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New genus and new subgenus of subfamily

Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Old
World fauna
a
Sergey A. Belokobylskij
a
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New genus and new subgenus of subfamily Doryctinae

(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Old World fauna

Sergey A. BELOKOBYLSKIJ
Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS,
Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warsaw, Poland

Abstract – New genus Doryctoproctus n. gen. (type species D. africanus n. sp.) from South Africa, and
new subgenus of the genus Pedinotus Szépligeti (Eopedinotus n. subgen. (type species Pedinotus
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(Eopedinotus) inopinatus n. sp.) from Philippines are described. The genus Pedinotus is recorded in Old
World for the first time.

Résumé – Un nouveau genre et un nouveau sous-genre de la sous-famille Doryctinae

(Hymenoptera : Braconidae) dans l’Ancien Monde. – Le nouveau genre Doryctoproctus n. gen. (type
espèce D. africanus n. sp.) (Afrique de Sud) et le nouveau sous-genre du genre Pedinotus Szépligeti
(Eopedinotus n. subgen. (type espèce Pedinotus (Eopedinotus) inopinatus n. sp.) (Philippines) sont décrits.
Le genre Pedinotus est signalé pour la première fois dans l’Ancien Monde.

Megaloproctus Schulz (Marsh, 1983, 2002), but from

T he braconid wasps of the subfamily Doryctinae are
one of the most diverse groups of parasitic wasps.
They are distributed in all continents of the World. The
genera of this subfamily are quite well studied in the
Neotropical Region (Marsh, 1993, 2002; Braet &
Achterberg, 2001; Braet et al., 2003) due to long-term
intensive collecting and investigation of the very rich
material from this region. On the other side, the trop-
ical and subtropical faunas of Doryctinae in the Old
World are only studied at generic level and poorly inves-
tigated till now (except perhaps for the Australasian
fauna: Belokobylskij et al., 2004). It is necessary to have
a special investigation of this group in the Old World
fauna with intensive collecting material from the differ-
ent localities of the Afrotropical and Oriental Regions.
The described below new genus and new subgenus
have relatives in the Neotropical fauna. Doryctoproctus
gen. n. from South Africa is closely similar to Neotropical
E-mail : hymenopt@zin.ru, sb@zin.ru
Accepté le 01/10/2004.
the other side has not real relatives in doryctine genera
of the Afrotropical fauna. The genus Pedinotus Enderlein
was previously known from the Neotropical Region.
This genus is here recorded for the Old World fauna
(Philippines) for the first time. But the new Oriental
species P. inopinatus sp. n. differs from the Neotropical
species in the medial cell of hind wing distinctly widened
distally, the frons not concave, the second radiomedial
cell of fore wing long, and the metasoma entirely densely
pubescent. These are the main diagnostic characters of
the new subgenus described below.
The terms for wing venation used to be defined by
Belokobylskij & Tobias (1998). The following abbre-
viations are used: POL – postocellar line; OOL – ocular-
ocellar line; Od – maximum diameter of lateral ocel-
lus; BMNH – The Natural History Museum (London,
U.K.); CNCI – Canadian National Collection of Insects
(Ottawa, Canada); HNHM – Hungarian Natural
History Museum (Budapest, Hungary); MIZW –
Museum and Institute of zoology (Warsaw, Poland);
ZISP – Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of
Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia).

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SYSTEMATICS

Doryctoproctus n. gen
Type-species: D. africanus n. sp.
Etymology – combination from the doryctine generic
names Doryctes Haliday and Megaloproctus Schulz
because new genus has the characters of the both these
genera. Gender is masculine.
Diagnosis – This new genus is more similar to
Megaloproctus Schultz 1906 and differs in the second
suture distinctly broken laterally, the second tergite with
deep lateral furrows, the third tergite without transverse
furrow, the sides of pronotum with distinct round tuber-
cle, the propodeum with five marginate areas, the prono-
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tal carina present, the pronotum, metapleurum and first

