Fig. 92A View FIGURE 92 ). Flagellum with fu2–fu4 at most slightly longer than wide, fu5 wider than long ( Fig. 92B View FIGURE 92 ).
Description of holotype ♀ ( Figs 90–91 View FIGURE 90 View FIGURE 91 ). Length 4.28mm. Body yellowish ( Fig. 90A View FIGURE 90 ), except head dorsally, antennal scrobe, clypeus, mesosoma dorsally, propodeum, mesopleuron anteriorly, metapleuron, tergites dorsally and posteriorly dark brown, antennal flagellum and pedicel yellowish-brown; pronotum anterolaterally testaceous; fore wing with a dark brown spot below mv, reaching base of mv, lower margin of mv not obscured by dark brown spot ( Fig. 91E View FIGURE 91 ); gaster yellowish with at least posterior third of the tergite dark brown, so it appears striped, dorsal edge with a dark brown band ( Fig. 91C View FIGURE 91 ); body setation whitish, setation of fore wing entirely dark.
Head in frontal view densely punctulate, in dorsal view coriaceous and sparsely punctulate; in frontal view 1.4× as broad as high [HW 182 & HH 130] ( Fig. 90C View FIGURE 90 ); in dorsal view stout, 1.79× as broad as long [HW 182 & HL 102] ( Fig. 90D View FIGURE 90 ); malar space 0.5× length of eye [ms 50 & EH 100]; malar sulcus distinct, straight ( Fig. 90E View FIGURE 90 ); genal margin regularly curved, edged but not carinate; antennal toruli widely separated; interantennal space not raised, carinate laterally; scrobal depression smooth, reaching the median ocellus, carinate on margin (at least dorsally); POL 1.82× as long as OOL [POL 40 & OOL 22] ( Fig. 90D View FIGURE 90 ); temple rounded, 0.27× the eye length (in dorsal view) [TL 24 & EL 90]; setation oriented downwards on face, outwards on the punctuate frons.
Antenna. Scape not reaching median ocellus, 2.05× as long as broad [SL 82 & SW 20]; fu1 1.52× as long as broad [fu1L 32 & fu1W 21], distinctly longer than pedicel, not bulging dorsally; funiculars (fu2–fu4) with one row of mps and 2–3 whorls of adpressed setae; fu2–fu4 not longer than broad; fu5 as not longer than broad ( Fig. 90B View FIGURE 90 ).
Mesosoma weakly arched dorsally, 1.75× as long as wide (175:100), with deep sculpture ( Fig. 91A View FIGURE 91 ); pronotum with coarse umbilicate punctures; mesepisternum raised medially, with piliferous sculpture on epicnemium, being closer to anteroventral margin of mesepisternum than to mesocoxa; mesoscutum with dense umbilicate punctures, transversely strigose anteriorly; notauli conspicuous, slightly obliterated by mesoscutum sculpture; prepectus bare, with raised sculpture; mesoscutum 0.6× as long as wide (70:110), 0.8× longer than length of pronotal collar (70:80), distinctly umbilicate laterally and with coriaceous sculpture on mesoscutellar disc; mesepimeron transversally strigose; metepimeron subtriangular and areolate with long white hairs; propodeum ( Fig. 91B View FIGURE 91 ) with deep median depression, with a smooth median band, without any median carina; lateral rows of areolae short (extending at most to half-length of propodeum); basal carina inverted V, truncate mesally; lateral branches of propodeal basal carina slightly convex; distance between lateral carinae less than 0.5× width of nucha.
Fore wing with short marginal fringe, apically subtruncate (pointed anteriorly); dark brown spot only behind mv; basal cell bare or nearly so; 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 bare; speculum present; parastigmal bristles absent ( Figs 91 E, F View FIGURE 91 ).
Legs. Fore coxa without depression on frontal surface, hind coxa bare basodorsally; fore (45:15) and hind femora (55:20); hind tibia dorsally with more than 10 setae, setae shorter than hind tibia width.
Metasoma. Petiole shorter than broad dorsally, ventral transverse carina between petiole and St1 present. Metasoma 1.7× as long as wide (170:100) ( Fig. 91C View FIGURE 91 ), longer than mesosoma, strongly compressed laterally and dorsally angulate ( Fig. 91D View FIGURE 91 ); ventral transverse carina between petiole and St1 present; petiole in dorsal view not longer than wide, shorter than half length of hind coxa; tergites smooth; Gt4 (in lateral view) slightly as long as Gt3, sinuous posteriorly; Gt5 partly covering Gt6, sinuous posteriorly; Gt5 with few setae dorsally, Gt6 sparsely setose ventrally; ovipositor oriented dorsad but not distinctly upturned ( Fig. 91C View FIGURE 91 ).
Male ( Fig. 92 View FIGURE 92 ). Length 2.42–2.50 mm. Similar to female with longer petiole ( Fig. 92A View FIGURE 92 ); but with a yellowish colouration, with funiculars brown, gaster dark brown; antennal formula 11143; each funicular with 1–2 rows of mps and 3 whorls of relatively short erected setae ( Fig. 92B View FIGURE 92 ); fore wing more setose than in female, speculum present, costal cell dorsally distinctly setose, ventrally sparsely setose ( Fig. 92D View FIGURE 92 ).
Variation. Length 2.20–6.30 mm. Brown lateral bands on tergites may vary in size.
Host plants. Ficus sur and F. vallis-choudae .
Geographical distribution. Cameroon, Guinea, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and United Republic of Tanzania.
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