Conura sp.

Conura sp. ( Figs 13–20)

Material Examined. 2♂ ♂ –" India: Kerala, Kozhikode district, Atholi ( 11°23'35.9"N 75°45'11.2"E, 17m), 29.xi.2020, Coll. C. Bijoy " GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Vertex with a distinct medio-longitudinal furrow from the anterior ocellus to the occiput along the ocellar triangle; scape reaching well beyond vertex and anterior ocellus; interantennal projection narrow, half as long as scrobe; head and mesosoma with scattered distinct thick brown setae; pronotum with distinct anterior bordering carina and raised antero-medial tubercle; metasoma distinctly longer than combined lengths of head and mesosoma.

Description. ♂ ( Figs 13–20). Length 3.18 mm; fore wing length 2.28 mm.

Colour. Testaceous with following parts different: vertex with median longitudinal furrow brown; pronotal collar antero-medially beyond the anterior carina brown; mesoscutum with medial brown band; parapsidal furrow brown; lateral lobes of mesoscutum with antero-medial brown patch; mesoscutellar lamina with a longitudinal brown streak (not reaching apex); hind coxa with dorsal patch and ventral brown streak.

Pubescence. Moderately short, thick setae along on head, and mesosoma; metasomal terga Gt 1 –Gt 5 bare, Gt 6 with short brown setae; legs with moderate setosity; pubescence on propodeum minimal.

Head. Head in frontal view 1.34× as wide as long; vertex faintly convex in frontal view, medially depressed; frons smooth with numerous setigerous pits; interantennal projection narrow, forming short carina halfway along the scrobal basin; scrobe alutaceous, shallow; scape long, reaching beyond level of vertex, setose; three clavomeres ( Fig. 14); vertex imbricate with moderate setigerous pits; strong longitudinal furrow from anterior ocellus towards occiput; POL 2.6× OOL ( Fig. 16); gena wide, shiny, faintly rugose; malar space long, 0.4× length of eye in profile ( Fig. 14); occipital carina faintly indicated, emarginated onto longitudinal furrow ( Fig. 16).

Mesosoma. Pronotal collar with distinct anterior bordering carina and antero-medial raised tubercle, surface faintly rugose with numerous setigerous pits, posterior margin strongly emarginate ( Fig. 16); mesoscutum with transverse rugae, numerous setigerous pits; mesoscutellum and axillae with similar circular rugae and setigerous pits; mesopleuron and metapleura rugose punctate ( Fig. 17); apical margin of mesoscutellum pointed, emarginate; dorsellum indicated; propodeum shiny with regular rugate areola ( Fig. 18).

Legs. Hind coxa dorsally smooth, shiny, ventrally setose, 2.1× as wide as long; hind femora 1.8× as long as maximum width, without an inner basal tooth and 15 teeth on ventral margin, basal one larger; tarsal claws normal ( Fig. 20).

Wings. Fore wing hyaline, SMV 2.47× MV; PMV 1.24× MV; STV 0.34× MV ( Fig. 19).

Metasoma. Petiole 1.73× as long as wide, without any lateral bordering carina, smooth; Gt 1 –Gt 5 smooth, bare; Gt 6 setose; epipygium exerted ( Fig. 13).

Distribution. Oriental : India ( Kerala).

Host. Unknown.