tergites sculptured for the most part, and the subme-
dial cell short. From the Afrotropical doryctins, the new
genus is similar to Priosphys Enderlein 1920 and
Odontodoryctes Granger 1949, but it differs in the hind
coxa without dorsal teeth, the second tergite with lateral
furrows, the propodeum with marginate areas, the
second suture distinctly broken laterally, and the sides
of pronotum with distinct round tubercle. Doryctoproctus
gen. n. differs from Doryctes Haliday 1836 in the hind
coxa without basoventral tooth, the second tergite with
deep lateral furrows, the sides of pronotum with distinct
round tubercle, the submedial cell short, and the meta-
pleural lobe small.
Description – Head (figs 1, 2) not depressed, weakly transverse.
Ocelli arranged in weakly obtuse triangle. Frons weakly concave,
without median keel. Eyes glabrous. Occipital carina complete
dorsally, obliterate below at rather long distance upper hypos-
tomal carina. Malar suture absent. Clypeus with distinct but
rather narrow lower flange, marginate upper and laterally by
more or less distinct carina. Face above clypeus with 2 rather
deep short oval depressions. Hypoclypeal depression medium
size and round. Postgenal bridge very narrow. Palpi long, maxil-
lary palpi 6-segmented, labial palpi 4-segmented. Third segment
of labial palpi not shortened, long; second segment distinctly
widened toward apex. Scapus (fig. 3) wide and short, without
apical lobe or basal constriction. First flagellar segment subcylin-
drical, almost not curved outer, longer than second segment.
Mesosoma (fig. 4) not depressed. Neck of promesosoma short.
Pronotum dorsally with distinct convex lobe in posterior half.
Anterior flange of pronotum curved up and divided medially by
rather distinct excavation. Pronotal carina coarse and complete.
Sides of pronotum with distinct round wide tubercle in poste-
rior upper corner. Propleural lobe long and narrow. Mesonotum
highly and almost vertically raised above pronotum. Median
lobe of mesonotum without median furrow and anterolateral
shoulders. Notauli deep, complete, rather wide. Prescutellar
depression wide, with median carina. Scuto-scutellar suture
distinct. Scutellum convex, without lateral carinae. Metanotum
Figures 1-11
Doryctoproctus africanus n. gen. et n. sp.– 1, head, frontal view. – 2, head,
dorsal view. – 3, five basal segments of antenna. – 4, mesosoma, lateral view.
– 5, propodeum. – 6, hind femur. – 7, hind coxa. – 8, hind tibia. –
9, metasoma, dorsal view. – 10, fore wing. – 11, hind wing.
without median tooth. Subalar depression rather deep and wide.
Mesopleural pit deep and rather large. Sternauli rather deep,
narrow, long, weakly regularly curved, smooth. Prepectal carina
distinct and complete, wide ventrally. Postpectal carina absent.
Metapleural flange small, rather wide, rounded apically.
Propodeum with more or less marginate basolateral areas; lateral
tubercles low and wide; propodeal bridge absent. Propodeal spir-
acles rather small and oval. Metapleural suture distinct.
Wings (figs 10, 11). Pterostigma of fore wing rather wide.
Radial vein arising weakly behind middle of pterostigma. Radial
cell weakly shortened. Both radiomedial veins present. Recurrent
vein distinctly antefurcal. Nervulus postfurcal. Discoidal cell peti-
olate. Parallel vein arising from posterior 1/4 of apical side of
brachial cell. Brachial cell closed postero-apically. Transverse anal
veins absent. Hind wing with 3 hamuli. First abscissa of costal
vein 0.7-0.85 times second abscissa. Radial vein arising from
costal vein closely or very closely to basal vein. Radial cell almost
parallel-sided, without additional transverse vein. Medial cell
wide, 7.0-7.5 times as long as wide, 0.45-0.5 times as long as
hind wing. Nervellus present. Submedial cell small. First abscissa
of mediocubital vein 0.35-0.45 times as long as second abscissa.
Recurrent vein long, distinctly oblique toward base of wing.

