Imeria (Caenojoppa) laminata subsp. laminata

Imeria (Caenojoppa) laminata laminata (CUSHMAN, 1922) (figs 3, 12) S t u d i e d m a t e r i a l: Malaysia: SE Sabah, nr Danum Valley Field C, WO, Mal. trap 5, c. 150 m, 1♀ 12.vii.-2.viii.1987, C. v. Achterberg & D. Kennedy (Leiden); India: Ranchi, Namkum, 1♀ iv/ v.1957 (ZSM); India: Ranchi, Namkum, 1♀ 15.i.1956 (ZSM); 1♀ without date and location, NHMUK 015214882 (NHM); Malaysia [Sabah]: Kinabalu Park, on Aporusa subcaudata, 1³ 9.ii.1993, leg. A. Floren (ZSM). D e s c r i p t i o n: ♀. Body length 6.0- 6.3 mm. Flagellum with 31-35 segments, slender, bristle-shaped; 1 st flagellar segment 4.0-4.9× as long as wide, all segments longer than wide. Temple long, ± parallel behind eye, slightly and roundly narrowed apically. OED 1.5-1.9× and OOD 1.1-1.8× ocellar diameter. Temple and frons smooth and shining, with very sparse superficial punctures. Face with sparse or rather dense punctures, shining. Clypeus flat, almost smooth; apical margin sharp and pointed medially. Gena with very sparse punctures. Malar space 0.8× as long as width of mandibular base. Notaulus absent or weakly impressed at frontal margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutum densely punctate, dull. Mesopleuron striate dorsally and rugose-punctate or ± striate ventrally; speculum partly smooth. Epicnemial carina not or slightly widened ventrally. Sternaulus weakly impressed. Metapleuron striated-punctate; juxtacoxal carina absent or shortly indicated at frontal margin of metapleuron. Scutellum moderately and roundly elevated, 1.4-1.5× as wide as long, coarsely punctate; lateral carina complete, rather low but dentiform widened basally. Postscutellum striate. Propodeum rugose-punctate, completely carinated, without apophysis; spiracle slit-shaped. Area basalis much wider than long. Area superomedia hexagonal, 1.1-1.4× as wide as long; costula reaching at 3/10 to 4/10 of its length. Hind coxa densely punctate or rugose-punctate, without scopa. Hind femur densely punctate, 4.1-4.2× as long as wide. Claws simple. Areolet pentagonal, frontal distance between veins 2rs-m and 3rs-m 2× their width. Vein 1cu-a interstitial. Hind wing with 9 distal hamuli. Metasoma oxypygous. Postpetiole moderately widened, without latero-median carina, finely punctate. Gastrocoelus ± impressed. Thyridium large, transverse, 2.2-2.5× as wide as interval between thyridia. 2 nd tergite 1.1-1.4× as wide as long. 2 nd tergite densely punctate or rugose-punctate. Ovipositor sheath slender and stick-shaped, reaching beyond metasomal apex by length of 3 rd hind tarsomere. Color: black. Flagellum black, flagellar segments 7-12/13 ivory dorsally. Palps, mandible except teeth, clypeus, face except brown median stripe and sometimes basal margin, gena and outer orbit, frontal orbit, spot on vertex (sometimes confluent with stripe on outer orbit), frontal and upper margins of pronotum, sometimes spot on tegula, subtegular ridge, wide stripe on ventral mesopleuron, scutellum, posterolateral stripes on propodeum, petiole in basal half, posterolateral spots on postpetiole and 2 nd to 6 th tergites or with apical bands on 2 nd to 7 th tergites ivory, sometimes 2 nd tergite with ivory basal band. Legs reddish; fore and mid coxae and trochanters ivory; hind coxa brown, with ivory dorsal spot; distal fore and mid tarsomeres brown; hind femur apically ± and hind tibia basally and apically infuscate; hind femur sometimes with dorsal ivory stripe (in ♀ from Borneo), hind tarsus reddish-brown or black. Wings hyaline; pterostigma reddish-brown or brown. ³. Body length 6.0 mm. Flagellum with 34 segments, very slender, bristle-shaped; 1 st flagellar segment 4.4× as long as wide, all segments much longer than wide. Tyloids not visible. Temple long, shortly parallel behind eye and moderately and roundly narrowed apically. OED 1.7× and OOD 1.6× ocellar diameter. Temple and frons smooth and shining, with very sparse superficial punctures. Face with sparse punctures, shining. Clypeus flat, with sparse punctures; apical margin sharp and pointed medially and laterally slightly protruding. Gena with very sparse punctures. Malar space 0.8× as long as width of mandibular base. Notaulus indicated at frontal margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutum with superficial coarse punctures, shining. Mesopleuron and metapleuron distinctly striate; speculum smooth. Epicnemial carina moderately widened ventrally. Sternaulus impressed in frontal fourth of mesopleuron. Juxtacoxal carina shortly indicated frontally. Scutellum pyramidal, wider than long, with coarse transverse rugae; lateral carina complete, dentiform widened basally. Postscutellum striate. Propodeum completely carinated, without apophysis; spiracle slit-shaped. Area basalis much wider than long. Area superomedia hexagonal, slightly wider than long, costula reaching at 4/10 of its length. Hind femur superficially punctate and granulated, 4.0× as long as wide. Areolet pentagonal, frontal distance between veins 2rs-m and 3rs-m 3× their diameter. Vein 1cu-a interstitial. Postpetiole moderately widened, without latero-median carina, almost smooth. Gastrocoelus ± impressed. Thyridium large, transverse, 2.0× as wide as interval between thyridia. 2 nd tergite 1.2× as wide as long. 2 nd tergite granulated and with superficial punctures. Color: Flagellum black. Head black; palps, mandible except teeth, clypeus, face except brown median stripe, stripe on frontal orbit, long stripe on gena and outer orbit ivory. Mesosoma black; frontal and upper margins of pronotum, spot on tegula, subtegular ridge, ventro-posterior spot on mesopleuron, posterior 2/3 of scutellum and area dentipara on propodeum ivory. Tergites black; base half of petiole, basal band on 2 nd tergite, posterolateral spots on 2 nd and 3 rd tergite, apical bands on 4 th to 7 th tergites and spot on paramere ivory. Fore and mid coxae and trochanters ivory; fore and mid legs otherwise reddish; hind coxa black, with dorsal ivory spot; hind trochanters and femur black, hind femur red in median third; hind tibia black, with diffuse reddish-brown subbasal ring; hind tarsus black. Wings hyaline; pterostigma brown. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Known from the Philippines, new record for Borneo and India.