the cynipoid genus paramblynotus - American Museum of Natural ...

118 BULLETIN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY NO. 304
of T3–7: 1.6:1.0:1.2:1.9:1.0; T3–4 glabrous;
T5 finely densely punctate; T6 densely
punctate with a narrow band of sparse
pubescence dorsolaterally; T7 entirely punctate,
with a band of conspicuous pubescence
dorsolaterally. Metatibia with two strong
dents dorsally. Apical teeth of metatibia
long, slender, and pointed apically. Apical
protuberance of first metatarsomeres extending
to middle of second metatarsomeres. 1mt
(excluding apical process)/2–5mt 5 0.54.
MALE: Unknown.
The species is similar to P. dyak, but it can
be distinguished from the latter by (1) eyes
more strongly protruding laterally, (2) pronotal
crest lower than mesoscutum,
(3) mesoscutum slightly bent anteriorly, and
(4) antennae and legs red brown.
TYPE MATERIAL: HOLOTYPE: R, Malaysia:
Negri S., Posah Forest Reserve (secondary
forest), 1979-III-29, P. and M. Becker
coll. (AEI). PARATYPES: 7RR, 1978-XI-8–
1980-IV-30, other data as holotype (except
one from forest gap) (AEI, 6; CRF, 1).
DISTRIBUTION: Malaysia: Borneo.
ETYMOLOGY: This species is named after
the collector.
Paramblynotus venoforticulus, new species
FEMALE: Length 5.0 mm. Body and
antenna entirely black. Fore- and middle legs
red brown with coxae black; hindleg with
coxa dark brown, femur red brown, and tibia
and tarsus black. Wings transparent; forewing
with a rectangular macula along the
middle of anterior margin, covering marginal
cell, distal one-third of first submarginal cell,
and basal part of second submarginal cell
anteriorly.
Antenna 13-segmented; flagellum filiform.
Vertex foveate-reticulate. Eye prominent,
extended laterally beyond outer margin of
gena. Ocellar plate distinctly raised, mostly
foveate-reticulate, and defined laterally by
carina lined along interior side with a row of
large foveae, and with a small glabrous
triangular area beneath anterior ocellus.
Median frontal carina simple and present
only between antennal sockets. Upper face
longitudinally carinate laterally; antennal
scrobe distinctly depressed, punctate-reticulate,
longitudinally carinate posteriorly, and
defined by distinct carina laterally. Gena
punctate-reticulate and sparsely foveate
with dense pubescence; lower face foveatereticulate,
and clypeus foveate/punctatereticulate;
anterior tentorial pits distinct;
and clypeo-pleurostomal sulcus and epistomal
sulcus indistinct. Lateral occipital
carina not reaching vertex. Occiput longitudinally
carinate medially and glabrous laterally.
Anterior flange of pronotum glabrous,
submedian pronotal depressions separated
from each other medially. Anterior plate of
pronotum densely finely punctate and laterally
also with dense pubescence. Pronotum
dorsomedially raised, distinctly higher than
mesoscutum; pronotal crest raised medially
into a distinct process-like peak. Lateral
pronotal carina distinct, almost reaching
pronotal crest dorsomedially. Lateral surface
of pronotum foveate-reticulate and densely
pubescent. Dorsal pronotal area present only
along anterior third of posterior margin of
pronotum and superficially transversely carinate
anteriorly. Mesoscutum flat dorsally
and transversely costate with superficial
foveae set in rows. Scutellar sulcus divided
only by a median longitudinal carina. Axillar
area with conspicuous pubescence. Mesoscutellum
foveate-reticulate; mesoscutellum
truncate posteriorly in dorsal view. Axillar
area with conspicuous pubescence. Mesopleural
triangle conspicuously pubescent and
well defined ventrally by a smoothly curved
carina. Median mesopleural impression percurrent
and glabrous with several superficial
transverse costae. Upper mesopleuron glabrous;
lower mesopleuron glabrous and
pubescent in ventral impression. Metepisternum
areolate-reticulate in upper part, with
a small elevated glabrous area medially, and
conspicuously pubescent ventrally. Lateral
propodeal carinae percurrent, almost parallel
to each other, and strongly raised anterodorsally
into a conspicuous, dorsally rounded
triangular process with dense dorsal pubescence;
median propodeal area glabrate; median
longitudinal carina percurrent, crossed
by a submedial transverse carina. Rs+M of
forewing nebulous, arising from middle of
basal vein. Marginal cell 3.0 times as long as
wide and 1.4 times as long as submarginal
cell. Bulla on Sc+R 1 absent.