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Legs. Fore tibia with several distinct short thick spines
arranged in single row. Middle tibia with a few slender small
spines. Hind coxa (fig. 7) rather large, without basoventral tooth
and corner. Fore and middle femora with low dorsal protuber-
ances, hind femur (fig. 6) without it. Hind tibia with 1-2 small
spines on apical outer margin. Hind tibial spurs rather short,
slender, subequal, setose, inner spur about 0.25 times as long as
hind basitarsus. Basitarsus of hind tarsus 0.85-0.95 times as long
as second-fifth segments combined.
Metasoma (fig. 9). First tergite not petiolate, rather long.
Acrosternite with wide and not high median keel, 0.2-0.25 times
as long as first tergite, its apical margin situated distinctly before
level of spiracles. Dorsope of first tergite large, basolateral lobes
absent ; spiracles situated in basal 0.3 of tergite; dorsal carinae
present in basal half. Second tergite in female with deep, wide
and weakly divergent posteriorly lateral furrows. Second suture
in female shallow, but distinct, widely curved medially, strongly
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broken laterally. Second and third tergites with separate lateroter-
gites. Tergites behind third one in basal halves covered by sparse
long white setae, laterally and seventh tergite almost entirely
covered by dense setae. Ovipositor with 3 obtuse and small dorsal
nodes apically. Ovipositor sheath longer than metasoma, some-
what shorter than body.
Distribution – Afrotropical Region (South Africa).
Doryctoproctus africanus n. sp.
Type material – Holotype: O, “S. Africa, R.E. Turner,
Brit. Mus. 1924-136”, “Port St. John, Pondoland, 6-25.
Feb. 1924” (BMNH). – Paratypes. 1 O with labels as
holotype (ZISP); 1 O, “S. Africa, R.E. Turner, Brit. Mus.
1924-6”, “Port St. John, Pondoland, Nov. 1923”
(BMNH); 1 O, “S. Africa, R.E. Turner, Brit. Mus. 1923-
510”, “Port St. John, Pondoland, Sept. 1923” (BMNH);
1 P, “S. Africa, R.E. Turner, Brit. Mus. 1923-286”,
“Port St. John, Pondoland, April 5-30. 1923” (BMNH);
1 O, “S.A.E. Trans. Malta Forest, 20 km. W.
Trichardtsdal, XII-22-1985, sweep, M. Sanborne”
(CNCI) (dark form).
Description (figs 1-11) – Female – Body length 11.7-15.2 mm;
fore wing length 10.3-11.6 mm. Head width 1.25-1.3 times its
median length, 1.2 times width mesoscutum. Head behind eyes
roundly narrowed. Transverse diameter of eye 1.4-1.7 times as
long as temple. Ocelli medium size, in triangle with base 1.2-
1.3 times its sides, situated near median line of eyes. POL 0.7-
1.0 times Od, 0.3-0.45 times OOL. Eye with very small emar-
gination opposite antennal sockets, 1.15-1.2 times as high as
broad. Malar space height 0.45-0.5 times height of eye, 0.9-1.0
times basal width of mandible. Face width 1.15-1.2 times height
of eye and 1.4-1.5 times height of face and clypeus combined.
Clypeus flat. Hypoclypeal depression round, its width 0.8-0.9
times distance from edge of depression to eye, 0.4-0.45 times
width of face. Hypostomal flange distinct, but narrow. Palpi
long, length of maxillary palpi 1.3-1.4 times head height (with-
out mandible).
Antennae setiform, 70-72-segmented, 1.3 times as long as
body. Scapus 1.5-1.7 times as long as its maximum width. First
flagellar segment 4.5-5.0 times as long as apical width, 1.15-
1.25 times as long as second segment. Penultimate segment 3.3-
3.5 times as long as wide, 0.2-0.25 times as long as first flagel-
lar segment, 0.8 times as long as apical segment; the latter with
distinct apical spine.
Mesosoma. Length 2.0-2.1 times its height. Median lobe of
mesoscutum convex, distinctly protruding forward and rounded.
Notauli deep and smooth anteriorly, shallow and usually widely
coarsely crenulate posteriorly, rarely partly finely rugulose poste-
