Conura abdominalis

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Nasser, M.
Santhosh, S.
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Nasser, M.
Santhosh, S.
contents <p><b><i>Conura abdominalis</i> (Walker, 1862) (Figs 1–12)</b></p><p><i>Smiera abdominalis</i> Walker, 1862:177. Lectotype ♂, BMNH [misspelling for <i>Smicra</i> (Cresson, 1872):57].</p><p><i>Smicra ambigua</i> Cresson, 1872:44. Lectotype <b>♂</b>, ANSP Mexico [Synonymy by Kirby (1883):53].</p><p><i>Spilochalcis abdominalis</i> (Walker, 1862) Schmiedeknecht, 1909:37 [combination by Burks (1977):384].</p><p><i>Conura</i> (<i>Spilochalcis</i>) <i>abdominalis</i> (Walker, 1862) [combination by Delvare (1992):299].</p><p><b>Material Examined.</b> 2♀♀, 1♂ – " <b>India</b>: Kerala, Kozhikode district, Elathur (11°20'37"N 75°43'6.74"E, 23m), 08.vii.2020, Coll. C. Bijoy ".</p><p><b>Diagnosis</b>. Metasoma shorter than combined lengths of head and mesosoma; antenna attached distinctly above the ventral level of eye; antennal scape not reaching the anterior ocellus; mesosoma densely punctured; mesoscutum with two yellow stripes along the outer margin of parapside; posterior margin of Gt 6 perpendicular. It can be separated from the other Indian <i>xanthostigma</i> group species <i>C. xanthostigma</i> (Dalman) in having the following set of features: head wider than mesosoma (in <i>C. xanthostigma</i>, head as wide as mesosoma); metasoma testaceous (in <i>C. xanthostigma</i>, metasoma completely black); apical margin of mesoscutellum truncated/straight (in <i>C. xanthostigma</i>, apical margin of mesoscutellum narrowly produced); hind femora testaceous yellow with reddish brown patch on medial disc and apically (in <i>C. xanthostigma</i>, hind femur black with yellow marking); hind femur without an inner basal tooth (in <i>C. xanthostigma</i>, hind femur with an inner basal tooth).</p><p><b>Redescription. ♀</b> (Figs 1–8). Length 3.38 mm; fore wing length 3.35 mm.</p><p><i>Colour.</i> Testaceous with following parts different: head in frontal view brown with clypeus paler; scape pale yellow, pedicel brown, rest of antennomeres brown dorsally, markedly pale yellow ventrally, clava entirely yellow; vertex beyond anterior ocellus brown; pronotum with antero-medial declivity darker; mesoscutum except for parapsidal furrow and sides of parapsides black; axillae black; mesoscutellum with antero-medial inverted triangular area darker; dorsellum laterally brown; propodeum deep brown; mesopleuron and metapleuron dark brown with yellow patches below tegula; inner side of hind coxa reddish-brown; hind femur with medial patch on outer disc and apical patch reddish-brown; hind tibia with basal brown patch.</p><p><b><i>Pubescence</i>.</b> Moderately long yellowish-brown setae on head and mesosoma, metasomal terga Gt 1 –Gt 5 bare, rest with short yellowish-brown setae; pubescence on propodeum moderately dense.</p><p><b><i>Head</i>.</b> Head in frontal view 1.5× as long as wide; vertex faintly convex in frontal view; frons alutaceous with numerous setigerous pits (Fig. 2), impunctate area below interantennal projection; interantennal projection prominent, forming short carina along scrobal basin; scrobe finely alutaceous; vertex with shallower punctures, interstice alutaceous; POL 1.6× OOL; occipital carina indicated, emarginated (Fig. 3).</p><p><i>Mesosoma</i>. Pronotal collar angulate antero-laterally, forming sharp angle on lateral corner with anteromedian declivity, faintly punctate, interstices imbricate, posterior margin distinctly emarginate; mesoscutum with imbricate impunctate strip at anterior margin, rest clearly, coarsely punctate with alutaceous interstices; mesoscutellum and axillae with similar sculpturing; apical margin of mesoscutellum truncate, emarginate; dorsellum indicated, foveolate (Fig. 4); mesopleuron shiny, with an anterior longitudinal carina and several small radiating transverse rugae; metapleura distinctly punctate (Fig. 5); propodeum shiny with regular rugate areola (Fig. 6).</p><p><i>Legs.</i> Hind coxa dorsally smooth, shiny, ventrally setose, 2.1× as wide as long; hind femur 1.7× as long as maximum width, without inner ventro-basal tooth, 16 teeth on ventral margin; tarsal claws normal, edentate (Fig. 8).</p><p><i>Wings.</i> Fore wing subhyaline; SMV 2.23× MV; PMV 1.4× MV; STV 0.3× MV (Fig. 7).</p><p><i>Metasoma</i>. Petiole 1.4× as long as wide, with lateral bordering carina (Fig. 9); Gt 1 –Gt 5 smooth, dorsally bare, smooth, Gt 6 perpendicular, smooth, setose; ovipositor sheath not exerted.</p><p><b>Male.</b> (Figs 9–12). Body size 3.67 mm; fore wing 3.27 mm. Similar to female except, POL 2.8× OOL (Fig. 10); antenna stout with three rows of white multi-porous plate sensilla on surface; hind femur with medial red patch confluent with apical patch (Fig. 12); petiole 2.1× as long as maximum width (Fig. 11).</p><p><b>Distribution</b>. Oriental: India (Kerala) (new report). <i>Elsewhere:</i> Neotropical (Brazil; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Mexico) (Walker, 1862; Cresson, 1872; De Santis, 1979; Delvare, 1992).</p><p><b>Host.</b> Unknown.</p>
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Binoy, C.
Nasser, M.
