Embidobia gauriputra Veenakumari 2024, sp. nov.

Embidobia gauriputra Veenakumari sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 86AE1FEE-D71E-4219-84C7-5623BB7CEC47 Figs 2E, 6 Diagnosis Embidobia gauriputra sp. nov. is close to E. saroma sp. nov. These two may be separated by the presence of prominent facial and malar striae and distinct ocelli in E. gauriputra; while in E. saroma facial striae are weak and malar striae and ocelli are absent. Etymology The species is named ‘gauriputra’ – ‘son’ (‘putra’) of Gauri – after the Hindu God Ganesha. The name is treated as a noun in apposition. Material examined Holotype INDIA – Karnataka • ♀; Bengaluru, Hebbal; 13°02′08″ N, 77°35′49″ E; 906 m; 7 Feb. 2010; YPT; NIM, ICAR-NBAIR P5076. Paratypes INDIA – Karnataka • 1 ♀; Bengaluru, Hebbal; 13°02′08″ N, 77°35′49″ E; 906 m; 5 Jan. 2010; YPT; NIM, ICAR-NBAIR P5077 • 2 ♀♀; same locality as for preceding; 6 Feb. 2010; PFT; NIM, ICAR-NBAIR P5078, P5079 • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 5 Jan. 2010; PFT; NIM, ICAR-NBAIR P5080 • 1 ♀; Bengaluru, Hebbal, NBAIR; 13°01′38″ N, 77°35′03″ E; 927 m; YPT on third floor (terrace) of building; NIM, ICAR-NBAIR P5081. – Tamil Nadu • 1 ♀; Yercaud, Horticulture Research Station (HRS); 11°47′44″ N, 78°12′42″ E; 1399 m; 6 Aug. 2014; YPT; NIM, ICAR-NBAIR P5082 • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; 23 Jul. 2014; NIM, ICAR-NBAIR P5083. Description Female MEASUREMENTS. Body length = 0.98–1.13 mm (n = 8). COLOUR. Head, mesoscutellum and metascutellum brown, mesoscutum brown-yellow; T1 yellow, T2 yellow-brown, remaining tergites brown-black with yellow patches laterally; radicle, A1–A7 yellow-brown, remaining antennomeres black-brown; legs yellow-brown. HEAD. Head: 1.2 × as wide as high, 1.2 × as high as long. IOS: 0.6 × head width, 1.3× eye length. OOL: 0.7× width of median ocellus. Compound eye: ovate (L:W = 13.6: 0.5). Sculpture of frons: smooth. Central keel: 0.4× head height. Sculpture of gena: smooth with long setae. Facial and malar striae: prominent. Sculpture of vertex: smooth. Interantennal process: short, truncate posteriorly. MESOSOMA. L:W of mesoscutum: 17.6: 22.5. Sculpture of mesoscutum: smooth. Mesoscutal humeral sulcus: with a furrow. Mesoscutal suprahumeral sulcus: not foveate. Scutoscutellar sulcus: weakly foveate laterally. L:W of mesoscutellum: 8.6: 16.8. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth. Posterior mesoscutellar sulcus: foveate. Metascutellum when viewed dorsally: visible. Sculpture of metascutellum: smooth. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: smooth with foveae on posterior margin. Posterior margin of metascutellum: semicircular. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area: dorsally imbricate, ventrally smooth. Netrion: present, subovate. Netrion sulcus: costate. Pronotal suprahumeral sulcus: foveate posteriorly. Pronotal cervical sulcus: indicated as a furrow. Prespecular sulcus: foveate. Speculum of mesopleuron: not transversely carinate. Episternal sulcus: foveate. Postacetabular sulcus: foveate. Mesepimeral sulcus: foveate. Mesepimeral area: smooth. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of femoral depression: smooth. Mesopleural pit: present. Sculpture of metapleuron: smooth. Metapleural sulcus: with transverse foveae. Paracoxal sulcus: not foveate. Metapleural epicoxal sulcus: indicated by a transverse carina and a furrow. Anteroventral extension of metapleuron: 2 × as long as wide. L:W of fore wing: 68.4: 31.4. Infuscate patch on fore wing: absent. Ratio of length of m: pm: stg: 4.2: 25.7: 10.0. Metasomal depression: smooth with foveae posteriorly. METASOMA. L:W of metasoma: 34.9: 30.1. Sculpture of T1: basal foveae present; entirely smooth with setose reticulate patch laterally. Sculpture of T2: basal foveae absent; entirely smooth with setose reticulate patch laterally. Sculpture of T3: smooth. Length of T1:T2:T3: 5.6: 12.3: 10.5. Male Unknown.