riorly. Prescutellar depression rather deep, with 1-3 carinae,
almost smooth between carinae, 0.4-0.5 times as long as scutel-
lum. Subalar depression smooth, but finely rugulose anteriorly.
Sternauli connected with prepectal carina anteriorly, shallow or
very shallow posteriorly, running along anterior 0.8-0.9 of lower
part of mesopleura. Metapleural lobe without dense pubescence.
Wings. Fore wing 3.5-3.6 times as long as its maximum width.
Pterostigma 3.5-4.3 times as long as wide. Metacarpus 1.3-
1.4 times as long as pterostigma. First and second radial abscis-
sae forming very obtuse angle. Second radial abscissa 2.0-3.3 times
first abscissa, 0.4-0.45 times weakly curved third abscissa, 1.1-
1.4 times first radiomedial vein. Second radiomedial cell short,
2.2-2.5 times as long as its maximum width, 0.9-0.95 times as
long as brachial cell. First medial abscissa weakly S-shape.
Distance from nervulus to basal vein 0.6-1.0 times nervulus
length. Hind wing 4.7-5.0 times as long as wide. Recurrent vein
mostly straight, curved distally, interstitial, unsclerotised.
Legs. Hind coxa oval, 1.7-1.8 times as long as wide. Hind
femur 3.3-3.4 times as long as wide. Hind tarsus almost as long
as hind tibia. Second tarsal segment 0.4-0.45 times as long as
basitarsus, 1.5-1.8 times as long as fifth segment (without
pretarsus).
Metasoma 1.1-1.4 times as long as head and mesosoma
combined. First tergite without spiracular tubercles, distinctly
and almost linearly widened from base to apex. Maximum width
of first tergite 1.55-1.7 times its minimum width; length 1.5-
1.8 times its apical width. Median length of second tergite 0.5-
0.6 times its basal width, almost equal to length of third tergite.
Ovipositor sheath 0.8-0.9 times as long as body, 1.4-1.7 times
as long as metasoma, 1.0-1.1 times as long as fore wing.
Sculpture and pubescence. Vertex, frons and temple smooth;
face densely punctulate with rugosity in upper 1/3, often with
fine and dense granulation between punctulae, almost smooth
medially and below. Side of pronotum almost smooth upper and
sometimes medially, rugose-striate anteriorly and posteriorly or
for the most part. Mesoscutum smooth, coarsely transversely
striate in rather wide area in medioposterior half, rarely finely
rugulose posteriorly. Scutellum densely and finely punctulate.
Mesopleura smooth. Propodeum with marginate areas; basolat-
eral areas smooth, coarsely rugose near basal carina; areola wide,
rugulose or rugose at least partly, 0.85-1.5 times as long as wide;
rest of propodeum rugulose or smooth; basal carina 0.5-1.0 times
as long as fork of areola. Hind coxae smooth, narrowly and
usually finely rugose dorsally. First tergite densely striate, almost
smooth on medioposterior 1/3-2/5. Rest tergites smooth Vertex
entirely with rather sparse long erect setae. Antenna with long
dense black erect or semi-erect setae. Mesoscutum glabrous, with
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rather sparse and long erect setae arranged widely along notauli
and more narrowly marginally. All legs with long dense erect
setae; hind tibia dorsally with long dense and erect setae; length
of their setae 0.9-1.5 times maximum width of hind tibia.
Colour. Head yellow, frons and the most or significant part
of vertex brown. Meso- and metasoma black with reddish spots;
propodeum sometimes reddish brown in basal 1/2-2/3.
Sometimes posterior half of propleura, narrow dorsal part of
pronotal side, dorso-anterior corner of mesopleura and
propodeum almost entirely brownish yellow or reddish brown;
anterior half of propleura dark reddish brown, anterior half of
metapleura and apex of metasoma reddish brown. Metasoma
ventrally in anterior 1/2-2/3 milk white or yellow. In dark form,
the most part of head and almost entirely meso- and metasoma