Santhosh, S.
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Chalcididae
Conura
Conura abdominalis
<p><b><i>Conura abdominalis</i> (Walker, 1862) (Figs 1–12)</b></p><p><i>Smiera abdominalis</i> Walker, 1862:177. Lectotype ♂, BMNH [misspelling for <i>Smicra</i> (Cresson, 1872):57].</p><p><i>Smicra ambigua</i> Cresson, 1872:44. Lectotype <b>♂</b>, ANSP Mexico [Synonymy by Kirby (1883):53].</p><p><i>Spilochalcis abdominalis</i> (Walker, 1862) Schmiedeknecht, 1909:37 [combination by Burks (1977):384].</p><p><i>Conura</i> (<i>Spilochalcis</i>) <i>abdominalis</i> (Walker, 1862) [combination by Delvare (1992):299].</p><p><b>Material Examined.</b> 2♀♀, 1♂ – " <b>India</b>: Kerala, Kozhikode district, Elathur (11°20'37"N 75°43'6.74"E, 23m), 08.vii.2020, Coll. C. Bijoy ".</p><p><b>Diagnosis</b>. Metasoma shorter than combined lengths of head and mesosoma; antenna attached distinctly above the ventral level of eye; antennal scape not reaching the anterior ocellus; mesosoma densely punctured; mesoscutum with two yellow stripes along the outer margin of parapside; posterior margin of Gt 6 perpendicular. It can be separated from the other Indian <i>xanthostigma</i> group species <i>C. xanthostigma</i> (Dalman) in having the following set of features: head wider than mesosoma (in <i>C. xanthostigma</i>, head as wide as mesosoma); metasoma testaceous (in <i>C. xanthostigma</i>, metasoma completely black); apical margin of mesoscutellum truncated/straight (in <i>C. xanthostigma</i>, apical margin of mesoscutellum narrowly produced); hind femora testaceous yellow with reddish brown patch on medial disc and apically (in <i>C. xanthostigma</i>, hind femur black with yellow marking); hind femur without an inner basal tooth (in <i>C. xanthostigma</i>, hind femur with an inner basal tooth).</p><p><b>Redescription. ♀</b> (Figs 1–8). Length 3.38 mm; fore wing length 3.35 mm.</p><p><i>Colour.</i> Testaceous with following parts different: head in frontal view brown with clypeus paler; scape pale yellow, pedicel brown, rest of antennomeres brown dorsally, markedly pale yellow ventrally, clava entirely yellow; vertex beyond anterior ocellus brown; pronotum with antero-medial declivity darker; mesoscutum except for parapsidal furrow and sides of parapsides black; axillae black; mesoscutellum with antero-medial inverted triangular area darker; dorsellum laterally brown; propodeum deep brown; mesopleuron and metapleuron dark brown with yellow patches below tegula; inner side of hind coxa reddish-brown; hind femur with medial patch on outer disc and apical patch reddish-brown; hind tibia with basal brown patch.</p><p><b><i>Pubescence</i>.</b> Moderately long yellowish-brown setae on head and mesosoma, metasomal terga Gt 1 –Gt 5 bare, rest with short yellowish-brown setae; pubescence on propodeum moderately dense.</p><p><b><i>Head</i>.</b> Head in frontal view 1.5× as long as wide; vertex faintly convex in frontal view; frons alutaceous with numerous setigerous pits (Fig. 2), impunctate area below interantennal projection; interantennal projection prominent, forming short carina along scrobal basin; scrobe finely alutaceous; vertex with shallower punctures, interstice alutaceous; POL 1.6× OOL; occipital carina indicated, emarginated (Fig. 3).</p><p><i>Mesosoma</i>. Pronotal collar angulate antero-laterally, forming sharp angle on lateral corner with anteromedian declivity, faintly punctate, interstices imbricate, posterior margin distinctly emarginate; mesoscutum with imbricate impunctate strip at anterior margin, rest clearly, coarsely punctate with alutaceous interstices; mesoscutellum and axillae with similar sculpturing; apical margin of mesoscutellum truncate, emarginate; dorsellum indicated, foveolate (Fig. 4); mesopleuron shiny, with an anterior longitudinal carina and several small radiating transverse rugae; metapleura distinctly punctate (Fig. 5); propodeum shiny with regular rugate areola (Fig. 6).</p><p><i>Legs.</i> Hind coxa dorsally smooth, shiny, ventrally setose, 2.1× as wide as long; hind femur 1.7× as long as maximum width, without inner ventro-basal tooth, 16 teeth on ventral margin; tarsal claws normal, edentate (Fig. 8).</p><p><i>Wings.</i> Fore wing subhyaline; SMV 2.23× MV; PMV 1.4× MV; STV 0.3× MV (Fig. 7).</p><p><i>Metasoma</i>. Petiole 1.4× as long as wide, with lateral bordering carina (Fig. 9); Gt 1 –Gt 5 smooth, dorsally bare, smooth, Gt 6 perpendicular, smooth, setose; ovipositor sheath not exerted.</p><p><b>Male.</b> (Figs 9–12). Body size 3.67 mm; fore wing 3.27 mm. Similar to female except, POL 2.8× OOL (Fig. 10); antenna stout with three rows of white multi-porous plate sensilla on surface; hind femur with medial red patch confluent with apical patch (Fig. 12); petiole 2.1× as long as maximum width (Fig. 11).</p><p><b>Distribution</b>. Oriental: India (Kerala) (new report). <i>Elsewhere:</i> Neotropical (Brazil; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Mexico) (Walker, 1862; Cresson, 1872; De Santis, 1979; Delvare, 1992).</p><p><b>Host.</b> Unknown.</p>
title Conura abdominalis
topic Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Chalcididae
Conura
Conura abdominalis
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17021033