Apoderiger spinosus ( Dajoz, 1982 )

Apoderiger spinosus ( Dajoz, 1982) View in CoL

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Soalala spinosus Dajoz, 1982: 513 . Type locality: Madagascar Ouest, Soalala. Types: HT ♂ MNHN.

Diagnosis

Last antennomere strongly curved in distal portion; posterior metaventral process long, slender, subtriangular with bunch of about 6 long setae; lacking sutural and discal striae; composite tergite in posterior portion with pair of small, bump-like, widely separated projections; mesotibia with modified distal portion; aedeagus 2.60 × as long as wide; endophallus lacking sclerites.

Type material

Holotype

MADAGASCAR • ♂; six labels “Madagascar: SOALALA / forêt cotière II.1973 / litière A. Peyrieras” [blue, handwritten] // “HOLOTYPE” [red, printed] // “ Soalala spinosa / n. g., n. sp. /Dajoz 1981” [blue, handwritten] //“MUSÉUM PARIS” [blue, printed] // “ Apoderiger Wasm. / = Soalala Dajoz / Cl. Besuchet / dét. III 1988 ” [white, printed and handwritten]; MNHN.

Description

BODY. Yellowish-brown, less elongated, 2.30 × as long as wide; body 1.40 mm long and 0.60 mm wide.

HEAD. Elongate, 2.25 × as long as wide, about 2.1× as long as pronotum.

ANTENNAE. Trimerous, 0.76 mm long, terminal antennomere strongly curved in distal portion.

PRONOTUM. Transverse, 1.54 × as wide as long.

METAVENTRITE. With large median impression, posterior metaventral process long, slender, subtriangular with bunch of about 6 long setae.

ELYTRA. 1.70 × as wide as long, 1.55 × as long as pronotum; lacking sutural and discal striae; humeri strongly projecting; lateral margin with some stout setae; posterior elytral margin in lateral third sinuate, with sharp spine on posterior outer corner.

ABDOMEN. 1.35 × as long as elytra; composite tergite in posterior portion with pair of small, bump-like, widely separated projections.

MESOTIBIA. With large, curved apophysis almost as long as simple mesotarsomere.

AEDEAGUS ( Fig. 4E–F View Fig ). Elongate, 2.60 × as long as wide; basal bulb and distal lobe well-separated, ratio length of basal bulb / length of distal lobe 1.70; endophallus lacking sclerites; dorsal diaphragm elliptical.

Sexual dimorphism

As for the genus.

Distribution

Madagascar ( Soalala district).

Remarks

See remarks for A. sikorai .

Host ant

Unknown.