black; metasoma ventrally reddish brown to dark reddish brown.
Antenna black, two basal segments usually dark reddish brown.
Palpi yellow. Fore legs yellow; middle legs yellow, coxa reddish
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brown, tarsi sometimes infuscate; hind leg black or dark reddish
brown. In dark form, fore coxa, tibia and tarsus reddish brown
to dark reddish brown; middle and hind legs dark reddish brown
to black entirely. Ovipositor sheath black. Fore wing yellow in
basal 3/4, brown in apical 1/4, with hyaline rather large spot
submedially in brown part (but absent in dark form); parastigma
and apex of costal vein black, small area around parastigma
brown; sometimes present narrow and incomplete transverse
stripe opposite parastigma. Hind wing yellow for the most part,
narrowly infuscate apically. Pterostigma yellow.
Male – Body length 5.7 mm; fore wing length 4.5 mm.
Transverse diameter of eye 1.1 times as long as temple. Antennae
44-segmented. First flagellar segment 5.5 times and penulti-
mate segment 3.5 times as long as their width. Length of meso-
soma 2.5 times its height. Notauli finely and shortly crenulate
posteriorly. Areola of propodeum narrow, 2.5 times as long as
wide. Second radiomedial cell 2.9 times as long as its maximum
width. Hind coxa twice as long as wide, rather widely and
coarsely rugose-striate dorsally. Hind tibia dorsally with very
long setae; length of their setae 1.8-2.3 times maximum width
of hind tibia. Length of first tergite 2.4 times its apical width.
Second suture shallow and almost straight. Second tergite with-
out lateral furrows, striate-granulate in basal half; its length 1.15
times basal width, 1.2 times length of third tergite. Frons and
vertex of head rather narrowly infuscate medially. Scutellum,
metanotum and propodeum yellow. Hind leg yellowish brown,
hind tibia in basal half yellow, hind tarsus brownish yellow.
Otherwise similar to female.
GENUS Pedinotus Szepligeti, 1902
SUBGENUS Eopedinotus n. subgen.
Type-species: Pedinotus (Eopedinotus) inopinatus n. sp.
Etymology – from “eous” (Latin for “eastern”) and
generic name Pedinotus. Gender is masculine.
Diagnosis – New subgenus differs from nominative
subgenus Pedinotus s. str. in the submedial cell of hind
wing strongly widened toward apex (mostly subparal-
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lel-sided or weakly widened distally in the nominative
subgenus), the second radiomedial cell of fore wing long
(short in nominative subgenus), the frons not concave
medially (more or less distinctly concave in nominative
subgenus), and the metasoma entirely densely pubes-
cent (with subapical rows of setae in nominative
subgenus).
Description – Ocelli arranged in triangle with base 1.2 times
its sides, situated before median line of eyes (fig. 13). Frons not
concave medially. Face above clypeus with 2 distinct short depres-
sions (fig. 12). Eye glabrous. Malar suture shallow and narrow.
Clypeus with distinct lower flange. Pronotum without convex
lobe dorsally, with distinct pronotal keel situated closely to ante-
rior margin of pronotum (fig. 16). Prepectus with 2 lateral cari-
nae. Prepectal carina ventrally without lobes. Notauli complete.
Propodeum with small lateral tubercles. Radial vein of fore wing
arising before middle of pterostigma (fig. 20). Radial cell not
shortened. Second radiomedial cell long. Nervulus convex.
Parallel vein arising from posterior 1/3 of distal margin of brachial
cell. Hind wing (fig. 21) with 3 hamuli. Submedial cell stron-
gly widened toward apex. First abscissa of mediocubital vein half
as long as second abscissa. Hind femur (fig. 17) submedially with
distinct dorsal protuberance. Hind basitarsus 0.75 times as long
as second-fifth segments combined. First tergite of metasoma
