Chrysis incisatempora ROSA, 2024

Chrysis incisatempora ROSA nov.sp. ( Figs 11 View Fig A-11F, 12A-12E)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Holotype ♁; Pondicherry: Karaikkal [= Karaikal], ii.1963, leg. P. Susai Nathan (collectie Zoölogisch Museum Amsterdam) ( RMNH).

D i a g n o s i s: Chrysis incisatempora ROSA nov.sp. is the first known member of the varidens group from the Oriental region. It is easily recognisable from other species of this group by a deep and elongate longitudinal incision on temples ( Figs 11C, 11D View Fig ), by elongate first flagellomere (5× as long as wide at base) and sharp transverse frontal carina with acute angles.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Male. Body length 5.6 mm; anterior wing length 3.5 mm.

Head. Frons and vertex with dense, medium-sized punctures (up to 0.5× MOD), with small and denser punctures on ocelli area; posterior ocelli with elongate postero-lateral fovea; punctation sparser postero-lateral to ocelli; transverse frontal carina slightly arcuate medially and forming acute angle with lateral branches; scapal basin densely micropunctate; median longitudinal stripe 1× MOD wide, wrinkled transversally; clypeus large, subantennal space 1.4× MOD with large, spaced punctures and polished interspaces, contrasting with the dense, micropunctate scapal basin ( Fig. 11B View Fig ); temple between eye and occiput with deep, elongate and impunctate incision, slightly wrinkled ( Fig. 11C View Fig ); malar space micropunctate; genal carina sharp, fully developed from temples to mandibular insertion; apex of clypeus straight, bordered by thick, apico-median, black rim; malar space long (1.4× MOD); first flagellomere distinctly elongate (5× MOD). Distance between anterior ocellus and margin of frontal carina = 1.2× MOD. OOL 1.5 × MOD; POL 2.1× MOD; relative length of P:F1:F2:F3 = 1.0:3.2:1.3:1.0.

Mesosoma. Pronotum as long as scutellum ( Fig. 11F View Fig ); medial pronotal furrow deep, as long as half pronotal length; punctures even, small to medium sized (0.3–0.4× MOD), with micropunctate interspaces; mesoscutum with larger punctures on median area basally; lateral area with denser punctures, micropunctate on interspaces; notauli formed by small subsquare to subrectangular foveae, distinctly smaller than punctures on median area; parapsidal signum shallow and elongate; mesoscutellum with large punctures, micropunctate on interspaces, denser at side; scutellar-metanotal suture as deep line; metanotum antero-apical margin with large fovea; densely punctate, with subcontigous punctures; posterior propodeal projections triangular, slightly divergent, pointed downwards; mesopleuron densely and deeply punctate, with larger punctures on mesepimeron; episternal sulcus formed by large foveae on upper mesopleuron, almost vanishing on lower part ( Fig. 11D View Fig ).

Metasoma. Punctures on first tergum even, large, micropuntate on interspaces; second tergum with dense, contiguous punctures on basal half, becoming smaller and not contiguous on apical half; longitudinal median carina on second tergum formed by stripe with small dots; third tergum with even punctures; pits of pit row very large, deep, non-metallic ( Fig. 12D View Fig ); apical margin with four blunt teeth, median teeth more like undulations; black spots on second sternum subsquare, separated medially by thin line and fused to lateral margin of sternum ( Fig. 12F View Fig ).

Coloration. Body green on head, mesosoma, first metasomal tergum, lateral and posterior margins of second and third tergum; red to violet on second and third tergum dorsally; dark blue on ocelli triangle, occipital area and median area of mesoscutum. Scape, pedicel, first and partially second flagellomere green. Tegula and legs green metallic. Wing slightly infuscate, lighter on outer margin.

Vestiture. Setae whitish to greyish, short and dense, around 1.0× MOD, on the whole body.

Female. Unknown.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: India (Tamil Nadu).

E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet incisatempora is derived from the Latin adjective incisus (= engraved) and the Latin name tempora (plural of tempus, neuter) (= temples) and refers to the elongate incision on temples.