Paridris solaris
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Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Platygastridae
Genus: Paridris
Name
Paridris solaris Talamas sp. n. – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile
Description
Female body length: 1.96–3.43 mm (n=19). Color of head: reddish brown; orange throughout; dark brown to black; yellow. Ventral clypeal margin: serrate. Sculpture of frons medially: smooth. Sculpture of frons immediately ventral of median ocellus: dorsoventrally strigose throughout; rugose. Microsculpture of frons: absent. Sculpture of posterior vertex: finely punctate; moderately punctate; punctate rugulose. Sculpture of gena: punctate rugulose. Basiconic sensillum on A7: absent.
Wings: macropterous, apex of forewing extending beyond posterior margin of T3. Length of R1: equal to r-rs; longer than r-rs. Notaulus: percurrent. Color of mesosoma: variably orange to brown; yellow throughout; orange throughout. Sculpture of mesoscutum medially: densely punctate, with longitudinal rugae in posterior half; densely punctate throughout. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth medially, moderately punctate laterally; densely punctate. Dark bristlelike setae along transverse pronotal carina: absent. Sculpture ventral of transverse pronotal carina: finely punctate. Sculpture of femoral groove: smooth; 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. Setation of ventral metapleural area: absent in area immediately below metapleural sulcus. Setation of metapleural triangle: dense; moderately dense; sparse. Color of legs: yellow throughout.
Color of metasoma: yellow; orange to brown. Horn of T1: bulge smooth, at least anteriorly; absent. Microsculpture of T2: absent. Microsculpture on T3: absent. Macrosculpture of T3 medially: longitudinally strigose; weakly longitudinally strigose. Macrosculpture of T3 laterally: longitudinally strigose. Microsculpture of T4: absent. Macrosculpture of T4 laterally: absent. Punctation of T4: dense throughout. Macrosculpture of T5: absent. Punctation of T5: dense throughout; moderately dense throughout. Microsculpture of S3: absent. Macrosculpture of S3 laterally: weakly longitudinally strigose.
Diagnosis
Paridris solaris is most similar to Paridris minator. It may be separated from it by the absence of a basiconic sensillum on A7.
Etymology
The adjectival epithet “solaris” means “of the sun” in Latin and references the bright yellow-orange color present in many individuals of this species.
Link to Distribution Map
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Material Examined
Holotype, female: VIETNAM: Thua Thien-Hue Prov., ~1.5km NE along trail behind upper guesthouse, light gap / semi-tropical evergreen forest, ROM 2000512, Bach Ma National Park, 16°11'50.3"N, 107°51'17.7"E, 1200m, 6.VI–17.VI.2000, malaise trap/pan trap, B. Hubley, OSUC 240944 (deposited in ROME). Paratypes: (21 females) LAOS: 3 females, OSUC 334242–334243, 334248 (CNCI). THAILAND: 5 females, OSUC 334144, 396849 (OSUC); OSUC 237532, 265212, 334207 (QSBG). VIETNAM: 13 females, OSUC 240940 (IEBR); OSUC 240945, 404917–404918 (OSUC); OSUC 265234–265236, 277369, 281520 (RMNH); OSUC 240946, 240948, 266180, 404919 (ROME).
Comments
The color of specimens of Paridris solaris varies significantly according to geographical location. Those from Vietnam are typically yellow throughout (Fig. 79) and those from Thailand are variably orange, red, and black (Fig. 81).
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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