(fig. 22) with large dorsope and distinct laterope. Second tergite
with deep and convergent posteriorly lateral furrows margina-
ted subtrapezoid median area. Second suture deep, narrow late-
rally and very wide medially, distinctly curved medially.
Ovipositor sheath long.
Pedinotus (Eopedinotus) inopinatus sp. n.
(figs 12-22)
Type material – Holotype: O, Philippines “Momungan,
Mindanao” (date and collector unknown) (HNHM).
Description – Female. Body length 9.7 mm; fore wing length
7.7 mm. Head width 1.2 times its median length. Head behind
eyes roundly narrowed. Transverse diameter of eye 1.7 times as
long as temple. Ocelli medium size; POL 1.15 times Od,
0.8 times OOL. Eye distinctly concave opposite antennal sock-
ets, 1.25 times as high as broad. Malar space height 0.4 times
height of eye, 0.8 times basal width of mandible. Face width
1.1 times height of eye and 1.3 times height of face and clypeus
combined. Clypeus marginate upper and laterally by distinct
carina. Hypoclypeal depression round, its width equal to distance
from edge of depression to eye, 0.45 times width of face. Occipital
carina complete dorsally, obliterated ventrally at short distance
before reaching hypostomal carina. Palpi long.
Antennae missing, kept scapus and pedicel only. Scapus
simple, 1.8 times as long as its maximum width, 4.5 times as
long as pedicel.
Mesosoma very weakly depressed; its length 2.1 times height.
Mesoscutum weakly and roundly raised above pronotum. Median
lobe of mesoscutum weakly protruding forward. Notauli deep
and narrow anteriorly, shallow and wide posteriorly, crenulate.
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Figures 12-22
Pedinotus (Eopedinotus) inopinatus n. subgen. et n. sp. – 12, head, frontal
view. – 13, head, dorsal view. – 14, two basal segments of antenna. –
15, propodeum. – 16, mesosoma, lateral view. – 17, hind femur. – 18, hind
coxa. – 19, hind tibia. – 20, fore wing. – 21, hind wing. – 22, metasoma,
dorsal view.
Prescutellar depression rather deep, with 5 distinct carinae, finely
rugulose between carinae, 0.3 times as long as scutellum. Subalar
depression deep, rather wide, rugose-striate. Sternauli distinct,
shallow, narrow, but widened medially, straight, smooth,
connected with prepectal carina anteriorly, running along entire
length of lower part of mesopleura. Mesopleural suture anteri-
orly coarsely and sparsely crenulate.
Wings. Fore wing 3.8 times as long as its maximum width.
Pterostigma about 5.0 times as long as wide. Apical part of
pterostigma (from apex to radial vein) 1.5 times its basal part
(from radial vein to base of pterostigma). Metacarpus 1.2 times
as long as pterostigma. Second radial abscissa 4.1 times first
abscissa, 0.9 times the straight third abscissa, about twice first
radiomedial vein. Second radiomedial cell 3.5 times as long as
its maximum width, 1.5 times as long as brachial cell. Recurrent
vein shortly antefurcal. Distance from nervulus to basal vein 1.3
times nervulus length. Hind wing 5.5 times as long as wide. First
abscissa of costal vein 0.6 times as long as second abscissa. Radial
cell almost parallel-sided. Recurrent vein interstitial, weakly
curved toward apex of wing.
Legs. Fore tibia with distinct coarse spines arranged almost
in single row. Fore tarsus long, 1.5 times as long as fore tibia.
Hind coxa with basoventral tubercle. Hind femur 3.6 times as
long as wide. Hind tibia with 5 spines on apical outer margin.
Hind tarsus 0.9 times as long as hind tibia. Second tarsal segment
about 0.45 times as long as basitarsus, 1.2 times as long as fifth
segment (without pretarsus).
Metasoma 1.2 times as long as head and mesosoma combined.
First tergite without spiracular tubercles, spiracles situated in
basal 0.3; tergite weakly and almost linearly widened from base
