Paridris ferus
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Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Platygastridae
Genus: Paridris
Name
Paridris ferus Talamas sp. n. – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile
Description
Female body length: 2.89 mm (n=1). Color of head: black throughout. Ventral clypeal margin: serrate. Sculpture of frons medially: smooth. Sculpture of frons immediately ventral of median ocellus: dorsoventrally striate throughout. Microsculpture of frons: absent. Sculpture of posterior vertex: punctate rugulose. Sculpture of gena: dorsoventrally strigose. Basiconic sensillum on A7: present.
Wings: brachypterous, apex of forewing ending before T4. Notaulus: percurrent. Color of mesosoma: variably orange to brown. Sculpture of mesoscutum medially: densely punctate, with longitudinal rugae in posterior half. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth along midline, otherwise punctate rugulose. Dark bristlelike setae along transverse pronotal carina: absent. Sculpture ventral of transverse pronotal carina: finely punctate. Sculpture of femoral groove: striate in ventral end. Sculpture of ventral half of posterior mesepimeral area: smooth. Fine setigerous punctures on dorsal half of posterior mesepimeral area: present. Mesopleural carina: present along anterior half of femoral groove. Setation of ventral metapleural area: absent in area immediately below metapleural sulcus. Setation of metapleural triangle: dense. Color of legs: pale brown throughout.
Color of metasoma: orange to brown. Horn of T1: bulge smooth, at least anteriorly. Microsculpture of T2: absent. Microsculpture on T3: absent. Macrosculpture of T3 medially: absent. Macrosculpture of T3 laterally: longitudinally strigose. Microsculpture of T4: absent. Macrosculpture of T4 laterally: absent. Punctation of T4: moderately dense throughout. Macrosculpture of T5: absent. Punctation of T5: moderately dense throughout. Microsculpture of S3: absent. Macrosculpture of S3 laterally: longitudinally strigose.
Diagnosis
Paridris ferus and Paridris reptilis are the only brachypterous species known in the Paridris nephta group. Aside from this character, these two species are not particularly similar and may be separated by the presence of a basiconic sensillum on A7, the smooth form of the metapleural sulcus and longitudinal striation of S3 in Paridris ferus.
Etymology
The adjectival epithet “ferus” means “wild” or “untamed” in Latin and refers to the “savage” appearance of this species.
Link to Distribution Map
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Material Examined
Holotype, female: THAILAND: Chiang Mai Prov., summit forest, T178, Doi Inthanon National Park, 18°35.361'N, 98°29.157'E , 2500m, 9.VIII–16.VIII.2006, malaise trap, Y. Areeluck, OSUC 192426 (deposited in QSBG).
Original Description
- Talamas, E; Masner, L; Johnson, N; 2011: Revision of the Paridris nephtaspecies group (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae) ZooKeys, 133: 49-94. doi
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