Bocchus kogelbergensis Olmi 2007, sp. n.
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Description
Bocchus kogelbergensis sp. n.
Fig. 12
Etymology: This species is named after the type locality, Kogelberg Nat. Res. Description:
Female.
Micropterous; forewing about twice as long as tegulae (13:6). Length 3.12–3.50 mm (holotype 3.12 mm). Head black, with mandibles testaceous and clypeus ferruginous; antennae testaceous, with segments 5–10 brown; mesosoma and gaster black; legs testaceous, with coxae and clubs of femora darkened. Antennae clavate; antennal segments in following proportions: 14:7:9:7:7:6:6:5.5:6:8.5. Head dull, hairy, granulated and with many irregular longitudinal keels; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; dorsal side of head without two lateral keels around orbits; POL = 5; OL = 3.5; OOL = 10; OPL = 8.5; TL = 10; greatest diameter of posterior ocelli = 2. Pronotum hairy, shiny, crossed by transverse impression between anterior and posterior collar; anterior collar partly slightly granulated and partly without sculpture; posterior collar reticulate rugose; pronotal tubercles reaching tegulae. Scutum hairy, dull, reticulate rugose and sculptured by strong irregular longitudinal keels. Notauli absent. Scutellum dull, reticulate rugose. Metanotum very short, reduced. Propodeum hairy, completely reticulate rugose; posterior surface of propodeum without longitudinal keels. Mesopleura and metapleura dull, hairy, reticulate rugose and sculptured by transverse keels. Fore tarsal segments in following proportions: 16:3:3.5:12:17. Enlarged claw (Fig. 12) with row of 6 teeth and 1 long bristle. Segment 5 of front tarsus (Fig. 12) with preapical lamella, an inner band and a row of 3 bristles. Tibial spurs 1, 1, 1.
Male. Unknown.
Holotype: ^“ SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape, Kogelberg Nat. Res., 34 ° 15'S: 19 ° 05'E, 16.xii.1999 – 16.i.2000, pitfall trap, S. van Noort ”; [red] “ Bocchus kogelbergensis sp. n. M. Olmi det. 2005, ^” (SAMC). Paratype: same data as the holotype, 1^(SAMC).
Hosts: Unknown.
Comparison: The female of B. kogelbergensis is similar to that of B. richardsi Olmi, 1984, but the body colour is almost completely black (reddish-dark in B. richardsi) and the forewing is about twice as long as tegulae (about as long as tegulae in B. richardsi).
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Related works
- Cites
- Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.7667826 (DOI)
- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.7667812 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FF98FFCA6A486F621E575757FFFBFFE1 (URL)
- Is source of
- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/03A187B26A456F6C1FB05494FBABFB41 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Event date
- 1999-12-16
- Family
- Dryinidae
- Genus
- Bocchus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Olmi
- Species
- kogelbergensis
- Taxonomic status
- sp. nov.
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype
- Verbatim event date
- 1999-12-16/2000-01-16
- Taxonomic concept label
- Bocchus kogelbergensis Olmi, 2007