to apex. Maximum width of first tergite 1.4 times its minimum
width; length 1.4 times its apical width. Length of second tergite
0.5 times its basal width, 0.85 times length of third tergite.
Ovipositor sheath 1.5 times as long as metasoma, twice as long
as mesosoma, 0.95 times as long as fore wing.
Sculpture and pubescence. Vertex finely and very densely punc-
tulate; frons smooth medially, punctulate laterally. Face densely
rugose-reticulate, partly with granulation, deeply punctulate
below. Mesoscutum finely punctulate, almost smooth. Scutellum
densely and finely punctulate. Mesopleura very finely punctu-
late, almost smooth. Propodeum with distinctly marginate areas;
basolateral areas large, distinctly and sparsely punctulate, smooth
between punctulae; rest of propodeum rugose; areola short and
wide; basal carina 1.8 times as long as areola fork. Hind coxae
finely and densely punctulate. First tergite rugose-reticulate, with
sparse striae, dorsal carinae distinct in basal 2/3 of tergite. Second
tergite entirely, third and fourth in basal 2/3-3/4 striate, punc-
tulate-rugulose between striae; fifth-seventh tergites very densely
punctulate in basal 2/3-3/4; apical 1/3-1/4 of third-sixth tergites
smooth. Vertex almost entirely with dense, rather long, semi-
erect white setae. Mesoscutum, mesopleura and tergites of meta-
soma entirely with dense, rather short, semi-erect white setae.
Hind tibia dorsally with rather sparse and semi-erect medium
length setae and dense semi-erect short setae; length of the longest
setae 0.5-0.6 times maximum width of hind tibia.
Colour. Head black. Mesosoma reddish brown to dark reddish
brown, black dorsally. Metasoma dorsally black and with reddish
brown apex, ventrally brownish yellow for the most part; third-
sixth tergites whitish on posterior 1/3-1/4. Scapus and pedicel
black. Palpi brownish yellow. Legs dark reddish brown, fore coxa,
trochanter and most part of femur yellowish brown; all tibiae
basally pale at short distance. Ovipositor sheath black. Fore wing
very faintly infuscate. Pterostigma brown.
Male – Unknown.
Diagnosis – The new species differs from the genotype
P. brasiliensis Szepligeti (O, “Fonteboa, Brasil”, “brasiliensis, det
Szepligeti”, “Holotype Pedinotus brasiliensis Szepl. 1902, Papp
‘69’, Hym. Typ. No 1611, Mus. Budapest”; HNHM; examined)
(Szepligeti, 1902) in the mesosoma not depressed, the second
radiomedial cell long, the submedial cell of hind wing strongly
widened toward apex, the third abscissa of costal vein of hind
wing short, the propodeum with marginate areas, the second
suture very wide medially, all the metasomal tergites entirely and
very densely pubescent, and the tergites third to sixth white
posteriorly.
P. (E.) inopinatus n. sp. distinctly differs from P. columbianus
Enderlein (Colombia, Costa Rica) (O, holotype, “Columbien,
203

Hac. Pehlke, E. Pehlke S., IV-VI.08”, “Type”, “Pedinotus
columbianus Enderl., O, Type, Dr. Enderlein det. 1912”; MIZW;
examined) in the second radiomedial cell very long, the subme-
dial cell of hind wing strongly widened toward apex, the frons
not concave medially, the first tergite long, the second tergite
short, all the metasomal tergites entirely and very densely pubes-
cent, the tergites third to sixth white posteriorly, and the hind
tibia dark brown basally.
This new species differs from P. ferrugineus (Enderlein)
(compare with holotype: O (without metasoma!), “Mexico,
Chiapas, L. Conradt S., 2-11-07”, “Type”, “Goniogmus ferrug-
ineus Enderl. O, Type, Dr. Enderlein det. 1919”; MIZW; exam-
ined) in the second radiomedial cell long, the mediocubital cell
of hind wing wide, the vertex and mesoscutum very densely
setose, the head and mesosoma dark, and the hind tibia dorsally
with dense short and sparse long setae.
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