Embidobia saroma Veenakumari 2024, sp. nov.

Embidobia saroma Veenakumari sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 1EAD828B-D551-4B89-A60C-C56D78D9C0FE Figs 12E, 16 Diagnosis This species is close to E. gauriputra sp. nov. but can be differentiated from it by the absence of ocelli and malar striae; T1 and T2 are of subequal length in E. saroma sp. nov. While in E. gauriputra ocelli and malar striae are distinct; T1 is shorter than T2. Etymology The Sanskrit epithet ‘saroma’ means ‘hairs’ referring to the long recumbent setae on the body. The name is treated as an adjective. Material examined Holotype INDIA – Karnataka • ♀; Bengaluru, Hesaraghatta; 13°08′01″ N, 77°29′27″ E; 859 m; 7 Jul. 2014; YPT; NIM, ICAR-NBAIR P5110. Paratype INDIA – Tripura • 1 ♂; Agartala, Lembucherra, ICAR Research complex for NEH region; 23°54′50″ N, 91°18′58″ E; 49 m; 27 Jun. 2016; light trap; NIM, ICAR-NBAIR P5111. Description MEASUREMENTS. Female body length = 0.87 mm (n = 1); male body length = 0.73 mm (n = 1). Female COLOUR. Head and mesosoma dark brown; T1–T2 yellow brown, remaining tergites brown; radicle, A1–A7 yellow-brown, remaining antennomeres black-brown; legs yellow-brown. HEAD. Head: 1.6× as wide as high, 1.3× as high as long. IOS: 0.6 × head width, 1.2× eye length. Ocelli: absent. Compound eye: ovate (L:W = 14.4:12.0). Sculpture of frons: smooth with dense setae. Central keel: absent. Sculpture of gena: smooth with long setae. Facial and malar striae: facial striae weak, malar striae absent. Sculpture of vertex: smooth with dense setae. Interantennal process: not distinct. MESOSOMA. L:W of mesoscutum: 19.4: 24.8. Sculpture of mesoscutum: smooth with long recumbent setae. Mesoscutal humeral sulcus: indicated as a furrow. Mesoscutal suprahumeral sulcus: not foveate. Scutoscutellar sulcus: foveate laterally. L:W of mesoscutellum: 7.4:19.2. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: smooth with long recumbent setae. Posterior mesoscutellar sulcus: not foveate. Metascutellum when viewed dorsally: visible. Sculpture of metascutellum: smooth. Posterior margin of metascutellum: evenly rounded. Sculpture of lateral propodeal area: smooth with foveae on posterior margin. Sculpture of lateral pronotal area: smooth with setae. Netrion: distinct, subovate. Netrion sulcus: costate. Pronotal suprahumeral sulcus: not foveate. Pronotal cervical sulcus: indicated as a weak furrow. Prespecular sulcus: foveate. Speculum of mesopleuron: weakly transversely carinate. Episternal sulcus: foveate. Postacetabular sulcus: foveate. Mesepimeral sulcus: foveate. Mesepimeral area: smooth. Mesopleural carina: present, abbreviated. Sculpture of femoral depression: smooth. Mesopleural pit: present. Sculpture of metapleuron: smooth. Metapleural sulcus: foveate. Paracoxal sulcus: not foveate. Metapleural epicoxal sulcus: indicated with transverse carinae and furrows. Anteroventral extension of metapleuron: short. L: W of fore wing: 70.0: 25.9. Infuscate patch on fore wing: present as a longitudinal patch medially. Ratio of length of m: pm: stg: 5.5: 26.4:8.2. Metasomal depression: smooth with foveae on anterior and posterior margins. METASOMA. L:W of metasoma: 30.4: 28.0. Sculpture of T1: basal foveae present; entirely smooth with setose patch laterally. Sculpture of T2: basal foveae absent; entirely smooth with setose patch laterally; posterior margin indented medially. Sculpture of T3: entirely smooth. Length of T1: T2:T3: 7.1: 7.1:8.4. Male Similar to female except for length of antennomeres.